Fiona is 6, she is a proven outdoors-capable girl. I have been promising to take her camping for several months, and this weekend we got the chance to go. We decided Banff national park needed some visiting and so with some advice from my friend Scott, who used to live in Banff, we set off…
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My bike on the Iditarod Trail Back in the days before before fatbikes were common, there was a bike/run/ski race on the Iditarod trail called the Iditasport. In 2002, it was replaced by the Iditarod Trail Invitational. In 2001, the final year of Iditasport, RJ Sauer made a documentary called “A Thin White Line.”…
Starting the new year off right.
While we were late for the New Year’s group ride, we followed their route and Tadhg kicked ass. He rode lots, pushed the steeper parts and had a great time.
Rolling fives for big brother
You know your family is hardcore when the slow biker recognizes the coldbike family on the trail in BC when he is from Newfoundland and you are from Calgary. I somehow failed to snap a photo of Malcolm, but he is my favourite kind of people. http://theslowbiker.wordpress.com/
Chilcotins Gun Creek Lakes Tour Day 1
The kids and I got back recently from our trip to the Chilcotin mountains of BC. We tricked my friend Vik into coming along and carrying some of our heavy food. Our plan was to take from 5 to 7 days to make a loop up Gun Creek, over Deer Pass and down past Spruce…
Chilcotin – 3 Lakes Tour
Vik has a nice summary of our recent trip on his blog, stay tuned for our writeup.
Flathead Valley Recon Loop…
There are no kids or winter in this one, but there is fun, and me getting a bear’s perspective on bear spray. Vik and I will be heading out with my kids in a week.
Some people get it, some don’t
My first blog post about Tadhg fatbikepacking has gotten some super positive feedback. When I arranged to get Tadhg his Mukluk, a couple of people questioned the wisdom of buying a kid a real bike. They thought I should get him a BSO for a couple of hundred dollars because: (more…)
Elbow Loop: Bikepacking Dad and Two Kids
Summer of 2012 was drawing to a close we wanted to get something of an adventure in before the summer ended. So a bikepacking dad, and two kids decided to go for a five day, four night bikepacking trip in the Elbow Valley. Tadhg and I had done the Elbow Loop trail a number of…
Winter Fatbikepacking With a 9 Year Old.
I have a passion for winter bike riding. I love sleeping outdoors in the cold. This year, my son finally reached a height where he can ride an extra small sized Salsa Mukluk comfortably. It therefore made sense that we should go out together on a winter fatbikepacking weekend. We started out from the car…
