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
Yesterday's photo: Day 12: Merritt to Princeton. 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 who belonged at Princeton. It was when we were touring the … 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
Breakfast on the Ferry to Powel River Day 5: Courtney to Rock Water Resort. 75 MI. 5200 ft of vertical. Weather perfect. These are estimates, since my GPS couldn't handle the ferry crossings. The day started very early. I wanted to make the 6:00 a.m. ferry, or I would not have enough time to do … Continue reading High Compliment
Day 4: Port Alberni to Courtney. 70.6 mi. 3834 FT elevation. Weather perfect. Sketchy Motel Wilson and I were up and ready to Take On The World early today. Of course, we had to stop first at Tim Hortons so people would assume we were Canadians. We had a wonderful scrambled egg box. It does … Continue reading Tragic Miracle
Day 2 = Church in Duncan and day of rest. Day 3: Lake Cowichan to Port Alberni. 79.2 MI. 3721 feet elevation. Leaving Lake Cowichan Today started much like I expected every day on Vancouver Island to be. It was raining. Fortunately, it was just a drizzle, so it wasn't soaking, but it made for … Continue reading Wilson
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 