HI-YAA,mR BEAR ACKNOWLEGED MY PRESCENCE WITH A CURIOUS STARE BUT NO MOVEMENT. I passed within 2 meters of him, staring each other in the eye, and surprisingly neither afraid. However I didn't ring the bike bell for fear he would think it was a dinner bell.
Uphill for 69 km, map indicated 55, I wish,cold but otherwise good cycling and reached the summit of Rogers Pass easily. (1340 meters). After a late breakfast at an old style Lodge, very high end, we began the long descent at 60 kph, maximum was 69.9 kph. Warmer now and wearing only shorts and tops we completed the last 50 km to Golden.
the snow peaked mountain tops are as regular as pickets on fence and truly awesome. Forests everywhere aned many streams from small to massive. There are a few homes but not many visible from road. Mountain rivers are very different from those of middle Canada. Swift currents, and snad bars and often through deep gourges , they are not navigable except to Trent and other skilled folk.
Tom is the ideal cycling partner, strong and willing, always happy, and never a complaint. We are able to go for hours without a word of verbal communication. A good thing as the noise of the trains, trucks, pickups, cars, waterfalls would drive a chatterbug to distraction by the silence.
Golden treated us well, town of 5000 people, with that again in the district. Much more than visible from highway. Probably a thousand hotel/motel rooms, filled from the highway, and people come here to ski. We are already growing tired of restaurant food, especially the salt content. Tom cooked chicken breasts last night and we did steaks on a barbeque on a patio of the Ponderosa motel. Snow peaked mountains for a back drop and not a bug to be had. We live in eastern Ontario because?
Had a long vconversation with the owner of the Motel, he joined us on the patio. He moved from New Delhi 40 yeARS AGO. a trained computer worker. He couldn't find work, ended working 17 years in lumber industry and won provincial recognition, Now wns this and other motels. Has 3 children, all doing well in Surrey, B.C. Also had the Governor Generals award for years of volunteer work with the ambulance service. Impressive and all the more as his approach to live is very similar to our own, Strong support of education and heath.
Time to sign off, Tony and Teady for a vsit and supper.
High milage days to start tomorrow, averaging 200-250 daily for next 2 weeks. Our best to everyone.
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Birthday Greetings From One Old Man To Another.
ReplyDeleteGreetings from the old man from New Hazelton.
There was a story of two men turning 65, One decides to see Canada by peddling his bike from the Pacific to the Atlantic,the other content to sit on his sundeck and watch the world go by. The one sitting on his "duff" follows the progress of the bike rider, first with skepticism, then curiiosity, pride and hope all rolled up in one. Suddenly, he is not so comfortable in his chair now but decides in the end not to go out and buy a bike. Happy Birthday Ross, wishing you success on your adventure. Rod
Happy Birthday Uncle Ross!
ReplyDeleteMom forwarded me your blog location, it is great to see you taking on such a big trek! I remain content to complete 5-10 km of mostly downhill biking and then throw my bike in the back of the truck and go have a beer. That said I do believe when I took mom and dad skiing over Christmas a couple of years ago, the curses from Dad as his ankles flopped over in the powder snow went something like this "Dognammit, your worse than your uncle Ross! Where are you taking us?" I hope I can continue to live up to "Crazy like your Uncle Ross" status.
Lots of love,
Chris
Happy Birthday Uncle Ross,
ReplyDeleteThe whole crazy Kragt clan is following your trek. To be sure you and Aunt Jenny have kept the phone lines ringing between Hixon, Prince George and New Hazelton. Awesome:)