Today's segment of the Calgary trip is between |
Places Visited Along The Way, Photos, and Notes |
We explored the famous resort areas
of Banf and Lake Louise and then arrive in Calgary. We have crossed the Rockies although Calgary is still at 3,500 feet elevation. |
As I wrote yesterday,
Golden (B) has two exits off the highway. The west exit is the town center, the east is where Days Inn Golden is located So we had to head back west in order to top off the fuel tank On the way we took a photo of the British Columbia Visitor Center for my ABC's Heading east again, just outside of Golden, this is where I had to find a place to turn around yesterday after I overshot the hotel |
The road between Golden and
Lake Louise is similar to that leading up to Golden Mostly two lanes and pavement needing some work in places They are doing quite a bit of construction and someday... However, the scenery is so beautiful, one does not mind all that much In places, natural springs come out of nowhere and cascade down the rock face |
Everywhere there was water as the road followed rivers and lakes And there are trains everywhere, most very long. |
The parking lot at Lake Louise was absolutely filled We found a spot at the end of a couple rows and were soon joined by several other bikes. The two red bikes parked behind us are people from Brazil The lake itself is magnificent. Truly living up to its reputation |
The highway between Lake Louise and Calgary is terrific again Just like between Vancouver and Kamloops it is 4 lane divided all the way What a pleasure. Now if they could just get that middle section...
Banff was crowded. There was almost nowhere to park |
Soon we were out of the mountains and onto the flat lands
approaching
Calgary (B)
As we hit the city limits off to the right were some familiar
structures:
Before we got to Calgary, we fueled up in a town about 60 some miles
away Downtown Calgary and the spaghetti freeways
and expressways
I lucked out and we arrived at
Kane`s Harley-Davidson about |
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