01-01-2018, 03:32 PM
According to my ridewithgps, I did 96 rides for 7,069km and 48,326 meters climbed. Biggest ride of the year was a 1200km ride with a 90 hour time limit, the granite anvil , I finished in 88+ hours. I also did some touring in the rockies so that was cool to climb a real mountain pass, 580 metres of climbing in 12 kilometers near Radium Hot springs was my first big one... Sinclair Canyon is gorgeous. I also rode over Highwood pass in Alberta, the highest paved road in Canada at 2206m. It's a long climb from the trans-canada and only steep in spots. It's pretty remote too despite being fairly close to Calgary, there was a hotel and one open gas station in the 180km I rode that day, temps were over 30 too and the air is dry up there... Almost no traffic and the scenery is unreal, highly recommend, just plan for the lack of services.