We didn't feel too bad leaving Princeton with plans to make it to Merritt today. Other than getting to participate in the Music Festival, Princeton was a bit of a bust. After being on beaches in Penicton and beautiful orchards like Summerland, it was tough to measure up. The hotel was, as noted, rough and … Continue reading Great Trail wk3 d6 →

We left Summerland relatively early anticipating a long day on the trail to Princeton. The climb back up the hill from the shore of Okanagan in Summerland was steep and not a great deal of fun. However, this was offset by the continued richness of the land. BTW if you look closely these apple trees … Continue reading Great Trail wk3 d5 →

We cheated this morning and took a ride from our wonderful hosts at Myra Canyon back up to the trail. As I noted yesterday we dropped 4 km down to them on about a 14% grade. I didn't feel like starting the day climbing it and he drove us back up it. Once on the … Continue reading Great Trail wk3 d4 →

We are still alive and riding. Sorry for the delay in posting. The ride today took us uphill for about 30 miles from Beaverdale to Myra Canyon. Myra Canyon overlooks the town of Kelowna which I'll speak about later. In Beaverdale we stayed at The Last Resort in a comfortable cabin with a detached bathroom. … Continue reading Great Trail wk3 d3 →

Taking the Sabbath off is good on several levels. It turned out that yesterday it rained off and on almost the whole day. We also had a really nice time at church and a great lunch after church with the other members. This morning after our two-day stay at Grand Forks finest Ramada we began … Continue reading Great Trail wk3 d1 →

Yes, I have said it way too many times but again today was a relatively short day. It had to be a short day in order for us to be in a place we could attend church tomorrow. There are not any congregations of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in this … Continue reading Great Trail wk2 d6 →

Castlegar to Christina Lake was probably our second hardest day so far but wonderful. We discovered one of British Columbia's treasurer's other than its beauty: a rail trail. This rail trail, the Columbia and Western travels for about a hundred miles. We did about 70 of them today over a mountain pass. The wonderful part … Continue reading Great Trail wk2 d5 →

We left Nelson on our way to Castlegar today. Surprisingly, for a city that gets a fair amount of snow in the winter, Nelson is full of steep hills. Not surprisingly, I picked the motel at the top of the steepest hill. Unfortunately, I continue to do this in almost every place we've stayed. They … Continue reading Great Trail wk2 d4 →

After yesterday, today was something of a recovery day. And what an amazing area to recover. We started the day at Ainsworth, spending a few minutes at the beach in the front of our house doing important things like skipping rocks. We'd be hard-pressed to get one across the 4 km wide and 104 kilometer … Continue reading Great Trail wk2 d3 →