I had a good night's rest and luckily the previous day's showers stayed away. With four days remaining and more than 500 km to go, you just have to put your head down and try to cover as much ground as possible.
Snaps (more):
The start of the Rocky Mountain range just outside Creston.
It's official. Luckily the roads snaked through the mountains and there were no big climbs on the day. Just a gradual incline up to Cranbrook.
Next time I'm taking the train. Should make for a cool trip.
I saw loads of deer. Felt like every time I lifted my head, I saw one by the side of the road. No moose or grisly's yet though. Still need to tick those two from the list.
After a 100 km or so I reached Cranbrook with a lot of daylight to spare. The legs felt ok, so I really had trouble keeping myself from continuing onward. If it wasn't for the lack of accommodation further down the road, I would've done 20-30 km more. Instead I filled the tank with a chicken salad from McDonald's and treated myself to a hot chocolate at Starbucks. The weather got pretty cold and miserable after I stopped, so in retrospect I'm glad I decided to stay the night.
The night was spent in a college residence, which is turned into a hostel during the summer holidays. I've always wondered what dorms looked like in North America and it wasn't all that different from the residences I stayed in back home.
I've lost a lot of weight during the trip. Not sure how much, but without a belt, those jeans would've been on the floor.
Gist: A very average day. The weather wasn't particularly nice or bad, nor was the scenery. The ride wasn't easy or hard either... Lol. I was happy with my progress though. Just wished I could've gone a bit further to take the sting out of tomorrow's 150 km.
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