tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62846314621665699712024-03-05T08:36:12.883-08:00A bike adventure eh?Once upon a time, Brad and Mary Burton pedaled off into the Canadian sunset destined for Alaska. This is the tale of the young married couple quiting their jobs and riding bikes, from Maine to Alaska. Thanks for reading and please stay tuned.Mary Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14828784437939894330noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6284631462166569971.post-1122548066189307462013-07-06T16:37:00.002-07:002013-07-06T16:39:27.244-07:00Next chapterThe next big thing is here, but we have put too much awesome into one blog so we were forced to start another. Burtons Being Rad has been started in an attempt to document the going ons of our family from this next big trip and on for some time. Lots has changed since the days of this blog and instead of spending all day in front of a computer playing catch up we are going to cut it all loose with a fresh start. Basically I am telling you to stop reading this and to follow the link to the new, the up to date, the fresh, the funky, the _____(fill in the blank).<br />
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the adventure begins July 26th 2013Mary Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14828784437939894330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6284631462166569971.post-43424733565185249782012-09-10T22:04:00.001-07:002012-09-10T22:04:05.984-07:00I guess we'll need a bicycle built for three...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Thats right- we're having a boy sometime around Nov. 30th! He should be ready for a tour by summer, right? :)</div>
<br />Mary Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14828784437939894330noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6284631462166569971.post-60709730975887749052012-05-29T22:48:00.001-07:002012-05-29T22:48:29.376-07:00Biking season is back!Well, its the end of may in Alaska, which means we are back in biking season! We wanted to spend the summer in Alaska, since we earned it by lasting through the winter! So, even though we are aching to start another tour, we decided to stick around and save up some money, and check out the local scene. What we have discovered is that on the Kenai Peninsula we are blessed with some GREAT mountain biking. We have anything from short quick trails, to multi day rides.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our buddy Jedd, Mary and B-rad riding along Kenai Lake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">keeping the boys at a reasonable pace on resurrection pass</td></tr>
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This weekend we thought we would try a 22 mile singletrack ride with promises of glacier views, bears, and sweeping mountain vistas. But, upon arriving at the trailhead, we were thwarted by a foot and a half of snow! I guess that ride will have to wait a bit. On the bright side, we hit up part of another trail, Resurrection Pass, and biked to a gorgeous waterfall. Still sweeping mountain vistas and bears :) here are a few photos of our adventures.Mary Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14828784437939894330noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6284631462166569971.post-76176164427533851382012-03-14T21:20:00.002-07:002012-03-14T21:27:21.445-07:00Back off, Cabin Fever!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Now that we are in Alaska, we are doing our best to immerse ourselves in this place. In order to keep all the locals sane during the winter, we celebrate the Iditarod Dogsled race and the Fur Rondy in Anchorage, so we traveled up to be a part of the festivities! The Fur Rondy is a two week fur festival, but they have all kinds of crazy fun events for the locals to take part in.We chose to do the Running of the Reindeer- where they block off the streets and let runners and reindeer loose! That was lots of fun, and we got to slap reindeer on the butts as they ran past us. Pretty crazy. We also got to watch the start of the Last Great Race- a 1000 mile doglsed race from Wasilla to Nome. Its an event I have always wanted to see, so it was pretty exciting.</div>
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<br />Mary Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14828784437939894330noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6284631462166569971.post-29898931353859583902012-02-27T23:04:00.000-08:002012-02-27T23:04:03.006-08:00Winter WondersSaturday was our ski day last week. After working all week and being busy with life, it was time to get out into the backcountry and cool off. We headed north into the mountains and after studying many slopes along the way, decided on a spot just north of Summit Lake. JUST what the doctor ordered :) Maybe 45 minutes of lung busting skiing through the snow covered forest and up, up, into the wild we went! Its so nice to have wilderness so close to us up here. Literally ten minutes of hiking away from a road and it feels like you are in the middle of nowhere. And we were blessed with one of those legendary perfect ski days- sunshine, no wind, and fresh pow! And the best part- it was all human powered and FREE! Hard to capture a day like that, but here are a few of our photographic efforts. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I think if we didnt live in our favorite one room cabin in alaska, this might be a pretty appealing home.</div>Mary Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14828784437939894330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6284631462166569971.post-74109605840859119232012-02-09T23:14:00.000-08:002012-02-09T23:14:40.780-08:00Life after the roadWell, its been about four months since our last post, and the end of our bike adventure. Lately, we have been doing a lot of reminiscing about our summer. What an adventure it was :) I think we talk or think about it every day, which may seem pathetic or like we are living in the past, but really, we just like thinking about it because it makes us happy.<br />
Here in Soldotna, Alaska, we have been giving this 'normal life' thing a try. We both have jobs working with kids in elementary schools, working monday through friday. Its a pretty big change from what we have been used to, so its an adventure all in itself. But also makes us appreciate our summer memories so much more.<br />
But no worries, it will not be the last of our bike travel adventures... in fact, i think it just fueled a fire for a lifelong obsession and passion. I mean, once you see the light, why live in darkness?<br />
But overall, we are really LOVING Alaska. We love our tiny one room cabin (dream home!) and we still find time for micro adventures. Mary's parents literally live across the street (72 paces away). Which has been great because Momma Hall loves to make the most amazing homemade bread and then give it away. Here's a few pictures of what we have been up to the past few months:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">we still love sleeping outside, even if its -27 F</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of friends up here in AK- still sharing the road....</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mary playing in the mountains</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my what big teeth you have!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">hiking up Turnagain pass to snowboard. Pretty AND free!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Learning the art of the redneck- snowmachining!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">this is probably what we would look like if we biked much up here...</td></tr>
