IF YOU ARE LOST
 Getting lost on any of our tours is difficult because we generally follow major or secondary highways with few turnoffs. However should you find yourself "lost" please call our home number 1-800-938-7986 and leave a message detailing the time, location and phone number at your location if possible. Remember that in Canada it is not possible to call a pay phone. We in turn will call "home", retrieve your message and hopefully be able to locate and retrieve you. Every night on arriving in camp please make sure that your tent partner or biking buddy has also arrived and if not then please inform one of the guides that you are not sure of his/her location.

THE PROPER CARE AND FEEDING OF TENTS
    Please remove footwear before entering the tent. If it is raining, sit just inside the tent with your feet outside and remove footwear. PLEASE never enter the tent with shoe clips on!!
    Never eat or store food of any kind, liquid or solid, in the tent. THE LIFE YOU SAVE   MAY BE YOUR OWN ---OR--- THE NEXT USER OF THE TENT.
    Bears have an acute sense of smell and are attracted to any item that emits any odor!! This includes things like perfume, toothpaste etc. These items should be stored in the support vehicle overnight.
    Always use both hands to open or close tent zippers. Open and close zippers slowly. If you should catch the zipper in the fly, DO NOT USE FORCE to free the zipper.
    Always remove everything from the tent each morning. Items left in the tent may cause tears when storing.
    Exercise caution when walking in the vicinity of any tent. Tent pegs and lines are not very visible and very easy to trip over.
    Please do not use the tent as a drying rack. Use the line inside the roof of the tent or the outside line provided. Clothing colour runs may leach into the tent fabric.
    Undue HASTE seems to be the most common cause of damage to tents. Please take your time when zipping, entering or leaving your tent. The dollars you save may be yours!!

DAILY ITINERARY
    You should have breakfast (except on tours as noted), be checked out and in the hotel lobby or outside with all your luggage and bikes at the noted time, on the day the tour starts.
    Canusa guides and vehicles will arrive at the Hotel one half hour prior to "leave time" and  will leave the Hotel as soon as all the luggage and bikes are loaded and proceed to the bike start point.
    Prior to biking we will have a discussion on safety and the route for the day, then start biking when "all" are ready. It is not necessary to bike as a group but anyone leaving the route to sightsee etc., must inform a guide that they are going to do so. This will prevent us from spending hours looking for someone and give us a start point for a search in case of problems. Individuals should be familiar with their bike before starting out. Guides will be happy to show you everything you should know about our rental bikes and if they don't, please ask.
    Before biking each day, we will go over the next day�s route, terrain, destination, lunch locations, scenery, things to see, etc. There will be a hike or some sightseeing on most days on six day tours and mostly relaxation with some sightseeing on the longer tours.

BE AWARE
    Individuals who have never been on a multiple day tour should be aware of the possibility of Heat Stroke, Dehydration and the accumulation of "weariness", "hunger" and "thirst" over a period of days and take precautions from day one to  lessen these possibilities.

Heat Exhaustion or Dehydration-Caused by loss of fluids-Signs-weak, dizzy, nausea, vomiting, pale clammy skin, perspiration-Treatment-remove to cool place, administer fluids (juices) slowly, treat for shock.

Heat Stroke-Caused by overheating-Signs-hot-dry-flushed skin, confusion, headache, nausea, poor co-ordination, vomiting, convulsions, rapid onset, lapse into unconsciousness, possible death-Treatment-move to cool area, assist body to cool but not below normal, massage limbs, provide fluids (juices), treat for shock.

Sunburn-Caused by overexposure to suns rays-Signs-chills, fever, headache-Treatment-cool burn area, apply soothing lotion, prevent additional damage to burn area.

Shock-Exists when blood volume is reduced to the point where it cannot adequately support body cell functions due to loss of circulating blood volume-Signs-any of the above as well as abnormal pulse, abnormal breathing, severe thirst, decreasing alertness-Treatment-lay down and elevate legs, maintain body temperature by warming or cooling as necessary.

West Nile Virus-As of 2005, this virus has caused fewer problems than anticipated and in fact, after the first year, has had little impact in Canada. While West Nile Virus spread quickly with some alarming results, the second year of the virus in Alberta proved to be much less alarming with only a few cases and no deaths--however--Infection is passed from birds and other animals to humans. Symptoms may appear 2 to 15 days after infection. The virus is quickly spreading throughout North America. Most reported cases are mild with symptoms such as fever, head-ache, body aches similar to the flu, a mild rash and swollen nymph glands. Serious cases may develop severe headaches, high fever, stiff neck, nausea, difficulty swallowing, vomiting, drowsiness, confusion, loss of consciousness, lack of coordination, muscle weakness and paralysis. There is no known specific treatment, medication or cure for the virus. Prevention is assisted by wearing light coloured clothing that covers the entire body along with the application of insect repellent (example 20-30% Deet) on exposed body parts. Information from Health Canada.

Giardia-Caused by a water borne parasite usually passed on from animals-Signs-Intermittent, chronic diarrhea, stomach cramps, tiredness, weakness-Treatment-antibiotics.