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		<title>That&#8217;s All Folks</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:48:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The final days have been a gentle unwinding, free of rude motorists, maniacal visitors, red ants, transvestites, precarious passages, or any grotesque or outlandish phenomena of any sort. For the most part I&#8217;ve been avoiding people in general, enjoying my final days of cycling and nights of fresh air and solitude before I&#8217;m enveloped by the rush and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thebicycletraveler.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7750412&amp;post=218&amp;subd=thebicycletraveler&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wheat Fields to Ice Fields</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 06:58:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A half day west of North Battleford Saskatchewan, and I was back in somewhat familiar territory. I crossed into Alberta through treacherous Lloydminster in a frogger-like manner, and furtively celebrated my victory over Saskatchewan. Through anticipative eyes I imagined the dramatic spires of the rocky mountains looming in the distance like ravenous wolf fangs. But [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thebicycletraveler.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7750412&amp;post=216&amp;subd=thebicycletraveler&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Big Sky</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 02:40:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was fervent to escape the shield following over one month of cycling alongside the same scenery. Lakes, trees, and rocks were bountiful in Ontario, and while nearing the end of my trip through this oversized province (Ontario needs to go on a diet), I found myself motivated by the new opportunities the praries would [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thebicycletraveler.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7750412&amp;post=211&amp;subd=thebicycletraveler&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Superior Ride</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 01:02:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following a farewell to Frank and Terry, we departed from Little Current northward under the sunshine. We cycled up to the Trans-Canada Highway and began our journey along the only road west. We took a break in the town of Thessalon, my old Katimavik habitat. We relaxed for a day, exploring the town, enjoying the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thebicycletraveler.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7750412&amp;post=209&amp;subd=thebicycletraveler&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Rocky Road to Georgian Bay</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 04:21:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[                    DEREK Following our last post in Huntsville Ontario, we were unfortunately overcome by the unbearable stench of cycle touring and committed to spending the money to stay at a nearby campground for the night. The Deer Lake RV Resort and Campground was just a few [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thebicycletraveler.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7750412&amp;post=198&amp;subd=thebicycletraveler&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>If You Don&#8217;t Know You Wilno</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:09:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DEREK We were relaxing on the deck of the “Pickles and Quilts” quilt shop and deli in Wilno, Ontario, catching up on emails, enjoying a coffee, groovin’ to some music, playing cards, reading books, and waiting to build up an appetite for dinner, when Helene, the owner, approached us with a proposition. She offered us [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thebicycletraveler.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7750412&amp;post=196&amp;subd=thebicycletraveler&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Direct from Derika</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 11:09:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ERIKA Derek and I have decided to combine blogs, since we are now spending nearly every moment in each other’s company…and also because we’re too lazy to write our own separate articles. After two days of rest in Ottawa, and a brief tea party at the Otesha house, an organization that Derek was a part [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thebicycletraveler.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7750412&amp;post=194&amp;subd=thebicycletraveler&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>St. Lawrence to Ottawa</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2009 23:11:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Following a five-month journey through Mexico, I was delighted with my capability to understand and participate in brief conversations of the Spanish language. Now, after crossing into Quebec, I’ve been massacring the French language to the fullest extent. It’s not that I assume the Quebecois understand such things as “Cuantos kilometros”, or “Yo busco [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thebicycletraveler.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7750412&amp;post=186&amp;subd=thebicycletraveler&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Home Sweet Home</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been an exceptional eight months since I crossed the border heading south, but now I&#8217;m finally back in Canada! The cycling has been simple and stress free as of late. North of Portland I was treated to a wide shoulder and minimal traffic. Nights were passed camping behind fitness centers and supply warehouses, and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thebicycletraveler.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7750412&amp;post=184&amp;subd=thebicycletraveler&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Moist in Maine</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:50:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When riding a bicycle in unceasing rain for weeks on end, one could conceivably lose their mind. Weather gods I implore you, please, give me a freakin&#8217; break! PLEASE? Luckily, I&#8217;ve been able to seek refuge in the homes of friends scattered here on the east coast. In Boston, I had the pleasure of joining Rachel Bedick for a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thebicycletraveler.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7750412&amp;post=181&amp;subd=thebicycletraveler&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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