Our arrival in the Bow Valley, Alberta had been much anticipated; for there, in the scenic-as-anything tourist town of Banff, lay the start line of the Great Divide Mountain Bike…
Mark WatsonOctober 19, 2016
This post is long overdue, but to update followers fully, we’re currently biking the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route through the USA, a brilliant and challenging route that connects wilderness…
Mark WatsonOctober 5, 2016
After the wide and relatively busy Alaska Highway from Whitehorse to Watson Lake, we were looking forward to the Stewart - Cassiar Highway, a much quieter road that would be…
Mark WatsonSeptember 15, 2016
This post follows our journey across the Yukon; Canada's north-western state, and one of its remotest. With a ride of over 1100 kilometres and 10 riding days, we combined the Top…
Mark WatsonAugust 17, 2016
This post is long overdue, and comes after months of planning, preparation and house packing. As I write this we’re in the air – en route to Deadhorse (permanent population…
Mark WatsonJune 6, 2016
Well ... I've taken a bit of a hiatus from blogging lately - and this post comes from Sheffield, England - about 2 months since the last one. I guess…
Mark WatsonAugust 7, 2010
Our arrival in the Bugaboos (Purcell Range, south-eastern BC) coincided with the end of a two day storm and the beginning of a forecast fine spell. After nine days of…
Mark WatsonAugust 1, 2009
After our time at Lake Louise, and a couple of days driving out to Drumheller, we spent a few days hanging out at Paul Rogers' place in Canmore (thanks Paul…
Mark WatsonJuly 13, 2009
July 6 was my birthday, so we decided to do something different and drive out east of Calgary to check out the Royal Tyrrell Museum - aka The Dinosaur Museum.…
Mark WatsonJuly 13, 2009
