I awoke early, scrambling out of my tent to get to the truck
in order to prepare breakfast. Preparation of breakfast was significantly
easier than dinner, by far :) But our crew was the last out of camp because we
were required to clean up the breakfast and lunch supplies. As such, myself,
Louise, Fred and Erik were sweep. Sweep is a duty in which there is at least a
pair of cyclists who bring up the rear in case something occurs to those ahead.
Those on sweep can thus assist them, call for help, etc.
A few kilometres out of camp we were met with a nice
downhill near Sicamouse. Right before the hill ended Erik got a flat and I
almost rammed right into him as I was behind him on the downhill. Luckily I
swerved to avoid him and safely made it down the hill and Erik was okay as well. Once Erik repaired his
flat the 4 of us were off again.
Today was the day I had my first glimpse of the Rocky
Mountains. The Rockies are massive to say the least. I felt so small when they
came into view, it was an incredible sight to take in. There are also streams that
flow down the mountains and since they are glacially fed they are cold. Before
you even see the stream, you know it is very close ahead because you cycle through
a cold patch as a result of the coolness of the water. The water looks so fresh;
when I saw pools of water along the side of the road it was so clear I felt an
impulse to take a sip.
The 4 of us visited the place where the last spike was
nailed in the trans-continental railroad, which has been deemed “A ribbon of
steel from ocean to ocean” that “Symbolizes the unity of Canada.”
The Three Valley Gap was on route and so we stopped there to
take a break and warm up as it was a slightly chilly day. The Three Valley Gap
is a lovely attraction because there is a large red roofed building amongst the
mountains. It felt like we came upon a treasure in the mountain valley.
After our break we puttered our way to camp. We were all
getting a bit tired because of the late night and early morning as a
consequence of galley duty. We were relieved when we finally made it to Canyon
Hot Spring Resort, our camp for the evening. The resort was beautiful, with
mountains in our backyard. It was a great place to come to after a long day.
Tomorrow would be another long day as we would be cycling through Roger’s Pass.
A physical challenge to look forward too :)
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