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Finally, got 2021 underway for biking, close to 40 km around our country residence and didn't see anybody on any of the roads and trails - our countryside continues the mix of brown grass with snow blotches - couldn't help thinking about David's Aussie postings complete with the ice cream...

I noticed David's family has that as well, some kind of page wire with a couple strands of barb wire on top (maybe?) had me thinking of kangaroos or at least some kind of Aussie critter bigger than the bunny

With a winter storm watch for southwestern Alberta with up to 50 cm of snow forecast it was even more incentive to get out for a good pedal during the last day of our warm chinook winds - actually I was going to head out yesterday but after tying skates for the grandkids and "MeeMaw" my bike...

It is always difficult to follow David's entries but the latest with blooming flowers, green grass, and sparkling water makes one wish that a successful vaccine will put an end to this pandemic and we can return to our travels - particularly for those of us from the northern regions who are...

not a ride report per se more why I couldn't go out on an absolutely beautiful, sunny day - after lobbying for a new family partner on our rural property, our latest addition decided to round up "most" of the Christmas decorations that Charl spent a good time on the weekend displaying . . ...

amazing weather for our part of the world, spent about 3 hours pedalling about on a day with no wind and above zero temperatures, the not very clear picture below is actually the setting for a "fishing" story, about directly behind my handlebars you will see a couple of young fellows ice...

sunset on the Rocky Mountains, East Kootenays of British Columbia

another ride in the east Kootenays - Windermere (Canadian version) valley - as the roads and trails ice up one can keep a faster pace going up than down but the e-bike is such a motivator to keep riding through the winter months where my regular mtn bike would have been stored for the season by now

Today's ride is back in the East Kootenays of British Columbia where we have our home away from home. Felt kind of silly with the bike and bike rack on the back of vehicle driving out from Alberta in a nasty snow/wind storm - arrived and the wheels were so frozen they would not turn. But...

It is always difficult to follow one of David's inspiring photos although his latest definitely has some spooky Halloween qualities. Today's ride followed literally thousands of Canadian geese cleaning up the stubble fields and making such a racket. Perhaps they were arguing about when to head...

rural Saskatchewan truly has a slower pace of life, drivers slow down sharing the country roads with those of us on bikes and almost always a big wave and smile - speaking of crazy names one of the cities is called Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan -

Finally home from 3 weeks in the province of Saskatchewan where my son and daughter have both established ranches. Equal time was spent with both families doing the fall round-up of cow-calf pairs and sorting but more importantly spending time with our grand-children. Charl and I managed to get...

Today's ride took Charl and I along the "Old Coach Trail" that lies between Invermere and Radium along the Columbia Valley in the East Kootenays. I assumed the old coach trail referred to the horse pulled stage coaches but was surprised to read the trail was built in the 1930's for the "tin...

great info there re biking and camping B.C. (before covid) and border closures we had planned to spend a month in the fall in your area, fingers crossed for next year!

To quote Rab H this weekend provided a pair of awesome rides. The smoke from the U.S. fires lessened (thoughts and prayers to our southern neighbors dealing with these devastating forest fires) and we could once again see the peaks along the surrounding ranges (Purcells and Rocky mountains). On...

our annoying black and white ones are pretty cautious around me, could it be that they notice I enjoy "skeet" shooting clay pigeons with the 12 guage,

early morning pedal up access road to Fairmont Ski resort near Fairmont Hot Springs in British Columbia

picture 1 - bear poop, wheeling the bike out of the garage noticed the bag of garbage had disappeared, Yogi bear must have decided to supplement his berry diet with my crap, picture 2 always great to bring Charl along as we always get a picnic with her, and picture 3 - if you are lost we have...

Fresh rain last night, (our first in weeks) made for an enjoyable ride along one of our favorite routes winding beside Willow Creek and Pine Coulee Reservior

Tough pedalling on game trails around the lake, by the time we reached a wharf Brinley was ready to jump in . . . school starts for Brin and Alberta students next week, like everywhere, fingers crossed on schools reopening