smokey days
Friday, August 6, 2010 at 9:40PM Azure and I spent the day in Chetwynd, B.C. today, I was feeling pretty under the weather this morning and decided to rest for the day. I was really dizzy for some reason and had a smashing headache, with some big climbs and narrow roads ahead; we decided that, to err on the side of caution was best. I think that part of my problem was that I spent the entire day yesterday riding in very smoky conditions. Last I heard there are over 450 forest fires burning in southern B.C. and the farther south I get the more apparent that is. The smoke was so bad yesterday that I could barely make out the outlines of the surrounding mountains. There is a big fire burning near Prince George (about two days away) I am hoping that air quality will improve after I get past there. It will likely all depend on which way the wind is blowing.
Chetwynd is a small town nestled in the mountains of central B.C. It is a quaint place that hosts an international chainsaw-carving contest every year. Needless to say, there are unbelievable wooden sculptures all over town. Like everything on this trip the pictures don’t really do them justice, but you get the idea.
8-5 stats
67.42 miles
15.9 mph average
39.6 mph max
4:12:32 ride time
Reader Comments (2)
More awesome pictures as always. We miss you guys a ton! Patrick -be safe in that smoke and hey next time you get to an important mile marker and are taking a picture -SMILE! Love you both, Amber
How many total miles have you ridden so far?