Monday 30 July 2018

2018(2) - Day 7

It was another beautiful morning as we awoke this morning, warm temperatures and mountain views. The morning routine didn't take long today, and we had a relaxing breakfast to start the day. We got on the road by 9 but by the first stop of the day we were back in the Alberta time zone, so that made the morning feel short.

Traffic was crazy busy everywhere today, and that coupled with countless construction zones meant that patience was required today. After stopping for a little break in Golden we continued on into Lake Louise. Randy split off from us there, heading for Calgary and then Edmonton, and we were down to three bikes in the group. The three of us headed north on 93, a relaxing ride through the National Parks despite heavy tourist traffic.

It's been very warm since the day we left Kalispell, and it was right around 30 again today until we got to the Columbia ice fields. There it dropped down to 21 and that's about where it stayed for the rest of the day. After leaving Jasper we eventually stopped to put on our jackets for the first time in days. The clouds were also rolling in as we left Jasper though the rain waited until the final 10 minutes or so of the ride. As we were checking in the volume of rain increased and we were happy to have a dry place for the night.

Once again, the plan for tomorrow is up in the air at this point. I may end up in Edmonton, Grande Prairie, or home by tomorrow evening. It feels like all I've really done for the last two months is ride my motorcycle, and even though I've done a ton of riding, it's still going to be a little sad when this trip ends.






I've never seen Bow Lake this green before, just beautiful







Little blurry, but it's been great to ride with these guys (and Randy) for the last few days

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