50.3 miles, 3970’ climbing, 1 deer
Our ride this morning started with 14 gently rolling miles on pavement to the ferry at Upper Arrow Lake. It’s an on-demand ferry run as a free service in British Columbia all year round, and the ferry is pulled by cables. The two of us and our bikes were the only passengers. After winding thru the forest, we had a long, humid climb over to Whatshan Lake where we had lunch at a recreation site.
More rolling miles thru the forest took us across the dam and down to the “Hippie Hole”, a large swimming hole with a slightly treacherous approach. It looked great, but the water was too cold for us to want a swim. We splashed a while, the went off route a couple miles to reach a campsite that was another short ferry ride away, this time across Lower Arrow Lake. We dropped a long ways, and second guessed our decision since it will mean starting tomorrow with a big climb.
Monday is Canada Day, so it’s a three day weekend here. Lots of people are out camping.
Looks like a good day. Gotta love those meals. A long climb uphill does not sound fun. Sleep well xo
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