Today is Day #26 of The Road To Valour

On today’s ride I was alone again.

From Calgary I will be on my own for a while. This is where the true test of endurance and determination begins.

I left Nanton about 8:30 with the sun shining brightly. As I rode out of town, I could feel Pam working her magic some more (if you don’t know what I’m talking about, you need to check yesterday’s post – Bombing it to Nanton. Several times, as cars passed by they would slow down, roll down the window and yell out encouragement to me. That really made me feel good!

Generally, the ride was long and flat with little wind at least at the start.

Stops along the Way

Vulcan

My computer pointed me to take a Range Road – these are generally dirt roads, so lots of dust. I decided to reprogram the route and ended up in Vulcan. Hmmm! You could spend a week in Vulcan in just a couple of hours. After a cup of coffee, I decided to go check out the one tourist attraction – the large model of the Starship Enterprise. Unfortunately, the hype was greater than the model.

So on to the night’s stay at Little Bow Provincial Park. It was a long ride to the park, generally with a moderate wind in my face. Not a lot of fun. Turning off the main road, I found that the road started to drop off a bit for a couple of kilometres, then it dropped rapidly. Little Bow is situated on the shore of a reservoir. It is quite large and, I was happy to see, pretty empty.

No service and no wifi in the campground, so this post is a day late. At least it’s just a day late — not like some of the posts that I am still struggling to get out.

I pulled up to the office and was met by Ava, the camp host. She took quite an interest in The Road To Valour, and decided that decided to comp my stay and took me for a tour of the campground in her golf cart. She also invited me over for dinner to meet her husband, Kevin, was was a retire Ontario Provincial Police officer and a 17 year veteran of the Lake Superior Scottish Regiment. So, after I set up my tent and took a desalination shower, I went over to their camp.

Dinner and the company was great. I left with an invitation to join them for coffee in the morning.

Riding The Road To Valour