Days 27, 28, 29 all the way back in BC I knew that my bike would be beat up by the time I got across alberta. Accordingly, I had called a bike shop in Medicine Hat and made an appointment for repairs. That was part of the reason I pedaled quickly and made my own … Continue reading A Hutterite, Cowgirl, and Rancher.
Day 20: Fernie to Elkford. 45 miles. 2500 feet elevation. Weather tailwind treat. With that kind of view off your balcony, you can't help but start your day in awe. This is the type of mountains you see all around the city of Fernie and up the Elk Valley where we are riding. Every direction … Continue reading How to Roll
Day 19. Cranbrook to Fernie. 73 miles. 3902 feet elevation. Weather some sprinkles. Spectacular Single Track. Coming up at the end of the third week riding alone, it should not be too surprising that I spend a fair amount of time talking to myself. Thankfully, I've not heard anybody speaking back to me, and Gumby … Continue reading Connections
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
Ferry Breakfast Day 5: Courtney to Rock Water Resort . 75 MI . 5200 ft of vertical . Weather perfect . These are estimates as my GPS couldn't figure out what to do with the ferry Crossings. The day started very early. I wanted to make the 6:00 a.m. ferry or I would not have … Continue reading High Compliment
Beacon Hill Park - Starting point of the GNBR Let me be clear. I LOVE Canada. Victoria is beautiful. Canada is likely not taking 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 of doing long tours (1200 to 2600 miles), people often ask how I prepare for that type of ride. Truthfully, there really isn't a way to prepare to ride many miles day after day. Plus, employment, family, and church, before departure, make it impossible to ride any significant miles day after day. … 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
Grumpy Grandpa's Great Bicycling Adventures 