Day 12: Into the Mountains!

agh, forgot to record the kilometres for this one but I think it was about 55 !?

Said goodbye to Will and Kesten this morning and headed for the hills leaving revelstoke--off to Glacier National Park!

Gearing down real low and keeping a high cadence are key. This does mean that we chug along quite slowly---thoughts of stephen harper at the top of the hill always help to keep me going! Oh ya, and plenty of GORP (good ol' raisins and peanuts) stops are helping out. We are so impressed with Emma who is 12 years old and will be cycling with us all the way to Canmore! What a trooper!

Our main obstacle today was another set of tunnels! we stop for a roadside picnic lunch with a stunning view before we embark into the first one. Wraps, hummus and veggies are a standard and delicious cycling diet.

These tunnels actually have enough space for us to walk our bikes along the outside! the first and third tunnels were a breeze, the second--not so much. Given that these are Avalanche tunnels, the second one had snow/drainage trenches along the outside which we had the challenge of hawling ourselves and our bikes over! thank goodness John is with us, we may not have made it across without his help!

Made it to camp just before the rains began, had a delicious dinner of pasta with TVP (textured vegetable protein), marshmallows over the fire, and conversations of that constantly challenging question "How can we better engage the public in taking action on climate change?" as usual, the answer still remains quite foggy.

Another great day finished, the scenery has been absolutely stunning--there is nothing like being surrounded by mountains, waterfalls, rivers, creeks, glaciers, green forests and great people all day. Loving it.