We saw a bear when we were in Canada! Well, there were several, but this one was a biggy, and he was just going about his business like all the people pulled over to watch him didn't even exist. And don't worry. This is WAY zoomed in.
Friday, June 24, 2011
Thursday, June 23, 2011
More Canada Than You Can Hanada
Montana was really pretty great. It was like the best of Canada, but in America.
The roads outside Glacier National Park were a little on the boring side at first. You couldn't see all that much. But once we got past the park and turned onto a smaller road, it got a lot more adventurous.
That evening, we made our way to Brenda and Rodger Sloan's house in Medicine Hat, Alberta. After relaxing a while, we went on a tour of the town.
Medicine Hat is home of the world's largest tepee. It was apparently left over after the Calgary Olympics and some eccentric Medicine Hat resident adopted it.
Strange angle for a portrait. Also not the most flattering slogan for a city.
Any town with a blood version is bound to be exciting.
Then the whole Sloan family teamed up to make a great dinner of curry chicken, home made pita and "chocolate Monday." What a great time! We even got to do laundry.
Thanks Brenda!
68 MPH is easy. That's 110 KPH.
On the way out of town, we ran very low on fuel in Saskatchewan. They are not big on gas stations there. We ended up finding one, but it was a bit of an adventure. An old man backed his car in right behind my bike and grabbed the pump while I was waiting for it to reset after Paul used it. I said, "Hey, what do you think you're doing? I'm up next." He said, "You using diesel? Meh!" And he grabbed the diesel nozzle and stuck it in his Jetta. I said "You can't use the pump as the same time as me." He didn't care. Just kept pumping while smoking his cigar. The clerk later told me he is a local celebrity. He is some sort of competitive logger, which is a sport there or something. It seems the further east you get in Canada, the ruder the people get. Or maybe it's the closer you get into the center.
Saskatchewan is really buggy. But the bugs there are tiny and not so squishy. Nowhere near as bad as the love bugs.
Crappy cold war Soviet diner.
The worst meal I have ever payed for. That is supposed to be a turkey sandwich.
The pride of Saskatchewan.
Canada has its own Very Large Array too. It's made of hay and it's half French.
Saskatchewan. They made a province and no one bothered to show up.
The roads outside Glacier National Park were a little on the boring side at first. You couldn't see all that much. But once we got past the park and turned onto a smaller road, it got a lot more adventurous.
That evening, we made our way to Brenda and Rodger Sloan's house in Medicine Hat, Alberta. After relaxing a while, we went on a tour of the town.
Medicine Hat is home of the world's largest tepee. It was apparently left over after the Calgary Olympics and some eccentric Medicine Hat resident adopted it.
Strange angle for a portrait. Also not the most flattering slogan for a city.
Any town with a blood version is bound to be exciting.
Then the whole Sloan family teamed up to make a great dinner of curry chicken, home made pita and "chocolate Monday." What a great time! We even got to do laundry.
Thanks Brenda!
68 MPH is easy. That's 110 KPH.
On the way out of town, we ran very low on fuel in Saskatchewan. They are not big on gas stations there. We ended up finding one, but it was a bit of an adventure. An old man backed his car in right behind my bike and grabbed the pump while I was waiting for it to reset after Paul used it. I said, "Hey, what do you think you're doing? I'm up next." He said, "You using diesel? Meh!" And he grabbed the diesel nozzle and stuck it in his Jetta. I said "You can't use the pump as the same time as me." He didn't care. Just kept pumping while smoking his cigar. The clerk later told me he is a local celebrity. He is some sort of competitive logger, which is a sport there or something. It seems the further east you get in Canada, the ruder the people get. Or maybe it's the closer you get into the center.
Saskatchewan is really buggy. But the bugs there are tiny and not so squishy. Nowhere near as bad as the love bugs.
Crappy cold war Soviet diner.
The worst meal I have ever payed for. That is supposed to be a turkey sandwich.
The pride of Saskatchewan.
Canada has its own Very Large Array too. It's made of hay and it's half French.
Saskatchewan. They made a province and no one bothered to show up.
We finished up early last night. Of course, in the typical fashion of this trip, it was raining.
I will continue to post updates for the rest of the trip that I haven't done yet. Yes, I know it is almost half the trip ;)
So far it feels a little odd being back. When Mike and I parted ways yesterday, it was really strange. "Welp, alright... I guess I'm going this way. See ya".
I will continue to post updates for the rest of the trip that I haven't done yet. Yes, I know it is almost half the trip ;)
So far it feels a little odd being back. When Mike and I parted ways yesterday, it was really strange. "Welp, alright... I guess I'm going this way. See ya".
Monday, June 20, 2011
Mike & Paul Revealed: One trip winds down, another begins
Over the last few weeks we have seen Paul and Mike become the cause of and solution to many international incidents. However, if you think that the adventures of these two cyclists is over – you’re wrong. Deadly wrong.
The Phoenix Foundation founders, Lynch & Decker labeled our boys traitors for their inability to “find” and apprehend Johnny 5. As such, they consider the boys AWOL and have charged them both with treason. Now, Mike and Paul are on a mission to clear their names and help small town folk in the process. The boys are currently traveling through NH and ME fighting local thugs and land contractors. “Face” and “BA-riggs” will do what they have to in order to survive and remove all charges. Although this rideabout may be coming to an end, this new journey has begun….
Today, still wanted by the government for a crime they didn’t commit, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire... The A-Team
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Imlay City
We spent the day today enjoying the great weather here in Michigan. The two of us rode strait across it to get ready for our last border crossing into Canada tomorrow. I don't expect it to go well, but they've got nothing on us. We are in another Super 8, this time in Imlay City. It's a nice one, but the internet connection is slow at best, and I'm still having trouble uploading photos. Sorry!
Friday, June 17, 2011
Oshkosh
We woke up this morning in lovely Oshkosh, Wisconsin. This camp ground also has an air strip, but no one seems to use it. Sorry for the lack of substantive posts lately. I've been having trouble uploading pictures, and posts are not much fun without them. Today we are going to an aviation museum and then we are getting on a boat!
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