Banner photo is of scenic British Columbia
The expedition encountered a 10% steep grade as they descended into the Peace River valley. The skilled crew and their robust craft successfully navigated this hazardous region of space, although this meant maintaining a lower velocity vector than called out on the mission profile. Crew arrived safely in Pink Mountain, British Columbia to overnight.
Steep grades ahead
Check your brakes - they’re serious
It’s steeper than it looks
Peace River
Peace River
Going up the hill
Beautiful scenery in British Columbia
British Columbia sunset
The innkeeper in Pink Mountain, strange but pleasant
This what happens to guests who don’t pay their bill
The Route
Day twelve, route elevation profile
Today the route continued west along Alberta Highway 43 through Grande Prairie, Alberta and Dawson Creek, British Columbia, where they turned onto British Columbia Highway 97 proceeding northwest to their destination, Pink Mountain, British Columbia.
Day Twelve Statistics
| From | Valleyview, Alberta |
| To | Pink Mountain, BC |
| Departure | 10:00 am |
| Arrival | 6:00 pm |
| Duration | 8 hr |
| Distance | 290 mi / 465 km |
| Daily Speed | 36 mph / 58 kph |