Bicycling

Rest day in Cardston, Alberta

I decided to take July 3rd as a rest day. The weather forecast for today called for thunderstorms and strong winds and I was feeling a little tired anyway. In the morning I visited the […]

Bicycling

Columbia Icefield to Lake Louise

It was mostly sunny and 10c when I left the Columbia Icefield for Lake Louise. After the Sunwapta Pass, elevation 6,676 and Parker Ridge there was several kilometers of descending. With my heavily loaded touring […]

Bicycling

Ride to Columbia Icefield

It was mostly clear and sunny when I left Sunwapta Falls on June 24th and headed south just after 8am. It was good riding with beautiful scenery along the way and mostly uphill. The traffic […]

Bicycling

First day on the road

The train arrived in Jasper at 1pm. It took about 30 minutes for them to unload my bike and gear and another 20 minutes to put my bike in running order and pack my panniers. […]