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Canada Archive
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12 Tips for Cycling Western Canada
Posted on October 11, 2011 | No Comments1. Be Bear Smart. If you’re cycling through Western Canada and up to the Yukon, your chance of coming in contact with bears is about 99.99%. Cyclists rarely encounter problems with bears, but you will want to prepare yourself before entering bear territory. A good... -
When things go Wrong
Posted on September 27, 2011 | 8 CommentsIf there’s one thing that’s a certainty about bicycle touring, it’s that Things Will Go Wrong! Equipment will fail, uncooperative weather will foil carefully laid plans, the cycling companion with whom you thought you’d be a perfect match will turn out to be an insensitive... -
Cycling to the Top of the World
Posted on September 8, 2011 | 7 CommentsSome roads are legendary amongst long-distance cyclists: Asia’s Pamir Highway, the Carreterra Austral in South America, Sani Pass in Southern Africa and–straddling the border between Alaska and the Canadian Yukon–The Top of the World Highway. Sure, we were excited to take on the challenge of... -
The Alaska Highway: 10 Snapshots from the Road
Posted on August 13, 2011 | 3 CommentsMile zero The Alaska Highway greets us with a determined headwind. Rather than let it shake our determination, we hunker down and vow to push the pedals those 1,390 miles to Fairbanks. The entire length of the highway connecting Alaska to the lower 48 was... -
Bears and an itsy-bitsy bump in the road
Posted on July 23, 2011 | 11 CommentsBack in Bolivia we hit a big bump in the road. It sent us into a spin. Two months off the bikes re-grouping and now we’re back on the road full of energy and enthusiasm for the Alaska leg of our round the world journey....
