Reflection Part 2: Map

It's taken quite a while to finish, but here is the complete interactive map of the entire B4B journey!  

 
You can zoom in to see the exact route that we followed, so specific as to see where we pulled off the road for whatever reason, where we did our errands, and the u-turns the few times we got misdirected.

One area of functionality that I focused on is adding relevant data and context.  There are four sets of data, all with their own series of placemarks, which you can access by the drop-down menu at the top-left of the map.

• Destination - all of the places we stopped for the night, complete with daily stats
• Story - all of the best stories from the road, highlighted with pictures where possible
• Milestone - some of the big moments of the trip
• Bike Shops - (incomplete) all of the dozen or so bike trips that made the journey continue! (coming soon)

It's a bit rough around the edges, and the only  real omission is the missing day of data in New Brunswick.

Click the map above to view! I suppose that if you were going to look at the map for a click or two, the critical detail that you would need to remember is that we started and finished in Waterloo.


Big thanks to Kenny Scott for creating this tool and adding custom features to make this map what it is!

Reflection and Part 1: Stats

At this precise moment six months ago, we were probably cycling near Arthur, eager with the anticipation of finishing the journey, as well as who was waiting for us in Waterloo.

Six months, but who is counting?

Back in August, I had posted a good summary of the trip, and promised to share more, soon.  Well, life got in the way, and I dropped the project.  But I'm back on it now with new enthusiasm.

Part of the goal of this blog is to create a useful source of information for future Canada cyclists, just as we were incredibly benefited by the work and documentation of several bloggers before us [Bike for Mike].  With that being said, I am planning to release five more posts to complete the definitive record of the B4B project:

1. The stats (below)
2. The map
3. The equipment list
4. A photo album
5. A qualitative reflection

Part 1: The Stats

There are just too many stats to share effectively, so I have summarized in one pivot table and two good graphs.  First, the table showing all major stats, by day.  [Open in a new tab]

Next is a distance graph.  This shows our daily distance (left axis), as well as the cumulative distance (right axis).  It shows the daily fluctuation and rest days. [Open in a new tab]




Last is a climb graph.  Again, it shows daily climb (m, right axis), and cumulative climb (left axis).  It is essentially a cross-section map of Canada's mountains, starting in the middle: Ontario, Appalachians, Newfoundland, Cascades, Rockies, Ontario.  Neat!  [Open in a new tab]


More, later!