The room at the Crystal Springs was good, and both of us had a good night of rest. We had another continental breakfast, which are good, but I prefer more of a real breakfast. Packing up takes literally minutes, we have a system down by now that is pretty efficient.
It was a lot cooler today than it has been since we left Vancouver Island, with rain in the forecast. The weather was pretty nice though as we left Radium. As we continued down highway 93 towards Alberta the clouds started moving in. Not to far from the provincial border we pulled over to don the rain gear, as did the group of bikes following us.
I've never been on the Bow Valley Parkway before, so once we got to the intersection we opted for that instead of the Trans Canada. That was a mistake in my opinion, I found the road pretty boring as it was mostly a tunnel of trees that blocked most of the scenery. Next time I'd just take the TCH for the section, as it's more open and gives one a little more views.
The Lake Louise area was crazy busy, and since we've both been there before, we decided to forego that today. We had a snack and filled the gas tank on the bike, and then off we were. There were people everywhere in the National Parks today, but I have a feeling it's going to explode to another level once July rolls around.
At Saskatchewan Crossing we had another little break, just in time to miss a rain shower coming through. Once we got back on the bike, the temperature kept dropping as we neared the Columbia Icefield. The gauge on my bike was between 40 and 45F at the summit there. The last 40km or so into Jasper we got pretty wet as the rain got quite a bit heavier. It felt really good to get to our room, and have a hot shower. This was the coldest day of the trip so far, and certainly the wettest. We've had really good fortune with the weather, and it looks like tomorrow should be good again. A lot of the views today were obstructed by the clouds, but it was still nice to see the area.
Now we will relax in our room a little, sleep in tomorrow, and head to Edmonton. Only a couple days left now before we get home, where a lot of work will be waiting I'm sure.
Maybe the feature for the bonus points is the valentine on the mountain about center of the photo! Hope you both warm up tonight from your cold ride. Always such an excilerating part of our beautiful province!
ReplyDeleteHey your mom found it quicker than I did❤️
ReplyDeleteOh, I'm not as smart as they are then, I was going to say the beaver dam on the stream.
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