I have everything ready to go across but I decided that since it was around 70 miles I would just play it safe and cross on Wednesday morning. This meant that I had a short day today. So I took my time leaving the hotel. The little bit of town traffic died off after only a few miles and I mostly avoided even that on bike paths and bike lanes. The route took me through the Kootenay river valley and was very flat, and with a very strong tailwind I made excellent time. Roads were in great condition which also made things fast. Had a short less than a mile section of singletrack that was really just a closed road still open to bikes. Otherwise I was on about half pavement and gravel. Basically no traffic at all. I arrived at the last crossing of National Forest lands of my route today not long after noon, and found a good flat spot underneath a dense canopy of young conifers a good distance from the road which isn't busy. About one car every 5-10 minutes. Border crossing tomorrow hopefully, in around 15 miles. I have no idea if I can still use my cell service there. If not I might get a prepaid plan at a store, but otherwise it might be awhile before I can upload another ride.