On top of the world

Well I made it to Rogers Pass last night.  I have been struggling stomach cramps  for past couple days and trying to figure out what is causing them. I have also with no success been trying to figure out if I am in better shape than last year.

From Golden to Rogers can be broken into 4 sections. 30 km rolling hills. 10 I'm climb then another 30 km rolling hills followed by another 10 km climb.

When I got to the last section i started to bike up. But it was brutal and I gave up to walk.  I then blamed it on the string head winds and my legs.  After pushing the bike for a couple km I tried to ride on a more gentle stretch and realized when I got to the tunnels that my front tire was very flat.  I changed the tube and also pumped up the other 2 tires which were a little soft.

This helped a lot and I made great time through the tunnels. Although a nagging shifting problem became chronic. Once I was in the easiest gear it would not switch out. I could manually pull it over and that worked.  But with only 2 km to go I thought I would deal with it at the hotel.

As I pulled up it was drizzling so I see if they have any rooms.  I was role that they had 2 tour busses and were all booked up.  Plan 2 was to camp st the bottom of the hill. So I had a burger j fries at the hotel and while rating the part I had initially talked to swayed she found a stray room in the staff area. At which point the rain started to come down. I immediately accepted. 

I don't normally add salt to my fries, and I can asssure you I don't try and make them white. But this time I did and even licked the piles of salt off my plate. I think that I was extremely low on salt and wonder if my cramps will disappear now.

Well time to tune a bike and hear on to Vancouvern

Location : Columbia-Shuswap A, BC,