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Furtive #campsite on my way (500km bike ride) to #newbrunswick for #cida prep in international development.
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#throwback #2011
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#konabikes #rideschwalbe #weatherornot #cycling #lifeadventures #touring #outsideisfree #breathemorelife #picoftheday #wanderlust #fitness #training #freedom #smallfootprint #ecotourism #tangibleactions #cheap #biketouring #canon #epic

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The end result: 177km/day, 8000+ calories per day (12% fat yogurt saved me on this trip), 18lbs lost, and a very odd #tan on my back and right side (south facing everyday for 30+ days). .
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#throwback series about this #lifechanging #trip in #2010 ~ 5300km from #Vancouver to #Quebeccity in 38 total (32 riding) days. .
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#weightloss #oddtanlines #8000calories #photography #fitness #lifeadventure #cycling #touring #outsideisfree #breathemorelife #picoftheday #wanderlust #fitness #training #freedom #smallfootprint #ecotourism #rest #drive #tangibleactions #cheap #biketouring #canon #epic

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Leaving the very mining town of Sudbury with a new wheel.
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#throwback series about this #lifechanging #trip in #2010 ~ 5300km from #Vancouver to #Quebeccity in 38 total (32 riding) days. .
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#Ontario #Sudbury #sunset #landscape #industrial #instabike #fitness #lifeadventure #cycling #touring #outsideisfree #breathemorelife #picoftheday #camping #wanderlust #freedom #smallfootprint #ecotourism #Wanderlust #drive #tangibleactions #biketouring #sunsetoverthecity #sunset-pics #sunset #goldensunset #photography

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#campsites are everywhere and they offer the most magnificient #vistas like this beautiful pine forest.
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#throwback series about this #lifechanging #trip from #2010 ~ 5300km from #Vancouver to #Quebeccity in 38 total (32 riding) days. .
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#landscape #nature #sunset🌅 #photography #photography #nofilter #fitness #lifeadventure #cycling #touring #outsideisfree #domore #picoftheday #wanderlust #fitness #training #freedom #smallfootprint #ecotourism #tangibleactions #biketouring #canon #forest

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The challenge is not distance, it's maintaining the drive to go ahead despite facing adversity - Hitchhiking turns out is more difficult than finding a friendly bike shop to stay open later to replace a wheel. 60km outside Sudbury.
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#throwback series about this #lifechanging #trip in #2010 ~ 5300km from #Vancouver to #Quebeccity in 38 total (32 riding) days. .
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#help #goodsamaritan #adversity #challenge #instabike #lifeadventure #cycling #touring #outsideisfree #breathemorelife #picoftheday #wanderlust #freedom #smallfootprint #ecotourism #sudbury #drive #tangibleactions #biketouring #wandering #Wanderlust #mosaic #photography #adventure

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Entering the #Rockies through the gates of Radium Hot Springs, BC. .
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#throwback series about this #lifechanging #trip in #2010 ~ 5300km from #Vancouver to #Quebeccity in 38 total (32 riding) days. .
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#Rockies #britishcolumbia #alberta #landscape #nature #instabike #fitness #lifeadventure #mountains #cycling #touring #outsideisfree #breathemorelife #picoftheday #camping #wanderlust #freedom #smallfootprint #ecotourism #Wanderlust #drive #tangibleactions #biketouring #radiumhotsprings

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When all you have is your #bike and kilometers to go, it's the #littlethings that matter ~ like a washing station.
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#throwback series about this #lifechanging #trip from #2010 ~ 5300km from #Vancouver to #Quebeccity in 38 total (32 riding) days.
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#photography #tv-simplicity #outdoors #shower #forest #nature #instabike #fitness #lifeadventure #cycling #touring #outsideisfree #breathemorelife #picoftheday #wanderlust #fitness #freedom #smallfootprint #ecotourism #tangibleactions #biketouring #canon #epic #canada

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#campsites are everywhere and they offer the most magnificient #vistas when there nothing else to think about that #rest and #food...& mosquitos too.
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#throwback series about this #lifechanging #trip from #2010 ~ 5300km from #Vancouver to #Quebeccity in 38 total (32 riding) days. .
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#landscape #nature #sunset🌅 #photography #photo #nofilterneeded #fitness #lifeadventure #cycling #touring #outsideisfree #breathemorelife #picoftheday #wanderlust #fitness #training #freedom #smallfootprint #ecotourism #tangibleactions #biketouring #canon #epic

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Being chased by the #rain and #hope for #better times after is just part of the riding game.
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#throwback series about this #lifechanging #trip in #2010 ~ 5300km from #Vancouver to #Quebeccity in 38 total (32 riding) days. .
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#landscape #nature #instabike #fitness #lifeadventure #sunset #cycling #touring #outsideisfree #breathemorelife #picoftheday #camping #wanderlust #freedom #smallfootprint #ecotourism #rest #drive #tangibleactions #biketouring #sunset #rain #photography

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Projected selfie before selfie was a thing.
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#throwback series about this #lifechanging #trip from #2010 ~ 5300km from #Vancouver to #Quebeccity in 38 total (32 riding) days.
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#weatherornot #photography #fitness #lifeadventure #cycling #touring #outsideisfree #breathemorelife #picoftheday #wanderlust #fitness #training #freedom #smallfootprint #ecotourism #tangibleactions #cheap #biketouring #canon #epic