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we have gotten lucky with such great snow year!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">winter beach fun</td></tr>
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<br />Mary Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14828784437939894330noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6284631462166569971.post-79333555275328481902011-10-19T21:25:00.000-07:002011-10-20T01:10:39.301-07:00WELCOME TO ALASKA!<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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WE MADE IT</div>Mary Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14828784437939894330noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6284631462166569971.post-75397854303245663482011-09-29T23:50:00.000-07:002011-09-29T23:55:42.683-07:00Adventure with a song<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
The end of trip slide show is complete. This was shown at our presentation we did at Wasatch Touring, the wonderful shop downtown Salt Lake that helped us out so much. We don't have the greatest slide show making skills but its a learn by doing thing for us just as bike touring was for us 4 months ago. It was so hard to take a summers worth of amazing photos and experiences, then whittle them down into the length of one song. Almost as hard as it is to answer the most commonly asked question that we have been getting since returning, "what was your favorite part?" I hope this slide show can show that there was just to much awesome to have one favorite.</div>
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In other news Mary's sister Cassie who attended our presentation was inspired to write down a few words expressing how she felt. We totally loved it and just couldn't not share it.</div>
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A good bye Poem for you guys!</div>
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Oh the places you've gone!</div>
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Labrador, Maine, Montana and Such,</div>
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Places these feet of mine might never touch!</div>
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Riding your bike,</div>
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You hauled all your gear!</div>
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Met new friends and spent part of your year...</div>
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You know what you learned,</div>
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And you learned what you know.</div>
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I bet you didn't expect just how much you would grow.</div>
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Thru dirt roads and trails,</div>
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Up hills and down sails,</div>
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Over bridges, and boat rides,</div>
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On high tides and on low tides,</div>
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You kept peddling onward,</div>
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And upward and down,</div>
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You kept it an adventure,</div>
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avoided a frown.</div>
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You ate lots of ice cream,</div>
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And slept in strange places.</div>
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You'll never forget those kind helping faces.</div>
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They invited you in,</div>
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As old friends do,</div>
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They fed you good food,</div>
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offered beds too!</div>
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You made it home safe,</div>
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From the places you've been.</div>
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How we've worried and watched,</div>
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Before it even began.</div>
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I'm happy you did it!</div>
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Admire it so,</div>
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What a long way to travel</div>
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On the tips of your toe.</div>
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So I bid you farewell,</div>
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As you move up to AK!</div>
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Drive safely and quickly,</div>
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But do stop to play:)</div>
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Oh the places you've been...</div>
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And the places to go,</div>
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Thru mountains, plains,</div>
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And now up to the snow!</div>
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Love you Mary-b-rat:)</div>
-By Cassie JacobsonMary Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14828784437939894330noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6284631462166569971.post-6042045075519229832011-09-27T22:56:00.000-07:002011-09-27T22:58:19.233-07:00The End<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Four and a half months. 6,447 miles. Nine provinces, 6 states, 6 flat tires. 14 bear sightings. One Epic Bike Ride. </div>
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Well, we made it. Thursday, September 15 we finally rolled into Salt Lake City to end our summer ride. We were met by friends and family riding collectively with us almost the whole 90 mile day. What an awesome way to finish!</div>
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Thanks to everyone who helped us along the way with shelter, food, friendship or even just a friendly wave- this has been an incredible journey and all of you were the reason. We have been inspired by the kindness and generosity we experienced all summer. </div>
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But the end of one adventure is always just the beginning of another- after spending some time with friends and family here in Utah, we will be driving our fully loaded car (i know, a welcome change ;) up to Alaska to see what the north has in store for us. </div>
