A late note to my previous addition - Leaving Calgary en route to Longview, way out on the prairie yesterday we noted a line of caps affixed to fence posts - a very long line of many thousands of caps, perhaps 3km from end to end, reminiscent of the bra fence near Cardrona. Quite unusual.
I went for a walk around Firnie this morning, noting groups of guys congregating, all waiting to be collected by the Company Bus - actually more like a coach, provided to get the boys to the mines - hell of a way to earn a living. In deference to the various bike temperature gauges (varying between 7-9C), we all rugged up warmly in multiple layers knowing it would be a cold couple of hours before the warmth of the sun kicked in - unfortunately our first leg was only several hundred metres, one of our number urgently requiring more air in a rear tyre, not a simple task on a touring Harley. So, quite a big day today, eventually well over 500km, including a bit of a detour (70 kms) to take in a Harley Dealership in the Kootenays for more T shirts, assorted gloves and other essential paraphernalia. A local Sheriff impeded our progress for quite a while, thwarting our intentions to make up lost time, but that's the way things go. By all accounts we're still very much in Bear country (you can even buy Bear repellent in a spray can - although my money would still be on the bear), but look as we might, no bears to be seen, well, not until tonight. So, tonight in the curiously named town of "Golden", back in the Rockies, just over the BC side of the border, a town of 3800 souls whose history is tied to that of the CPR, the mighty Canadian Pacific Railway. Comments are closed.
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Don MalcolmA perfect day involves being on my Harley with a long ride ahead.
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