I spent 3 hours updating my blog in the library in Kamloops. It has been hard to stop on the road and spend the time to make updates when all I want to do is ride. Afterward, I rode around until discovering a spot overlooking the lights of town. The sun set but the clouds told me the chance of passing showers was over. I made a cup of soup then spread out my bivy among fragrant sagebrush under the peak of Mt. St. Paul for a fitful sleep. I awoke at 5 and went down to the river. The sun had just began to rise, painting the sky pink and orange with the backdrop of Mt. St. Paul behind me. I stripped and brought my soap down to the river for a bath in the chilly water. The water temperature was actually warmer than the ambient air as I scrubbed off the smells of damp clothes and the grit from the road. Refreshed and in my cleanest dirty clothes, I made a cup of Tim Horton's coffee and ate two packets of oatmeal beside the beautiful park. Today I plan to ride toward the town of Vernon and then follow Hwy 6 over toward Nelson, BC. The Ainsworth Hot Springs are high on my list of places to visit. Where else can one take a hot bath in a cave? I'll also try to keep things updated for all those arm-chair travelers back home. Thank you so much for the support and praise along my trip...many more posts and stories to come!
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Bob Peek
8/29/2014 05:10:10 am
I personally would have held off on the bath and waited for the hot springs LOL
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Jdrocks
8/30/2014 01:34:52 am
Have a friend in Vernon if ya need anything.
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Mike Saunders
8/30/2014 05:04:59 am
Thanks! I crossed through there in the rain yesterday and am in Kalso now.
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Mike SaundersIn May 2014 I quit my job to ride a Honda Ruckus over 69'000 mi and counting. Wild camping most nights and cooking most of my own meals, I keep the costs low and the landscape changing. Archives
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