Well, since we last spoke our motley crew ascended two of the four longest climbs in Canada. The first was Anarchist Mountain which was straight out of Osoyoos, it was a 26km continuous incline and took us about three hours. The next day we went through a couple towns, one of which was Grand Forks, B.C. , a town "famous for its sunshine and borscht." Then summited mount Paulson at 1535 meters. We camped at the top in Nancy Green Provincial Park and enjoyed a 17 mile decent the following morning to Castlegar, B.C. While doing laundry in Castlegar a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer told us that we could avoid doing a third huge pass in three days by heading north to Nelson, B.C. and it is from there that I am writing this post.
The police officer did have one warning for us that I admit was a little unsettling. He said that when you get up here in glacier country that there are 3-4 foot marmots that will literally eat the tires off of your car/bike. The only way to prevent these beasts from eating your tires is to put fences around them. So, the plan is to find one that is really young, tame it, and then train it so we can sick it on any car that does not give us the proper leeway on the road. And, if we have time, train it to crawl into Chuck's sleeping bag while he sleeps.
So, today its a quick ride up to Balfour then down towards Creston on our way into Idaho. That's right, we'll be back in the good 'ole U.S. of A in no time. Look for us on the news for the most baller Independence Day fireworks display you've ever seen.
Tall Man out.
1 comment:
Hey Isaac,
This is such a great record of your travels. You all look wind kissed and happy. We have been following your trail using Google Earth....not quite like being there. All is well. Keep up this great work and get Chuck to weigh in. Great to hear from all of you guys. Love mom
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