BIKEPACKING BC – PART 10 (Quilchena, Merritt, Coldwater River)
Follow me on on this multi-part series as I go bikepacking from Nanaimo to Penticton (in a very round about way).
This episode: I ride along the old Kamloops Highway (5A), past the Quilchena Ranch Hotel. Quilchena mean “where the willows grow.” In 2013, Douglas Lake Cattle Company purchased the Quilchena rand lands, making the Douglas Lake Ranch the largest working cattle ranch in BC.
I cruise along the shores of Nicola lake, and past the old Nicola Court House. Ironically, this courthouse was designed by the same architect who built the Merritt Courthouse, and they almost look identical.
Merritt is known for its ranching, forestry and local copper mine. It’s also the start of the BC Epic 1000 bikepacking race. I’ll leave Merritt along the race route stopping where the Coldwater River Road crosses the Coquihalla Hwy. Unfortunately heavy rain is forecast for the next day, so I opted to sit tight and relax for a day as I’m in no rush.
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Hennessy Hammock:
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Water filter: MSR 4L gravity filter
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