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super60 - Leah Lepage

Hi there -- this is the first time I've tried anything like this -- hope it will work & that I can keep it up once we start on the Super60 Cycle Tour.

Last December (2006) I turned 60 & wanted to do something to commemorate the occasion. So what I plan to do is cycle 60 kilometres/day for 60 days.
We'll start out in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, heading east, and will probably finish in Western Quebec, or possibly Eastern Ontario, trying to use the TransCanada Trail as much as possible. I'm hoping that through this blog my friends & family will be able to keep track of what I'm doing -- also, it will be useful in case I forget anything -- you know, that age thing!

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By super60
September 11th 2007

Final distance calculations North America » Canada » Ontario

And this is the end of our story -- hope you've enjoyed it. As you can imagine, I've had a great time & could easily see myself doing this again next summer, maybe for a month, not 2 1/2 months -- I just need a driver, bike mechanic & dog-sitter....oh well, we'll see. Also, if anyone is interested, I calculated the distances cycled & walked. On the bicycle I covered 2456.2 kilometres; on foot it was 188.5 kilometres. If I equate 10 k on foot with 60 k on the bike, that comes out to 1131 kilometres. When one adds the [View Full Entry]

By super60
August 28th 2007

Day 60!!! North America » Canada » Ontario » North Bay

28 aug '07 Trees trees & more trees, near Trout Creek, Ont

Day 60!!! Tuesday, 28 August 2007 Today marks day #60 of the Super60 Cycle Tour. It’s almost impossible to comprehend that I’ve accomplished more or less what I’d planned to do ‘way back last fall. I realize that on many days I fell somewhat “short” of the daily goal, and I do plan to rectify that on our return - it should be easy enough to put in a few more cycling days around Ottawa to fill in the gaps. Meanwhile we are both eager to get home, check our bills, etc.,etc. (How mundane!) Actually, if the weather was cooperating (and [View Full Entry]

28 aug '07 Old general store, now a museum, Commanda, Ont

28 aug '07 One final abandoned house, near Powassan, Ont

28 aug '07 One final abandoned barn near Powassan, Ont

By super60
August 27th 2007

Kate Pace and Beyond North America » Canada » Ontario » North Bay

27 aug '07 View towards Lake Nipissing, near North Bay, Ont

Kate Pace and Beyond Monday, 27 August 2007 Today I thought I should give Silver another try. I was planning to go on the Kate Pace Trail, which is a 12-kilometre recreational path along the southern portion of North Bay. It’s named after a local gal who was a very good downhill skier - I believe she’s won quite a few races in her time. It’s also part of the Trans Canada Trail system. It’s a very nice trail, and begins very close to our hotel. The only complaint I have about it is that the pathway for cyclists is not [View Full Entry]

By super60
August 26th 2007

Final Hotel Destination! North America » Canada » Ontario » North Bay

26 aug '07 26 aug '07 View towards Lake Nipissing, en route to North Bay, Ont

Final Hotel Destination! Sunday, 26 August 2007 Today we left for North Bay, our final destination before home. I took Panna for a 2-kilometre walk this morning while Bob packed the van, so I needed to cycle “only” about 48 kilometres for my goal. So after lunch in a town called Sturgeon Falls, I asked Bob to drop me off at their tourism office, from where I took a little side-trip up & back a minor highway, then rode east on the Trans Canada Highway, Hwy 17, to North Bay. It was a pretty decent ride, with one or two fairly [View Full Entry]

By super60
August 25th 2007

Rain and More Rain!!! North America » Canada » Ontario » Sudbury

25 aug 2007 Big Nickel, Sudbury, Ont

Rain and More Rain!!! Saturday, 25 August 2007 This morning my hand felt much better, so I had tentatively planned to bike from Onaping, where there are some impressive waterfalls with a lookout over them, back to the Sudbury area, using one of two possible routes. However, by the time I finished breakfast it was POURING outside, as if all the rain I’d not experienced on this trip was all coming at once. So it was on to plan B. We first drove in a round-about way to the Dynamic Earth Museum, part of the Science North Museum, where I’d been [View Full Entry]

