Left Banff this morning with nice weather on my way through Banff National Park and then into Jasper National Park to Jasper and then into British Columbia, another timezone, and Prince George.
The ride started out nice..but it got very ugly about an hour into the 6hr 600km+ ride. While riding the Icefield Parkway the rain started and then the temperatures started to drop from 20C down to the single digits and sometimes as low as 3C. Very cold when it is pouring rain and you are cruising at 100kph+. Luckily I had bundled up and my gear kept me dry..for most of the trip.
I wish I had more pictures of the Columbia Icefield and the glaciers..but there was no way I was stopping in that rain and cold to take a picture.
Even though the weather was less than ideal the scenery was great. The mountains in this part of Alberta and BC are amazing. Also, there was lots of wildlife out during the day. I was expecting to see one or two bears during the entire trip, but I lost count after 5 sightings today alone. I took a picture of one of them when it was convenient (not raining buckets!:-). Highway 16 from Jasper to Prince George is a great highway and I enjoyed the ride.
The weather doesn't look good for the upcoming days. I met a few folks (who were checking into the same motel to dry out) that rode down from Dawson Creek and the weather was worse farther north.
My next destination is suppose to be Watson Lake in the Yukon and then on to Whitehorse for a total of 1700km. Dawson Creek is on the way to Watson Lake.
I will be checking the weather tonight and will need to make some decisions tomorrow.
So far I have logged about 4400 kms....
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