A lot of climbing today. More than I had realized and roughly 38 miles with no services. The first 3 or 4 miles were some what strenous, 3 to 4 mph and then it tapered off to a 6 mph climb that was manageable and went on forever. I was always anticipating the next corner to be the top for a few hours. The Kettle Valley Trail is underneath this bridge I crossed. That was an option as I was looking into it abit before I got to Castlegar but decided I'll have to come back another time.