Jul 29 2009
Distance: 644 kilometres Temperature: Low 11 (Nelson) / High 18 (Fernie) Travelling Time: 6:15am – 2:00pm (loss of hour crossing time zones) I got up early thinking I’d catch the first ferry across Kootenay Lake and get one last run down the 3A to Creston. When I checked out and loaded my bike I changed [...]
Jul 27 2009
Distance: 628 kilometres Temperature: Low 24 (Start of day) / High 30 (Tonasket onward) Riding Time: 7:30am-5:30pm The trip has come full-circle. This is the bookend to what has been a terrific riding adventure. It’s somewhat fitting that the journey ends where it basically began with the VFR meet. It’s also nice to have one [...]
Jul 12 2009
Distance: 530 kilometres Temperature: Low 16 / High 34 Riding Time: 10:15am – 6:30pm Mike: We had a really nice day for riding. It started out really sunny and beautiful in Nelson. We both needed a bit of extra sleep so we didn’t get things going today until after 8am. We had a delicious breakfast [...]
Jul 11 2009
Distance: 635 kilometres Temp: Low 8/High 22 Mike: We made it successfully. Fiona did especially well on her first long day ride. No mishaps or issues to report for our first day. The start was a bit of a concern as the temperature in Calgary was only 8 degrees, cloudy and threatened rain. It was [...]