Sept 8, 2005 - Thursday
Banf, AB to Hinton, AB
What a ride - fantastic
scenery. The first half of the day
was
semi-clear and dry. The second half of the day was filled
with
spotty showers - no cameras or pictures.
It was a nice place but it was also a cold evening.
I awoke a couple
times to add some layers but all was fine. Since I ran the
prior web
update on laptop power the battery was nearly empty. I found
an outlet
in the washroom that I could use so in the morning I headed in there
and plugged in. A quick transfer of GPS track log and route
information and I was off.
I did a quick sightseeing stop near
the campground then headed for a drive through of the town.
Perhaps
similar to the town of Jackson (Hole), WY. From there I
headed up to
Lake Louise - the water is a stunning color and it is cold.
The
ride from Lake Louise up to Jasper was just fantastic. It
would
be better if it was not raining and overcast - I'd like to revisit and
spend some time here.
Video
Banff, Lake Louise, Up to Jasper, Past Jasper
2005-09-08.mpg
MPG, 19.2 MB, 4 min 36 sec
Downtown Banff - tourist town
Scenic Hwy 1A to Lake Louise
Castle Cliffs
Yep - the water is cold!
Hwy 93 up to Jasper
The first glacier - the last picture until Jasper - rain from here on
up.
I met Gerhard & Monika while
stopping to take a picture of the locomotive. They stopped to
take a picture of me. I gave them a contact card and asked if
they would like a picture of both of them with the loco - this is it (
click for the original photo to save).
They're visiting from Austria and had visited the area before
-
by motorcycle I believe too. It was nice to meet you folks!
They also took some pictures of me. Thanks folks!
Jasper the Bear
town mascot
Heading out of Jasper to Hinton, AB
Well - I had a bunch of miles rain free - with good pictures taken -
but the dark road ahead is wet asphalt. Time to stop, tuck
the
cameras and put on rain gear.