{"id":6289,"date":"2017-07-30T21:24:58","date_gmt":"2017-07-31T03:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/evilmoose.me\/?p=6289"},"modified":"2017-10-13T10:54:06","modified_gmt":"2017-10-13T16:54:06","slug":"bikepack-canada-family-overnighter-to-tombstone-part-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evilmoose.me\/?p=6289","title":{"rendered":"Bikepack.ca family overnighter: Part I"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A tentative booking of Tombstone campground earlier in the year turned into a crew\u00c2\u00a0 of seven families heading out to the campground, one way or another. In hindsight it might not have been the best option for a big family trip &#8211; the idea had been that it&#8217;s ideally placed for quick access from the Elbow Lake side, but in reality that side isn&#8217;t great for bikepacking, and access from the other side means a longer day for small kids. Oh well! Everyone needs an epic every now and again.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Bikes\/2017-07-Elbow-Loop-Bikepack-Canada-family-trip\/i-hPt6Jpj\/0\/ad1c0f26\/X2\/20170729-IMG_5572-X2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A few of us started from the Little Elbow campground trailhead (whatever the proper name of that trailhead is&#8230; the one at the end of the 66!)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Bikes\/2017-07-Elbow-Loop-Bikepack-Canada-family-trip\/i-4grLxbb\/0\/78753371\/X2\/20170729-IMG_5576-X2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Not sure who this cool dude is. Too cool for the likes of me, that&#8217;s for sure.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Bikes\/2017-07-Elbow-Loop-Bikepack-Canada-family-trip\/i-qRvzKVW\/0\/57559231\/X2\/20170729-IMG_5586-X2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We were riding in via the Little Elbow trail, which means we got to check out the fancy new bridge a few kilometres in. And I could nap on it &#8211; my energy levels were still not super high.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Bikes\/2017-07-Elbow-Loop-Bikepack-Canada-family-trip\/i-K4D6kcj\/0\/9ccf8e4f\/X2\/20170729-IMG_5591-X2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After the bridge comes the turn-off to Romulus Campground, and then &#8211; the big big hill. Well, really the trail just keeps climbing until you hit the pass, but that first steep hill often feels like the worst of it.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Bikes\/2017-07-Elbow-Loop-Bikepack-Canada-family-trip\/i-Ms36nbN\/0\/9c976ea2\/X2\/20170729-IMG_5593-X2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There was a fair bit of bike pushing, but then it got a little more rideable again. If you&#8217;re sneaky, you can convince your partner to tow a Chariot with a whole lot of food in it, while you tow your son. Bikepacking in style!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Bikes\/2017-07-Elbow-Loop-Bikepack-Canada-family-trip\/i-HrTqn3F\/0\/56307ad8\/X2\/20170729-IMG_5639-X2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then we were over the pass and away! Nothing but downhill to go!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Bikes\/2017-07-Elbow-Loop-Bikepack-Canada-family-trip\/i-wZ4QjNC\/0\/eb550b87\/X2\/20170729-IMG_5676-X2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Bikes\/2017-07-Elbow-Loop-Bikepack-Canada-family-trip\/i-97MjQHd\/0\/7276e916\/X2\/20170729-IMG_5685-X2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Bikes\/2017-07-Elbow-Loop-Bikepack-Canada-family-trip\/i-5ksbst3\/0\/d629b214\/X2\/20170729-IMG_5690-X2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Bikes\/2017-07-Elbow-Loop-Bikepack-Canada-family-trip\/i-WCCjMqG\/0\/43e7f086\/X2\/20170729-IMG_5694-X2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And down into the campsite where we\u00c2\u00a0 scored some camping spots overlooking the valley. And got to nap some more.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Bikes\/2017-07-Elbow-Loop-Bikepack-Canada-family-trip\/i-vz6R8KT\/0\/4bb6dc63\/X2\/20170729-IMG_5711-X2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We met Doug there, and the other families started turning up, arriving from various directions and by various modes of travel.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Bikes\/2017-07-Elbow-Loop-Bikepack-Canada-family-trip\/i-8xHHLJ9\/0\/e3520544\/X2\/20170729-IMG_5738-X2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We scored a pretty sweet spot for the tent &#8211; and yes, had left the fly at home to save weight.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Bikes\/2017-07-Elbow-Loop-Bikepack-Canada-family-trip\/i-2Zs6HTW\/0\/34d0d38e\/X2\/20170729-IMG_5752-X2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Zion even learnt how to make fire! Although me, I spent most of the evening napping, and then went to bed as early as I could get away with.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Bikes\/2017-07-Elbow-Loop-Bikepack-Canada-family-trip\/i-cHGtMNW\/0\/e7d5ce06\/X2\/20170729-IMG_5764-X2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe height='405' width='590' frameborder='0' allowtransparency='true' scrolling='no' src='https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/1109860796\/embed\/712b3345101338a40abb2fccd74399b4d6d7d3d1'><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A tentative booking of Tombstone campground earlier in the year turned into a crew\u00c2\u00a0 of seven families heading out to the campground, one way or another. In hindsight it might not have been the best option for a big family trip &#8211; the idea had been that it&#8217;s ideally placed for quick access from the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6293,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[29,24,1,1270,17],"tags":[1597,1475,1587,391,1585],"class_list":["post-6289","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bikes","category-canada","category-general","category-moosling","category-trip-reports","tag-bikepack-canada","tag-bikepacking","tag-bikepacking-with-kids","tag-kananaskis","tag-tykepacking"],"author_meta":{"display_name":"megan","author_link":"https:\/\/evilmoose.me\/?author=1"},"featured_img":"https:\/\/evilmoose.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/images\/20170729-IMG_5696-X2.jpg","coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["<a href=\"https:\/\/evilmoose.me\/?cat=29\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">bikes<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/evilmoose.me\/?cat=24\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">canada<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/evilmoose.me\/?cat=1\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">general<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/evilmoose.me\/?cat=1270\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">moosling<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/evilmoose.me\/?cat=17\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">trip reports<\/a>"],"unlinked":["<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">bikes<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">canada<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">general<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">moosling<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">trip reports<\/span>"]},"tags":{"linked":["<a href=\"https:\/\/evilmoose.me\/?cat=17\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">bikepack canada<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/evilmoose.me\/?cat=17\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">bikepacking<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/evilmoose.me\/?cat=17\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">bikepacking with kids<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/evilmoose.me\/?cat=17\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">kananaskis<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/evilmoose.me\/?cat=17\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">tykepacking<\/a>"],"unlinked":["<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">bikepack canada<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">bikepacking<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">bikepacking with kids<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">kananaskis<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">tykepacking<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":"0","relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 9 years ago","modified":"Updated 9 years ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on 30.7.2017","modified":"Updated on 13.10.2017"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on 30.7.2017 9:24 pm","modified":"Updated on 13.10.2017 10:54 am"},"featured_img_caption":"","series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/evilmoose.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6289","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/evilmoose.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/evilmoose.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evilmoose.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evilmoose.me\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6289"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/evilmoose.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6289\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6307,"href":"https:\/\/evilmoose.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6289\/revisions\/6307"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evilmoose.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/evilmoose.me\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6289"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evilmoose.me\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6289"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evilmoose.me\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}