After some shopping in Edmonton (to find gas for our gas stove) a nice first day of cycling.
Cycling across some nice rolling hills. How further we cycle, how better the surrounding and quieter the traffic on the road. Along the road we see a moose within a small river.
Started the day with a (60 km. long) climb to the top of Swans Hills. After this a nice decent in the direction of Slave Lake.
Across highway 2 towards Slave Lake. From Slave Lake we follow the Bicentennial Highway (Hw. 88).
Very nice and quiet road where we could do some good cycling.
Before we leave from the camping, we receive some cookies and tea from the camping hostess. Very nice! After Red Earth Creek the hard road ends and the gravel road starts. Passing trucks make some spectacular dust clouds. After 63 km. on the gravel road we pitch our camp on the side of the road.
Some snow and hail on the way (pretty cold). Almost no traffic on the road.
Across a bad gravel road (also because it has rained, the mud sticks to the tires). Some more traffic on road than yesterday because of "pow wow" in "Tall Cree". Many nice conversations with locals. At Fort Vermilion the hard road starts again.
On Hw. 58 we cycled towards High level. On the golf course at High Level we pitched our tent.
Some big thunderstorms today (a bit dangerous). The wind blows us with high speed towards Steen River. We camp near the "Fire Training Camp" in Steen River.
Today across the 60 degrees N parallel (from Alberta into Northwest Territories). Visit two very nice waterfalls (Alexandra Falls and Louise Falls). We camp near Louise Falls.
Very warm day cycling. Many nice hill climbs with views across the Boreal Forests.
After 30 km. we reach the Yellowknife Highway (Hw. 3). With the free ferry we cross the Mackenzie River.
We meet many bisons on the road. Find a very nice place to camp at a small lake.
Again we meet many bisons on the road. Road is not too busy. Just after we pas the junction towards Rae we pitch our tent.
The last 51 km. we cycle on a gravel road again (though they are preparing a new hard road towards Yellowknife). We camp at Fred Henne Territorial Park Campground.
In Yellowknife we visit "Frame Lake Park". Also we visit the "Old Town", where the "Bush Pilots Monument" stands. We make a nice flight with a floatplane. We also drive with a 4x4 on the Ingraham Trail, where we visit Cameron Falls.