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Cycling Across Canada


Coast to Coast, Cycling Across Canada 2005

7,353 km (4,569 miles) over 61 days from June 5, 2005 to August 4, 2005

Topic: Bicycle Touring  
Categories: Tour diaries, Equipment lists, 1-3 months, Canada Coast to Coast, Canada West to East, Canadian Rockies
Locales: North America, Canada, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan
Year: 2005

Permalink: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/Canada2005

Copyright © 2005-2012 By Andrew Ross - (contact)

Status: Completed Aug 2005
Last updated: Wednesday December 22, 2010 13:31 UTC -08:00 (edited Wed 22 Dec 2010 14:26 UTC -08:00)
106,000 hits since January 1, 2005 (hitcounts updated nightly)
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Table of Contents

Ride Introduction: Over a Decade in the Making
      5 Years Down The Road: A Retrospective look back
Route and Schedule Planning: One day set in stone, everything else still up in the air
Equipment List: The Stuff I'm Using
      Staying Connected: Should I? And How?
4 months to go: Another List, Engineers like to over plan.
Crunch Time: Count Down.
Getting there is half the fun
The Night Before
BC - And a way we go...
      Tofino - Port Alberni: And a way we go..
      Port Alberni - Tsawwassen: Making it to the Mainland
      Tsawwassen - Chilliwack: Mainland!
      Chilliwack to Mule Deer Campgound.: First day of the real mountains.
      Mule Deer Cg - Keremeos: Mountain Towns, everyone is different.
      Keremeos - Midway: They say its the hardest climb
      Midway - Castlegar: They were wrong, very wrong
      Castlegar - Grey Creek: Taking it slow in along lake Kootenay
      Grey Creek - Yahk: Still taking it slow, and still raining!
      Yahk - Elko: Nearly Done the Mountains, where is the sun?
      Elko - Crowsnest Pass: The last moments of BC. Alberta here I am!
Alberta: Into the flatlands
      Pincher Creek - Taber: It's getting flat
      Taber - Medicine Hat: All Hell Breaks Loose
Saskatchewan: 2 down, 8 to go
      Medicine Hat - Swift Current: The weather loves me today
      Swift Current - Regina: More of that tail wind
      Regina Off Day: Should we walk this much on an 'OFF' day
      Regina - Broadveiw: The headwind returns
Manitoba: Slowly moving along...
      Broadview - Oak Lake: Damn its hot!
      Oak Lake - Portage la Priarie: First 3rd of the journey is complete.
      Rest Day in Portage la Prairie: Relaxing
      Rest day 2&3 Portage la Prairie: Relaxing
      Ryan's Blog!!!!!!!!!: For those that want to read Ryan's Blog
      Portage la Prairie - Hadashville: Back on the road.
Ontario
      Hadashville - Kenora: Back in Ontario.
      Kenora - Dryden: Fighting the hills and wind
      Dryden - English River: Looking for Noah.
      English River - Thunder Bay: Halfway There
      Rest Day - Thunder Bay: Running around
      Thunder Bay - Gravel River: How did I manage to stay dry?
      Gravel River - Marathon: Hey, it's you!
      Marathon - Wawa: That was a grind and a half
      Wawa - Pancake Bay PP: Wow, that was really pretty.
      Pancake Bay PP - Bruce Mine: Low Rider Time
      Bruce Mine - Espanola: I finally caught them!!
      Espanola - Tobermory: Moving into Southern Ontario
      Tobermory - Arthur: Damn it's hot!
      Arthur - Mississauga: Home sweet home
      Mississauga - Toronto: Does this count as a riding day?
      Toronto - Brighton: Back on the road...
      Brighton - Kingston: Gwah! Heat!
      Kingston - Cape Vincent NY, USA: Reunion Time
      Cape Vincent - Elgin: Stupid Choices
      Elgin - Orleans: Pretty Rivers
      Orleans - Montreal: Into Quebec
Quebec: La Belle Province
      Montreal - Port Saint Francois: Slow starts = Long afternoons
      Port Saint Francois - Levis: More of the Quebec Experience
      Levis - Riviere du Loup: Found some friends
      Riviere du Loup - Edmunston: Off road all day
New Brunswick: Number 7!
      Edmunston - Woodstock: A long day in the saddle.
      Woodstock - Fredericton: That felt like more than 113kms
      Rest Day - Fredericton: Keeping Busy
      Fredericton - Moncton: Long Day, Good Day.
Prince Edward Island
      Moncton - Augustine PEI: Rider Down
Nova Scotia
      Augustine - Egerton (Nova Scotia): No Rooms??
      Egerton - Whycocomagh: Counting down.
      Whycocomagh - North Sydney: Last Day on the Mainland
      North Sydney - Argentia: The last ferry of the trip
New Foundland!!!
      Argentia - St John's: Almost there!!!!
      St John's - Cape Spear: Finally Done!
Flying Home


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