Friday, Aug 2, 2013 I was not happy about leaving Kaslo. After several years of just treating the Kootenays as a through route, coming to the area as a destination in its own right was a brilliant move. The trouble … Continue reading The Tall Towers Day 8: Groovin’
Thursday, August 1, 2013 Part of the reason I based myself in Kaslo, other than to disappear for a few days, was to enjoy the amazing mountain roads of the Kootenays at a leisurely pace. I’m usually on a 10-hour … Continue reading The Tall Towers Day 7: Day Tripper
Wednesday, July 31, 2013 Ah Kaslo. What a beautiful town. Tucked against the side of the Selkirk Mountains as they plunge into Kootenay Lake, Kaslo is home to about 1000…which is a far cry from its heyday at the turn of … Continue reading The Tall Towers Day 6: Relax
Tuesday, July 30, 2013 If you pushed a rug with your foot on a hardwood floor a bunch of folds would pile up. Those folds are pretty much what happened to create the Columbia Mountain system- the southern portion of which is … Continue reading The Tall Towers Day 5: I Get Around
Monday, July 29, 2013 If I knew I only had a few more hours to live, I’d want to spend those hours riding Silver on the road from Creston to Kootenay Bay. It is the perfect riding road in almost … Continue reading The Tall Towers Day 4: Pinch Me
Sunday, July 28, 2013 Montana sure does live up to the American stereotype. I mean, you hear jokes and see things on the news or in movies, but I expected Montana to be fairly similar to what I was used … Continue reading The Tall Towers Day 3: Here Comes the Sun
Saturday, July 27, 2013 The Rocky National Parks are pretty awe inspiring. I mean, we’re talking about world class parks here- UNESCO sites…which means that the United Nations has deemed them worthy of protection because they provide a benefit to … Continue reading The Tall Towers Day 2: Breathless
Friday, July 26, 2013 I love the mountains. My bike tours always offered many things that are exotic to me…wineries, oceans, canyons…but what always gave me the most excitement and brought me back were the mountains. On every tour I … Continue reading The Tall Towers Day 1: Obsession
Tuesday, June 4, 2013 This episode of the tour is called The Fellowship of the Road for a reason. It was my first time touring on the bike with someone else, and after a week I’ve come to appreciate the … Continue reading The Fellowship of the Road Day 7: Homeward Bound
Monday, June 3, 2013 It was not hard for me to convince Greg and the path of least resistance to get home was not necessarily in our best interest. Of course, for that argument to be valid you must assume … Continue reading The Fellowship of the Road Day 6: Roam
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