Jul 31, 2013

July 29 Day 40 Kitswanga to Terrace

Today was a 95 km ride mostly downhill from Kitwanga to Terrace. We woke up overlooking the beautiful Seven Sisters across the Skeena Valley.  Sonja rode with Colleen because her knees are hurting and a rest day seemed like a good idea. This trip along the Skeena River is most spectacular.  It is one of […]

Jul 30, 2013

July 28 Day 39 Smithers to Kitwanga

A great article from the Huffington Post about Change the Cycle Tour came out today: http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/craig-and-marc-kielburger/violence-against-women-canada_b_3634746.html<http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/craig-and-marc-kielburger/violence-against-women-canada_b_3634746.html?utm_hp_ref=email_share> Smithers to Kitwanga, 120 km Sonja and I started early from Smithers following the Buckley River. We had a break in Moricetown and admired the Buckley river gorge and Rapids where men were fishing for Salmon. I spoke with […]

Jul 28, 2013

July 27 Day 38 Burns Lake to Smithers

Today Sonja and I rode together from Burns Lake to Houston along the Highway of Tears, a ride of 80km.  We saw a poster for Perry Sebastian who has been missing since December 2011. The ride itself was cool and against against the wind with fairly  high elevations and increasingly dramatic views of snow covered […]

Jul 27, 2013

July 26 Day 37 Nadleah Whut’en to Burns Lake

Today was a surprisingly easy day. It started a bit later than I expected.  Last night, in Bev’s trailer on Nadleah Whut’en Reserve, I had the best sleep for a long time and slept in.  That meant I had to go fast to make the 90 km to Burns Lake in time to meet Maria […]