By super60
August 24th 2007

Final “Day Off” North America » Canada » Ontario » Sudbury

24 aug 2007 Panna with a funny expression, Sudbury, Ont

Final “Day Off” Friday, 24 August 2007 Today was our final “planned” day off - guess it’s close to the end of a lot of elements of this trip. But I must confess, that except for sleeping in a bit, and not having to plan routes for a bike ride, there are still things which “must” be done, like laundry (the final time for that), and getting Panna’s nails trimmed (don’t know if I can do it with my hand being sore), and so on. By coincidence I’d found a groomer on the north side of Sudbury who did not feel [View Full Entry]

24 aug 2007 Panna on her butt, Sudbury, Ont

24 aug 2007 Panna waiting, as usual, Sudbury, Ont

By super60
August 23rd 2007

No Cycling Today North America » Canada » Ontario » Sudbury

23 aug '07 View across Ramsey Lake, Sudbury, Ont

No Cycling Today Thursday, 23 August 2007 Well, now my right hand is really sore. The pain woke me up during the night and made it difficult to get back to sleep, even with ibuprofen and a wrap around it. It was also amazingly difficult to brush my hair or my teeth this morning - it hurts the most when I bend my wrist. I sure hope nothing’s broken. Fortunately the swelling isn’t particularly bad, so I figure it’s just a bone bruise or something like that. And I’ve got PLENTY of elastic bandages, so wrapping it presents no problem. But [View Full Entry]

23 aug '07 Rock wall near Ramsey Lake, Sudbury, Ont

23 aug '07 Another view across Ramsey Lake, Sudbury, Ont

23 aug '07 Sculpture commemorating nickel miners, Sudbury, Ont

By super60
August 22nd 2007

Fun Ride in the Rain North America » Canada » Ontario » Sudbury

22 aug '07 View of river northwest of Blind River, Ont

Fun Ride in the Rain Wednesday, 22 August 2007 Another moving day. This time to Sudbury. I decided that I’d like to do at least a near-30 kilometre ride from the motel, up highway 557, which I’d explored a little bit on Monday, before we actually left Blind River. So once I had all of my stuff packed up, I left Bob and Panna to finish loading the van and took Blue for a run. It had been cloudy all morning and just began to rain softly as I departed. And despite the rain, it was one of the more enjoyable [View Full Entry]

22 aug '07 So sad, the early changing colours of the leaves...near Blind River, On

22 aug '07 Misty view over Bear Head Lake, Ont

By super60
August 21st 2007

To Elliot Lake North America » Canada » Ontario » Blind River

21 aug '07 Deer Models at Deer Trail Centre, Elliott Lake,Ont

To Elliot Lake Tuesday, 21 August 2007 Today I departed once more from the Deer Trail Centre on the Trans Canada Highway, this time for Elliot Lake, which seemed to be an interesting place to visit. It wasn’t the easiest ride, even though I was on Blue. It began with a fairly long climb, something I usually try to avoid till I’ve “warmed up”, physically. Then the town itself was quite hilly, which made it quite difficult to ride around sight-seeing. It seems Elliot Lake got its start as a uranium mining town. There are commemorative plaques around the are [View Full Entry]

21 aug '07 Deer Model at Deer Trail Centre, Elliott Lake,Ont

21 aug '07 Rock wall en route to Elliott Lake, Ont

21 aug '07 View at Mining Monument, Elliot Lake, Ont

By super60
August 20th 2007

Riding With the Wind North America » Canada » Ontario » Blind River

20 aug 2007 Blue heron near motel, Blind River, Ont

Riding With the Wind Monday, 20 August 2007 It was another moving day for us, this time to Blind River, Ontario. At least we had the Kinsmen’s Park in Sault Ste Marie, so I was able to take Panna for a 3 kilometre walk there before we left the city. It gave Bob a chance to rest up a bit before the drive, as he’s still suffering a bit from headaches when he goes walking on rough paths, as when he’s out with Panna. And I figured it might be our last chance for her to be truly loose (even if [View Full Entry]

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