First set of pictures from my trip to Canada last year. I flew into Calgary and took the bus west to Banff to start. Unfortunately my bike didn't make it onto the plane and I had to wait two days for it to arrive. After that I took the Great divide route south to Fernie and then took the BC trail west.
The plan was to ride all the way to Vancouver, but there was a heatwave at the time. The 32C heat was absolutely killing me, and temperatures were predicted to increase further to 40C, so I took a bus from Nelson to escape to the cooler weather at the coast.
Highlights:
- Bear sighting in the first hour after setting out.
- The entire Elk Valley section.
- Meeting lots of riders doing the GDMBR at Elkford municipal campground.
- Going over Gray Creek pass.
Total 560 km, 6300m ascent. 5 full days of riding, 2 half days and 1 rest day.
by Eoin_Horgan
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Really nice pictures and good trip report.
Anything about your set up you would’ve changed or did you have everything dialed in?