Tippy Top Tour Tracker

The Tippy Top Tour Tracker is up over at trackleaders!  This map will be parked here all summer at the top of the page, so at any moment you may answer the burning question of where in the hell is Krud at now?  Just hold your cursor over the K on the map and drill down.  Most likely parked in front of a Tim Hortons getting donuts!  I have so many points of interest (POI) on this years map you will really need to zoom in to literally see me through the trees!  Now much like a google earth map you may change your base map from the one above to satellite or topo map.  I personally like the satellite version as you can really see where I am located every 20 minutes and the type of terrain I am traveling through.  It will be on all day like last year as well.  I will send out a check in ok message when I am in camp at night, then a custom message when I am moving again in the morning.  These will also post to the FSTPKR facebook page.  That being said I have room for another 30 or so folks on my Spot so if you would like email updates with waypoints sent to you with a hyperlink of my location please message me your email info through the contact me button on the left navigation bar or here.  Also, if you have one of those fancy phones ( you know the kind were you can talk, text, email, surf the innertube and upload photos of what your eating while tweeting...) you can get a free BlueDot app here.  This will allow you to see your buddy Krud pedaling real tiny on your fancy phone.  Pretty exciting, my own Krudtracker app!  Blast off should be this Saturday or Sunday almost exactly one year from when I started the BLC to Bering Sea adventure.

On another note, Tim Hortons came through for Krud!  They have graciously provided me with a pre-loaded Tim Card!  I will be able to try just about every flavor donut they make and I will definitely share my findings here!  Thanks Tim Hortons for being part of the Tippy Top Tour.

As I mentioned in a post prior to this one I am also cataloging road kill and live animals along the route I traverse for Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation.  I did a little more research on it in the last few days and am even more excited to be involved with this kind of work.  I noticed on the map they do have going now that there is a big blank north of our border with Canada and I should be able to provide lots of data for this currently blank spot on the map.  There is only one data point for all of Alaska at this point too.  I think my timing going up is really good as this is when many of the bears will be coming out of their dens.  For example if you check out my Where the Wild Things Are BLC to Bering Sea map and zoom in on the Cassiar Stewart HWY section you will see 25 bears in 5 days (2 grizzly and the rest black bear).  Below I found an informational video that briefly discusses how many animals use one over pass in Banff National Park.  My route goes right by this overpass on my return leg.  The thing that never occurred to me is that if an animal is hit by a car it doesn't get a chance to pass on its genes.  So you end up with gene pools with more inbreeding than if animals are able to cross into each others territories and possibly breed.

Last one of these until Whitehorse, YT.

Last one of these until Whitehorse, YT. Sticked uo, but it will be dicey when I run out. Got a nice bowl of cream of brocoli and grilled cheese too. Prettiest Tim Hortons location yet with Hudson Bay Mountain for backdrop.

Blasting a quart of water on my SOLO STO

Blasting a quart of water on my SOLO STOVE out here in Houston BC! The top down method of starting the stove is spot on. Pedaling to Kitwanga the beginning of the Cassiar today. Stopping @ my last Tim Hortons in Smithers 1st though. Wont see another until Whitehorse.

In Burns Lake bucking a stiff headwind.

In Burns Lake bucking a stiff headwind. Better than riding in rain though. Up to Houston next.

Having grilled cheese w/ creamy tomato s

Having grilled cheese w/ creamy tomato soup at Tim Hortons in Vanderhoof. Short dat today to Beaumont Lake Park. Dodging rain clouds really good so far got out of Prince George before all hell broke loose (rain).

Made it to Prince George. Staying @ my s

Made it to Prince George. Staying @ my same luxury accomodations as last year. Will be on same schedule as last year over to the Cassiar Hwy. Saw my first 2 black bears before and after McBride. Also met really nice family that fed me egg sandwiches at last nights camp. Back home in the boreal forest now where the wood burns good and the varied thrush sing!

That there is what motivates me to pedal

That there is what motivates me to pedal 108 mile days for 10 days. Stocked up for the next few days as no Tim Hortons until Prince George. Thanks again to Tim Hortons for their support of the tippy top tour!