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From
Pacific to Atlantic: An 8000-Km Bicycling Odssey
July 29, 2011 - Halifax NS
"Of all the distance travelled
during an adventure, it is often the last few kilometres
that one remembers most vividly and fondly."
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Lunch?
At 10:00 pm?
July 25, 2011 - Charlottetown, PE
We
were well into the fourth song when the man on my
left side turned to me and shouted into my ear. "We've
got to get you up so you can daunce! You're going
to daunce, aren't you?"... (Read
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A
Tale of Two Trails: Part 2, It Was The Worst of Trails
July 23, 2011 - Moncton, NB
Almost
immediately after crossing the border and biking through
the town of Edmunston, the trail deteriorated into
a state that can only be described as mostly unusable.
Gone were the young families, the elderly, and shrieks
of laughter I heard along the trail in Quebec... (Read
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A
Tale of Two Trails: Part 1, It Was The Best of Trails
July 16, 2011 - Riviere du Loup, QC
It
was the best of trails, it was the worst of trails.
There were trails of fine gravel and rest stops, then
there were trails destroyed by washouts and abuse...
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Pushing
Pedals, Powered by Poutine
July 8, 2011 - Montreal, QC
So
let me get this straight. You take french fries, coat
them in gravy, then smother the whole thing with cheese
curds? That sounds pretty high in calories, doesn't
it? Make it a medium. No wait, you better give me
a large!.. (Read
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It's
Big, It's Empty and it's Good to be Home
July 1, 2011 - Timmins, ON
Pine
needles and creosote. The smell hit me shortly after
arriving to Ontario, while bicycling south on Highway
71 between Kenora and Fort Frances. A brisk morning
wind rushed over the treetops and into my face, a
wind carrying something familar and comforting..
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Behind
Bars in the Land of Law and Order
June 15, 2011 - Winnipeg, MB
Stretching
the entire width of Canada's great plains, all the
way from the foothills of the Rocky Mountains to the
boreal forests of the Northeast, lies a quiet stretch
of road that our country - and it seems time itself
- forgot... (Read
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Welcome
to Orion, Population: 2
June 5, 2011 - Orion, AB
Throughout
the Southern prairies, a number of towns rose from
the dusty ground at the turn of the 20th century.
Many were placed along the new railways to facilitate
the shipment of grain, or to support mining operations..
but many of these towns began to fade... (Read
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Bicycle
Diaries - A Series of Tales from the Kootenays
June 2, 2011 - Fernie, BC
"It's
not the places you go that matter, it's the people
you meet along the way"; Normally I wouldn't
agree with this statement - I've always valued the
destinations while traveling - but then again, I'd
never traveled by bicycle before, let along through
the Southeast corner of British Columbia... (Read
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Livin'
la Vida Hobo - Rail Trails to the Kootenays
May 25, 2011 - Nelson, BC
..Although
there are very few bikers this time of the year, there
were plenty of fantastic people to share the experience
with along the way, resulting in the usual pleasantries
and share of odd but wonderful encounters you often
have while traveling... (Read
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Blood,
Sweat and Gears - Riding the K.V.R.
May 20, 2011 - Penticton, BC
"Coalmont
welcomes you and will be delighted to serve you provided
you are lucky enough to find us open" I didn't.
The Kettle Valley Railway is an extinct railway that
at one time connected communities in the Southern
interior... (Read
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From
Sea to Sky: Biking from Victoria to Hope
May 16, 2011 - Hope, BC
"Is
that really a solar panel behind your bike?"
I could not have imagined a better icebreaker than
a bike trailer with a solar panel. In fact, even if
it weren't connected to anything at all, it would
still be worth... (Read
more)
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Biking
Across Canada - The Adventure Begins!
May 2, 2011 - Victoria, BC
Finally...
the Stinky Feet Project continues! In
less than 2 weeks, I will begin traveling across Canada
by bicycle. This 100-day journey will cover up to
7500 km, starting from Victoria, British Columbia
on May 12, 2011... (Read
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Video
Blog: Overview of the Journey
April 15, 2011 - Victoria, BC
"Hi, and thanks for following
the Stinky Feet Project. I'm Clive. And in May I'll
be heading out on a 7500 kilometre bicycle trip across
Canada".. (Watch
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