Blogs from Canmore, Alberta, Canada, North America - page 3

Friday July 1, 2011 A Hard Day I only rode 65 km’s today but it was demanding. I had to ride out of the valley twice today with my full load. Once to get up to Horsethief Canyon Viewpoint then back into the valley to take the Bleriot Ferry across Red Deer River and then back out of the valley again to be on my way. My first climb out of the canyon was tough, didn’t think I could go all the way up, but I did and it pretty much killed me. Problem now is that I am on the North Dinosaur Trail and now I have to go back into the valley, take the ferry across and then another climb to get out of the valley to hook up with the South Dinosaur Trail ... read more

Ok…so some of you thought I hadn’t made it home due to the fact that I didn’t really post it on the blog! I did make it home after a wonderful sunny ride through from Nakusp B.C. across the Rogers pass and up to Lake Louise. I got home around 7:30 in the evening after leaving Nakusp at 2pm…..that’s right I was riding sensibly that’s why it took me 51/2 hours to get home (plus a ferry ride and a bit of a wait too). I stepped straight back into work on Monday the 16th to a myriad of emails. Tuesday was my daughter’s 10th birthday, Dom (the fellow I travelled with to Nakusp) and his lovely wife Tracey swung by on Wednesday evening so that I could fit a few things to his bike (check ... read more

Well they say Time is a thief and i guess they're right. It seems like I have so much to do in only a few days! At present the bike is being serviced down in Calgary at ANDERWERKS BMW. Dave Anderson is applying his magic to the GS and also putting up with my numerous calls to him........sorry Dave I guess I must be getting nervous! ANDERWERKS are also fitting my bridgestone tires so that I have fresh rubber for the trip to Dawson (where I'll spoon on the knobbly TKC80's at the campground prior to starting the Dempster and Dalton Highways). I have also purchased 2X2ltr fuel containers for the bike thus adding about 80kms to the range if needed. The reason for this was a small "nightmare" I had a few days ago after ... read more

Adam's Blog: It was Sunday so we took the opportunity to head back to Banff and the famous Castle-like Banff Springs Hotel for Brunch....The hotel is olde worlde with stunning setting over the Bow Valley....as you could imagine also very popular with tourists. Interesting fact - people would stay at the castle for 3 months at a time back in the 1920's and 30's for $50,000! Afterwards we went for a drive along the Bow Valley, stopping at the falls, then along the golf course. We found an interesting drive that took you along the golf course then into the national park....it was open park and we got to see a female moose closeup and then a coyote run behind our car - pretty impressive. On Tuesday we headed to Calgary for some retail therapy - ... read more

Adam's Blog: A couple of days in Canmore and we had the place worked out...and some day trips planned for every second day to visit the key areas. The weekend snow had abated, but it was still cool, so with little opportunity left, we headed to the Ice Skating rink for a go - first time for all except Al who brought back memories of teenage roller and ice derbies. The lone female olympian practising on the rink did not put us off, although our figures hugging the walls and lack of grace on the ice may have put her off. We couldn't quite master the double toe loops and gave up on the plushenko's...still we had some fun. Our first day trip out was to Banff, home of the Canadian Rockies - 20 mins away ... read more