The bike out of Banff was mostly on a paved path all the way to Canmore. It was also mostly downhill and Sam, John, and I made really good time. We stopped occasionally to take pictures and be in awe of the amazing mountain range that we followed to Canmore. Banff truly is the most beautiful place that I've been to.
As we got farther away from the mountains and closer to the foothills we looked back and saw the mountains in the distance. I felt sad to leave BC behind because I know that it is the best part of Canada.
Once we got into the foothills the wind picked up and we formed a pace line and was really successful in conserving our strength when not in the first position. I was glad to have the two other riders because the wind really would have reduced my speed and made my day much longer.
Along the way we saw a fox and a flock of pelicans I think? I also saw a bunch of birds that I have never seen before. I wish I new the names of them. Once at camp other riders reported seeing a wolf.
Today was a 172 km day on paper but we rode 184 km. Some extra kms were wrong turns but we purposely went out of our way to go into Cochrane to eat ice cream at McKays. Another rider suggested the stop and he were not dissapointed.
Once in camp I set my tent up close to the truck to improve my departure time in the morning. Tomorrow is the last day before we have a rest day and I am looking forward to it.
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| Flock of pelicans |
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| The route out of Banff was downhill and had mountains like this on our right side until Canmore |
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| John on the trail outside of Banff |
