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Tales from the Trails Post #7  The Finale When gauging your home shower to the right temperature takes longer than your recent campground showers, you know you've been away a long time. I've been home long enough to be reacquainted with my shower's peccadillos, and fond memories of the trip have only soaked deeper into my mind. For towns like Penticton, Nelson, Fernie, Polebridge, Whitefish and others, visitors are attracted for a variety of reasons. From the lakeside beauty of Penticton to the antique buildings and indie-pop piped through the streets of Nelson, or the authentic western town feel of Fernie to the rebel pride of Polebridge, MT, each place has its own vibe and unique character, created by its inhabitants and shared with the fortunate travelers who visit. Once again, whether ringed by the Rockies or sandwiched between crystal clear lakes, these places are all about the people. Here's more on three of our last stops on our trip of a lifetime. Fernie, BC The...
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Tales from the Trails Post #6 People, Places and Things Revisited... PEOPLE We gained a new BC Boy in Fernie, Ed's law school buddy Bret,  who  looks like he wants to sue me for taking this pic Ed contemplating the scenery from the top deck of the longest FREE car ferry in the world: the Kootenay Lake Ferry Not to be outdone, James on the trail contemplating as hard as Ed The new core four posing for a ubiquitous selfie Johni, one of the amazing characters we've met along the way, and owner of Old Cowboy Ranch.  Here Johni shows me to our campsite amongst her peacocks and horses One of the many, many, many ice cream vendors we've had the pleasure to meet Somewhere along the way I lost a tooth, but kept smiling Halfway through the trip we began taking pics before the day's ride, with fingers raised indicating the number of days spent on the trail. We rarely agreed on the number, and here Bret refuses to take part altogether, as he'd been on the road longer than we.  ...
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