Day 18. Creston to Cranbrook. 68 miles. 1040 feet elevation. Weather warm. Motel Communal Area This is a picture of my motel in Creston. People actually sit in these areas and talk to each other. It's terrifying:-) Of course they have time to sit and talk in these kinds of areas because everything in the … Continue reading Only in Canada
Day 17. Nelson to Creston. 77 miles. 2513 feet elevation. Weather shockingly warm. For some reason very few of the motels have laundry. So, I'm sitting in a laundromat at 7:15 on Tuesday night, dressed literally only in my gym shorts. I hope the video camera is not recording. I have been trying to get … Continue reading True Tour
Day 15: day of rest in Fauquier, and I promise I'm not swearing. I was able to watch Church from Pueblo and relax but not eat much as I'll get into below. Day 16 Fauquier to Nelson. 65 Miles. 7532 feet elevation. Weather melting. This post is dedicated to my grandson Galeb. He climbed 14, … Continue reading Junk Fuel
Day 14: Beaverdale to Fauquier. 98 miles. 5972 feet elevation. Weather toasty. I really didn't want to do a bigger day . Unfortunately , or fortunately, BC is sparsely populated and there really wasn't a town for a almost 100 miles from Beaverdale. This is a picture of me about 50 miles into the ride, … Continue reading The Bigger Day
Lake Okanagan looking South to Penticton Day 13. Penticton to Beaverdale. 89 miles. 4331 feet elevation. Weather perfect Lake Okanogan was the beautiful backdrop to about 50 miles of my riding today. The kvr trail slowly climbs from the south end of the lake up and over the mountain. As it weaves back and forth, … Continue reading The Big Day
Day 12: 73 miles. 3334 feet elevation. Weather warm If you look really closely through the tunnel you'll see my new best friend, russ. About 8 Mi out of Princeton I ran into him. He's from Vancouver and out for a week-long ride. Eventually he dropped off after we had ridden and spoken together for … Continue reading Wonderful Rail
Yesterday photo: Day 12: 73 miles. 5219 feet elevation. Weather perfect Gloria and I have been to Princeton University. It was an accident, and I'm not sure if we were actually on the campus. We just knew we were with people that belonged at Princeton. It was when we were touring the Northeast. We went … Continue reading Princeton – NOT The University
Day 11: Ashcroft to Merritt. 78.7 miles. 6159 feet elevation. Weather warm and dry. I was a Boy Scout, and I'm also so old that I lived many years without a cell phone or gps. So, I do know how to read a map. Unfortunately, nobody puts routes on maps or prints maps anymore. The … Continue reading Technology Terror
On Saturday night before the Sabbath I went to the grocery store. I went home with two grocery bags that probably weighed 20 lbs. Yesterday, I rested and ate and almost finished all of the 20 lbs. I think I might have had a calorie positive day yesterday 🙂 TO BE 10 AGAIN Day 10: … Continue reading Day 9 Sabbath
Dar 8: Mount Currie to Lillooet. 59.5 miles. 5897 feet elevation. Weather swimming It's not American money that I'm talking about. I'm talking about British Columbia. Yesterday, I rode in places where the entire ground was green with moss. There are endless trees, bushes, and all sorts of growth that are green everywhere. And why … Continue reading Why It’s Green
Grumpy Grandpa's Great Bicycling Adventures 