"Manning" Up

They like to make things out of wood here

Stage 10, (yes, we have entered the double digits) Princeton to Hope, 135km. Today's ride went through Manning Park, but I couldn't ride all of it because a lot of it had no shoulder and single lane traffic only. Which probably would have resulted in my death or serious injury if I did ride through those sections. In total, I only rode about 65km today. But I did ride to the top of Allison Summit, 4425 ft. It feels good to be back in the mountains and out of the desert, I feel much more at home and comfortable. The air seems better here, well maybe not in Hope, but it was in Manning Park.

Riding through Manning Park

I am so close to Vancouver, which in turn means I am also really close to Victoria (only a ferry ride away)! Nothing too exciting happened today, other than the shoulder disappearing, it was a pretty solid day. Only 2 days until Victoria...yeah I never thought I would actually get this close. I also didn't think that I would make it over the Salmo-Creston pass, or the Blueberry-Paulson or to Osoyoos but I did. I'm not actually sure how I keep pedaling sometimes, because when I get off the bike for the day I could easily just go to sleep wherever I stop, or as soon as I stop I realize how hot it is and I can't believe that I was riding in that heat, but some how I always keep pedaling.

This sign was very hard to find and get to