Day 1, Kirkland WA to Quesnel BC mile 489.26
Day 1
Got into Quesnel at about 8:00pm. We had two TSD sections today. On through farmland not too far from the boarder crossing in the US. Amazingly, it was cold riding out of Seattle - the mountains were encased in fog. By the time we were at the boarder crossing it had become oppressingly hot - and it stayed that way for most of the day.
Here is a shot taken while riding on the first "Extreme control", a section that is not timed, and is optional, but you get 10 points for skipping t (points are bad). It was the old road along a deep river basin, followed by a twisty gravel road up an down a ridge of some sort.
The last TSD of the day, "Soda Creek", was over the same course as used in 2002. This time I managed to avoid missing the first turn; it is an easy road to see, does not sneak up on you, but the sign referenced is not readable as you approach the road. Others missed it this time, so I don't feel so bad about when I did.