On the bike, you feel everything. The gust of wind, no matter how strong or fast, the bumps in the road, the rumble of an 18-wheeler passing by, the muscles working in your legs and arms and back, the drops of rain or the splash cars give you as they speed by… you feel it […]
Well, we all made it across the border! Hooray! It’s crazy to think that we’re in Canada…and even crazier to think that we biked here. It’s unbelievable to look at a map and actually visualize how far we have come, but also intimidating to visualize how far we have yet to go. I think Canada […]
Day 55 July 26th Dease Lake to Jade City Miles: 71 We had a fairly late late wake up time since momma z wanted us at her cafe around 830am for breakfast. After cleaning kyles house and getting our bikes together we made our way there. Momma z welcomed neel and I with our personal […]
I have looked forward to this ride for a year and a half. Biking is one of my absolute favorite things to do in life, whether it be commuting or working out it is a stress reliever for me. My two other favorite activities are people watching and reading. I was so excited that all […]
July 25th Its always great having a rest day. You wake up with no pressure and knowing you can lounge around as freely as you want. I wake up behind the couches of the living room with my sleeping bag and slowly break free from the cocoon. the other riders slowly wake up as well, […]
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July 24th Miles: 60 Further history of the Dease Lake Challenge: A continuation of my previous blog i should let the readers know. When the original 2006 Rockies rider completed the Dease Lake challenge, the riders had no where to stay for the night. So they pulled in to the registration building of the motor […]
Dease Lake Challenge. I have always heard about this epic ride and knew that I wanted to take on this challenge. Luckily I was chosen along with six others to travel from Meziadin Junction to Dease Lake, Canada (Google it). The Ride consisted of 200+ miles of biking and over 10,000 ft of elevation gain. […]
The night before Tomorrow is the day of dreams. It is Whistler, known to Sierra riders for almost a decade now as the summer’s most anticipated challenge. And if I’m lucky, it will be only one sweet, disgustingly difficult hour. The mountain grade starts at 13% before reaching 18% in the first two miles. It […]
Day 51 and Day 52: The Dease Lake Challenge July 22nd and 23rd Miles: 206 Completion time: 6:45am to 2:05am My fasting duration: 21 hours History of the dease lake challenge: i’ll never really understand what was going through the mind of Peter Ola and his rockies comrades in 2006. Perhaps it was the taste […]
