Across Countries

A series of voice memos from my time backcountry camping near Algonquin.

A few interesting recounts of my last 36 hours from meeting Christian and Teale in Winnipeg, Jason on the TransCanada Highway, and feeding deer on mission island in Thunder Bay!

The prairies still suck. That is all.

But also, I've been driving a lot and I am exhausted! At this point I just want to teleport.

I've taken the scenic route through BC and Alberta back to Edmonton and it has been amazing. The Okanagan Valley and the Icefield Parkway is stunning. I had to keep pulling off to the side of the road to get photos and videos of the views I was seeing. Must do for anyone making this trip.

I said from I think the fourth day of this trip that I needed to interview someone who was biking across Canada and today I made that happen! I met Jeremy through a Facebook Group that we're both in, https://www.facebook.com/groups/yesfamcanada (Yes Fam Canada), and knew I had to have him on the podcast. We connected earlier in the trip through Instagram and found out that we'd be crossing paths briefly in Jasper so we made it happen! I asked questions like:

Has he shit in a hole on the side of the road (a question I get a lot)

Where does he shower? (another one I get a lot)

Why he's doing this trip and why now

What is he hoping to take away from this trip

and much more

Make sure to follow him and his story on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jer_bikes/ (@jer_bikes)! He's going to start documenting a bit more hopefully so here's to the start of that! Make sure to follow me too while you're at it https://www.instagram.com/lukeblessed/ (@lukeblessed)

Lots of questions from the latest AMA on my Instagram @lukeblessed. Thanks everyone for asking! Some of the questions include:

Any plans for Across Canada part 2? East Coast? Territories?

Where and when is the next destination?

What are you most excited for on the drive home?

Take a listen for all of them!

On my last full day in Vancouver I did the Grouse Grind and met up with a couple old friends from my high school days. So it was a great day! I also talk a bit about my feelings of starting the trek home shortly and some of the emotions I think I will be processing over the next couple weeks.

An 11 hour hike isn't the most fun thing in the world but we did it anyways! It was a long day done on little sleep but it was so worth it. The views are amazing and some of the best I've seen on this trip. In the evening I went to my friend Alex's photo print party and got an awesome piece.

We headed off for Joffre Lakes early in the morning to get an early jump on the hikes. After we finished, we went to Whistler village and walked around for a bit. After that, we went our separate ways for dinner and came back together to prepare for Garibaldi, Panorama Ridge!

Today Jacob, Nancy and I all hiked to the top of the first peak of Stawamus Chief in the rain. Here's our recounting of the hike.