Day 7, May 31 Revelstoke to Golden, km 646 to 799, 153 km today.
We left Revelstoke at 6:40 using the access road from the east end of town; it was the steepest hill of the day. The road from Revelstoke to Rogers Pass summit was surprisingly easier than anticipated; also the rain stopped and the sun came out just as we approached the summit. That's when we started to get some really nice views. Here's a shot of Susie at the Rogers Pass summit arches; eat your heart our McDonald's. We saw black bear today just beside the road; he took off as soon as car from the other direction slowed down. At the summit there were lots of ground squirrels around the summit rest stop. After the summit it was a quick ride through the snow sheds down. After getting down into the next valley the road goes up again about 240 m before descending gently toward Golden. We arrived in Golden about 5 PDT which was 6 MDT. This was a satisfying knowing we had made it over one of our longest and greatest elevation gain legs of this trip.
sounds like so much fun... I would still be trying to make it to whistler on my bike....
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