The pic is of Castle Junction a very beautiful campground. I met a dutchman at the campground who was traveling accross the US and the Rockies of Canada.
The ride from day 1 with the head winds had really drained me. It made the ride today really hard. Add to it the sun and heat and I am surprised I made it to Radium. Sinclair Pass is just before Radium and it is 10th km of going up up up. Then you get a 13 km drop into Radium.
I talked with one fellow who told ne that there was a massive accident near Radium on Friday. A tanker collided with a motorhome and immediately blew up. So on Saturday they had partially opened the highway and then they had the rockslide by field that diverted all that traffic south through Radium. I am glad I missed all that as it would have been nasty.
When I had just got to the very top of the pass I key a cyclist who was staying at a hostel in Radium. It didn't take any convincing to sway me to stay there when camping rates are 24 and the hostel was 27. To me that is a no brainer.
I spent a lot of time deliberating if I should go backbto Golden and the hwy 1 or go on to Creating then back to Revelstoke. Radium-Golden-Revelstoke is 250 km. And via Creston would be 550 km. Now I need to be in Sorrento for a reunion on Fri eve. Do to go the ling route would mean doing 150km every day. Which could be very very difficult if not impossible. So alas I have to go the other way just to make sure I can make it.
Location : Redstreak Rd, Radium Hot Springs, BC V0A 1M0,
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