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If you are in the Salt Lake area, come on over to Wasatch Touring for a short presentation we are doing about our ride! Its Wed, Sept. 28th at 7pm. 100 south 700 east. salt lake city.</div>
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Mary Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14828784437939894330noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6284631462166569971.post-28553671777079387112011-09-22T21:39:00.000-07:002011-09-27T22:39:00.654-07:00The Home StretchFrom Glacier national park, we headed south through Missoula and over to West Yellowstone, through the park and into Grand Teton National Park. SO many great experiences- we came around a corner and almost ran into a bison, we crossed the great divide 6 times, with the highest elevation being over 8000 ft, and were photographed by several tourists, and passed our 6000 mile mark. It made us feel pretty proud of what we are accomplishing :) We were met in Jackson by lots of old friends, a rafting trip down the Snake river, and a BBQ before heading toward Salt Lake for the final 300 miles. Bring on the home stretch!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brad and Mary in 20 years...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All our buddies in Jackson- what a welcoming committee!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leaving Jackson, bound for Salt Lake!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">oh the bike tan :)</td></tr>
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Mary Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14828784437939894330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6284631462166569971.post-78042535001077950112011-09-11T00:54:00.000-07:002011-09-11T00:54:19.738-07:00An Ode to my wife<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I just needed to take a minute and brag about how rad my adventure partner is. We have been asked numerous times, if I had to talk Mary into doing a trip like this. And I love being able to answer that she was equally if not more excited to irresponsibly drop everything and spend 4+ months on a bicycle. This girl has been so tough taking on the challenges that came around every bend in the road. When my knee was uncooperative at the beginning of the trip, she pulled the trailer for about a thousand miles alone refusing to give it back until she was confident it wouldn't hurt me. When she could tell I was not riding my best she would find creative ways to get me pedaling. She is willing and excited for whatever experience we come across. Sometimes while riding she just gets so excited that I can see her bouncing as she pedals towards that days adventure. The trip has not always been sunshine and downhill, and Mary handles the unawesome with ease. With almost a year and a half under our wedding rings, I have been able to learn more about her these last four months than ever. Riding side by side we do a lot of chatting and thinking which turns into more chatting and deeper thinking. Spending time in strangers homes we have noted and shared what we have liked and learned from each couple. We have been able to share so many amazing memories together, and spend every moment side by side that I believe has helped us build a hecka super strong foundation for our lives together. Everyday I ride behind this girl and just think about how lucky I am to have such a rockstar wife, who is willing and wanting to spend this time together getting crazy. Many have asked us if we are riding for a cause or a charity, we like to answer that we are riding to raise a marriage. Thank you Mary for being that girl. I still love you more everyday.Mary Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14828784437939894330noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6284631462166569971.post-71173881429504335612011-09-10T10:13:00.000-07:002011-09-10T10:13:46.055-07:00Going to the Sun in GlacierWell, we made it out of Canada, and are headed south toward Salt Lake City, Utah. Its a pretty exciting way home- we have been biking in the mountains since we left Alberta, which has been great! Legs burning up a mountain are much more tolerable than weeks of headwinds, for us anyway. Our first stop in the states? Glacier National Park, taking the famous Going to the Sun road. It is a long mountain pass that cuts right through the heart of the park, through some pretty stunning mountains. We were so excited, and rightly so- it was AWESOME! The views, the downhill, everything. And luckily, we hit it on a good day- the next day, it snowed :)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">we finally got through the plains!!! WAHOO!!! what doesnt kill you makes you stronger, right?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gorgeous morning to a gorgeous ride- glacier national park</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We went on a hike at the top of the pass with a friend we met at our campsite- Kirk the tugboat captain. What a gorgeous trail- but who knew after biking over 5000 miles hiking could make us sore!?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The top of our first mountain pass- Logan pass on the Going to the Sun road through Glacier National Park. 12 miles of uphill is better than headwinds any day!</td></tr>
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Mary Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14828784437939894330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6284631462166569971.post-14195827182090923472011-08-26T22:00:00.000-07:002011-08-26T22:00:07.990-07:00Fooled you!, Suprise ending!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><div align="left">Riding through the plains has been tough on us mentally and physically. Most of the time we have had the dreaded headwinds keeping us from breaking any land speed records. The treeless, rolling hills have their own beauty but that got old for us pretty quick. Throughout a day we have many phases of our own energy levels. We have experimented a lot with several different (legal) ways of giving us that extra boost we need throughout the day. Most of the time we just need something new, cool, fresh and exciting to get our spirits going. Often times this ends up in the form of a milkshake. After a tall cold milkshake in a small town diner I am instantly ready to crank out another 20 30 miles no problem. We have decided that for us to really give us the boost we need for the rest of the trip though we would need something else. A full slow morning had a thinking hard of the possibilities. We again needed the something new, cool, fresh and exciting to kick start us for the last leg or legs of our summer. Brad had the idea of getting a puppy. We could start it out in a handlebar basket and train it to tour with us, it would also double as great kitchen clean up and a bear alarm. Mary (being the slightly more practical one) thought up a surprise ending to our trip. We tossed a coin and Mary still said no to the puppy idea. So here is the NEW and hopefully Final plan... We are turning south. From Lethbridge, Alberta we are going southbound to Glacier national park in our home country of the United States. (finally Payday candy bars will be available again) Then