Day 101: Wolf Point
Garbage Photograph of the Day: It would appear that the local sports teams are called the Scotties: At 3.30pm it was 93°F, then after putting up tent and consuming a beer
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Day 100: Glasgow
Today we road from Malta to Glasgow, a distance of approximately 73 miles! On the way I thought I'd take the alternate route, which I was informed was 6 miles road
Day 99: Malta
So we've (Terry, Eric, Dusty, Angie and I) have been riding US Highway 2 for the past few days. Here is a photograph of it: You will see that the hard
Day 98: Havre
Today I passed through: 1. Dunkirk 2. Devon 3. Galata 4. Lothair 5. Chester 6. Joplin 7. Inverness 8. Rudyard 9. Hingham 10. Gildford 11. Kremlin So perhaps you are wondering why so
Day 97: Shelby
To be honest I could not really be bothered with crossimg the Plains. I think this is primarily due to the great time I've had cycling in the mountains and, as
Day 96: Glacier National Park (Two Medicine Campground)
Awake at 5am on the road for 5.45am. All this because I need to be at Logan Pass by 11am! All because they close the road to cyclists from 11am to 4pm.
Day 95: Glacier National Park (Apgar Campground)
It is Wild flower weekend at Waterton Lakes this weekend: All this before crossing the border into the USA: Then, because the weather was good (except for headwind!), and given how quickly things
Day 94: Waterton Lake Village
So Ewan and I were cycling to our point of departure when a cyclist passed by us on one of those go faster carbon fibre type bikes. Shortly down the road we caught
Day 93: Bellevue
So today was the last day of cycling together for Ewan and I on this tour. Tomorrow he heads north towards Calgary, whilst I head south to Waterton Lakes and then on to
Day 92: Fernie
Stealth Camping! Rhonda kindly brought us coffee, oatcakes and Coloured Scottish Cheddar to our campsite this morning. I'm sure I could see a tear in Ewan's eye as this
Day 91: Wasa Lake Provincial Campground
Why? So the plan was to stay at Skookumchuck. However, on arrival, we discovered that the campground no longer accepted tenters, even though the sign said they did! As a result we cycled
Day 90: Radium Hot Springs
The name kind of gives it away: Radium Hot Springs. The fact that it includes the word Radium suggests that it should be a place to be avoided rather than a destination! Nonetheless
Day 89: Marble Canyon
So awoke to glorious mountain views. Rode a bit. Got togged up (the donning of clothes in a vain attempt to stay warm on the descent) at the summit of Bow Pass. Rode
Day 88: Silverhorn Campground
No snow in the morning but the excursion onto the Glacier was a treat and highly recommended. I enjoyed both the geology and we also met some interesting people. As a consequence of
Day 87: Icefield Campground
After some phaffing about (breakfast, groceries, new base layer for me and gloves for Ewan) we eventually departed Jasper at about 11.30am for the return cycle up to the Icefield. On the
Day 86: Jasper
Great Day. Having studied Geology at university I got to view the Athabasca Glacier and explore it's Moraine: the first glacier I've seen in reality. Then it was a
Day 85: Wilcox Campground
Today, amongst other things, we saw: 1. A Black Bear 2. A Grizzly Bear 3. A Chipmunk 4. Lots of Mountains 5. And Lakes 6. And Roads ....... etc
Day 84: Mosquito Creek Campground
Yet another enjoyable ride. On the way Ewan's bike developed a noise. On investigation we discovered it was due to a buckled wheel as a consequence of a broken spoke. So
Day 83: Tunnel Mountain Campground (Banff)
Other than the headwind Ewan and I had a enjoyable ride to Banff and into the Rocky Mountains. At least I'm working on the assumption that Ewan enjoyed it, he certainly
Day 82: Cochrane
So today was a short trip back to Cochrane to meet up with Ewan. He is in Canada for two weeks and we'll be riding up to Jasper and thereabouts. Here
Day 81: Ghost Lake Campground
So I visited the Bow River Edge Campground (Independent) in Cochrane. They were fully booked tonight, but have availability tomorrow night. So I enquired about fees, because I'll be joined by
Day 80: Longview
Hilly 85 mile ride with few services on the way. Alberta, at least that which I have cycled through, is very green with many ranches along the way, with the Rockies an ever
Day 79: Pincher Creek
A very pleasant day cycling in the green and pleasant land of Southern Alberta as my route skirted the Rocky Mountains. In Pincher Creek, a visit to the library was required so that
Day 78: Cardston
I do like things that have multiple uses as this reduces the amount of baggage that has to be carried. Today I discovered that my BIG BEAR bear spray doubles as a potential