Day 40. Portage La Prairie to Winnipeg. 81 miles. TTD 2629 miles. 1100 feet elevation. Wind helpful My brother-in-law, Luke, brought me this wonderful hat. Undoubtedly, he was concerned for my safety. Now I'm safe to walk and ride around this beautiful country. They may assume, correctly, that I'm homeless, but at least they won't … Continue reading Family
Day 39. 84 mi. Minidosa to Portage la Prairie. A few hundred feet of elevation. Weather painfully windy When you choose to put yourself on a bicycle and cross a country or a continent, you really can't, or at least shouldn't, complain. That's why this post is late. If I had written it last night, … Continue reading Wind and Whining
Day 38. Dolphin to Minnedosa. 74 miles. TTD 2464. 3100 feet elevation. Weather toasty North Shore Clear Lake Water is essential for life. Apparently, more water also means more life. By number, nematodes (worms) are the most common animal life form, followed closely by zooplankton and insects. In Manitoba, the abundance of water has led … Continue reading Bugs and Books
Day 34: Fort Qu’Appelle to Esterhazy. 112 miles. 4306 feet elevation. The weather was hot but helpful If you have followed me on previous tours, you know that we always bring our friend Gumby. You likely also know that we rarely bring Gumby home. In fact, my good friend Tim, who has previously "found" (i.e., … Continue reading Gumby & Gratitude
Day 34. Moosejaw to Fort Qu’Appelle. 110 miles. 3800 feet elevation. Weather blessed. Buffalo Pad Park It's a good thing I wrote about my alleged talent for plodding yesterday. Today, when I sat down to lunch at about 12:30, I'd been riding for 6 hours and traveled about 55 miles. I was feeling good about … Continue reading Plod Test
Day 33: Gravelbourg to Moose Jaw. 77 miles. TTT 1977. 1900 feet elevation. Weather helpful This was my view shortly after leaving the motel. It would remain my view for about 48 km. Then I took an exciting left-hand turn. See the thrilling difference. Once I made that left-hand turn, this was my new view … Continue reading Plod
Day 32: Shaunovan to Gravelbourg. 102 miles. TOTAL TO DATE (TTT) 1900 miles, 2600 feet elevation. Weather mostly cooperative. We clearly speak a degenerate and weak form of English. I'm not talking about Americans in comparison to Canadians. I listened to a book by Thomas Paine today called "Common Sense." His language was so powerful … Continue reading Vastness
Day 31: Cypress Hills to Shaunavon. 67 miles. 2300 feet elevation. Weather perfect. Today, I came to my own town. My name is rarely spelled correctly, but this town in Saskatchewan got it right when they named it after me. I thought it was very thoughtful and very Canadian. Leaving Cypress Hills this morning, it … Continue reading My Hometown
Day 25: Vulcan to Brooks. 77 miles. 1925 feet elevation. Weather lovely. https://videopress.com/v/JHAUAEzL?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true My 6-hour ride summarized in 16 seconds It would probably be best not to count, but I think I turned twice today. The first was out of the parking lot of my motel in Vulcan, and the second was into the parking … Continue reading Prairie Rules
Day 24: Bragg Creek to Vulcan. 90 miles. 2178 feet elevation. The weather chased me. This morning, I awoke in the Rustic, cozy cabin. It was my VRBO in Bragg Creek. It was only about 5 km out of town in the wrong direction. But what's 10 km in a 14,000 km journey? The Rustic … Continue reading Earth is Round
