{"id":2057,"date":"2022-08-27T15:52:08","date_gmt":"2022-08-27T15:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uhnfdn.ca\/tyl\/blog\/?p=2057"},"modified":"2022-08-28T23:49:54","modified_gmt":"2022-08-28T23:49:54","slug":"day-10-ups-and-downs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uhnfdn.ca\/tyl\/blog\/2022\/08\/27\/day-10-ups-and-downs\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 10: Wake up at Eagle Plains \u2013 full Canadian brekkie = which means any food PLUS BACON"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Ascent \u2013 970m up, Descent \u2013 1254 down, Distance \u2013 76.6 km \u2013 4 hrs 39 min; max speed 53.6 kph<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Team set out and immediately had downhill. If you follow the topo map you will see a square root type drop and climb in the middle \u2013 that is what they did today. Holy moly \u2013 the road just disappeared like it was falling off a cliff \u2013 all the way down and then, have mercy on my soul, all the way up. They just totally rocked it \u2013 I was driving CC and tried to keep the mood so was playing Queen (for Freddie aka Farid) as they hit false summit after false summit until they finally crested \u2013 think high volume We Will Rock You. No other word for the hill other than a (!@#$%^&). The team was so STRONG.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some nice descents and then more of this Yukon flat thing, the non plain, plains thing \u2013 so nothing but up and down until the Arctic Circle \u2013 first time for Dave, Suneet and Farid \u2013 3rd<\/sup> time for Dale and I. We met Jim, a vet from Ontario, who is singleton riding all the way to Tuk \u2013 fully loaded bike \u2013 amazing. At one point I got stuck behind a grader re grooming the road \u2013 incredible how much work goes into maintenance of this highway. The scenery defies description \u2013 reds, pinks, yellows and burnt browns all over the mountains \u2013 what a country we live in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There was an emergency runway that was actually the road in disguise, or the runway was in disguise \u2013 not sure which, and when I drove down it one of the truckers flagged me down \u2013 she was long hauling water. Had a great chat. She stopped me cause apparently there is a grizzly mom and 2 cubs just inside the NWT border right on the road \u2013 and she suggested that we ferry the bikes past that point (happens tmrw) to avoid any unexpected encounters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At the Arctic Circle (after 35km of brutal hellish insanity) Suneet took the wheel and I joined the team for the remaining 41km. Way easier ride for me. Freak of Nature, aka Newheart, aka Dale \u2013 was so strong. Dave \u2013 as always a beacon of resiliency and never quit attitude \u2013 such an honour to ride with these guys. Farid remained a rock of constant even pace. We did the peloton thingy again and cruised at about 20 kph and rode into the Rock Creek Campsite \u2013 fire on, Suneet making pasta Bolognese. Best line of the day \u2013 some gorgeous birds came into camp, Dave gave them some popcorn, they looked at it and then flew away \u2013 Dave said \u2018don\u2019t blame me, Dale made it\u2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ascent \u2013 970m up, Descent \u2013 1254 down, Distance \u2013 76.6 km \u2013 4 hrs 39 min; max speed 53.6 kph Team set out and immediately had downhill. If you follow the topo map you will see a square root type drop and climb in the middle \u2013 that is what they did today. Holy … <\/p>\n

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