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7/06/05 -
First Day (June 1) or Last
Day (July 5)
The Bicycling
with Grizzlies Tour took us from Fairbanks (Alaska)
to Vancouver (British Columbia). We rode approximately 2,150 miles in
35 days - only 2 rest days. The ride was tougher physically than we expected
- 4 of us were self-contained and 4 were supported by a vehicle and a
trailer donated by Featherlite Trailers (Elko, Minnesota, USA).
There was significantly more climbing
than would have been expected if you read The Milepost. Most of the highways
are up and down throughout each day's ride. Unexpected was the prevailing
wind direction which was almost always from south to north or east to
west. Heaviest winds were blowing from Whitehorse towards Fairbanks and
Cache Creek towards Prince George.
We have finished the Bicycling with Grizzlies
Tour and head our separate ways (sniff, sob, sigh).
Our group is:
Ray King - Home
in Prince George (British Columbia) or visiting his mother.
Mike Christenson - Home in Fallbrook
or in northern California or the Oregon coastline
Eduardo Miles - Home in Mexico
City or competing in the Senior Games in Utah
Dale Hoffmann - Home in Honolulu
or visiting his daughter in New Hampshire
Dieter Krank - Home in Munich
or considering a ride with Eduardo or Ian
Helena Kristensen - Home in
Denmark or planning a Scandanavian tour
Paul Windrath - Home in Minnesota
or trying to convince his wife to travel full time
Ian Thumlert - Home in Lethbridge
(Alberta) or planning the Americas tour
You can review the trip three ways:
a) From
Day 1 (June 1, 2005) thru Day 35 (July 5, 2005) - Daily description,
pictures, overnight info
b) By section of the trip as follows:
- Alaskan Highway (Fairbanks, Alaska - Junction 37 (Watson Lake): Days
1 - Day 14
- Cassiar Highway (Junction 37 - Watson Lake - to Kitwanga, BC): Day
15 - Day 21
- Yellowhead Highway (Kitwanga (BC) to Prince George (BC): Day
22 - Day 27
- Highway 97 (Prince George (BC) to Hat Creek (BC): Day
28 - Day 31
- Highway 99 (Duffey Lake and Sea to Sky Highway): Day
31 - Day 35
c) Contact any of the riders via e-mail (riders
or riders-2) or contact Paul
Windrath
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