September 23, 2019
Lightning Lake, Manning Park, BC –> Hope, BC

Distance: 84.4km
Ave: 19.4km/h
Max: 56.6km/h

A tasty breakfast with dried peaches and raisins and walnuts from Cawston followed by a detour to lightning Lake. Any ideas I’d had of renting a boat for an hour were squashed flat. Not only had it started to rain again, but the wind was getting gusty, and the rental outfit looked solidly closed. Making a mental note to return to Manning Park again to explore further, I carried on to Allison Pass.

Very happy to be cycling west… Going east, the climb up to Allison Pass looks arduous, with little respite and a narrow, poorly surfaced shoulder to boot.

Pedaling down some hills to fight the wind, I’ve made it to my favourite hide out in Hope and treated myself to a Blue Moose coffee.
All that remains is to decide where to shore up for the night.

Decisions, decisions.

Alice

PS. The light at end of the tunnel… is just a pannier reflecting your way.