Icefields Parkway

This day was long, wet and cold. Almost stopped for the day in Lake Louise after two hours of driving rain, temps in the low thirties and yes snow, this after they had Temps in the 90s less than a week ago. But after some coffee and the news there would be a break in the weather I started heading North toward Jasper. These pictures show some of the progression as the day got better.  I ended up getting to my planned destination of Prince George, BC. All in all a damn good day of riding.

That's what I'm talkin bout!

Finally got to the good stuff...not that the rest of the trip didn't  have it's charms. But Glacier NP is stunning, as is Route 93 in British Columbia.

   
          

Havre, MT tonight. Hoteling it tonight. Plan is to camp 2 nights and hotel it 1. Plenty of trains out this way. And a bunch of classic cars at the hotel...this one is a Nash, my dad had one, not as fancy as this but the same basic shape.

Grahms Island State Park is a great camp ground. Beautiful facilities and lake, unfortunately few photos, I was too damped tired to take more than this fire.

I met Paul at the Grahms Island State Park near Devil's Lake ND. Paul is riding that 250 cc Virgo from Southern Florida to Alaska! We talked about our rides, he goes about 300 miles a day and stops for gas every 150 miles. A nice relaxed way to travel. He really just wants to get to the border to prove to prove to the skeptics back home he could do it, and of course enjoy the trip there. I suggested he need not go all the way up the Alcan Hwy but instead go to Hyder, AK. A much closer destination, so he will probably try that. He recently linked up with Jakob, a young guy from New Brunswick, Canada who has had his m/c license for a couple of weeks. He is riding to the Okanagan Valley to work the Cherry harvest among other things. (How about that Sherry! )

Camped on the Mississippi last night in Winona, MN. Very quiet, had half of the place virtually to myself. Had a nice fire going.

Dinner in Winona, MN. Thought an Alaskan Amber was appropriate to celebrate the end of a very good day.