We survived a murder attempt today.  We were about 45 miles from our destination when a large cow moose and her calf came out of the trees to our right.  Since the trees they came from were well above us on the side of a mountain, they were coming pretty fast.  I was pretty sure they were going to end up behind me (just barely though) and was worried about John & Rich.  She turned away from the road & we were all wide awake for the last 45 miles.

John’s bike however, isn’t going to be able to continue.  It has had a tapping inside the rocker box for the past few days that’s gotten better at times but returns worse than before every time.  We all agreed, it’s so loud now that it should probably be taken off the road before it blows up.  John is having it towed to Smithers, BC where we will rent a U-Haul for the rest of the trip.