| STATS | DAY | MILES | CLIMBING | CALORIES |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAY | 11 | 59.53 | 2881 | 2846 |
| TOTALS | 542.75 | 26,785 | 31,418 |
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A short post today, it is early morning on day 12 and we are on a schedule.
Today's ride was the second leg of the reconfigured schedule. We got up, had breakfast, broke camp, and drove the 71 miles to the start of todays ride. Nice morning drive, we saw only 1 bear, and few bison.
Tom unloads the bikes
Tom insures that the divet in his vans roof will hold enough water to swim in.
The weather is nice and we get rolling and are feeling great. Watch and see:
My first attempt at shooting video while riding along at 18 mph
The next section of the ride was un-eventful. A few bull bison close to the road standing up as we approach, though no preparations for jumps to light speed. As long as I have someone nearby, I guess the occasional encounter with these guys will be ok.
Finally, we get to the next province.
And we were just happy to see power lines. First ones in over a week!
We only had about 6 miles to go but then the road turned ugly. There were doing full on chip sealing. The road was almost unridable and we had to stop several times to cover our faces from the dust being kicked up by the trucks and RV's (today - extreme, yesterday not even close. The sign was a day early). After about a mile of hell, the dust clears and we see oasis of civilization.
It seems they like to stop cyclists here
We had a nice chit-chat with this young lady. She was a member of the First Nation Tribe at Watson Lake and had just finished college and we anxious to start a recreation program in her town. She said "hey, how would you guys like a lift in the Pilot car to past the construction". Of course we said "No way, we are he-men cyclists!"
Oh boy, a ride in an air conditioned pilot car. What an adventure!
That was Lawrence, our most excellent pilot car pilot who carefully packed our bikes on top of a plethora of Canadian informational/educational signs. He gave us a ride to the other side of the construction and dropped us off way past where the traffic was stopped. What a great country!
A few more miles and we reach our destination, the bustling metropolis of Watson Lake, population about 1000.
Watson Lake, as old as my marriage!
Another great day. Although, at one of the rest stops, Joe said "Tom, Brad is trying to kill me today, please note it in the log book". I need to be nicer to Joe, he is a great guy. I will tell you more about him soon. He is starting to get comfortable with us and will soon let his guard down so I can get a good picture and story. I am happy he is along he has added a lot to the experience.
Tale of the tape
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