Glad you guys are enjoying. Yeah, we are on a quest for bears this trip...none so far...but we've got a healthy respect and bear spray.






It is amazing riding country, and no way to really convey, as you both well know.




Yeah, "til the wheels fall off and burn".

 

Day 21 Continued.


We stopped at this place for lunch...it is pretty much the only place on the Icefields Parkway between Lake Louise and Jasper. We're getting a great 44 MPG, so did not need gas, but used the restroom and had our sandwiches.








Read some of the history of the place. Watched the tourists in their cages and tour buses.








Leaving out from our lunch spot, about 100 more miles of amazing road before Jasper.








I have no idea how many millions of trees we've seen so far...it is a LOT!








Most of the snow is gone, but the glaciers are still feeding this huge waterway.









This is a fun road! We're spending most of our time in the 50-55 mph speed....








The road and TG can handle it at much faster, but we are already running a bit over the speed limit at 55, plus so there is so much to see!







Can you see him?







He seems a bit confused...







...we are on a bridge, and he walks out onto it...looks like he's got it figured out.






More in next post.

 

Day 21 continued.


NO! That is the wrong way. lol....eventually he figured it out.







Can you see how the road snakes around the side of the mountain?







One of the hundreds of waterfalls we've seen...







...They come down and feed these streams, that eventually end up in the waterway to a lake.








Today is the Trifecta of riding - Perfect weather, Fun road, Amazing sights!








Around every curve there are more trees, more streams...








...more mountains, more glaciers.








Here's a monster glacier, it comes almost all the way down to the road.








A different perspective-







Down the road just a bit, on the other side....waterfalls.





Day 21 to be continued soon.

 

Kev,how cold was it riding that road? Looks a little chilly to me.

 

Mid 70's. Perfect riding temps. Last time we rode it was in the high 30's to low 40's. That was a bit chilly.

 

Day 21 continued & concluded.


This pic was taken from on the road...not the side of the road, but on the normal part for riding on. Most of the road has guardrails in areas like this, but this section has been having some work done...no rails.








Endless views to the sides...







...behind us, and....







...in front of us.









Interesting mountain formation.









It's been sunny and in the 70's all day. It is still in the 70's, but we're riding into some clouds now.








Last time we rode the Icefields Parkway we did not stop at Althabasca Waterfalls. This time we did.

We don't use our cable lock often, but this is a large parking lot, full of vehicles and people, and we are going to be gone from the bike for awhile.

The cable is running thru one of the arms of both jackets, thru both helmets, and thru the passenger grab rail.

Easy way to keep stuff from walking away.








WOWOWOW!








This is a massive amount of water and power moving very quickly...just a few feet away from us.








After going over the edge, it does not end up in some big pool....there is a narrow channel thru rock where it flow just as powerfully for quite a while.




More in next post.

 

Last post to this amazing day in Canada.


Below is a short phone camera video of Althabasca Waterfalls- Click on the link to see it...sorry for the bad orientation.

http://vid1088.photobucket.com/album...psakvoh1lc.mp4





Cable lock coils right back up. When the newly designed Tour Pak came out I did not like the look...it has grown on me, and looks ok now....but what I really like is that it fits far more in it than the previous design. In this pic it may look full, but it has room for much more to be put in it.








Leaving the Icefields behind...








Getting close to Jasper, and definitely getting more cloudy.








We were getting a few sprinkles here and there the last 20 miles. A metric cruiser and a crotch rocket passed us at some speed. We continued on at our 55 mph, which is about 7 mph over the speed limit.







Jasper! Last time we were here we had a bit of a difficult time finding a room...








...so this is one of the few places that Mary had called ahead and made reservations. The Bear Hill Lodge. It is a bunch of very nice cabins...some smaller some larger...








...the one straight ahead is the one we stayed in. Very nice, and less than $100 a night.







We unloaded the bike, and then went to the grocery store.








We are far enough north that it does not get totally dark at night. This pic was taken from the cabin porch a bit after mid-night.

 

I try to make it down to the Jasper/Banff area at least every other year, if not every year. Beautiful scenery a days ride from home, glad you both enjoyed it, a special place for sure

 

Thank you beautiful pics please travel safely fearless

 

damn this is first thing i look at every morning. GREAT!