Everyone was feed and the camp packed up by nine. Today was a short day only 62 kms. There are a few side trips but I'm happy just to get to Banff and rest my legs.
The route we took was on highway 1A which runs in the same direction as the main highway but it is less travelled.
Around 35 km in we stopped for a slice of strawberry rhubarb pie at Johnston Canyon. It is a side trip to walk to the canyon but I just wanted to get to camp asap as tomorrow is a 172 km day.
The route today was by far the most scenic days with huge mountains in every direction. The mountains are my favorite.
Although today was a short day I was riding with Kerry and he is fast. I am good on the downhill but he was really fast in the up hills.
We rode into Banff looking for a store that sells MSR tents and found Atmosphere. They had the tent he was looking for, the Elixer 2. While there we ran into Ken who managed to get his bike fixed after getting a cab from Lake Louise to Banff.
We rode into the camp ground at 1:30 before the truck got there and only had to wait a half an hour before it arrived.
Kerry and I went into town for dinner and to see the town. The truck is serving pancakes with corn and tuna, weird. We had pizza.
As warned by Bud in orientation we are all aware of the most dangerous animal we will encounter. The pic below shows the result of storing half a sandwich in your tent.
Tomorrow is 574 m up and 1037 m down. That should make the distance s little easier.
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| A rookie move made by a veteran. Don't keep food in your tents |
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| My favorite sign ever |
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| Panorama of mountains just past Johnston Canyon |
