Destination Highways

In the process of planning this trip I ran across a series of books called "Destination Highways". Two enterprising bikers from BC have translated their passion for riding into a cool cottage industry. basically, they ride all the neat roads in a state (so far BC, Washington and northern California) and use a rating system to rank them. They publish the ratings along with nice descriptions with a "Click and Clack" flavor. Mike and I have used this resource to help plan the trip. The innkeeper at the Bavarian Orchard suggests we take route 3A north into the Kootenay region, along the lake and a quick check in the book reveals that this road is rated #1 in southern BC, and it connects to other road segments in the top 10. So, after a continental breakfast distinguished by homemade fruit muffins and fresh cherries, we were off to find biking nirvana.