Its almost Spring! Ok, its -20 right now in Saskatoon, but the days are getting longer, and as soon as I get my bike past the kind folks at SGI I'll be ready to rock when the roads are clear. Moved to SK last October, got exactly 3 rides in before I wimped out and winterized. Originally from Minnesota, cold is alright. Point of my post is that every ride I went on I kept wandering down gravel roads along the river, out in the fields, wherever. Appears that adventure touring is just a matter of fact up here - good by me. This site is great btw -- actual riders, not squids and poseurs. Calgary folks: I"m headed your way this spring/summer. Not for any particular reason, other than I've never seen the canadian rockies. Will post for good roads when I get closer. If by some freak accident anybody else ends up in SK, look me up PM style, glad to get together.
I will be out that way in may i think my wife told me. i could bring the 6fiddy to go for a burn with ya if your up to it. Minnesota you say.. My lab came from down there what a good little dog she is..
Wow Grainbelt, I've never heard of someone moving TO SK! I might be out your way this summer, I'll PM ya if I'm going that way.
Oh ya Grain Belt dont ever think highway 14 is worth riding.. it sucks big time gravel is better the highway 14.. :huh
The beauty of a temporaty work permit - in two years, I'm out. Saskatoon is a decent little town, and I plan on getting out and about in western canada while I'm here. Getting acquainted with hockey, curling, and canadian beer during the long winter. :slurp Not much culture shock, MN is more like canada than it is texas or california.
I do quite a bit of riding in MN, you're right, it's so much like Canada that I can hardly tell the difference. (MN border is only about 100 miles from here) Western Canada is well worth the ride.
And here's a shot of mountains on Feb 12th. This was taken at about 6,000 ft down in the Porcupine Hills area. Some fantastic riding to be had here... can't believe we did 470 kms there and back in the middle of February.
Lots of nice riding in Western Canada...and I agree about the Adeventure riding comment...I've really enjoyed seeing the roads less travelled
