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  • 2012 Glitter to Red Canyon aka Dying in the Desert

    The Dirty Seven – (Gala and Doug Sly, Joanne and Larry Kennedy, Greg Giles, Larry McRae, and Warner Griswold) experienced a once in a lifetime tour from Las Vegas to Grand Junction Colorado – approximately 850 miles (22 days). We left Henderson/Las Vegas at 6:00 am to beat the heat on our way to the … Continue reading 2012 Glitter to Red Canyon aka Dying in the Desert

  • 2012 NEW ZEALAND EAST

    By Eric O’Higgins It isn’t polite to talk about the weather, even though it was perfect and sunny in New Zealand while you all were in the deep freeze. We came up the East Coast highway, almost empty now of people since the road was built in the 1950s. We were sharing the pavement with … Continue reading 2012 NEW ZEALAND EAST

  • 2011 India Tour

    A Personal Account by Ken Levine Pretour Day 1 – Sat., Nov. 12 Finally, after traveling 27 hours from Holly’s Vancouver house to Delhi, India, arriving at our hotel at 3 a.m., 18 ½ hours of actual flight time on 2 crowded flight segments, standing in line for 4 security and customs checks, and enduring … Continue reading 2011 India Tour

  • 2011 Sierra/Tahoe

    A View From The Back of The Pack by Ken Levine May 7,2011 Reno, NV to Graeagle, CA – 64.8 miles Two four letter words describe today, the first official day of the Sierra/Tahoe Tour: HEAD WIND. (Yesterday, our tour organizer and leader, Warner Griswold, led a 30 mile ride in the greater Reno area … Continue reading 2011 Sierra/Tahoe

  • 2011 Vietnam

    Jan. 3 to Jan. 24 A Personal View by back-of-the-pack rider Ken Levine Jan. 3, Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City): This was the first official day of the trip and it started with orientation and introductions to the group members and our hosts, Pedaltour’s guide, drivers, and bike mechanic. From the CCCTS, we had Jeannie, … Continue reading 2011 Vietnam

  • 2008 Newfoundland or Bust

    Part 1: St. John’s to Deer Lake Its July 17th 2008 and twenty senior folks (average age 64.3) begin to gather in St John’s, NFL to spend a couple of days sight-seeing in the local area before beginning a magical trip cycling across Newfoundland. We began our trek with a short (35 kms) but very … Continue reading 2008 Newfoundland or Bust

  • 2008 Harrison Hot Springs

    An Aussie Goes to Harrison: June 17, 2008 My second summer riding with the CCCTS and my first overnighter Report by Marjorie Miller Eleven of us started off from Langley, cycling to Fort Langley and then to Harrison Hot Springs on the north side of the swollen Fraser River. The country-side is very lush and … Continue reading 2008 Harrison Hot Springs

  • 2008 Cascades Wander

    Report by Dan McGuire There was some concern as we headed east from the Seattle area, up and over Snoqualmie pass in the Cascade Range with its heavy overcast sky and snow, piled high where the plows had moved it off the highway, gave a chill to the air. Was it perhaps too early in … Continue reading 2008 Cascades Wander

  • 2008 Cascades Wander

    Report by Garfield Clack Another great tour organized and led by Robin and Dan. The weather cooperated. The routes were gorgeous, and the company stimulating. There were some 100k plus days. We cycled along the banks of three major rivers in the area: the Columbia, the Yakima, and the Wenatchee. There were tour-hosted meals at … Continue reading 2008 Cascades Wander

  • 2008 Skagit Tulip Ride

    Report by Dan McGuire The Fraser Valley Group inaugurated their first overnight ride in April, a ride from a traditional start place in Langley to the Skagit Valley in Washington, during the spring tulip festival. A total of 18 of us enjoyed the cycling routes and the flowers. It was a very windy Tuesday as thirteen of us … Continue reading 2008 Skagit Tulip Ride

  • 2007 Big Sky Blast

    Report by Hans Klein Once all participants had arrived in Missoula, the tour officially started. During what would be daily briefings we introduced ourselves with a little blurb whether we had visited Montana before. I vaguely remembered I had as a child coming back from Yellowstone National Park. We lived in Alberta then, so Montana was the natural way … Continue reading 2007 Big Sky Blast

  • 2007 Washington Wheat Country

    Report by DanMcGuire Towns with names like Almira, Cheney, Davenport, Odessa, Ritzville and Wilbur are not on most people’s vacation destination list, but Robin Howe and Dan Carey led us to these places, and more, in the area west of Spokane and south of the Columbia River. For nine days we had a wonderful time cycling through this picturesque … Continue reading 2007 Washington Wheat Country

  • 2007 Washington Wheat Country

    Report by Marj Murphy and Garfield Clack Jaaaa….Marj and I are now back a day or two from the ten-day cycle tour of the Eastern Washington State wheatlands. And an excellent tour it was. Some attachments for fun. There were twenty two of us, with women in the majority. The planning, organization, leadership, and just plain attention paid to our comfort, … Continue reading 2007 Washington Wheat Country

  • 2005 Ottawa trip summaries

    compiled by James Reid Trip 1 – Submitted by Renaud Prefontaine. Before my accident, we were starting to plan a trip along the cycling route that is being completed going from Niagara on the Lake to Brockville. Maybe next year. Trip 2 – Submitted by John Mynott WHERE YOU WENT: Ottawa via Air Delayed [Transat] to Marseilles. … Continue reading 2005 Ottawa trip summaries

  • 2005 Evangeline & Lighthouse Tour Nova Scotia

    Report by Sally Svensson It’s always exciting starting off on a new tour, with high-spirited companions, twenty in all. It was Sept. 1, Airport Inn, Halifax, our destination Grand Pre, some 100 K “down the road” as native son Les Hudgins would say. Surviving the gusty, rainy day, an initiation rite, made us very thankful … Continue reading 2005 Evangeline & Lighthouse Tour Nova Scotia