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Stage 2015/06 [A028] | ||
| Purden Lake - Crescent Spur (Yellowhead Highway) | |||
| ⇨ 63 mi / 101 km | |||
| ⇧ 900 m (garmin edge 1000) | |||
Cycling from Smithers, British Columbia to Vancouver.Stage from Purden Lake to Crescent Spur following Yellowhead Highway. |
 The breakfast today consists of what is left from shopping yesterday morning in Prince George. This sounds more desolate than it is: since we rented a complete log house with an kitchen for the night, we can warm our breakfast in the oven. Now, however, it sounds better than it is. |
 The weather today is foggy and cold. For the rest of the day I still see upward potential. |
 In the morning the sun comes out. The route is quite lonely and deserted. On our way, a pick-up stops, the passengers get out, ask if we have enough water and food for the day and offer us fruits and pastries. I don´t want to appear to be impolite and taste some pastries. The driver tells of his last bicycle ride: from Vancouver to Key West, Florida. Very nice people, thanks for stopping by. |
 Around noon we stop at a rest area at Slim Creek and eat our sandwich. Sitting at the river we observe eagles proudly circling at the blue sky. |
 A view of the countryside to the left and right side of the road shows that we slowly approach the mountains. The first snowy peaks turn up. |
 After 98 km, we leave the main road and turn off towards Crescent Trail. Here awaits us another wooden hut. This time a cabin with guard dog. Mark, the landlord of this place, is waiting for us and proves to be a perfect host. We spend the evening outside the cabin, drinking tea and enjoy at the landscape in a tranquil way. |
 Due to the remoteness of the place we stay overnight, there is no beer of the day. To make things even worse, there is no beer at all. Instead: water from our newly designed bike bottles. |