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Soon after the snack stop, one crosses into BC and into Kootenay National Park. The weather indeed improved and the roads were completely dry from this point on. And, even a bit of sun now and then! what heavy snowfall were these forecasters talking about, anyway?

The ride from the snack stop to lunch is quite nice. Almost all a gently sloping downhill on a road with very wide shoulders (but with occasional cracks that you need to watch out for!)
Crossing into BC
Cycling southwest, into BC. [enlarge]
Down in the Vermillion River Valley
An excellent downhill section, with lots of good scenery and wide shoulders (but watch out for those occasional 'end-of-the-world' cracks in the pavement). The weather steadily improves as we head down-valley. The road is nice and dry and it gets warmer - even a glimpse of sun now and then! [enlarge]
Approaching Lunch
Two GT cyclists approach the lunch stop, with Split Peak towering above them. [enlarge]
Graham arrives for lunch
Nice of you to drop by, Graham! And in good spirits, no less! [enlarge]
Don Hollingshead, official EVCC photographer
Again, like last time, I saw it fitting to capture a picture of the capturer.... after all, Don does a lot of work capturing pictures of much of the ride. [enlarge]
Lunch stop
A pleasant spot (actually, getting to be a nice termperature at this point) to have lunch. [enlarge]
courtesy Graham
Andrew closeup
Graham explores with his new Digital Camera by taking in a zoomed-in picture of me. [enlarge]
Extravagant Service
The lunch stops are highlighted by a well-organized line that custom-assembles sandwiches to your liking! most excellent! [enlarge]
Alternative cycle repair
Here's a GTer (can't help but think I know the name of this guy, but can't quite remember) fixing his "tricycle" style bike. [enlarge]
Post-lunch grind
soon after lunch, we are treated to a bit of a climb, out of the Vermillion river valley and into the Kootenay river valley. Here, Caroline completes a relatively short but steep climb. [enlarge]
GTers cycling merrily along
A couple of GT cyclists happen to be coming by as I take my picture. [enlarge]
Snack Stop 2
The afternoon snack stop of the first day is at a scenic stop along the Kootenay River just before the highway starts up towards Sinclair Pass. [enlarge]
Snack stop 2 supply van
We arrived a little ahead of the food van and had to wait a bit before we could get our cookies and drinks and bagels and... well, you get the idea. [enlarge]
Ragged in the mist
A bleak and jagged peak visible from the second snack stop on the Kootenay River near Pitts Creek. [enlarge]
courtesy Graham
Andrew at Snack Stop 2
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Huh?
Caroline interrrupts the shot composition process... [enlarge]
Graham and the Kootenay
It took a lot to get Graham set up for this shot, believe me! [enlarge]
Grinding up to Sinclair Pass
After snack stop 2 is the biiiig climb up to Sinclair pass. Over 1000 feet in about 10km. [enlarge]
After the afternoon snack stop, it is just one really big hill to Sinclair pass before all of the effort of the day is over. From there, it is a very steep and exciting descent through a rocky canyon into Radium. One the way down this big descent, just before getting to Radium (the township), one reaches the Radium Hot Springs. The EVCC provides a shuttle bus from the campground to here and back for those weary cyclists who want to soak for a while.
Reaching Radium
Graham celebrates our arrival (or rather, our cycle-by) of the Radium hot springs site. We will be coming back here later after we've set up our tent for the evening. [enlarge]
courtesy Graham
Gateway to Radium
The descent down into Radium winds through a narrow and rocky canyon. This is the final narrows before the road emerges into the columbia river valley where Radium is located. [enlarge]
Bag pick-up
Our gear is waiting for us at the Radium Baseball diamond, where we are allowed to take over as a campspot for the night. [enlarge]
Radium's park has a baseball diamond, and the GT has taken it over to provide camping accommodations to those who want it (if desired, GTers can stay in a local hotel instead, at their own expense). The baseball diamond is right next to the area where the dinner is served.
Our bags are in here somewhere.....
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Graham's Tri-horn hairdo
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Sleeping stuff now set up
The turf is nice, soft and level at the baseball diamond. [enlarge]
A dip in the hot springs
we make our way up to the Radium hot springs site for a soothing soak in the pools. [enlarge]
A bit of hackey-sack before bed.
A group of GTers play around after dinner. [enlarge]
Interactive trackmap with photo points - Golden Triangle Day 1 - click map to view
Cycle Route Data - GT 2004 - Day 1
Start Time: 8:05a.m.
End Time: 2:51p.m.
Duration: 6h45m
Distance: 106.36 km (66.09 mi)
Average Speed: 15.8 km/hr (9.8 mph)
Start Elevation: 4731ft (1442m) *
Max Elevation: 5725ft (1745m) *
Min Elevation: 2811ft (857m) *
End Elevation: 2812ft (857m) *
* : +/- 75 feet
Total Elevation Gain: 2407ft (734m) *
Total Elevation Loss: 4320ft (1317m) *
 
 
* : +/- 75 feet
Elevation Graph
GT 2004 Day 1, Elevation over Distance
This is a GPS-derived Elevation profile of day 1, plotted over distance. [enlarge]
GT 2004 Day 1, Elevation over Time
This is a GPS-derived Elevation profile of day 1, plotted over time. [enlarge]
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