One last view of the mountains in BC

Fernie is a beautiful town - completely surrounded by huge mountains. The "resort" is being built up on the ski hill, away from the main town. The town itself looks like so many others we've seen, although it is a bit bigger. It looks like a weird mix - small, kind of run down houses, and then out of town the giant, sparkling new resort condos, trying hard to look like the next Whistler.

We passed the 1000km mark today - cool! We are only 50km from the Alberta border, and the continental divide. I am hoping that once we hit the divide the winds will prevail from behind - not the headwinds we have been battling. It will be nice to be coasting as well - there have been a lot of days with a slow uphill climb, and we will soon be doing the opposite.