For my morning ride, I headed west on 1A to Cochrane, to take on the epic hill. Beautiful morning for a ride…
That dip in the middle is the Cochrane hill. About 200m of elevation over just 3km. It’s a fun climb 🙂
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Big Hill Springs / Cochrane ride
We had a good group of riders for a nice “gentleman’s ride” out to Cochrane and back, via Big Hill Springs. It’s a hard ride because of the hills (and headwind) but is totally worth it.
setting over cochrane
sunset over the rocky mountains, foothills, and town of cochrane, as seen from The Edge of the World.
pace car
The parade approaches our vantage point on Railway Drive, near the end of the route.
made it!
Craig rides to the top of the hill coming out of Cochrane on the way back to Calgary. What a beautiful day for a ride!
cochrane
I rode out to Cochrane again today to take on The Hill™ – it almost won this time.
This is the lumber mill on the east end of Cochrane. Little Known Fact About D’Arcy #231: I briefly worked for one of the housing construction companies that built some of the giant houses along the river – the same company that built our own much-less-giant house.
The Hill™
I made it up the big hill coming out of Cochrane toward Calgary – without stopping, or dying. It’s the longest hill I’ve climbed – 2km of 7% grade.