Canadian Icefields Road Trip (Day 11 – Part 2)

[Gilligan]

Day 11 – 6/28/09 (Part 2) --- 22 miles  (In and around Banff, Alberta)
40 at 7 AM --- 73 at 6:20 PM

After lunch, we all went to the Bow River Falls.  We walked up 170 steps to view Tunnel Mountain, the Bow River and Bow Falls and the Banff Springs Hotel.  Then went rode to the Banff Hotel and walked through it and spent time taking pictures on the patio.  The Banff Hotel was built by the owner of the Canadian Pacific Railroad in the 1880's.  After a stop at a candy store in town, we said "Good-by" to Gryphon-Rider and his family.  We had a wonderful time them and hope to meet them again someday.  Navigator and I rode to Lake Minnewanka and Jack Fork Lake.  We returned at 6:00 and ate at Melissa's Missteak, where we had Bumbleberry Pie for dessert.  We highly recommend it.  It was made with apples, rhubarb, raspberries and blackberries.


                         Bow Falls


                         Mount Rundel


                         Bow River


                         Banff Springs Hotel


                         On the Hotel Patio


                         Road to Lake Minnewanka


                         Bridge Traffic


                         Lake Minnewanka


                         Jack Fork Lake


                         Road Returning to Banff


                         Melissa's Missteak

[R J]

You guys had way too much fun.........

I won't finish that Russ.

Take care.

[bg]

your timing is incredible.
i was looking outside today at the sun shine and blue sky and got a bad case of spring fever.
these pics made it worse but it won't be much longer before riding season.
always love seeing the pics and places you guys have been.