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finally, retreated from northern B.C. after a 2 month vacation (well some work at my daughter's ranch but in a relaxed mode) we ended up at a provincial B.C. park near Vernon, temperature highs in high twenties (celcius) and swimming in Lake Kalamaka at the first of October which seemed so...

and an e-bike in camouflage - interesting pics!

Stefan the trumpet 🎺 is an air horn - the bike pump is great for keeping the air volume up in the container - the thing with bears they are usually only dangerous if surprised - the air horn lets them know of your presence - momma's need time to organize the Cubs to vacate the area - in this...

After spending the last few weeks on the West Coast of northern British Columbia often with little or no cell service finally getting a chance to catch up on this biking thread. Our family group would raft down the Kitimat river pulling off at likely sandbars to fish for the Coho Salmon making...

Stopped for my dark chocolate almond concoction snack under the following sign with mount Swansea jumping out at me - I use to hike up with the kids frequently and watch the hang-gliders launch themselves into space then we would hit the huckleberry hotspots on the way down. Apparently, there...

Three days of camping and mountain biking in the Little Elbow Recreation area near the mtn biking hot spot of Bragg Creek (close to Calgary). The first two days we spent exploring the trails of both the Little Elbow and the Big Elbow that my better half was able to handle with the narrower tires...

a picture perfect (well, in my mind) to end an 8 day vacation into the mountains, a bit of everything biking on this trip - the grandkids on their non e-bikes where this picture was taken and they loved swimming in Columbia Lake just before dark when the water was calm; their mom (my daughter)...

in defense of the lowly dandelion they are the first bloom of the year and keep those valuable bees busy until food crops are ready for pollinating (at least that's my story for anybody who might glare at my sea of yellow in the yard come spring)

Finally, made it back to our family cabin near Fairmont Hot Springs in the Kootenay area of British Columbia. The "family" had other ideas for me today instead of biking but I pleaded my case (health, humour etc. etc.) and away I went promising to be back in an hour. After climbing close to 400...

Another ride close to home today (to earn happy hour) with a long weekend as part of our Canada Day (Friday) combined with our American neighbor's July 4th weekend (Monday) best to stay away from major highways. Snapped a picture of the prickly wild rose bushes which is a hardy perennial shrub...

A Prairie Creek beach - with school holidays starting in 2 days the local kids will cover this sandy spot for the next two months - @Diggyguns note the lunch kit we can also have picnics across the pond in the colonies but unfortunately it contained only healthy items which I blame on a recent...

Actually Stefan I believe the oxalic acid is only in the leaves rhubarb has lots of good health qualities like vitamin K and the good kind of cholesterol and it is the first one we can harvest in spring in our climate although I guess adding sugar for rhubarb cake or rhubarb/strawberry jam...

While on the bear theme while biking near my daughter's ranch I noticed (from a distance) a grizzly so son-in-law put up a game camera by a favorite bear scratching tree and we caught this pic later in the day from it - probably the guy I saw as they are fairly territorial and not happy to see...

Like many of you I keep hoping to see David Berry's thumbs up on our postings. This week we are wrapping up a 3 week visit to Northern B.C. and I just love it out here. Very isolated and a healthy bear population to keep your neck on a swivel when riding (saw a good size grizzly today and...

What a difference a year makes visiting my daughter's new ranch in Northern British Columbia - last year we processed 200 calves ourselves but as new neighbors came to know the family we had more than enough help this year and lots of time for biking and just hanging out with the grandkids...

from the south entrance gate on Highwood we are looking at 37 km and about 600 metre gain, we made it half way before snow and a good 3 or 4 inches of ice underneath so its going to take a good melt or snow plow to get this in before June 15, I did hear a rumour that a plow would be sent that...

Spring has truly sprung in our area with the first grass cutting, sea of dandelions, and endless yard work - loaded up the Levo and drove an hour to the mountains, pedalled for an hour or two and got bogged down in snow and ice in the high country. But surely nothing can be a better tune-up for...

sure hope there is a picnic in part two, if not the honeymoon is truly over - coming from me who has been stuffing his backpack with cardboard tasting energy bars for the past 40 years, mind you Stefan has taken the picnic concept to a whole new level . . .

As I sat comfortably wrapped up in the latest detective thriller and occasionally peaking out our cabin window wondering if spring will ever arrive my 12 year old grand-daughter kept dropping hints that it would be o.k. for a bike ride this afternoon - after all she had just received her first...

I would say that is living the dream, this week Winnipeg is looking at the worst blizzard in decades with 50 cm of snow expected and up to 80 cm in the Red River valley (my son ranches in Manitoba) so keep the sunscreen lathered and biking is a way more fun (in my mind) than snowmobiling