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Elbow Valley Cycle Club puts on
an annual road ride called the Golden Triangle held during the Victoria
Day weekend, May 21 to 23 2005. Covering about 320 km in three days,
this tour crosses the Great Divide twice. It is a fully supported tour
with plenty of snack stops, lunch, dinner and repair services. You have
the choice or camping, hotels or staying at B&B's. This year's tour went
clockwise, from Castle Junction to Radium, then to Golden and finally
back to Castle Junction. |
DAY 3 - Golden to Castle Junction
We were very fortunate to have breakfast inside on the last day. It was
a good thing as it was very cool. The climb out of Golden was a great way to
warm up and get the day started. And the climb out of Field wasn't near as
difficult as I had imagined but it did take some time. My goal was to see if
I could beat the train to the top of the pass. I won. |
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First flat on the hill climb from Golden |
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Either admiring the view or taking a rest from the climb out
of Golden |
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Still climbing |
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Finally having crested, we can now look forward to some great downhill.
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It was none too warm the last day and looking at all the recent snow it
wasn't hard to figure out why. |
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Lunching at the Information Center in Field. |
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Just leaving Field you can see the start of the climb. |
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If you look closely you can see snow falling in this picture.
Brrrrrrr |
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Last snack stop of the ride. |
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Bob, Roy and Carol are very happy to have finished the trip. |
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