.We have arrived at the end of our Canadian journey in Jasper. For two days we have been riding the Ice Fields Parkway. Wildlife sightings have been plentiful -- bear, elk, wolf.... Yesterday we rode over Sunwapta Pass at the foot of the Columbia Glacier. They have snow-coach tours out onto the Glacier from there. Of course it had to rain again before we reached our lodging was at Sunwapta Falls -- hard, stinging rain that felt like sleet. We were delighted to see our cottage with a fireplace. We spent a very pleasant evening in from of the fire.
Since we didn't go out in the rain last night to see the falls we did that this morning before we hit the road. There is a lot of water going down after all the rain. About mid-way through the 36 mile ride we stopped at Athabasca Falls. In the course of 10,000 years the falls have carved out many channels, some of which are now abandoned and dry. It was an unforgettable experience to walk through some of the old channels.
My mileage total for this trip is 565 miles. Jim's is higher as I rode in the van for a day and a half when I had a bad headache. Total bike mileage (for me) since leaving home is 1007.2. Tomorrow we'll get on a bus and head back 400 miles to Kalispell.
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