18 November 2012 Looking Back to 14 thru 16 Sept 2012 Priest River to Sandpoint ID 30 miles (TNV 444 miles) Sandpoint to Priest Lake and Back to Seattle Well, we avoided the grizzlies and lightning bolts but not the ever-present danger of succumbing to an unfinished blog. So how did our Two Nation Vacation …
13 Sept 2012 Ione WA to Priest River ID 62 miles (TNV 414 miles) All I do is think about bears on this trip. Brown bears, black bears, grizzly bears. As we were approaching the town of Priest River via Highway 2, which, by the way, has a very “worthy” gas station stop (i.e., ice …
12 Sept 2012 Salmo BC to Ione WA 44 miles (TNV 352 miles) Gina likes loops. Loop walks, loop hikes, loop bicycle rides, any kind of loop that prevents her from repeating the same scenery twice. This is slightly ironic given her penchant for constantly repeating herself, particularly when it comes to her lists of …
11 Sept 2012 Nelson to Salmo BC 25 miles (TNV 308 miles) I am being attacked by a dog only in this case, I am being killed with kindness. My new best friend and I are sharing the jump-seat of a pickup truck cab along with another canine cousin and my new BFF is intent …
10 Sept 2012 Nelson BC 0 miles (TNV 283 miles) Our off day in Nelson. For further detail, see Wonder #6 from yesterday.
09 Sept 2012 New Denver to Nelson BC 67 miles (TNV 283 miles) Today was a day filled with wonder. Wonder #1 Reaching the lookout point at the top of the mini-pass south of Silverton, we wondered if the two men parked there and making breakfast at the picnic table were normal. Not really, it …
08 Sept 2012 Kaslo to New Denver BC 30 miles (TNV 216 miles) The nice Asian woman at the Valhalla Inn in New Denver has just brought us two steaming plates of stir fry. Stir fry is not on the menu but a brief conversation with the gal at the lone outdoor store in town …
07 Sept 2012 Kaslo BC 0 miles (TNV 186 miles) I think it’s highly possible that Gina said the word “cute” more times today than in all of her days combined. Everything here in Kaslo is cute. Our room is cute, the decor is cute, the dog across the street is cute, the street itself …
06 Sept 2012 Crawford Bay to Kaslo BC 30 miles (TNV 186 miles) The scenery today has gone from Great to Grand. The mountains have become steeper and pointier, the lake narrowing to bring the other side into closer view, and the view from our room here in Kaslo is a view to beat all …
05 Sept 2012 Creston to Crawford Bay B.C. 50 miles (TNV 156 miles) I cannot figure out how it is that it feels like at least 8’o’clock in the evening and yet my watch only says 5 pm. Maybe it was the hilly 50 miles pushing at least that many pounds of steel and panniers …