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For me it's only by bits and parts that i'll end up riding it all, I'm no long term companion but we might happen to meet and ride a few thousands km during annual leave days. Please post you plan later on, I trust there will be a special window for it on other forums as well. I suspect many riders out there will be getting dirty the very minute the tracks are made available. In the meantime let's sponsor the guys behind the scene by purchasing some stickers and other promotional material at Gravel Travel Canada They've done an amazing job!

There are a number of enthusiasts across Canada that are accumulating tens of thousands kms offroad tracks that can be accessed with a smile and some thanks. This is a land of opportunity and serious riding but the season is short, you'll figure it out. Welcome to Canada.
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Thanks buddy. I think that it will be awesome and hats off to the guys and girls who are putting it together. I suspect that I will have to wait until I have moved to Canada before I can find anyone who wishes to ride it with me.
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It looks great.

The Dempster, Canol, Campbell are all fantastic, especially late in August.

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Thanks buddy. I think that it will be awesome and hats off to the guys and girls who are putting it together. I suspect that I will have to wait until I have moved to Canada before I can find anyone who wishes to ride it with me.
Nope, you won't have to wait, I'm from the Annapolis Valley and I'm in South America right now but my long term plan is to return home this coming summer and the summer of 13 do the TCAT, by the way welcome to Canada and especially Nova Scotia, I moved there 22 years ago from Ontario and love the place

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It's now done and being posted . I am looking at doing it west to east as I live in BC .
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Nope, you won't have to wait, I'm from the Annapolis Valley and I'm in South America right now but my long term plan is to return home this coming summer and the summer of 13 do the TCAT, by the way welcome to Canada and especially Nova Scotia, I moved there 22 years ago from Ontario and love the place

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Hi Growler. I hope that SA is going well. Are you still thinking of the TCAT? My last bike is on the side of a road in Peru after being attacked by a jaywalking cow
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My last bike is on the side of a road in Peru after being attacked by a jaywalking cow
Sorry bout that cow. Sure tasted good though!

I hope I can meet up with some of you for a bit of the Trans Canada.

I'm still in Brasil heading south on the Atlantic coast then up Chile through Patagonia. Most of this trip is over with only around 28,000 km to my home in California over the next 3 months. Plan to ride up to Deadhorse around July so gotta do more Canada.

Not sure why some say east to west or west to east. :confused1: Don't most need to return home somehow? For the return do folks ride onto ViaRail RoRo style?
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Sorry bout that cow. Sure tasted good though!

I hope I can meet up with some of you for a bit of the Trans Canada.

I'm still in Brasil heading south on the Atlantic coast then up Chile through Patagonia. Most of this trip is over with only around 28,000 km to my home in California over the next 3 months. Plan to ride up to Deadhorse around July so gotta do more Canada.

Not sure why some say east to west or west to east. :confused1: Don't most need to return home somehow? For the return do folks ride onto ViaRail RoRo style?
OK you have got me feeling a tad envious and I really need to get back on the road. I found South America stunning and one day I must get back there.

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For me it's only by bits and parts that i'll end up riding it all, I'm no long term companion but we might happen to meet and ride a few thousands km during annual leave days. Please post you plan later on, I trust there will be a special window for it on other forums as well. I suspect many riders out there will be getting dirty the very minute the tracks are made available. In the meantime let's sponsor the guys behind the scene by purchasing some stickers and other promotional material at Gravel Travel Canada They've done an amazing job!

There are a number of enthusiasts across Canada that are accumulating tens of thousands kms offroad tracks that can be accessed with a smile and some thanks. This is a land of opportunity and serious riding but the season is short, you'll figure it out. Welcome to Canada.
Thanks for the welcome. Once I have set a schedule for this ride then I am sure we can plan to hook up.
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I'm just waiting on a 2013 IEC visa at the moment once l have that all sorted I,ll be ready to go for the summer.
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I'm just waiting on a 2013 IEC visa at the moment once l have that all sorted I,ll be ready to go for the summer.
It sounds like our timings might be out. I have got to start a University course on 1 Sept.
Keep in touch though since it may work out
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Yes I am still interested at least over the mountains to Alberta as I will be attending college in the fall, on the governments dime as partial payback for 27 yrs military service.

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Yes I am still interested at least over the mountains to Alberta as I will be attending college in the fall, on the governments dime as partial payback for 27 yrs military service.

Glad to hear that you are still interested. It makes sense why you are called PPCLI and they can never repay for the years that we give them in the military. Do not know about you but I had a bloody good time though.

Having spoken to some west coasters they think that the Rockies in June might be a bit cold so now thinking East to West. What are your thoughts? I am very keen to do this trip and if you are likewise as keen then perhaps we should look at meeting each other. I could do with a trip out west.

I apologise if I appear overly keen but the older one gets the more you realise there is no time to pussy foot around. OK I am a bit now. Time to finish 'War and Peace'
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