Day 7: Valemount-Blue River

Today was a shorter day (90 km). And that was good because my knees hurt, and I was generally unmotivated today.

Also my bike made strange sounds and I couldn’t really locate the source of them on the way. However, at one point I stopped because I thought it might have been the straps of my tent bag touching the back wheel somehow. So I stopped and started fixing the tent when I suddenly heard a rustling in the bushes nearby. And then I almost got a heart attack. I had stopped five metres away from a bear without noticing. Panicking a bit, I got back on my bike and cycled 10-15 metres away. Then I turned around again and realised that the bear couldn’t care less that I was there. It was having a veggie breakfast. So I got out my camera and caught this one on tape. The record is pretty bad though because I was still shaky. http://www.mountainpolarbear.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/img_0732-3.mov

I reached Blue Lake, a tiny nest with 500 inhabitants, at three o’clock. Because it was raining again today, I am staying in a cabin on a campsite so that I don’t have the hassle with the wet tent. I can also sit on a tiny veranda and enjoy a cold one. Since I arrived quite early, I also did some bike care. I think the sound might have come from the rear brake. That should be fixed now.

Soon I head off for dinner. Tomorrow I continue to Clearwater which is at least four times as big as this metropole.