Follow Ramesh's Journey

Today was a beautiful day in the Fraser Canyon. It was actually the first time I realized what beautiful landscapes we have been traveling in. The fact that this was the first dry, sunny day in the canyon helped. Throughout the development of the Cycle to Walk campaign, every effort has been made to ensure the safety of everyone on the team. There has been careful route preparation done by Jim Gilpin and Steven Gasser of Whitehorse, both support vehicles have flashing amber lights, all the essential road permits have been issued, and there is even a big sign on the back of the trailer that warns drivers that there is a cycle tour in progress. Doug Ayers is the enroute tour manager.  A part of his role is to think up and open discussion about potential safety concerns the team may encounter on a given day. Today I was driven in one of the support vehicles about 4kms in the Fraser Canyon. Just north of Lytton, there’s a stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway that people call the Snake Pit.  This stretch of the highway is narrow, winding, and very dangerous.  To keep the safety of everyone involved, it was decided that I would make up this 4kms at another location, I think once you see the pictures you will understand the reasoning behind the decision.
As the day progressed, the weather remained sunny, but the wind kept up, and unfortunately so did the incline.  Still, it was nice to see mountain goats and cows grazing on the high hills above my head (Quite often I would look up and think to myself, “There is a cow in the sky!“). Throughout the day, people would run up to the support vehicles and give donations.  There have been so many honks of support—thanks so much!  It means a lot to us. Kamloops, watch out: the Cycle to Walk team will be in your area very soon to spread the Cycle to Walk message of polio eradication, education, and rehabilitation.