we are going on a National park tour home, through Yellow Stone, and Grand Teton. Probably spend a couple days with all our friends in Jackson hole Wyoming (where we both worked as river guides last year) then through Logan and onto Salt Lake city. Whew there it is. We chose this for many reasons, but really we wanted to see some good friends. From Salt Lake we will probably only stick around for a few days, then we are driving to our original destination of Alaska. Then we have to get real, find jobs quick before we have to sell a kidney and start our new Alaskan lives. We are super excited about this plan, riding through some epic country, and ending hopefully with a warm welcome from friends (preferably with food and hugs) We have already pedaled more than 5300 miles which is more than most other cross Canada tours, so I do want to stress that we are not cheating, or quiting early, just continuing to make this trip our own, and the best. Since making this route change our spirits have been at nose-bleeding altitudes and our daydreams of riding the homestretch are storybook. Hope to see you all soon.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikaX9mzCywWJ90YE8ptVvJIsspVgm50KLm1PINaj43_NTqYgBEJhoc9S5aKx4ZisKuu1S8C55OPQ0ywOqh3hI6gwZgt-isW9cCfY357nXQyayAtZHSGxdRuPBY6N1jdlTX9gFgcfLkRZM/s1600/P8231203.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikaX9mzCywWJ90YE8ptVvJIsspVgm50KLm1PINaj43_NTqYgBEJhoc9S5aKx4ZisKuu1S8C55OPQ0ywOqh3hI6gwZgt-isW9cCfY357nXQyayAtZHSGxdRuPBY6N1jdlTX9gFgcfLkRZM/s400/P8231203.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">\brad was so excited to reach Alberta he crack climbed up the sign!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This guy saw us riding in the heat in Medicine Hat and invited us to take shelter at his house- including great meals, laundry, a bed for the night, AND he tuned up our bikes! Thanks Doug!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">little tent on the prairie...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">While riding through Taber we couldnt turn down signs for a cornfest! We showed up and the locals gave us free corn, elephant ears, and cold bottles of water. A fest worth stopping for!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">we got the first ears of the festival!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">everyone says they are riding for some cause, we are riding for a marraige :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">B-rad working on some of his tricks.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">this is mary trying to put on a positive face for the constant headwinds...</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Mary Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14828784437939894330noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6284631462166569971.post-79225431986755650912011-08-21T17:27:00.000-07:002011-08-21T18:10:20.886-07:00Saskatchewan- hard to spell, easy to draw...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We are well into to Plains- for the last week we have been biking through Saskatchewan- we've had lots more adventures, and met some great people who have infused some energy back into us. We camped through a severe thunder and lighting storm in which Mary was sure we would be struck and killed, battled some intense headwinds (only getting 26 miles one day) and been invited to stranger's houses for a warm shower, a bed, and a good meal. We have been magically surrounded by butterflies and dragonflies, and biked along endless amber waves of grain. My favorite part of our prairie rides? The skies. Always big and full of majestic clouds- even though the plains can be boring at times, they have a beauty that we are learning to appreciate after weeks of being a part of them. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP3bqpnUklhMK1R1J4PG8dcrwLvNqL5vmLOCuFvAhalkUAbGK7D_SxDXx-ivnc6zmDzT7UvN7W8H1Y3Un8ohYoUJDDKBMOMlnCGZWJm7834VfGnmZoixnZ456NUh58HlQFdP-CEQtEDOs/s1600/P8151142.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP3bqpnUklhMK1R1J4PG8dcrwLvNqL5vmLOCuFvAhalkUAbGK7D_SxDXx-ivnc6zmDzT7UvN7W8H1Y3Un8ohYoUJDDKBMOMlnCGZWJm7834VfGnmZoixnZ456NUh58HlQFdP-CEQtEDOs/s320/P8151142.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A birds eye view of our typical camp kitchen, with the special extra of an occasional picnic table.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">i was a sunflower once for halloween, so i feel right at home.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">just keep adding up those miles!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ron, our friend we met in Regina, fed us a delicious meal and had a pretty complete bike shop in his garage! What a great place to stop!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sometimes stealthy campsites are hard to find on the plains, so this wide open field was all we could find. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brad making friends with the locals and showing the effects of his 'no shaving on the trip' experiement.</td></tr>
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<div style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our previous post stated that our plan was to keep heading west and end at Prince Rupert, British Columbia, then take a ferry to our final destination of Alaska. This also came with a predicted timeline of 5 weeks left (now 4). This has all changed. As it turns out you must be a millionaire to take the ferry even with just a bike. So we did some heavy thinking and looked over some maps, we have talked about some options and have become very big fans of google maps. Anyways we are pulling out the Gnarly card and pushing it on up to Alaska the old fashioned way, by road. Furthermore we couldn't stand the thought of doing all this sight seeing and then saving a couple days by going around Banff and Jasper National parks, so we are headed through to Calgary then up through the parks and north to Alaska. From where we are now that's about 2200 miles to go. We have been averaging over 400 a week (450 mostly but lets round down because we have big mountains ahead) and so this will be about 5 and a half weeks till we are in the final frontier. Once back on US soil I don't know how much further we will pedal or maybe call it good enough because after all the blog is only called canada2ak and not throughAK. </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> I myself am feeling the effects of a ton of biking, and little rest. My body is pretty tired and sometimes it is tough to keep going. I don't like to admit this but its true. I don't have thoughts of really quiting or giving up, but I do daydream of sleeping in a bed for a week straight. We have come over 4600 miles so far and the whole trip has already been the most amazing time of my life, however I think I am beginning to mentally wind down and its getting tough sometimes to keep motivated. I also blame a ton of this on the newly discovered flatness of the roads. We were originally really excited for the prairies because we thought flat roads would cruise by easily. Not the case. The flatness turns it into more of a treadmill. There is no variation and you just keep pushing all day long. Its been tough and I know its going to get harder before its easier but I am already excited for the rocky mountains. Anyways, I hope this doesn't come off as complaining, or negative, because we are still having amazing experiences and still excited about the trip, but we are human and getting a little worn down.... it must be old age kicking in.