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The end result: 177km/day, 8000+ calories per day (12% fat yogurt saved me on this trip), 18lbs lost, and a very odd #tan on my back and right side (south facing everyday for 30+ days). .
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#throwback series about this #lifechanging #trip in #2010 ~ 5300km from #Vancouver to #Quebeccity in 38 total (32 riding) days. .
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#weightloss #oddtanlines #8000calories #photography #fitness #lifeadventure #cycling #touring #outsideisfree #breathemorelife #picoftheday #wanderlust #fitness #training #freedom #smallfootprint #ecotourism #rest #drive #tangibleactions #cheap #biketouring #canon #epic

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Leaving the very mining town of Sudbury with a new wheel.
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#throwback series about this #lifechanging #trip in #2010 ~ 5300km from #Vancouver to #Quebeccity in 38 total (32 riding) days. .
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#Ontario #Sudbury #sunset #landscape #industrial #instabike #fitness #lifeadventure #cycling #touring #outsideisfree #breathemorelife #picoftheday #camping #wanderlust #freedom #smallfootprint #ecotourism #Wanderlust #drive #tangibleactions #biketouring #sunsetoverthecity #sunset-pics #sunset #goldensunset #photography

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#campsites are everywhere and they offer the most magnificient #vistas like this beautiful pine forest.
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#throwback series about this #lifechanging #trip from #2010 ~ 5300km from #Vancouver to #Quebeccity in 38 total (32 riding) days. .
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#landscape #nature #sunset🌅 #photography #photography #nofilter #fitness #lifeadventure #cycling #touring #outsideisfree #domore #picoftheday #wanderlust #fitness #training #freedom #smallfootprint #ecotourism #tangibleactions #biketouring #canon #forest

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The challenge is not distance, it's maintaining the drive to go ahead despite facing adversity - Hitchhiking turns out is more difficult than finding a friendly bike shop to stay open later to replace a wheel. 60km outside Sudbury.
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#throwback series about this #lifechanging #trip in #2010 ~ 5300km from #Vancouver to #Quebeccity in 38 total (32 riding) days. .
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#help #goodsamaritan #adversity #challenge #instabike #lifeadventure #cycling #touring #outsideisfree #breathemorelife #picoftheday #wanderlust #freedom #smallfootprint #ecotourism #sudbury #drive #tangibleactions #biketouring #wandering #Wanderlust #mosaic #photography #adventure

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Entering the #Rockies through the gates of Radium Hot Springs, BC. .
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#throwback series about this #lifechanging #trip in #2010 ~ 5300km from #Vancouver to #Quebeccity in 38 total (32 riding) days. .
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#Rockies #britishcolumbia #alberta #landscape #nature #instabike #fitness #lifeadventure #mountains #cycling #touring #outsideisfree #breathemorelife #picoftheday #camping #wanderlust #freedom #smallfootprint #ecotourism #Wanderlust #drive #tangibleactions #biketouring #radiumhotsprings

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When all you have is your #bike and kilometers to go, it's the #littlethings that matter ~ like a washing station.
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#throwback series about this #lifechanging #trip from #2010 ~ 5300km from #Vancouver to #Quebeccity in 38 total (32 riding) days.
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#photography #tv-simplicity #outdoors #shower #forest #nature #instabike #fitness #lifeadventure #cycling #touring #outsideisfree #breathemorelife #picoftheday #wanderlust #fitness #freedom #smallfootprint #ecotourism #tangibleactions #biketouring #canon #epic #canada

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#campsites are everywhere and they offer the most magnificient #vistas when there nothing else to think about that #rest and #food...& mosquitos too.
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#throwback series about this #lifechanging #trip from #2010 ~ 5300km from #Vancouver to #Quebeccity in 38 total (32 riding) days. .
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#landscape #nature #sunset🌅 #photography #photo #nofilterneeded #fitness #lifeadventure #cycling #touring #outsideisfree #breathemorelife #picoftheday #wanderlust #fitness #training #freedom #smallfootprint #ecotourism #tangibleactions #biketouring #canon #epic

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Being chased by the #rain and #hope for #better times after is just part of the riding game.
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#throwback series about this #lifechanging #trip in #2010 ~ 5300km from #Vancouver to #Quebeccity in 38 total (32 riding) days. .
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#landscape #nature #instabike #fitness #lifeadventure #sunset #cycling #touring #outsideisfree #breathemorelife #picoftheday #camping #wanderlust #freedom #smallfootprint #ecotourism #rest #drive #tangibleactions #biketouring #sunset #rain #photography

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Projected selfie before selfie was a thing.
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#throwback series about this #lifechanging #trip from #2010 ~ 5300km from #Vancouver to #Quebeccity in 38 total (32 riding) days.
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#weatherornot #photography #fitness #lifeadventure #cycling #touring #outsideisfree #breathemorelife #picoftheday #wanderlust #fitness #training #freedom #smallfootprint #ecotourism #tangibleactions #cheap #biketouring #canon #epic

