Jul 24 2011
Distance: 813 kilometers Time on bike: 7:30 – 5:30 Temp: 8 celcius to start / 24 end of day in Dawson Creek, BC A fantastic day of riding again. I was a bit concerned this morning when I woke up, more on that in a second, and saw dark clouds and spitting rain. Let’s start [...]
Jul 24 2011
Distance: 827 kilometers Riding Time: 9:30am to 7:30pm (long day) Temps: Pretty much low 20s since I left this morning – lovely! A long day today to make up some miles. I had a feeling this part of the journey would be less than spectacular scenery-wise. I was right. Don’t get me wrong it is scenic [...]
Jul 22 2011
Distance: 682 kilometers Time on bike: 7:30 am – 5:30 pm Temps: Low 8 (Eagle Plains) / High Carmacks 24 Well, sometimes things don’t work out as planned. I checked with the front desk at the hotel who has been relaying information about the Peel River ferry. Sounds like the ferry will be running “intermittently” [...]
Jul 21 2011
Distance: 407 kilometers Time on bike: 8:00 am – 3:45 pm Temps: Low 8 (Dawson) / High 22 (Eagle Plains) The camping experience in Dawson was quite interesting. It was nice to have the entire campground, or at least one section, almost completely to myself. I say, almost…. There were some twenty-somethings that rolled in [...]
Jul 21 2011
Distance: 388 miles / 625 kilometers Time on Bike: 9:30am – 5:30 pm Temps: High 14 (Dawson) / Low 8 (Richardson Hwy) Wow, what a great day for riding today. I couldn’t have asked for better weather. There wasn’t a single cloud in the sky for most of the day. Hardly anyone on the roads [...]