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None of the above

May 022011

This isn’t news for 30% of my readership – but today May 2nd, 2011 is the day that we as Canadian Citizens choosing who is the most capable party to lead our country. Unlike the United States directly below us, we have multiple parties with significant support which has made our past few governments result in a minority government causing endless bickering between parties, laws not being passed, and a whole series of deceptive activities by the party with the most votes. Parliament sessions have been stayed and delayed, questions [read more]

BC Statistics

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Jul 082010

Statistics while cycle touring throughout British Columbia, Canada, with photos, travelers information, daily logs of distance, elevation and costs, journal entries.

Sparkles from the Diamond in the North

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Jul 032010

First off, I must apologize for the lack of updates since arriving in Yellowknife. The fact of the matter is that I’ve been incredibly busy, if you can call sitting on a sun porch watching the endless sun from a far, safely protected by the mosquitoes, wasps, and brief amounts of rain ‘busy’. The beauty of the capital city of the Northwest Territories has impacted me in more ways than one, and I found myself quickly settling into a very comfortable spot in life. So far, this has been the [read more]

It sets in.

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Jun 102010

After I wrote the last post I left the Tetsa Outfitters Cafe and headed on down the road with hopes of making it up the final climb through the Northern Rockies. 40km to go at 9pm doesn’t offer too much hope for success, but I rolled with it anyways. I swapped my gloves, and started pedaling to build up my core temperature, not knowing what weather I’d be in for. It turned out to be dry, and warming up fast. Steam coming off the road made for surreal riding as [read more]

Parting shots from Mother Nature

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Jun 102010

Sitting here enjoying the biggest Cinnamon Bun I have ever seen in my life some 120km outside of Fort Nelson. I’m making good time and still will meet my planned arrival time with hours to spare, giving me a chance to poke around some of the nooks and crannies of the town before backtracking to Route 77. I’m in the last stretch of passing through the Northern Rockies, but due to a violent storm that snuck out of nowhere I figured it would be in my best interest to come [read more]

Night of the living bugs

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Jun 072010

Thank goodness before I came up to the north I had a chance to pick up mesh pants and mesh shirt for when I was stationary. I’m sitting in my tent just fearful of what would happen to me if I didn’t have protection from these nasty mosquitoes. By far, tonight is the worst I have ever seen bug infestations. Looking on the mesh liner of my tent door I view 9 trying to get in, and at least 3 dozen flying around the vestibule. I’m not sure I have [read more]

An even slower way of looking at the world

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Jun 062010

An even slower way of looking at the world

Life at 15km/h is pretty mindboggling. You get to capture so many moments in slow motion while riding a bicycle as opposed to driving in a car. Subtle changes in colours every few metres, different smells from vegetation and plants, and interactions with the wildlife are just some of the things we take for granted. If you haven’t ridden long distances on your bike, do so – it’s a different way to look at the world, an excellent opportunity to visit smaller towns and villages you’d normally pass by in [read more]

One wrong turn, two big climbs, countless grins

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May 242010

One wrong turn, two big climbs, countless grins

The weather network states that its 5 degrees outside, and I state that something is wrong with the calibration of their devices – its downright chilly outside! It’s the first night I’m in my tent in my sleeping bag with my clothes on. I’m writing this at present in my tent in Nelson BC. I never once expected to be in this town, but, a few wrong turns will take you anywhere in life. It’s been a vibrant few days to say the least. After my rough patch that I [read more]

Don’t let your innerspace become your Outerspace

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May 202010

Don't let your innerspace become your Outerspace

I’ve had a few rough days since the last posting. My energy level has been sapped resulting in a serious lack of distance covered in my usual time. I’ve locked myself into some pretty strict deadlines for end of day locations due to upcoming meetups with friends, and to receive packages sent from people. I made it into Kamloops in a decent time the other day, only to be given a one way climb on busy Highway #1 traffic with no shoulder, with 6-8% grades. To make it worse, a [read more]

Desolate Stretches

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May 172010

I’ve done nearly 600km since the last post from Prince George, BC and I’m yet again in a completely different landscape. I’ve still got about 1300km left to cover before I call it quits with BC. It has been challenging every step of the way not knowing what sort of climate I am going to throw myself into, or types of roads and their climbs that go along with it. Things have certainly gotten easier to manage and I’m in full on tour mode with my body tuned to handle [read more]