Vancouver to the Kooteny's and back

[volcon]

Day 1

Rode a loaded KLR through Vancouver, up the Sea to Sky and gassed up in Pemberton.

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Stopped to take a picture of the Hurley Pass summit. Then on to Goldbridge.

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Carpenter Lake

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Horseshoe Canyon. Near Moha

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Went through Lyton, Merrit, Kelowna and set up home for the night on Kalamalka Lake

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Day 2

Rode through Vernon then on to Needles via hwy 6. A really great ride, twisty road andmountain vistas. Oh, and of course deer - yup, watch out for the stupid things. Got on the Needles ferry



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Continued through Nakusp and south towards Castlegar

About 10km south ofSilverton



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Ended the day in Rossland.

Day 3

Went offroad with my hosts in Rossland. Two breakdowns(stuck float and a wobbley starter soleniod plug - both fixed on the trail)and only a few falls. Don't have any pictures as I didn't want to risk my camera to my unique riding style. :)Had a whole lot of fun and I must have had a good timebecause I was completely beat at the end of the day.

Day 4

Got taken for a ride. And what a ride it was. :DNorth on hwy 6 and east on Lemon Ck FSR then out on 6 mile.

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Took the boat from Balfor to Kooteny Bay and the ride got even better. We were first off the ferry andwent alonga twisty lake side road without any traffic to speak of for about 70km. We may have even exceeded the speed limit:tup:

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Paused for a break at Kooteny Pass summit

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And back to Rossland.

Day 5

The locals "Took me for Ride" yup, off road. It was, well, a challange. But, I survived and my riding took a change for the better in a big way. I'm gald my hosts were as patient as they were. See the thread http://www.dualsportbc.com/forums/view_topic.php?id=6428&forum_id=56for the sorid details

Day 6

Was a tourist in Rossland followed by a short trip to Northport. Good thing because I really needed a break.

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Day 7

Had to go home, Took State Route 20, this is a must ride but keep a look out deer - stupid things. I used to thinkthey were harmless littlebambisbut, nowI ride a motorcycle and I think we should eat them. Yup, every last one of the damn things.


Stopped on Sherman pass to warm up. I wasused to and dressed for the 28-32 degree days we'd been having, not the 3 degrees it was - burr

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Next pause was Wasington Pass in the North Cascades National Park. This is another "must ride"

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From there it was the slab to home.

Must give huge thanks, many cudos to sector for putting me up and putting up with me.

The brutal facts:

Distance traveled 2395.50 km

Moving Average 69.7 km/h

Max Speed 141 km/h (that can't be right it's KLR after all)

Fuel used 112.444l

Dents in gas tank 2

Lost license plates1



Gonna have to do it all again:tup:

[250ccforme]

Nice report. Great pictures. Thanks.

For another take on Bambi see this thread: http://www.dualsportbc.com/forums/view_topic.php?id=6367&forum_id=35

[joker650]

Yea...great report :tup:

I really like the stats at the end also....fuel to mileage rario.

[Roaddane]

Great journey. Everytime I think it's time to sell the KLR, it's things like this that prove how versitle of a bike it is and how it suits my riding style to a T.

[ktmken]

Looks like you had a great trip! Thank you for sharing it with us. :)

KTMKen