{"id":738,"date":"2019-07-18T19:27:30","date_gmt":"2019-07-18T23:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cathmandu.com\/catproject\/?p=738"},"modified":"2019-07-18T19:27:30","modified_gmt":"2019-07-18T23:27:30","slug":"new-province-new-road-new-adventures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cathmandu.com\/catproject\/new-province-new-road-new-adventures\/","title":{"rendered":"New province, new road, new adventures!"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s only been a couple of days since I wrote my last post (gotta take advantage of the few places where I can get internet access!) but I feel like this is a new chapter again! After a very lazy day in Nugget City, I rode a few kilometers on the Stewart-Cassiar to camp near a small lake. It\u2019s become a habit now whenever possible: I jump into a lake when I am done riding. \u00a0I love it.<\/p>\n

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New road, new objective…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Into BC, for good this time!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

That night other people ended up parking their RV next to the lake. There is an advantage to having company in bear country, but the French couple ended up arguing all night so I used my iPod to listen to music instead, thinking that there are certain advantages to traveling alone too!<\/p>\n

The start of the Cassiar felt somewhat remote. Maybe not as much as the Dalton, but certainly not very busy. I hardly saw any vehicles, probably because I ride early… \u00a0It was overcast, as I was riding through miles of burnt forests. Got a few drops of rain. Hills are numerous, much steeper than the Alaska Hwy but they are generally short. I have to get used to them again…<\/p>\n

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Narrow, windy and varied road: this is the Cassiar, so far!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I saw more cyclists over the last few days than I had since I started, 7 weeks ago now! Always nice to meet other pedal pushers. Everybody seems to be enjoying their adventure as much as I am.<\/p>\n

Last night I ended up in one of the most beautiful places I have seen so far on this trip. \u00a0Boya Lake Provincial Park. \u00a0It was a 3 km downhill detour (uphill on the way back, of course!) but it was really worth it. Emerald blue lake, cold but just perfect for the afternoon swim, and a nice cooking shelter where I could set up my hammock in the evening while the thunderstorm was dumping water by the buckets.<\/p>\n

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Camping at Boya Lake. Cyclists get a discount!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Boya Lake: in the sun the colour is amazing, but the sun didn\u2019t last long enough for me to take a good picture…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And today was a short day, my first day of riding in the rain of the whole trip, so I can\u2019t really complain. \u00a0Especially since I arrived at Jade City just as the rain started getting pretty heavy.<\/p>\n

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One of the numerous carvings at Jade City<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jade City is not a city, it is a store that sells jade, apparently most of the world\u2019s jade comes from here. They offer free coffee and I took advantage of it as I was chatting with the owner who certainly had a very interesting life. Very welcoming, I ended up spending the whole day here as I am waiting for my friends Rick and Deb who are planning to join me for the next week or so of riding on the Cassiar. I am pretty excited about this plan, it will be fun to share the adventures with nice friends!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s only been a couple of days since I wrote my last post (gotta take advantage of the few places where I can get internet access!) but I feel like this is a new chapter again! After a very lazy day in Nugget City, I rode a few kilometers on the Stewart-Cassiar to camp near a small lake. It\u2019s become a habit now whenever possible: I jump into a lake when I am done riding. \u00a0I love it. That night…<\/p>\n

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