Medicine Hat, AB >> Moose Jaw, SK >> Minot, ND 530 miles ridden/9 hours Although the Albertans I’d met in British Columbia warned me that riding across southern Alberta and Saskatchewan would be boring, I enjoyed traveling through what Americans would call “amber waves of grain.” This stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway appears to cleave… Continue reading Day 32: Welcome to America
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Day 31: Clever Canadians
Golden, BC >> Medicine Hat, AB (via Crowsnest Pass/Routes 93 & 3) 435 miles ridden/8 hours Back on the road and it feels so good! At breakfast, I received another tip for my travels: Detour to Fernie, BC, and go to Freshie’s coffee shop on the downtown strip; say “Hi” to Kim or Liz and… Continue reading Day 31: Clever Canadians
Day 29: Breakdown
Lake Louise, AB >> breakdown >> Golden, BC 20 miles/40 minutes (+75-mile tow to Golden, BC) Shortly after setting off this morning, the battery low charge light came on and I ignored it. Not the best decision, as the bike completely shut down halfway to Banff a few minutes later. While trying to diagnose the… Continue reading Day 29: Breakdown
Day 28: Jasper National Park
Mt. Robson Provincial Park, BC >> McBride, BC >> Jasper National Park, AB >> Lake Louise, AB 304 miles ridden/7 hours This morning’s oil check was almost bone dry, so I backtracked to McBride praying there’d be no catastrophic engine seizure along the way. While tending to my bike at the local Husky (a Canadian… Continue reading Day 28: Jasper National Park