I work in Okanogan WA which is right on the norther Tier and when I drive home to Nelson BC each weekend I am on Hwy 3. Nelson is popular for Cross Canada cyclists avoiding Kootenay Pass. I have seen at least 20 loaded riders so far and it is killing me. It has been a very wet spring so I can't say I have always been jealous especially seeing someone climbing the Blueberry Paulson in a rain storm. Then again, that would still be better than a good day at work.