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A collection of photos from my journey across Canada on one wheel.
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Unicycling Across Canada
Monday, February 22, 2010
Background
• Philip Schleihauf
• Male
• 18 Years Old
• 6’2”
• 140 lb
• Unicyclist
Monday, February 22, 2010
Unicycling
• Seven Years Experience
• One Previous Tour: Ottawa to Kingston
• 250 km
• Four days
• Self-Supported
Monday, February 22, 2010
Invisible Children
• Operates in Northern Uganda
• Ending the Longest-Running war in Africa
• Freeing, Protecting, and Rehabilitating the Child Soldiers of the LRA
Monday, February 22, 2010
Unicycling Across Canada
Monday, February 22, 2010
Training10 Weeks
RidingResearch
Persuading Parents
Monday, February 22, 2010
Snow Most cycling paths in Ottawa are snowed over until late spring
Monday, February 22, 2010
Train Ticket Purchased six days before departure
Monday, February 22, 2010
Small Tent Purchased three days before departure.
Most of the planning was a bit last-minute.
Monday, February 22, 2010
TorontoTrain ChangeoverUnicycle Tune-Up
Monday, February 22, 2010
Bedford Unicycles
• Checked in for a Tune-Up
• Unicycle was Falling Apart
• New Hub, spokes, cranks, seat, much more
• Thanks Darren!
Monday, February 22, 2010
Broken Hub The bearings broke upon removal
Monday, February 22, 2010
Wheel Rebuild The bike shop where my wheel was rebuilt with new hub and spokes.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Train West
Monday, February 22, 2010
Northern Ontario A bit of a shock to wake up finding the landscape blanketed in snow.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Toronto to Vancouver
Four nights. We stopped for several hours each day so I was able to ride a bit and keep in shape.
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Black Bear The only bear on the whole trip.
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Ferry to Victoria They charged the extra “bike” fee, but I still had to carry it with me.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Victoria, BCOne Week to Prepare and
Get in Shape
Monday, February 22, 2010
Bike Paths Victoria’s bike paths are incredible. Packed gravel or paved, and the landscape is beautiful.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Pacific Ocean
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Fraiser Valley, BC
Four Days of Easy Riding Before the Mountains
Monday, February 22, 2010
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Surrounded by Mountains
The route to Hope, the town on the edge of the mountains, is remarkably flat.After the second day the mountains in the distance almost surround the valley.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Monday, February 22, 2010
First Newspaper Article
My first article was arranged for the morning I headed out of the valley and into the mountains
Monday, February 22, 2010
Rocky Mountains
Monday, February 22, 2010
Road out of Hope
The highway splits after Hope into the number 1 Transcanada, and my route, the number 3 Crowsnest highway.This photo was just after that split, showing the beginning of Hope Slide, and mountains looming in the background.
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Lunch Break Part-way up Hope Slide
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Snow Just a little into the mountains and I hit one of my biggest concerns, snow.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Hope Slide These signs are only posted at the tops of big hills, never the bottom. It’s almost nice to see them, confirming the tough climb just completed.
Monday, February 22, 2010
First Night Camping It was a challenge to find dry ground.
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Misty Morning It started raining halfway through the night, and kept up well into the fifth day.
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Allison Pass I had read that this pass is one of the toughest. Not because it’s demanding, but because it’s the first. I didn’t realize I was climbing it until I got here.
Monday, February 22, 2010
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Leaving Manning Park
After four days in the mountains, I finally left manning park, the most remote stretch of the trip until Northern Ontario.
Monday, February 22, 2010
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Camping in Luxury Someone left a smouldering fire, some pots and pans, cutlery and mugs, and chairs in this forestry reserve. My tent is in the background on the right.
Monday, February 22, 2010
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Osoyoos, BC One thing that struck me in the mountains was the diversity of landscapes.
Monday, February 22, 2010
30 km Uphill Steep uphill for 20 km out of Osoyoos, mostly uphill for another 10. I had gotten warning of it in Osoyoos, where I took a rest day. It was the best pass of the trip.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Frozen Lake After Manning park, there was little trouble with cold temperatures and snow. Only at high elevations was it cold enough to be a problem.
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Blueberry-Paulson Pass
By far the toughest climb. I left much later than I should have, and was assured it would be easy.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Paulson Pass Many hours later and over a kilometre higher, I made it over the pass and found the ski shelter where I spent the night.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Nelson, BC
Monday, February 22, 2010
Kootenay Lake I took Highway 3a through Nelson, which added a bit of distance but bypassed a mountain and brought me along Kootenay Lake, one of my favourite rides.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Camping on Kootenay
Another case of listening to drivers’ advice. It was difficult to find anywhere not occupied by houses or cottages, and I got stuck here for the night.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Emu I was offered a place to stay in Wynndel, just before Creston, BC. The woman had two emu at that time. Incredible creatures.
Monday, February 22, 2010
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Cranbrook, BC The ride into Cranbrook was the best of the trip to that point. I did two short days’ worth in one.
Monday, February 22, 2010
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Mountains and River
23-photo panorama taken on the way to Yahk, BC.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Horses Zoom of a region of the 23-photo panorama on the way to Yahk.
Monday, February 22, 2010
World’s Biggest Truck
Now decommissioned, this truck used to work 24/7 in some kind of mining operation
Monday, February 22, 2010
Unicycle and pack for scale
Monday, February 22, 2010
Crowsnest Pass Highway 3 crosses the AB/BC border at the summit of the Crowsnest Pass.
Monday, February 22, 2010
The Prairies
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Mountains to Prairies
The change is pretty abrupt.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Long, Straight Roads
Monday, February 22, 2010
Saskatchewan I started averaging about 100 km each day after entering the prairies, taking away most of my time energy for photography.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Snowstorm Saskatchewan got dumped with snow the day before I crossed the border. The storm had closed the highway.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Second Unicyclist
• Dave Cox, from Newfoundland
• Left a few weeks after I did, caught up in SK.
• Rode together to Regina, after which he went back to AB for a girl...
Monday, February 22, 2010
Salt Flats
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Rocket Stove
• Dave showed me how to make a small stove out of two pop cans
• Finally, I could have warm meals when camping
Monday, February 22, 2010
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Ontario
Monday, February 22, 2010
Welcome to Ontario Ontario’s welcome sign was . . . disappointing.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Ontario’s second welcome sign, on the other hand . . .
Monday, February 22, 2010
Monday, February 22, 2010
Road to Thunder Bay
I rode three days with Brian and Emilie on their “Tour de Support” from Calgary to Thunder Bay.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Upsala, ON Bryan, me, Emilie.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Handlebar Drops
I added handlebar extensions in Thunder Bay, making the ride much more comfortable from that point on.
Monday, February 22, 2010
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Sleeping Giant
Monday, February 22, 2010
Terry Fox Memorial
Monday, February 22, 2010
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More Cyclists I ran into a lot of people crossing Canada on bicycles. These two were heading west.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Wawa, ON
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Lake Superior
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Montreal River Hill
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Sault Ste. Marie
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Almost Home
• North Bay
• The first sign showing Ottawa
Monday, February 22, 2010
Mosquitos
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Ottawa
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Final Stretch About 20 cyclists joined me for the very last leg of the trip.
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The EndOttawa, ON
4700 km
Monday, February 22, 2010