This weekends Canadian adventure was something a little different, biking Highway 40, Canada's highest paved road. Highway 40 is closed every winter to allow a free migration route for the various critters, this weekend marked the last weekend before it was reopened to cars. While it is not a long ride, just 38 km, the trip to the pass is an over 500 m gain. On Saturday Aleisha and I headed out and set a rather leisurely pace. The scenery was amazing and we even managed to spot a Black bear and cub.
For some reason I decided that once wasn't enough, so on Sunday I did the trip again but this time with Karl (not my bro but a friend from work). The pace was a little quicker but the ride was just as good. On the way up we spotted a Grizzly on the side of the road, thankfully he was happily munching on Dandelions and didn't pay much attention to us.
For some reason I decided that once wasn't enough, so on Sunday I did the trip again but this time with Karl (not my bro but a friend from work). The pace was a little quicker but the ride was just as good. On the way up we spotted a Grizzly on the side of the road, thankfully he was happily munching on Dandelions and didn't pay much attention to us.
The slow climb
Aleisha enjoying biking
The Mountain Bike rack on the pass
The trip down was the best part
Karl and myself at the pass
4 comments:
You must really be missing Sydney.
Every day we think about how much we miss the stabbings down Glebe point road, the flies, the sweltering heat, the traffic and the Blue "Mountains". But we miss the friendliness of Sydney most of all.
HA!
Those mountains makes quite good photos :-) Are you guys in the process of moving up to one of the peaks? since it looks like Aleisha is carry much more than a spare inner tube and a bottle of water in that rucksack - did you arrange that Simon? ... another trick is to reduce the tire pressure if you continue being afraid of her beating you up the mountain ;-)
I do miss you Danish "humour" Allan
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