Canada

Our first stop on our Canada road trip was Eureka, Montana to climb at Stone Hill above Lake Koocanusa. The hard quartzite rock provided excellent mixed sport and traditional climbing with excellent views of the lake. We were also pleasantly surprised with the camping (rated highest amongst all of the camp sites we have stayed in since April). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The entire leg of this trip was affected by bears. While running on a mountain trail near Eureka, we spotted a fresh grizzle footprint the size of my head – which I predicted would fit nicely in the bear’s mouth. Then, about an hour later Braden came swooshing around a corner on his mountain bike and saw a huge black bear meandering along the road. Finally, most trails that we took in Canada had signs that read, “Warning: Bear Feeding on Carcass in Area”. I wonder what the so-called carcass is?---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canada provided some amazing limestone climbing and mountain biking at Canmore and Revelstoke. Both places were beautiful with awesome mountain lakes. On the way back into the states, we travelled through Spokane, Washington to visit one of our dearest friends: Emilie Moreshead, aka, Miss Extreme 2009. She was such a gracious host and treated us spectacularly in Miss Extreme fashion with lots of powerful motorsports. Thanks to Emilie as well as Darren’s family for such a wonderful time.