119.7Kms
The Reid's checked in with us about 7:30am and then were on their way and we moved our gear to the Bedside Manor cookhouse porch, made eggs, cleaned up, and then loaded our bikes up with gear.

As our ride this day was long, but only 1/3 uphill, we left at 9am, knowing we'd be in Elko, BC by about 6pm. We were pleased to reach Crows Nest Pass and the area of the Frank Slide.

Even more exciting was reaching the Alberta / BC border! As we crested the Divide, we were surprisingly pushed from behind by a gust of wind from the East, "a pat on the back from BC" said B. We are happy to be in the mountains and found the hills comfortable to climb, even with wind at us. In Sparwood, the "gateway to BC" we posed with the world's largest mining dump truck "Titan".

From Sparwood to Elko was mostly downhill, or flat, so the Kms clicked by quickly, and today was the first day since leaving Regina on June 8th that we not only glided but also used brakes on a downhill, and went through a mountain tunnel.

We met more West to East riders today, including a couple from New Zealand, Hamish and Joan, who told us about some of their bike trips and we all plan to keep in touch.

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