Steve’s Blog – July 8 – storm clouds – Creston
Well this is a rest day. Time to sort receipts, recheck routes and watch distant lightning strikes slowly head our way. Check out the photos in Instagram @spinning.wheels.tour Fridays at […]
Steve’s Blog – July 7 – another lakeside gem – Crawford Bay to Creston
Our original plan was to have a rest day in Crawford Bay, but the rain forecast and mosquito ravenousity forced us out. The gorgeous ride to Creston reminded us of […]
Steve’s Blog – July 6 – what does success look like – Castlegar to Crawford Bay
I started this day with a thought challenge to myself: what does success look like for our cross Canada ride? I expected that I would be tossing this around in […]
Steve’s Blog – July 5 – over 1,000 km and highest point thus far – Christina Lake to Castlegar
The route looks simple – almost a perfect triangle in profile. Up one side and down the other. Add to that a shorter distance than usual (80km), and this was […]
Steve’s Blog – July 4 – Rain builds character – Summit of Anarchist Mountain to Christina Lake
I awoke to pain and rain. One stayed. Thanks to several helpful contacts (thanks guys), and some self analysis, I realized the cause of the pain – I was locking […]
Steve’s Blog – July 3 – Shoulder the blame – Summit of Anarchist Mountain (injury recovery day)
I don’t know the cause, but I am beset with a debilitating pain in my right shoulder, I can’t find relief in any position. It is a strong, constant ache […]
Steve’s Blog – July 2 – Eden – Penticton to Summit of Anarchist Mountain
The day off did us a world of good and Jim and I are back to 100%. In fact, maybe a little more. We are both getting stronger. Today, Mike […]
Steve’s blog – July 1 – how you recover – Penticton
I received good advice before departing on this adventure: success will depend more on how you recover from activity than the activity itself. In other words, we can blast away […]
Steve’s Blog June 30 – Where the sidewalk ends – Princeton to Penticton
Like all great mornings, this one started with a media interview. This was for Mojo 640 am Toronto. Today has been circled on my calendar for decades. 30ish years ago, […]
Steve’s Blog: June 29 – Sunshine Valley to Princeton
No shoulder to cry on. We started with trepidation. It was cold (11c) and raining. It turns out that BC highway shoulders are water soluble, as they seem to have […]