Day’s distance: 196 miles Total trip distance: 1,294 miles It was in the low 40s at 9am when I started to pack up the bike. It stayed in the 40s for a couple hours before climbing into the 50s. It was cloudy but dry today. Winds started to pick up as I approached Grande Prairie. North of Grande Cache, Hwy 40 is well-surfaced and in … Continue reading 2018 Ride to the Dalton – Day 5
Day’s distance: 321 miles Total trip distance: 1,098 miles Mid 50s and light rain started the day. More rain and temperatures into the low 40s while riding into the higher elevations along Hwy 1. The rain stopped near Bow Summit and the temperatures began to rise, eventually hitting 70 in Jasper. I encountered light rain near Grande Cache and the temperatures fell back into the … Continue reading 2018 Ride to the Dalton – Day 4
Day’s distance: 253 miles (odometer) Total trip distance: 777 miles Sun and 65 degree temperatures started the day, while clouds and sprinkles moved in during the afternoon. It was sunny again in the evening here in Golden, BC. Kaslo, a town just north of Ainsworth Hot Springs, was my first stop. I filled up with fuel and then stopped at Bluebelle Bistro for my morning … Continue reading 2018 Ride to the Dalton – Day 3
Day 2 distance: 142 miles Total trip distance: 524 miles Another sunny and warm day with temperatures starting in the mid 50s and rising to the mid 70s. Today was an intentionally short day. My destination, Ainsworth Hot Springs Resort has hot springs pools and I wanted to have time to enjoy them. 🙂 I left Kettle Falls at 8am. It took about 30 … Continue reading 2018 Ride to the Dalton – Day 2
Day’s distance: 352 miles Clear skies and temperatures in the mid 50s greeted me this morning. I pulled out just after 7am. My route out of Seattle, taking I-5 north, is mostly counter-commute except around Everett, near the Boeing plant. Traffic was fast moving this morning and I landed in Sedro-Woolley for breakfast before 9am. Breakfast was fine but I was too excited to … Continue reading 2018 Ride to the Dalton – Day 1
Why did I change the name of the tour? Mostly to avoid repeating names but also because it seemed vistas became the recurring theme, that thing I kept taking pictures of in hopes of sharing the grandeur. Grandeur and scale are what I seek in my rides. Forgotten and scenic byways provide gateways to the less traveled coast or mountain pass or desert plateau. How … Continue reading Reflections – 2018 Western Vistas Tour
Day’s distance: 530 miles (odometer) Total trip distance (final): 5,116 miles Today’s temperatures started at 45, dropped to as low as 38 at the Pass, and rose to 94 before finishing in the 80s. All this under sunny skies. Light headwinds buffeted my final two hours of riding back home. My second highest mileage day ever was just 10 miles below my record It took … Continue reading Day 23 – 2018 Western States Tour
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