So the last check-in was from the area near Radium Hot Springs, BC (Friday morning). We were awaiting the motorcycle shop responses to see if our ride partner could get his bike fixed. The answer was "not any time soon", so he made the right decision to abort the trip and head back home to get his bike repaired. The area we were soon to cover was not a place to ride safely without a rear brake.
John and I headed north and east to hook up with the Ice Fields Parkway. After we climbed over the mountain pass to get there, we ran into light rain and suited up. It gave way to mostly sun for an hour or so until we got to Lake Louise, where we stopped to play tourist and grab some lunch. Upon leaving this beautiful place, we got into continuous light rain and could no longer see the mountains, which is why we came here! Lots of rain that turned to snow on two passes. We pulled into Jasper in the rain. The lowest temp we saw on our bike thermometers was 34 degrees, with the ice road warning lights showing on our bike computers. That was Friday.
Saturday morning, we awoke to a driving rain and temperature of 44 degrees. We still needed to head north and a little west. We rode in rain for more than two hours, a fair amount of wind, and temps staying in the low forties. At the BC town of Tete Laune Cache, we turned south hoping for warm and sunshine. It took awhile, but we found it. We finished the day in Kamloops, BC.
Today, we made the run from Kamloops to Grand Forks, BC, just across the US border. Very beautiful riding, but a lot of crazy Canadian drivers trying to get home on Sunday afternoon. The Canadian highway drivers all seem to be in a real hurry. The scenery was awesome and the twisty factor was way up there.
Pictures? We are lazy, or at least the blog author is for sure! Unlike other years of blog-riding, we are arriving late to our hotel rooms and simply running out of time. We are averaging over 7 hours a day in the saddle and that makes for tired boys that want a quick brewskie and dinner. Then the preparation work on bikes and gear for the next day, well it quickly becomes time for bed.
So for all the pictures, you are just gonna have to wait a few more days and I will upload them all to an album with a link here. The Spot tracker is doing its thing, so keep an eye on that to see where we are at all times.
Tomorrow morning, we re-enter the good 'ol USA! Our goal for tomorrow is some great roads in NE Washington then into Idaho for Coeur d'Alene for the evening.
More later...
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