Hope to Sunshine Valley

This was one very slow ride, as aside from the last kilometer or two, it was pretty much all uphill in the rain. Getting out of Hope was a climb on a very busy highway, which combines as both BC Highways 5 and 3 (and maybe National Highway 1 as well). Eventually, after a few kilometers, we exited the main highway onto Highway 3 and were overjoyed by the much lower level of traffic. (There was still more traffic and noise than we would have liked, but by comparison, it was much much better.) Throughout the entire ride today, there was good road shoulder, though at times on the latter part of the climbing, the shoulder could have been a little wider.

Due to low-hanging clouds, we couldn't see to much of the scenery, but what we could see was wonderful.