{"id":5999,"date":"2016-06-12T22:39:54","date_gmt":"2016-06-13T04:39:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/evilmoose.me\/?p=5999"},"modified":"2016-08-03T16:18:10","modified_gmt":"2016-08-03T22:18:10","slug":"methadone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evilmoose.me\/?p=5999","title":{"rendered":"Methadone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After a couple of days riding down to Fernie, my legs were still feeling overexcitable.  So after a fun night staying with Katya and her family (thanks guys!), catching up and spending some quality time stalking Jackie in her Tour Divide attempt, I set off from Fernie along the Old Stumpy trail. From there I diverted onto a trail that ran mostly under the powerline right-of-way, through an active logging operation, and finally out onto the highway just outside of Sparwood.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Bikes\/2016-Bikes\/i-2CjvGB4\/0\/L\/20160612-IMG_9009-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Far slower than riding the highway, with lots of up and down, but it was nice to be off the road. From Sparwood I jumped onto the Tour Divide route, having fun following the line on my gps, pretending I was racing. I started to run into some of the guys we&#8217;d met yesterday and the day before. They were all folks whose races weren&#8217;t necessarily going according to plan. The rain and mud and cold had conspired to make things challenging, and a few mechanicals in the mix hadn&#8217;t helped.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Bikes\/2016-Bikes\/i-m4kcTk9\/0\/L\/20160612-IMG_9017-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After turning off the highway, I was presently surprised by the Corbin mine road. It was deserted! A perfect sealed road, with a car every half an hour or so. The uphill gradient was so minimal I wasn&#8217;t even sure I was actually climbing &#8211; until I turned and looked behind me. A moose, a few deer, and plenty of rodents were scampering about.<\/p>\n<p>After a few fun encounters, and riding along and chatting with Tour Dividers, I finally hit my turn around point. I had to be back in Sparwood to meet Kate and get a ride home. So I sadly said goodbye to the GDMBR, and turned my bike back downhill.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Bikes\/2016-Bikes\/i-4QdPjtq\/0\/X2\/20160612-IMG_9029-X2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hanging out in Sparwood, I napped by the giant green truck. I hope everything comes together for next year, I&#8217;m really looking forward to racing this route.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a couple of days riding down to Fernie, my legs were still feeling overexcitable. So after a fun night staying with Katya and her family (thanks guys!), catching up and spending some quality time stalking Jackie in her Tour Divide attempt, I set off from Fernie along the Old Stumpy trail. 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