yes that's great and cool for bike touring.... but sometimes also sad when you see that in small villages only a handful of people live, and the rest has left. Rural flight is a big problem in many rural places here in Spain.

yes, one sees that in many countries, rural flight. So many times I've wondered how people make a living in some places.

but my comment was really just referring to riding through vast, open areas. I find that feeling to be really neat.

^ "Get Off My Carrion!"

str , you gotta get a life, man. I mean, really.

Beautiful landscapes.

I screwed up. This picture I originally posted was not one of the eagle pictures I took in Montana while riding with my with my daughter on the way home from a week long tour with our daughters. My wife caught my error. This picture was taken while we were hiking around a nearby lake. I apologize for the misrepresentation.

We were definitely not on a tour when this picture was taken.

Doug, I'm trying to find a joke somehow connected to that kinda weird expression, "what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas" , but something along the lines of your grave misrepresentation staying between you and the bird.....

but I'm not being successful!......

Yah, that was my first thought, but I feel better

In parts ""spanish lapland"" Teruel, Soria, Cuenca there are big parts where only 0,86 people live per square km!

https://www.theguardian.com/artandde...ia-in-pictures

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p072312m (interesting podcast on BBC)

there was a national holiday ... so I added some more days to it

Athabasca River, Alberta, Canada




Sunwapta Falls

gracias for the links, interesting but sad situation.

A couple photos of a few friends and I hitting the trail last week. Colder than average temps created both significant frost and fog in the mornings, while a colorful change in the foliage could be seen in the afternoon.

Alberta, Canada

where is this gorgeous place?

It's in British Columbia,Canada.

Alberta, Canada

A few pics from a shortened trip on the Columbia and Western railtrail in first week of Oct 2021. Achilles swelled up and stopped the ride. Too bad,trail was wonderful.One of the tunnels was almost a kilometer long!

Lovely terrain, there. Looks like a fabulous place to bike.

So, what was your intended full route? Vancouver through Kelowna and through to ~Fort MacLeod, perhaps?

It's been a long time since I've been in the area, though it was only in a vehicle with frequent stops along the way to hike around and view the beauty in the mountains.

We intended to join up with the Kettle Valley Railtrail in Midway,then 4 days to Penticton, then either one more day to Osoyoos or 2 or 3 days to Princeton. Definately going back next year. A great deal of these 2 trails takes you away from the roads and through some beautiful country.

Spain, Cantabria, Portillo de la Lunada

Damn that must have been mervelloso riding along that road!
I looked at it on Google maps and its quite something!
danke for showing it

Definitely looks like somebody crafted a perfect bicycling "highway" for the rider's individual pleasure.

Of course, narrow as it is, I imagine that with a few cars or fog along the route that road would quickly change its character.

Beautiful, even with that.

Alberta, Canada, Bow Valley Parkway

happy new year!

Granada, over Christmas.