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We have so much to be thankful for in completing our cycling trip. Planning and booking places for this trip began last September. Knowing everything could change due to forest fires or other situations. Our families involvement kept changing, but that was understandable. Here is a list of things we are thankful for: -while cyclingContinue reading “Reflecting on the cycling trip”

Here are some highlights from our final day of cycling. Today we cycled 109 km’s from Banff to Cochrane. The day started at 6 am with a light drizzle to make everything wet for packing. Tomorrow we will do one more final post that will summarize our trip. We have so much to be thankfulContinue reading “Journey completed, 1056 km’s”

A great day for riding except for the first and last 10 km’s, these were the hardest km’s of cycling. Camping at Lake Louise one needs to see the actual Lake. We traveled the 1A from Lake Louise to Banff. What an excellent road for cycling. With a quick stop in Banff, eating a littleContinue reading “A leisurely Sunday ride”

Leaving our Motel this morning after having a buffet breakfast was a pleasure. First 3 km’s were downhill. After that it seemed like the next 30 km’s were uphill. It was slow going as we went up. The scenery was stunning, here are a few photos.

We both knew this was going to be a tough day of cycling. Major mountains needed to be climbed. We left with low overcast skies and a temperature of plus 7, without rain. It felt like all morning we were climbing. It was very slow going. Road was so steep at one point that weContinue reading “Breaking the speed limit”

When we book places 10 months in advance of a trip taken on a bicycle, it is hard to know what weather conditions we will be dealing with in making it to our planned destinations. Today was a planned day off and it rained half the day. Tomorrow will be a gruelling 100 km rideContinue reading “Day off at the Falls”

Two night stay at Beckers Chalet was like a dream. Chantel’s friend is the manager of the Beckers Chalet restaurant. This morning we enjoyed their breakfast buffet, complements of our daughter’s friend, before heading on the road again. Will be staying here for two nights, taking another day off tomorrow. Before attempting to do 100Continue reading “On the road again”

A day off (August 5th) from cycling, here are some day off pictures.

Today Amelia joined us for the 86 km ride. Chantel was the cheerful supporter who carried all our gear. She drove into Jasper to get lunch and brought it back for us. This made the day go smoothly. We had to deal with scattered rain showers all day. Tomorrow we look forward to a dayContinue reading “Getting support”

Being prepared when there are no services is important when cycling. 70 km’s is not a very long distance for cycling but it proved a challenge when our food and water was running low. Cell phone and other devices were also all running low on charges. We arrived in Hinton before totally running out ofContinue reading “Running out of gas”