Day Three: Merritt to Hope 120kms.
I was a little afraid of the same headwinds making for slow progress again so I got up early and left camp at 6:30am. After playing around on Google maps the night before I decided to try the Coldwater Road instead of the Coquihalla for the first part of the day. Coldwater runs parallel to the Coke for 30 km's before joining it but doesn't climb as high going out of town. Good choice! This was the most scenic stretch of the trip with a windy quiet country road through beautiful scenery.
Early morning on Coldwater Rd.
A cool little place is Kingsvale, where Coldwater Road meets the Coquihalla.
...to be continued.