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Craig & Barbara head west
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Wild weather Sunday, disappointing Monday
Left Strathmore, AB At 7 onSunday morning heading to The Columbia Icefield And The Athabasca Glacier. It Was Partly Cloudy With Some Lightning Off To Our South. By Banff It Was Starting To Clear, And The Rest Of The TrIp TO The Glacier Was Nice. Encountered A Few Light Showers On The Trip Back To Strathmore Until About 20 Miles West Of Calgary A T–Storm Appeared To Our West. Tried To Out Run It But Didn't Make It. Was Able To Get Off The Highway At A Restaurant, But Getting Off The Bike There Was A Sheet Of Water 2 Inches Deep Flowing Across The Parking Lot. There Was Also Some Hail. Finally Made It Back To The Motel About 9 Pm. I've Never Been Caught Out In The Open In rain Like That. Today We Went Back To Lake Louise But It Was So Crowded We Never Even Saw The Lake. We Then Tried To Go To Moraine Lake And Were Told There Was A 45 Minute Wait Just To Go Up The Road, So Turned Around And Headed To Radium Hot Springs, BC. Sorry About The Wierd Capitalization. This Tablet Seems To Have A Mind Of It's Own.
Left Strathmore, AB At 7 onSunday morning heading to The Columbia Icefield And The Athabasca Glacier. It Was Partly Cloudy With Some Lightning Off To Our South. By Banff It Was Starting To Clear, And The Rest Of The TrIp TO The Glacier Was Nice. Encountered A Few Light Showers On The Trip Back To Strathmore Until About 20 Miles West Of Calgary A T–Storm Appeared To Our West. Tried To Out Run It But Didn't Make It. Was Able To Get Off The Highway At A Restaurant, But Getting Off The Bike There Was A Sheet Of Water 2 Inches Deep Flowing Across The Parking Lot. There Was Also Some Hail. Finally Made It Back To The Motel About 9 Pm. I've Never Been Caught Out In The Open In rain Like That. Today We Went Back To Lake Louise But It Was So Crowded We Never Even Saw The Lake. We Then Tried To Go To Moraine Lake And Were Told There Was A 45 Minute Wait Just To Go Up The Road, So Turned Around And Headed To Radium Hot Springs, BC. Sorry About The Wierd Capitalization. This Tablet Seems To Have A Mind Of It's Own.
Red RT-S
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We did stop in Canmore so Barbara could go to a quilt shop.
ChasCS
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My family home
That's pretty cool then. I have a real affinity for that land.
Our clan have been living in Canmore so long, we even have a street named after our family.
Olden day Coal miners... Black lung took several of my uncles.
The floods there last sumner were devastating for many residents, sadly some may never recover fully.
I hope the quilt will keep you both warm... ;-) if you have purchased one.
Sounds like you are having great times, even in the foothills storm. Something we get used to here, is the often unpredictability of the weather patterns.
Continued happy and safe travels you two. Pics will be great, once you return home.
Chas
That's pretty cool then. I have a real affinity for that land.
Our clan have been living in Canmore so long, we even have a street named after our family.
Olden day Coal miners... Black lung took several of my uncles.
The floods there last sumner were devastating for many residents, sadly some may never recover fully.
I hope the quilt will keep you both warm... ;-) if you have purchased one.
Sounds like you are having great times, even in the foothills storm. Something we get used to here, is the often unpredictability of the weather patterns.
Continued happy and safe travels you two. Pics will be great, once you return home.
Chas
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The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Nice ride from Radium Hot Springs to Waterton Lakes NP and back to Pincher Creek. (The Good) No rooms available at Watertn Lakes village. (The Bad) The dreaded orange screen. (The Ugly) Screen said to check the DPS, then it went into limp mode. Stopped and took the key out and walked away from the bike for a few minutes. Came back and started it, no orange screen and no codes. Drove another 50 miles with no problem. Just a fluke, or should I be concerned?
