Over the hump to Trail

May 13 was the longest day yet with a steady climb out of Christina lake. On this hill there is no break. It is an unrelenting grind for thirty five kilometers almost all right down in bottom gear going about five km. an hour. I had arranged to be picked up at the top by Shelley's brother Steven to do a side trip to trail rather than going straight through to Castlegar. Steven picked me up as arranged and we made it in to Trail in time to go to Keenan's soccer practice. One of Keenan's favorite things is to plink away with a sling shot so we made a target and did that too.