Mountain Madness Tour
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Friday -- Today everyone will arrive in Nelson,( whether you get here on your own or we pick you up at the airport) You'll get the paperwork taken care of and meet your fellow riders, your bike, and your guide. Tonight is up to you, the Heritage inn where you will be staying offers three different eating and drinking establishments to choose from or you can explore the beautiful heritage town of Nelson.
Saturday -- Ladies and Gentlemen start your engines ! This morning we head west over the Blueberry Paulson Pass and along the shore of Christina Lake. Nestled between two pristine rivers we’ll find Grand Forks, this picturesque community in the heart of the sunshine valley will be our lunch stop. After putting some more mountain roads behind us, the view will suddenly open on to Canada’s only desert town – Osoyoos. Situated on Osoyoos Lake, this town is the beginning of the orchard and vineyard country of the Okanagan. Our lodging tonight will be a bed and breakfast near Keremeos.
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Sunday -- Sunday will take us over the stunning Hope Princeton Highway through Manning Park, an oasis rich with wildlife and winding mountain roads. At Hope we'll turn north up the Fraser Canyon, the old gold rush trail of the 1800’s. This is an absolutely spectacular ride with soaring mountain peaks, rushing rivers, towering trees, and much more !
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Monday -- We'll follow the Thompson River to Cache Creek and then let the scenic gold rush trail lead us on to 100 Mile House, and original stage coach stop in gold rush days. At 100 Mile we turn east through some fairly uncharted country on secondary highway 24 to Little Fort where we tag onto the # 5 and roll into Clearwater at the southern tip of Wells Gray Park for the night.
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Tuesday -- Today we ride into the world famous Jasper National Park! The #5 will lead us along the North Thompson River Through amazing mountain terrain with Wells Gray Park Flanking us. Keep your eyes open as it’s a rare trip between Clearwater and Jasper without many wildlife sightings. Tonight we'll stay in the beautiful mountain town of Jasper, where elk are often found grazing in the town square.
Wednesday -- This morning we'll hope for good weather as we ride through one of the most stunning and sometimes forbidding areas of our trip. As we rumble down the Icefields Parkway passing from Jasper into Banff National Park you will be stunned by majestic mountains and witness the intense power of the glaciers on a tour of the Columbia Icefields. Tonight we’ll hang our helmets in the picturesque town of Lake Louise where you can enjoy a hike along the lake, a stroll through the village, or ride the gondola for some spectacular sight seeing if you are so inclined!
Thursday -- After breakfast and a last look around this lovely little mountain town, we'll cruise over the Kicking Horse Pass through Yoho National park .At the confluence of the Kicking Horse and Columbia rivers we roll into the mountain town of Golden for coffee. From Golden we'll head for the sky at the 1380 meter summit of Rogers Pass in Glacier National park, then wind our way down through rare old growth rain forest into the mountain ringed town of Revelstoke for lunch. A short ferry ride and a nice piece of twisty road will put us at Nakusp Hot Springs situated high in the beautiful Columbia mountain range for the night.
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Friday -- The village of Nakusp, set on the shore of Upper Arrow Lake will be our breakfast stop to start our day and then we'll follow highway 6 as it winds it's way along the shore of Slocan lake with an amazing view of the Valhallas across it's crystal clear waters. After a stop in the old mining town of Silverton we'll blast down the Slocan valley. From the junction anyone wanting to go straight back to Nelson can do so and anyone wanting a little more riding will make their way over the Bombi summit and stop in the world famous Ymir Hotel for a drink on their way back into Nelson for our final night together.
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*All tours are subject to change due to weather or other circumstances.
*Airport pickup and drop off can be arranged upon request
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