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The Golden Triangle

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Distance: 320kms  Time: 3 days (usually) The Golden Triangle. Or as I called it "The Devil's Triangle" when I did it over the August long weekend in 2020. I chose a very bad weekend to do it in terms of heat. It was 35 degrees in the sun while I was riding and I ran out of water day 1. I am getting ahead of myself.  What is the Golden Triangle? It is a bike ride that is usually done over three days that takes you: from Castle Junction (between Banff and Lake Louise, Alberta) to Radium, British Columbia; from Radium to Golden, British Columbia; and finally from Golden all the way back to Castle Junction. It is roughly 100kms of riding per day. Some people do this in a day and that is awesome. I might try it in a year or two. Breaking it up lets you really appreciate the ride.  My experience riding this was a little different. I rode this self-supported, meaning I had everything I needed for 3 days of riding on my bike with me. This also meant I had to start in Lake Louise ...
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Welcome Pedal Dads (Pals)

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  Hello!  Welcome one and all to the Pedal Dads biking (and fitness adventuring) website. My name is Kane Richards and I love to bike outdoors! This is a work in progress and what I hope will be a labor of love filling what I think is a pretty big void in the outdoor adventuring scene in (at least) Western Alberta.  What void is this you ask? As a relatively new road biker, I have noticed that there is simply a lack of information online detailing the fantastic rides around where I live. I hear about them from other riders like for example, "Hey you should go do the Golden Triangle*". But then when it comes to finding out about what this ride is, how hard it is, a detailed route and maybe some friendly pointers there is simply nothing easy to find on the internet.  Is it because people do not want other riders to explore this beautiful country? Do selfish road warriors want to save all the amazing rides for themselves? Do these upper level riders on their $10,000.00 ...
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