Day started with rain and thick fog on the mountains. Very reminiscent of the weather I had while cycling the wet West Coast of New Zealand. There are 3 ways out of Hope, highways 1, 3, or 5. Initially the plan was to take the Trans-Canada (Hwy 1), however after speaking with locals I learned that that road is narrow and has numerous tunnels - although this is the flat route. So I opted for the wider highway, the steeper route... Hwy 5 - Yellowhead.
Anyway, experienced some firsts today... cycling past areas where you are warned about the gradient of the road, where chains are required to be put on tires in the winter months, and even cycled through a snowshed (a rather large tunnel). Made it to 1244m (4081ft) at the Coquihalla Summit.
The climb, although tough allowed for an amazing descent... probably cycled about 20 - 25km in 30 minutes because of the winds, my strong legs (hehehe) and gravity.
Total distance to date is 415.38km
Wow, amazing shot!! I love the names of the towns also ... it's like riding from Clinton to Gore on SI in NZ. Happy cycling! x
ReplyDeleteAgreed AC - love the names. Perhaps I'm going loopy in Kamloops (hehehe). hugs
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