Day 3 - Chetwynd to Powder King - 110 km

Another wonderful breakfast to fuel us for the day ahead.

We headed out of Chetwynd just as the skies were clearing and the sun started shining - we drove until we hit the first section of construction where there was some negotiation with work crews on which areas and how much we would be able to bike through. They agreed to pilot us through some of the passable construction areas and we were bussed through some other areas that were deemed too rough or too dangerous to pass with a bike.

We set a good solid pace at the beginning of the morning and maintained that throughout the day which allowed us to make good time to each rest stop. Incredible views and scenery kept us entertained all morning and into the mid afternoon. We had no lack of hills heading into the summit of the Pine Pass but all were very doable and we conquered them all as one big group.

After a scrumptious lunch at the Pine River rest stop and a nice long rest in the sunshine - we were bussed through the roughest part of the washout construction. We got out just in time to climb a bunch of hills leading to the 933m Pine Pass summit. After a great photo opportunity at the summit, being the dedicated group that we are, decided to make up the kilometres that we had to be bussed through - so went right past our destination spot and went over 8 km down the highway to Bijoux Falls.

We took off our shoes and climbed up into the rocks by the falls and took an incredible group photo shot (which would have been impossible the next morning due to the cold windy morning weather!) It was a big haul back up that hill to Powder King but once again - impressive team work and words of encouragement to each other to get the job done.

The evening was finished off with a fabulous steak dinner cooked by some volunteers of the Mackenzie Elks club - a lot of laughs over the days events and sweet dreams of the downhill ride ahead!