How a bike ride across Canada restored my belief in people
DOUG FIRBY: Something happened over the past year that changed my view of Canadians and perhaps of human nature itself. We crossed Canada by bike ($)
Category: ConnecTour
New Brunswick’s Acadia region a hidden gem
CYCLING CANADA: A naturally beautiful region with equally vibrant people, Acadia is a Canadian treasure
ConnecTour Chronicles: Good luck dodging bad weather finally runs out
CYCLING CANADA: It would be much more accurate to call it a deluge rather than a downpour (FREE)
Quebec artist bears witness to Africa’s climate migrants
CYCLING CANADA: Gilbert Desjardins work is frequently exhibited in and around the Montreal-to-Mont-Laurier region (FREE)
ConnecTour Chronicles: Ottawa family is all-in on car-free, cycling lifestyle
CYCLING CANADA: Richard Briggs eclectic bicycles range from fairly conventional to a variety of Frankenbikes (FREE)
ConnecTour Chronicles: Traumatic accident led former nurse to artistic success
CYCLING ACROSS CANADA: Painting was therapy at first, ‘so I wouldn’t spiral into depression.’ Now she has her own gallery (FREE)
Amish follow a humble path to a simpler way of life
CYCLING CANADA: The homestead is no-frills, but felt cozy as the family bustled about their daily chores (FREE)
ConnecTour Chronicles: Learning to roll with one of this tour’s unexpected twists
CYCLING CANADA: “Disappointment” doesn’t describe the feeling of being sidelined after a broken collarbone (FREE)
ConnecTour Chronicles: Wawa’s loyal support keeps country store going strong
CYCLING CANADA: Young’s General Store is there in all its rustic glory, greeting visitors to this northern Ontario town – even if its moose is in storage (FREE)
ConnecTour Chronicles: Calgary bike trails a bridge between city and nature
THINGS TO DO IN CALGARY: You can easily turn it into a multi-day cruise from vibrant urban areas to quiet paths that feel far from the urban jungle (FREE)
ConnecTour Chronicles: Reckless drivers are the scourge of cyclists
CYCLING ACROSS CANADA: Damn those dangerous drivers. I wish they could see the world from a bicycle seat. Perhaps it would make them reconsider their recklessness (FREE)
ConnecTour Chronicles: A private fantasy world, rich in local and family history
CYCLING CANADA: It would be an insult to say Sheri is a packrat; all of the hundreds of knickknacks she has have a history (FREE)
ConnecTour Chronicles: Lodges hanging on by a thin fishing line
CYCLING ACROSS CANADA: “We need a plan to fully reopen the border so our businesses can survive” (FREE)
ConnecTour Chronicles: A bicycle clinic that started with a bang
CYCLING ACROSS CANADA: Winnipeg has taken a shine to urban cycling (FREE)
ConnecTour Chronicles: Warmshowers hosts have equally warm spirits
CONNECTOUR CHRONICLES: Members offer a place for touring cyclists to pitch their tents and grab a shower. In exchange: an evening of conversation (FREE)
ConnecTour Chronicles: Cheap rural living brings brewery dream to life
CONNECTOUR CHRONICLES: Nokomis Craft Ales is putting this Prairie town on the map – defying conventional thinking that only the big city yields success (FREE)
ConnecTour Chronicles: Out of the blue, an army on the prowl
CONNECTOUR CHRONICLES: The bees came at us like a fleet of enemy fighter planes. ‘They started just hitting me. It was kind of like a cloud of bees’ (FREE)
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