MCC Fundraising bicycle trips
With Covid getting the best of our holiday plans in 2020. I made the decision to take a bicycle trip in my home province of Manitoba. I connected with MCC and made it a fundraising ride. This has continued every summer since. Here is a brief highlight from each year.
2020…cycled from Winnipeg to The Pas…total distance of 865 kms, completed in 8 days….raised $1,610
2021….cycled from Winnipeg to Thompson…total distance of 801 kms, did in 7 days. Cycled two days with my daughter Chantel. Raised $2,755.
2022….cycled from Togo, SK to Kenora, ON….total distance of 983 kms, did in 11 days, raised $10,700. This trip was done with my daughter Amelia.
2023…cycled from Swartz Bay, BC to Port Hardy, BC. This is the entire length of Vancouver Island. Total distance was 903 kms, did the trip in 13 days, raised $2,742. This trip was done with my wife Cheryl.
2024 cycled from Head Smashed in Buffalo Jump in Alberta to Buffalo Point in Southeast Manitoba. Total distance was 1,572 kms did the trip in 15 days, raised $4,200. This trip was done with all 3 of my daughters. Amelia cycled 8 days, Chantel two days and Kimberly for one day all at different points in the trip.
In 2025 we to cycled from Cochrane, Alberta up Highway 22 (Cowboy Trail), west to Jasper and down the Icefields Parkway to Banff and back to Cochrane. A total distance of 1,056 kms. We raised over $4,000 for MCC.
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Day 15: Lesson Not Learned, One More Hurdle, and Celebrations
We ended much like we began, asking for water. By the time we reached Whitehorse city limits, our water supply was completely depleted and we still had another 28 km to go. Google maps took us the scenic route to get to our vehicle, which was parked at Glenn and Kathy’s here in Whitehorse. The…
Day 14: Breakfast, a Bear and “We’re Almost There!”
After a late night, we took advantage of this shorter kilometre day and slept in. Camping beside a lake provided some gorgeous views when we did wake up. Packed and ready, we enjoyed a decadent breakfast at the Yukon Motel, where we once again saw our McDonald’s trucker friend we had met yesterday! We connected…
Day 13: Awful Roads, New Friends and a Broken Spoke
The sunlight creates a warm glow in the tents, indicating it’s time to get up. At 6 am we were rolling our sleeping mats and donning our padded bike shorts. Marion served us a delicious breakfast and made us egg salad sandwiches for lunch. The morning was cool, but it soon warmed up. Even as…
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Adventures on a bicycle 