June 12, 2025
Cranbrook to Kimberly
It was
raining this morning when I woke up. It
sounded really heavy but when I crawled out of the tent I was shocked at how
little rain there was. In fact there
wasn’t even enough to make the pavement wet.
Today’s
ride was up the bike path to Kimberly. This
is one of the premier rides of this tour as it is a wonderful paved path which connects
Kimberly to Cranbrook. As an old rail
line it is a low grade climb all the way up to Kimberly and a fantastic sail
back to Cranbrook.
We were out
of camp and on the road about 9:00 am.
It was totally gray and overcast from the early morning rain. Even though I had only put on a jersey I was warm
enough as we climbing all the way.
After a couple
of pictures, I was disappointed to find my camera was out of battery. I had checked it and it looked like there was
a ¾ charge. It may be time for new
batteries as the other battery I have for the camera had swelled and I had a
very tough time getting it out of the camera.
The over
cast sky didn’t last long and by time we were half way to Kimberly the clouds
were breaking up and there were patches of blue sky. By time we got to Kimberly
it was pretty nice. In Kimberly they
are replacing the water mains and as a result A&W was closed.
After a
quick stop at the local market we were on the way home. Flying down the hill was fast and fun. I
stopped and took a couple phone photos.
Back
Cranbrook I wheeled in to A&W with the two Kens while Barry headed off to
the bank. It was very good, but not quite to the Quail Ridge A&W standards.
We rolled
back to camp just as the rain started. Lots of thunder but the power is still
on.
A great
ride today of 62 kms.
Terry
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