Nice ride from Radium Hot Springs to Waterton Lakes NP and back to Pincher Creek. (The Good) No rooms available at Watertn Lakes village. (The Bad) The dreaded orange screen. (The Ugly) Screen said to check the DPS, then it went into limp mode. Stopped and took the key out and walked away from the bike for a few minutes. Came back and started it, no orange screen and no codes. Drove another 50 miles with no problem. Just a fluke, or should I be concerned?
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Still going
Left Pincher Creek and headed for Glacier NP. Going-to-the-Sun Rd. is awesome, but very crowded. All of the turnouts for photos were jammed with cars, and you could only stop if someone happen to pull out as you arrived. We did get to stop at Logan Pass and spent some time there, then headed for East Glacier and on to Whitefish for the night. Very good dinner at the Buffalo Cafe in Whjitefish. Next day took us south through Swan Lake and Lake Seeley then ended at Bozeman for the night. Left Bozeman this morning and headed to Gardiner and the North Entrance of Yellowstone. Went through the very northern part of Yellowstone and exited the Northeast Gate to Silver City and Cooke City. Numerous bison in the park along with a few deer. It looked like there had been some snow within the last day or so in one place. From Cooke City we went over the Beartooth Highway and Beartooth Pass at 10,947'. Still a fair amount of snow at the summit. Lots of curves on that road. After the Beartooth it was over the Big Horn Mountains and on to Sheridan for the night. 14A over the Big Horns is quite steep with many switchbacks. Hit some rain at the top but nothing serious. Back down in the valley it was very hot and sunny. Next stop is Deadwood so the wife can gamble.
Left Pincher Creek and headed for Glacier NP. Going-to-the-Sun Rd. is awesome, but very crowded. All of the turnouts for photos were jammed with cars, and you could only stop if someone happen to pull out as you arrived. We did get to stop at Logan Pass and spent some time there, then headed for East Glacier and on to Whitefish for the night. Very good dinner at the Buffalo Cafe in Whjitefish. Next day took us south through Swan Lake and Lake Seeley then ended at Bozeman for the night. Left Bozeman this morning and headed to Gardiner and the North Entrance of Yellowstone. Went through the very northern part of Yellowstone and exited the Northeast Gate to Silver City and Cooke City. Numerous bison in the park along with a few deer. It looked like there had been some snow within the last day or so in one place. From Cooke City we went over the Beartooth Highway and Beartooth Pass at 10,947'. Still a fair amount of snow at the summit. Lots of curves on that road. After the Beartooth it was over the Big Horn Mountains and on to Sheridan for the night. 14A over the Big Horns is quite steep with many switchbacks. Hit some rain at the top but nothing serious. Back down in the valley it was very hot and sunny. Next stop is Deadwood so the wife can gamble.
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We survived Deadwood
The to Deadwood was uneventful, just a few showers. Deadwood was mobbed with bikers from Sturgis. It was very loud, but wemanaged to get some sleep. Today started off cloudy but cleared as we got near Mt. Rushmore. Ended the day in Rapid City. The task for tomorrow is to get the oil changed. We've been over 4600 miles since the last change.
The to Deadwood was uneventful, just a few showers. Deadwood was mobbed with bikers from Sturgis. It was very loud, but wemanaged to get some sleep. Today started off cloudy but cleared as we got near Mt. Rushmore. Ended the day in Rapid City. The task for tomorrow is to get the oil changed. We've been over 4600 miles since the last change.
Dragonrider
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Thanks for sharing your trip! I've been on my bike in all the places you have visited in the West, and have experienced some of Calgary's weather... One of the main reasons I never venture east, on a bike...
Enjoy the rest of your trip & stay safe.
Enjoy the rest of your trip & stay safe.
Red RT-S
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A nice ride through the Badlands and much of SD yesterday after getting the oil changed at Rice Honda-Suzuki in the morning. I was waiting when they opened and they got me in and out quickly, including a belt adjustment. Thanks Rice H-S. Weather looks great today to finish crossing SD and head into MN.
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Great trip across MN and WI, but getting around Chicago was a disaster. Lots of construction on I-90 west of Chicago. I don't see how they charge a toll on that road considering the condition of it. Will cross MI tomorrow and then into Ontario. 5750 miles so far. Spyder has running great, except for that shot lived orange screen back in Alberta.