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Poetry of imagery in the #canadian #prairies.
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#throwback series about this #lifechanging #trip from #2010 ~ 5300km from #Vancouver to #Quebeccity in 38 total (32 riding) days.
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#sky #clouds #ambiance #landscape #train #railroad #instabike #fitness #lifeadventure #cycling #touring #outsideisfree #picoftheday #wanderlust #fitness #training #freedom #smallfootprint #ecotourism #tangibleactions #biketouring #canon #photography #train #prairis #alberta #saskatchewan

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On the right, Jay (see previous post). On the left, a young 19 year old guy we met somewhere in #saskatchewan , "crazier" than us. Started walking on the road in Vancouver to head back to Montreal. Thousands of kms in, he bought some rollerblades and poles and went along gliding on the shoulder listening to beats in a quasi-dancing fashion. He slept in the ditch in his clothes with no tent. Great smile and positive attitude!
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#throwback series about this #lifechanging #trip in #2010 ~ 5300km from #Vancouver to #Quebeccity in 38 total (32 riding) days. .
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#photography #roadside #ride #crazystories #fitness #lifeadventure #peopleyoumeet #friendship #camping #prairies #cycling #touring #outsideisfree #breathemorelife #picoftheday #wanderlust #fitness #training #freedom #smallfootprint #ecotourism #rest #encounters #tangibleactions #biketouring #explorecanada

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Introducing Jay, to this day, my best buddy. We met accidentally biking through Alberta. I had worked with him briefly before that. We both, and you can't invent such a story, left Vancouver on the same day to do some life soul searching while crossing Canada. We biked by each other in Medecine Hat and both went "hey, I know you!"
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#throwback series about this #lifechanging #trip in #2010 ~ 5300km from #Vancouver to #Quebeccity in 38 total (32 riding) days. .
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#roadside #ride #crazystories #fitness #lifeadventure #friendship #campibg #prairies #cycling #touring #outsideisfree #breathemorelife #picoftheday #wanderlust #fitness #training #freedom #smallfootprint #ecotourism #rest #dunset #tangibleactions #biketouring #sunset

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Moments of #solitude, #peace and #quiet between hard days of #riding (up to 240km and 12h days sometimes, offered proper healing for the body and the mind that I so needed.

#throwback series about this #lifechanging #trip in #2010 ~ 5300km from #Vancouver to #Quebeccity in 38 total (32 riding) days. .
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#photography #photo #weatherornot #selfie #fitness #lifeadventure #cycling #touring #outsideisfree #breathemorelife #picoftheday #wanderlust #fitness #training #freedom #smallfootprint #ecotourism #rest #drive #tangibleactions #biketouring

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All that goes up must come down. A recurrent theme of crossing the Coastal, Kootenays, and Rocky mountains on a #bicycle.

#throwback series about this #lifechanging #trip from #2010 ~ 5300km from #Vancouver to #Quebeccity in 38 total (32 riding) days. .
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#photography #weatherornot #adventure #fitness #lifeadventure #cycling #touring #outsideisfree #breathemorelife #picoftheday #wanderlust #fitness #training #freedom #smallfootprint #ecotourism #rest #drive #tangibleactions #cheap #biketouring #canon #epic

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Furtive #campsites can be found in little patches of bush. This one came handy midway of the second ascent of the day up Anarchy pass.
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#throwback series about this #lifechanging #trip from #2010 ~ 5300km from #Vancouver to #Quebeccity in 38 total (32 riding) days. .
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#photography #weatherornot #fitness #lifeadventure #cycling #touring #outsideisfree #breathemorelife #picoftheday #wanderlust #fitness #training #freedom #smallfootprint #ecotourism #tangibleactions #cheap #biketouring #canon #epic

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Taking the wrong turn will result in drastically different results... #throwback series about this #lifechanging #trip in #2010 ~ 5300km from #Vancouver to #Quebeccity in 38 total (32 riding) days. .
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Long ascents (often 3-4 hours) were always rewarded by #stunning sights to what was just conquered.

#throwback series about this #lifechanging #trip in #2010 ~ 5300km from #Vancouver to #Quebeccity in 38 total (32 riding) days. .
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#photography #weatherornot #instabike #fitness #lifeadventure #cycling #touring #outsideisfree #breathemorelife #picoftheday #wanderlust #fitness #training #freedom #smallfootprint #ecotourism #rest #drive #tangibleactions #cheap #biketouring #canon #epic

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[Day 2 or 3] Long ascents (often 3-4 hours) were sometimes interrupted by little naps.

#throwback series about this #lifechanging #trip from #2010 ~ 5300km from #Vancouver to #Quebeccity in 38 total (32 riding) days. .
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#photography #selfie #photo #adventureseeker #weatherornot #fitness #lifeadventure #cycling #touring #outsideisfree #breathemorelife #picoftheday #wanderlust #fitness #training #freedom #smallfootprint #ecotourism #rest #drive #tangibleactions #cheap #biketouring #canon #epic

Having hinted recently about my #cyclotouring habits, time has come to to start this series about this #lifechanging #trip from #2010 ~ 5300km from #Vancouver to #Quebeccity in 38 total days (32 riding). Introducing my loyal hovering-looking 2-wheeled partner for that trip and many since. #throwback
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