Conquer The Divide 2021

07/11/2025

Well, we finally made it back to Calgary last night. We took a shuttle service from Nelson to Cranbrook then loaded up all our bikes & gear into a U-Haul & rental car & drove back to Calgary. In the end we biked about 1,050km over 17 days on the GDMBR, the BC Trail & the Kootenay Confluence route. We had ourselves an adventure, met lots of nice & cool people along the way & for the most part had amazing campsites & sampled lots of craft beer & after our initial bear (and wolf) encounters, things settled down. Hard to believe we started the ride off pushing our bikes up & over Elk Pass in 6” of snow and ended things riding in 35C weather in the Kootenay’s. Cheers to our crew!!

07/03/2025

A nice easy ride (thank god) from Burton to Edgewood, BC with a cool cable ferry. Into camp early so a dip in lake, time on beach & let the legs recharge😊

07/01/2025

We got a special treat today. Once we climbed like hell to get out of Nelson we rode the sweet Slocan Rail Trail up the Slocan Valley.

06/27/2025

Had an awesome day riding single track & gravel roads on the Chief Isadore Trail from Baynes Lake to Cranbrook. Although our tongues were hanging on the ground a lot as we climbed to the top of the trail. At Cranbrook we jumped on the paved Kimberley Trail to the Riverside RV Campground in Marysville. Couldn’t resist a pic of the Establishment Brewing Co ()beer sticker.

06/24/2025

What started out as type 2 fun rapidly descended to type 3 fun quickly on Elk Pass between AB & BC on the GDMBR. But things have a way of balancing & we were rewarded with a super fast ride to Elkford.

06/21/2025

It’s finally the start of our Calgary to Nelson bikepacking adventure. As per usual with bikepacking, we got thrown a curve right off the bat with torrential rains & crazy winds. So we ditched our plans to ride to Banff from Calgary & instead got driven out to Canmore by my brother and our friend Natalie. My thanks you two. So tomorrow our adventure begins as we ride to Banff and jump on the Great Divide route.

11/17/2024

Heather showing off her 1985 Bruce Springsteen concert ticket stub from Exhibition Stadium in Toronto. And 39 yrs later she’s seeing Bruce & The E Street Band () in Calgary. The band put on a fantastic show & Heather even got to hear her fav song - My Hometown. Thanks to Bruce & the band for a great night!!

10/17/2024

Sun, fog, wine, craft beer, and kickass cycling along the Pacific coast and the hills between Jenner & Stillwater Cove California!!

09/30/2024

October 4, 2024 is the official launch of my documentary video on Conquer The Divide 2021. The documentary follows our Great Uncle's service in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. , , , , , , , , , , ,

This is a documentary (located on my YouTube channel ) tracing my Great Uncle's (Robert Joseph Cook) footsteps in the Canadian Expeditio...

07/26/2024

Hiking & camping in Banff & Jasper National Parks

06/29/2024

A Rockies bikepacking adventure from Cochrane through Waiparous, the Ghost River Valley, Devil’s Gap, and finally the Lake Minnewanka Lake Trail in Banff NP. All fun and games until we hit the Banff NP boundary. Then we got our asses handed to us. But man was the area beautiful!! A real gem and no bears!!! Woohoo!!