Valemount, B.C. to Seattle (Pete)
Valemount, B.C. to Northport (Bill)
Dry, well rested on 10 hours of sleep, and with sunny skies, we saddled up for Pete’s last leg of the journey. The only wildlife we saw today was a very large black bear on the side of the road. I rode by thinking “Sit! Stay!” It did, and we made good time to Merritt, B.C. (the “Country Music Capital of Canada”) where we had lunch, grabbed a quad espresso and split up with Pete headed to Seattle and I back to Northport to spend a another day with the Chambers.
While this ride didn’t have the grandeur of the Rockies, it was beautiful nonetheless. About an hour and a half of the ride was down Hwy 97 beside Okanagan Lake.
I’ve been thankful for many things on this trip, but after nine hours in the saddle, I was most thankful that Jeff Meehan loaned me his AirHawk air seat. It was a Godsend, thanks Jeff!
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