Where's Williams?

Here goes with a quick update from the past week.

Yvonne & Nyle drove out last week for what was to be my ride home. I didn't get as far into the mountains as hoped, so I diverted south to Radium Hot Springs and cycled back up to Banff to meet them. We spent several days in the area kicking back and relaxing. Last Friday Yvonne & Nyle headed home and I with the green light to head to the coast!

So back to the biking.... My first day back on the bike felt like "the first day back on the bike". The ride into Golden was quite simply punishing! 30 degrees, 1 major climb and an absolutely terrifying ride across Kicking Horse Pass, gust must have been close to 75kph.

Got up at 5:00 am yesterday to beat the heat of the day, rode the biggest climb of the trip to Rogers Pass, but did not escape the heat, 3 major climbs the longest took about 80 minutes. But I must admit the battle was with my brain not my legs. The 6 tunnels I had to ride through did give me a break from the heat, but did nothing for my mental state of mind.

I'm in Revelstoke now, pushing on to Sicamous, should be in Kelowna by Wednesday night, and if the forest fire situation out in West Bank settles down I should be able to get to Vancouver. Forecast for the next several days are in the high 30's.

The finish line is in sight!