</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy_MJvYvG43ir5bbCnE1QbLk6ICAkqaSRkFVKhpvXwkYl4D8vkHaxxUk1HfwJnyZvRt788R4po4fC84Odw5ow' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe> Yesterday we beat our long distance record again and rode from sunrise to sunset rocking out a cool 128 miles. That got us to a campground right outside of Brandon. Brymar RV and Campground, we were super tired and it was getting dark when we pulled in but the owner Bryan took us to the best site and filled us full of firewood and made sure we were all taken care of. He just opened the place a month ago and has a really nice place going but not many campers yet, So if your in the area and need a place to stay the night this guy will make you feel as though your family, another golden Canadian. -By Brad</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We rode a little corner of Minnesota for three reasons. We were only allowed 3 months of being in Canada at one time. It was shorter. And Mary really was craving a Payday candy bar which is not available in Canada.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mama bear with 4 cubs, only 3 cubs would pose for the picture though, you can BEARly see them</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Mary Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14828784437939894330noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6284631462166569971.post-21757990044277634272011-08-09T12:30:00.000-07:002011-08-10T12:10:34.961-07:00a Superior ride<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well, the last few weeks have been busy- we biked up along the north coast of Lake Superior- the largest freshwater lake in the world! And biking on the longest national highway in the world. Pretty exciting. Lots of coastline, lots of hills, and lots of interesting people to see along the way! We hit 4000 miles and the three month mark this past week, and mapped out a potential route to Prince Rupert (on the west coast of B.C.).We decided that in case cold comes before we want it to, and so that we are not rushed for the second half of our trip, we will head to Prince Rupert and probably take the ferry up to alaska, unless we get an unusually warm fall! According to our calculations, should be there in about 5 weeks! WOW!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTEsuwxnq1B2f-6byEAV6_u6lw5HQRoAaPOztC_X_KWvXjdXJqlz11V0G5sdLGU-0zl58-Vg0Z_uf6zG1j2X2VNlkTbR0_mLcw0YUadLdJjd9g7sJCZWUUwGW7FWJJNyZULStkS8JcPCE/s1600/P7290870.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTEsuwxnq1B2f-6byEAV6_u6lw5HQRoAaPOztC_X_KWvXjdXJqlz11V0G5sdLGU-0zl58-Vg0Z_uf6zG1j2X2VNlkTbR0_mLcw0YUadLdJjd9g7sJCZWUUwGW7FWJJNyZULStkS8JcPCE/s320/P7290870.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Met this guy- Jean- he's finishing up an 11 year walk around the world! pretty amazing guy, worth stopping to talk to! check him out at wwwalk.org</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">seems like every break we take nowadays, i just want to nap!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">another interesting friend- this guy is running across canada, to promote awareness of prostate cancer- guys- go get checked- one finger can save your life! :) www. stepintoaction.ca</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Frank, our warmshowers host in Thunder Bay- awesome guy! they had a huge BBQ full of cyclists at his place- made us want to stay longer!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the Fisk fmaily we met at church in Atikokan, the caoeing capital of canada. Pretty awesome people who fed us garden fresh food and gave us a bed and great company! Its so fun to meet new friends every day!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Well, so we are still making our way west, heading toward Winnipeg and beyond, still having lots of adventures!! Stay Tuned!!Mary Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14828784437939894330noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6284631462166569971.post-1757724611513025362011-07-28T20:32:00.000-07:002011-07-29T07:07:04.056-07:00Half way recap, and FAQ<div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4JcR_IIx2qKiLjqAgiNiHSO1wW0xVBrkazySPjE-N6Fq-UuEzADKfZZZ56k3l98zvQYQSeC0E3TGbTADnjwX_dOWSblE6sYrqL-gxVUVvllOU4YS8fJXqkB8c6d9w3d_3gs7hAONFXrR0/s1600/P7250782.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634622934300734754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4JcR_IIx2qKiLjqAgiNiHSO1wW0xVBrkazySPjE-N6Fq-UuEzADKfZZZ56k3l98zvQYQSeC0E3TGbTADnjwX_dOWSblE6sYrqL-gxVUVvllOU4YS8fJXqkB8c6d9w3d_3gs7hAONFXrR0/s400/P7250782.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div>So mileage wise we figure we are over half way. Total so far we have pedaled over 3500 miles or 5632 km. We estimate that to make it all the way to Anchorage, Alaska it would be 6700 miles. This is still our hopeful destination although we are still leaving an escape route through Prince Rupert in British Columbia for if we run out of warm weather or money, in which case we will take a ferry to our slightly less but still happy ending. We are riding about 75 miles a day on a normal day and try to get crazy once a week and crank out a 100 mile ride, before our day of rest on Sundays. The last few days we have seen several other bike tourists who are headed east crossing Canada. We have talked with several bikers who say that they left Vancouver only a month and a half ago. This gives us a great deal of confidence that we can still make it but it will most likely be late September, as long as Jack Frost holds out that will work. </div><br /><div>Our bikes and really all of our gear is holding up great. We wore out our chains and some break pads but that's going to happen after this kind of distance. Our biker tans are dark and extremely defined, complete with ankle socks and even our fingerless gloves. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">Frequently asked questions.</span></div><br /><div align="left"><br /><div align="left"><strong>Where are you from?</strong></div><br /><div align="left">This is always a loaded question, because you never know if they want to know the beginning location of your trip or where you were raised, conceived, lived most recently, or where the IRS currently thinks your address is. So most of the time we just answer Utah.</div></div><br /><div align="left"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7pyxQAmWKLAyY1QYuj2S7n39NlJJwvGUT_ELvSOTLgeodY8n2WuuKWWsMBzDZ2feyX31mwYZSGFOmyWt7Ckbls-6LgjHcUZ7A6F5XVquYaAQbaJ9QqgawV6oagT8dS53ajyF4K5LiozUx/s1600/so+far.png"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 342px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634645442734550066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7pyxQAmWKLAyY1QYuj2S7n39NlJJwvGUT_ELvSOTLgeodY8n2WuuKWWsMBzDZ2feyX31mwYZSGFOmyWt7Ckbls-6LgjHcUZ7A6F5XVquYaAQbaJ9QqgawV6oagT8dS53ajyF4K5LiozUx/s400/so+far.png" /></a></div><br /><div align="left"><strong>Where did you start?