Tag Archives: riding

Shortly after midnight the storm hit with a fury I don’t think I have experienced before. I had been sleeping on top of my sleeping bag as it had been a warm evening. The noise of the storm awoke me … Continue reading →

Every so often you come across a real gem! Today was the first century ride of the tour. A century ride is one that exceeds 100 miles. We left Regina in a headwind that stayed with us most of the … Continue reading →

We started the day with a visit to The Sky Trail bridge. The view from the bridge is quite stunning. We didn’t have time to walk across the 3000 m span. Out on the highway the first 50 km was … Continue reading →

This morning was cloudy and cool and never really warmed up until the sun came out in early afternoon. It then became quite warm and turned into a lovely evening. We had an early breakfast today as everyone wanted to … Continue reading →

The alarm on my phone gleefully announced it was 5:15 am. I was less gleeful. As today was going to be another long ride day we had announced that breakfast would be at 6:30. Since we were the dinner crew … Continue reading →

Although my morning routine this morning didn’t include packing up my tent, I still had to get up about the same time in order to get dressed, have breakfast, check out of the hotel, and get out to camp in … Continue reading →

It felt good just to lay around in bed this morning knowing that we had a day off. The last leg was 4 days of riding; the next is 5 days. By now my morning routine on a riding day … Continue reading →

In the middle of the night I was awakened by a howling wind. After laying there for a while and determining that my tent wasn’t going to blow away I fell back to sleep. Despite the Severe Thunderstorm Watch in … Continue reading →

Blue skies and a tailwind … what could be more perfect?! With a hot day forecast and a long ride, breakfast was early this morning so that riders could get away early. By 7:00 it was already getting warm when … Continue reading →

By 6:00 am I had my tent and gear all packed up and was at the truck helping with breakfast. Since our crew did dinner last night we also are responsible for breakfast. I cooked the porridge and scrambled eggs … Continue reading →