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TOUR de KOOTENAY NORTH

There are a lot of hills on this section of highway. Some long hills, some steep hills and some more hills. This is a tough day that tests our mental fortitude. We all pass, some better than others. Our leg muscles are slightly mushy. A good Gatorade day. Weather is hot again. It feels very good to slide into Trout Lake and the historic Windsor Hotel. Nice clean rooms and excellent dinner

A hearty breakfast and a bag lunch prepared for us by the friendly staff at the Windsor Hotel starts off day 4. This is to be our longest ride of the trip. The gravel road from Trout Lake to Gerrard is in excellent shape, featuring many great views of the lake and mountains. The road from Gerrard follows the meandering Lardeau River and is very scenic as well as being an easy ride since it follows the old rail grade. A short lunch break at Cooper Creek, then we're back into the undulations along Kootenay Lake. Eight hours after we leave, we pull into the Kaslo Motel and finally unglue ourselves from the bike seats, a tired but happy group

We are truly blessed by fine restaurants in the Kootenays. A well-fed group headed up the hill out of Kaslo into another spectacular day. This day is highlighted by a ride along an old wagon trail, a self-propelled trolley ride over a raging creek and several flat tires. The Galena Trail from Three Forks to New Denver is awesome. This is a great section of trail maintained by the locals and enjoyed by many. We arrive at Marsh Cabin in the early afternoon. Finally an easy day and a chance to rest some aching muscles

Another early start in preparation for a big day today. We're going into uncharted territory - up Lemon Creek Road to Six Mile Lakes and down to Willow Point on Kootenay Lake.

This proves to be our toughest challenge of the trip.