</strong></div><br /><div align="left">We started in Bangor, Maine on May 6th</div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left"><strong>Where are you headed?</strong></div><br /><div align="left">Again kind of a complicated question. We receive looks of doubt when we answer Alaska, and often are even discouraged. Often times we just respond that the Pacific ocean is our destination. But then I always feel the need to elaborate with the details of our route since its not a direct line and I want the credit we deserve for what we have biked and when the other cross Canada bikers ask this I can't let them think we are undermileaged rookies. (still rookies just with a minor credibility)</div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left"><strong>How far do you go in a day?</strong></div><br /><div align="left">We have lately set the goal at 75 miles a day. Some days we do more some days we do less, it depends on weather and whatever other distractions we encounter. Passing up on opportunities is something we actively try to avoid so often big mile days take the back seat. Our record day is 103 miles and our least is Zero. And Sundays we do our best to make it the day of rest.</div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left"><strong>What do you eat?</strong></div><br /><div align="left">We eat everything. Biking all day turns us into bears after a long hibernation. We eat it all and we eat a lot. While in Canada we have been doing our best to try the local favorites, which has given me a lot of first times. I had my first Lobster, in Maine. My first raw oyster, mussel and clam in PEI. First Poutine in New Brunswick, which is now a staple. And first moose stew in Labrador. But mostly we try to cook our own food on our little camp stove. The meals we have created vary a ton depending on whats available to us. For a whole week in Labrador we enjoyed military MREs thanks to Wilf. Having spent countless weeks working in the woods and living off of dehydrated food cooked on a little stove for our work, this was nothing new for Mary and I. We are now improving our camp stove meals and expanding a bit, just last week we got crazy and bought a frying pan to add to our kitchen. Now the possibilities are endless. Whatever the meal we try our best to take advantage of the roadside veggie stands and toss in some fresh food to keep our cadence up. This morning we got a hold of some milk, mixed with the bread and eggs we bought the day before from the Mennonites, our peanut butter french toast was amazing. Quebec was a haven for roadside ice cream stands, that's a tradition I hope the rest of Canada can carry on.</div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left"><strong>What happened to Keith and Michaela?</strong></div><br /><div align="left">Keith and Michaela are another couple we started our trip out with. Keith is the only one of us who had any previous bike touring experience, so he let us ride his knowing tail for a bit. Once Mary and I got the hang of the whole bike touring concept, we cut them loose. Those two have more pedaling endurance than we knew what to do with. They are now about a week ahead of us and you can follow them at <a href="http://thelifeoflarsens.blogspot.com/">http://thelifeoflarsens.blogspot.com</a></div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left"><strong>Where do you sleep?</strong></div><br /><div align="left">Most nights we stay in our tent. Its a lovely tent, the Mountain Hardware Hammerhead3 has been amazing at keeping us dry and bug free in some pretty crazy times. We never really know where we will sleep most nights and just hope that a place opens its arms to us. Now that we have returned to more of an English speaking population we have been asking farmers for permission to camp somewhere on their land. So far no has said no and often we make friends that way. We also have been taking advantage of <a href="http://warmshowers.org/">http://warmshowers.org</a> which is a network of bike tourists who will open their home to you for a shower and tent space or often times even a bed. We have been warmshowers every chance we can and have met some of the coolest people through that. Also attending church is always a great way to see direct blessings through the invitations and meals we receive. If all else fails we sneak into the woods or anywhere hidden and call it home.</div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left"><strong>Whats your favorite part so far?</strong></div><br /><div align="left">Big question, vague answer. The experiences. Most mornings we wake up (way later than planned) and we know we are going to bike further but we never know whats going to happen along the way. The many amazing things we have seen, the people we have met, the kindness we have felt, and the challenges we have beat. This trip is only half way through and has already been the best trip/ summer I have ever experienced. I am convinced that for me this is the best way to travel, you can't have these kind of adventures from your car or camper. You don't mix and live the place when your tucked in a hotel room. 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(thats over 30 for all you canuks). We have been hitting a lot of ice cream shops and swimming holes, just to stay alive! We saw Ottawa in a blur, but still managed an adventure or two. Mostly, just enjoying the rolling farmlands of quebec and (finally!) Ontario. </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">i cant resist a bucket of water dumped over my head on a hot day- thank you splash parks!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We got a new frying pan! Now we can make more than one-pot meals, and here, scrambled eggs and asparagus! Voila!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">yup, we hit 3000 miles! You'd think we'd be farther west, right? Us too.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The friendly farmers are always willing to offer a peice of land for camping!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Experimenting with some more advanced cooking skills- Pad Thai!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just your average candelight dinner on the ottawa river!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a nice view of the Parliament (its like canada's white house), crossing the bridge over to Ottawa</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We arrived at the Parliament building right as they were starting their noon yoga class, so we joined in. We got to see the parliament from all different angles! It was a great stretch, except for the sweating profusely in the noon sun part.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the hottest day so far, which was like 100 + a billion with humidity, we didnt make it very far on bike, but we DID find a great afternoon swimming hole!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We realized there were blueberries right on the roadside- yes please!!!</td></tr>
