We had what was probably our best of riding so far. We started at Lake Louise at 8 AM and ended in Chetwynd – 568 Miles later at about 8 PM.
Our first 2-3 hours from Lake Louise to Jasper (for breakfast) was some of the most scenic country I have ever been in (see attached couple of shots), but it was fairly touristy in that there was a lot of traffic on the roads and you had to watch your speed.
After leaving Jasper – it was all new to me as Jasper is the farthest North I have ever been. From Jasper to Chetwynd was Fabulous in that you were in very rural areas and could pretty much ride at any pace you wanted (so of course we went a little faster). Be sure to check out the photo of the urinal from the Jasper diner we ate at – pretty interesting!
Our riding temperatures varied from 55 – 65 degrees and it went from sunny blue skies to cloudy and downpouring rain a few times – but even that was great.
I saw a black bear, a few deer and an elk along the road today as well.
We talked to some locals (in various places today) about Inuvik and we really want to try to get there if we can. In two days we will be at the cut off point to the 460 mile dirt road to Inuvik and if the weather is good - I think we will give it shot!
Time to get some sleep as will hit the road by 8 AM tomorrow for about 600 miles and we plan to stop at a natural hot spring to soak our arses for a little bit as well.
Thanks for following along.
Steve
PS – the web site is getting 250 – 300 hits per day. It seems we have a lot of followers.
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