Beacon Hill Park - Starting point of the GNBR Let me be clear. I LOVE Canada. Victoria is beautiful. Canada is unlikely to accept any American immigrants, but I might be interested. However, they need to draw a new map. Vancouver, for example, isn't on Vancouver Island. It would be like New York City being … Continue reading GNBR – Of MICE & MEN
From May 24 to (hopefully) October 4, I will live out of two large panniers, two small panniers, and one handlebar bag. The total volume is about 62 liters, slightly bigger than a large kitchen trash bag. I'll be homeless, albeit in much better shape than most homeless, as I'll have a credit card and … Continue reading GNBR -Freedom’s Just Another Word…
Over the years, on long tours (1200 to 2600 miles), people often ask how I prepare for that kind of ride. Truthfully, there really isn't a way to prepare to ride many miles day after day. Plus, employment, family, and church commitments before departure make it impossible to ride long distances day after day. So, … Continue reading GNBR – Painful Preparation
The red line (the route) wanders across Canada and through three northern states of the USA as it travels from Victoria, BC, to St. John's, Newfoundland. Map projections, which squish the upper part of the round earth into flat paper images, make Canada look bigger than it is. Still, Canada is the second-largest country in … Continue reading GNBR – The Great Northern Bikepacking Trip – Perspectives
Today – tent decision day – was a sad day. We found holes in our old tent. We’ll have to take the new tent on the GDA. The old tent is a North Face VE 24 obtained a lifetime ago in 1981 when Gloria and I were married. We were married in February, but we … Continue reading Old Tent – New Tent
Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton But the longer the journey the harder it is to be good company. -- Shaun Gogarty I’ve been dreaming about doing the Great Divide mountain bike ride from Banff Alberta Canada to the border of Mexico for several years. In fact, when … Continue reading The Journey (sort of) Begins
Grumpy Grandpa's Great Bicycling Adventures 