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Today we are finally showered and happy thanks to a couple we met in Deep River, Ontario, who have given us a bed, showers, pizza, and wifi. Once again, we love warmshowers.org!Mary Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14828784437939894330noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6284631462166569971.post-17331429414743118972011-07-18T09:29:00.000-07:002011-07-22T19:38:46.634-07:00We put the Real in Montreal<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Montreal- planned to stay one day, but got sucked into this awesome city for three and a half! A few weeks back we met some local cycle tourists ending their journey, on their way home to a town called Montreal. They told us if we went through to call and stay with them. So we did! We made it from quebec city to montreal in two days, one of them involving another 100 mile day! woohoo! We pulled into town late thursday night and our new friends guided us along the bike paths to their place near downtown. Had pizza waiting. they really know how to host! They showed us the city, the shopping, the festivals and cathedrals, the bike paths and the fireworks, fed us amazing homecooked meals and made sure we stayed hydrated. It wasnt hard to stay longer than planned here! And our old friend Randy Blades, who is living in NY, drove up for a day to play with us. What a champ.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The city has a bike rental program where they have these Bixi bike stations/docks all over town, and so you can pick one up one spot, ride it around, and drop it off wherever you end up. Pretty sweet, and even though we had our own rides, we picked some up to play around town with. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">found an alley ful of random games, now we can say we played hockey in canada!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">randy, picking out the perfect Bixi.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Saturday night rode bikes to the bridge for fireworks and an awesome night ride around the island and across the bridge. Definitely the highlight of the weekend.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our crew- Randy, mary and brad, and Jackie and Jesse, our hosts/ tour guides.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They called this mac and cheese, i call it gourmet home cookin!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Using a rest stop for what its intended for- resting!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the fuel of the gods- chocolate milk!!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Well, we have had lots of fun and our pictures cant really even show it all, but now its time to get down to business and head west! Next stop, Ottawa, and then west west west!!!!B-radhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08298640881788118951noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6284631462166569971.post-10494238646622245962011-07-12T20:46:00.000-07:002011-07-15T08:03:31.104-07:00je me souviens<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Due to some minor, yet time consuming difficulties with the mail, we ended up spending a fair amount of time in Quebec city. However if you're stuck in one place for awhile this was a great place to do it. Mary had a friend of hers from her mission in Guatemala who lives here. Stébane and his wife Catherine played amazing hosts for us and made this break from the saddle very entertaining. We toured old Quebec inside and out, and with the ongoing festivals there was something going on everywhere we looked. We took a dip and cooled off a few times. Picked and ate probably too many strawberries. Wonderfully overfed by Stébane`s family. Ate all the local favorites. Got our bikes all tuned up and ready for another 2500 miles. Took a side tour of Jacques Cartier national park. And slept in a bit too. We loved everything about this city. The history is rich. The people are active and so helpful. Bike paths, and other cyclists galore. The only thing I would have changed is teaching Mary and I a little french before entering this region, but we got along ok.</div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If you notice anything about this photo, I want you to admire two things.<br />
Well toned thighs, and well tanned lower thighs.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The oh so hospitable Gélinas family.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The local secret chocolate shop, Chocolat favoris. The line out the door into the street is an instant testament of how good this place is. Dipped in the good stuff , these babies have a quarter inch thick shell. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pretty sure Mary ate more strawberries than she put in the box.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Who needs a tanning bed when you have bike shorts.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mary obeys all the posted rules.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An amazing veiw after being completly drenched by the passing storm. In Jacques Cartier National park.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Loving the summer wildflowers in the park</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the Jacques Cartier river</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Mary Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14828784437939894330noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6284631462166569971.post-76688908634508113302011-07-08T13:21:00.000-07:002011-07-08T13:21:02.807-07:00Everyday Adventures in Quebec<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well, in case you were wondering how a day goes on our trip, here are a few examples of our favorite experiences the past few days. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So we roll into a town about 7 pm and start asking around for a grocery store. We ask a guy who happens to own the store, and tells us its closed but he will let us in. Then, we ask where a good place to camp is, and he says he happens to own a vacant lot on the water down by the wharf, and we can camp there! awesome!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then, we are riding through a little town, and a car pulls over to talk to us. Its an old man named Jerry who says he is a cyclist and is on his way to go sailing and do we want to come? Sure! So we bike to the marina and board the 16 foot sailboat, Mockingbird, and go out on the St. Lawrence for a couple hours. What a nice and random break! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These are just a few of our ramdom adventures, and well, bike touring is by far the best way to travel!!</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quebec is famous for strawberries, and we happened to be here at the right time! YUM!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">B-rad surprised me with wildflowers in my handlebar bag for our `two month on the road` mark. awww :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">we met some awesome friends through warm showers (check out the side link) who let us camp in their yard and hang out with them- great people! Its always good to meet other bike tourist and swap stories and get advice!