None of us could get over the herds of elk right outside our tents in Jasper. A nursing mother kept sidling sideways to get away from all the gawkers with baby firmly attached. With all the bear warnings issued by the park, and the bear cage waiting by the front gate, we all put everything … Continue reading 15th June report, Nancy O’Higgins Jasper to Drumheller, Alberta →

The agony and the ecstacy, that’s how Mary Herlt sums up the Coquihalla for the Shore to Shore 2004 group heading for St. John’s, Newfoundland. The agony was the burn of the never-ending climb and the ecstasy the view along the way seen in brilliant sunshine. Six of us started a few days earlier in … Continue reading 9th June report, Nancy O’Higgins Victoria/Fort Langley, B.C. to Jasper, Alberta →

Faye Wilson of Merritt reports that the Shore to Shore 2004 tour arrived in her town yesterday, all in good spirits and good form. They gathered at Her and Barton Howe’s place for a pizza dinner after the long second day of the tour, 113 km over the 4068 ft (1240 m) Coquihalla Summit from … Continue reading 4th June report, Dan McGuire →