You could not have asked for a nicer day when we rolled out this morning. The sky was crystal clear blue. Mtn Robson was postcard perfect. The sun shining on the south east face and it was so beautiful. So after a quick photo we were off and it was a big climb right away. I had started with arm and leg warmers but never made it to the top of the hill before they were peeled off.
This was to be an 89 kms ride day which was the second short
day after the two long days. There are 3
long days coming and everyone was glad to have a shorter day. However there was a head wind and while it
wasn’t really strong it was incessant and it made riding just that much more
difficult. The weather was hot and while
early on the bright sun seemed so cheery it now beat down on everyone and
cooked us.
The route took us past a number of mountain lakes and
streams and they were so pretty. The mountains had become much steeper and
reached far above the tree line compared to back at McBride where we had been
just a couple of days before.
We had a great lunch in a parking lot in Jasper. Some of the
crew rode on up to Patrica Lake but I decide to roll straight down to the
campground as there was chores to be done. We were camped in the Wapiti
Campground which is 4 kms south on the Icefields Parkway. The campsite was
barely big enough to fit the motorhome and the showers were close to a km from
the campsite. The Wapiti campground has 360 sites and only one shower building.
It has only 6 stalls (3 men, 3 women). We were in the early afternoon but there
must be line ups out the door.
We had a great supper of pork chops which were really the
size of roasts. They were great. In addition Siubhan (Liam’s wife) had stopped at
a bakery and purchased desert squares. They were so delicious. It was a
wonderful treat.
It was only 89 kms but much tougher ride than people
thought.
Terry
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