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">our capsite in Kamouraska, where the grocer let us stay. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Mockingbird. B-rad even got to drive, and Jerry said he must have norwegian blood because he was a great helmsman.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Biking along HWY 132 along the St. Lawrence river... BEAUTIFUL!!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Mary Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14828784437939894330noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6284631462166569971.post-72774030265943458382011-07-03T14:01:00.000-07:002011-07-03T14:01:12.632-07:00PricelessWell, two weeks after leaving Goose Bay, we finally made it back to civilization! It was a few weeks filled with mostly gravel road, lots of great wilderness campsites and sunsets, lots of dusty days and big trucks flying past us, and LOTS of steep steep hills. If we are not in shape for the rockies after this, we never will be. Our bikes held up great, with the exception of shredding only one tire, for which we had a spare. And the high prices of food and snacks and dealing with lots of dirt road construction was worth it for the priceless feeling of finishing what all the locals said we were crazy for trying. And now, we are happy to be on pavement and a place where there are POEPLE to talk to! With nearly 2 months and 2300 miles under our tires, we are now headed west and on to the mainland of our cross canada adventure!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paved Paradise</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dorkas works in the Scale shack weighing all the big dumptrucks that kept passing us. She then dumped a truck load of food onto our bikes.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Safety is our number one goal here at churchill falls.... We toured the hydro electric plant 1000ft under ground...shocking</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">CBC news interviewed us in Labrador city</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You don`t really begin to feel like your in a different country until you don`t speak the language. This is the border of where English is no longer normal, and we are so helpless when it comes to french.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">uhhh Canada is big. Spending our day hiding from the rain.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These guys are also hiding from the rain.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We biked 100 miles in one day just to end with this. Now thats a real century ride. Hopefully the bike computer is Y2K compliant.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Worn out after a 100 mile day. 45 miles of which, was dirt.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is what it looks like everytime a truck passes you in either direction.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">pedaling through the ``eye of Quebec``</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trail Showers</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunset in Rimouski</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The very small LDS branch in Rimouski, thanks again Elders for translating.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Mary Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14828784437939894330noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6284631462166569971.post-3499587487922006752011-06-18T08:48:00.000-07:002011-06-18T08:48:11.641-07:00Goose Bay GoodnessI know we just posted, but our stay in Goose Bay was worth another one! We met a guy on the ferry over the Labrador that let us use his SAT phone and told us to call him when we got to Goose Bay. We did, and he really took care of us! We were given a bed, showers, laundry, and even old MRE meals to take on the road! He also took us up in one of the helicopters he works with to see where our friends were (they were riding about a day behind us). It was pretty exciting, we didnt expect to get to see Labrador from a tiny helicopter! Oh, and we interviewed with the local paper about our ride, we will update that when it comes out, and we have an appointment with the TV station as well. we're FAMOUS! hahah. Thanks Wilf and Brenda!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Keith and Michaela are the tiny dot on the road. Click on the picture and you can see it bigger :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SO excited to be in here! its my first time!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wilf took us up in a helicopter (he works for the heli place here) to look for out biking buddies. Pretty cool!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We got to cook our own steaks at the steakhouse where Brenda works- turns out we are pretty good cooks!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wilf and Brenda, our amazing hosts in Goose Bay. We call him the unofficial mayor of Goose Bay</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brad playing with Narwhal Tusks! Turns out they ARE real animals.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">this is US in that helicopter! pretty cool!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Mary Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14828784437939894330noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6284631462166569971.post-24596271803492219042011-06-17T06:26:00.000-07:002011-06-17T06:38:50.644-07:00A long way from no where<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSZXqjH2JTYonYa9zlFs6BLpAn0Sr-TJdoxggwh6z4f6znsLtfOzNHStE57Z04DFGKMXHX7cioIaw75GzmMqtJ-ghCCHkpkJWUH7wen83_NLtCPP4pab_VVI9nMdkLhDFSnEFDnp526KE/s1600/P6130141.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSZXqjH2JTYonYa9zlFs6BLpAn0Sr-TJdoxggwh6z4f6znsLtfOzNHStE57Z04DFGKMXHX7cioIaw75GzmMqtJ-ghCCHkpkJWUH7wen83_NLtCPP4pab_VVI9nMdkLhDFSnEFDnp526KE/s320/P6130141.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>We just finished the first 500 KM of the labrador dirt road section... ouch! who's idea was this anyway? :) Our bums are sore and our brains are boggled, and we are suffering from shaken baby syndrome. Luckily we only have about 1200 KM left of the dirt... We are having lots of crazy times- great weather, saw a black bear (that ran away when we sang- are we that bad?) and lots of beautiful and uninhabited wilderness. Plus we get lots of respectful looks from all the motorcycle tourists :) WE LOVE LABRADOR!</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">thats four days of biking for us... 12 miles per granola bar= a lot of snacks packed.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">yep, a long way from anything, riding on rocks.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">reaching a stretch of pavement coming into Goose Bay. The first pavement we've seen in over a week- you'd kiss it too.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">perfect road bike conditions...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">bottled at the source :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">bears dont mess with boys who wear capes!</td></tr>
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