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| Ride to Jasper and Banff of the Canadian Rockies |
| We started the ride heading north into North Dakota. After crossing over into Manitoba and Sascatchawan, it was back into Montana to Glacier National Park. Then we rode north into Banff and Jasper in Alberta. Leaving there we crossed over into B.C. and south into Washington state. Zig-zaging our way through Idaho, Wyoming and Montana to catch more scenery. Headed back we decided to finish up the last of our ride through Rocky Mountain National Park (which was all was fine till we ran into a hail storm in Colorado) before heading east across the southern part of Kansas. After finishing up the trip we had logged a bit over 6500 miles and became a member of the Iron Butt Riders. WOW...What a ride it was. |
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| Lots of wildlife along the way were seen. Grizzy Bears and black bears, moose, elk, mule deer, antilope, Bighorn sheep, Dall sheep, mountain goats, buffalo and fox. |
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| This mama black bear swimming had 3 cubs tagging along. |
| These are all views of glacial lakes in Banff Prov. Park in Alberta. |
| Overlooking the aqua blue Peyto Lake. |
| Athabaska Falls in Jasper. |
| Beautiful Moraine Lake is set into the mountains. |
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| The ride on "Going to the Sun Highway" in Glacier National Park is one of the most spectacular drives that I have yet seen. |
| View of Spirit Island in Glacier. |
| Blooming flowers made for this great picture. |
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| Lola Pass in Idaho passes through the largest wilderness area in the lower 48 states. |
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| Overlooking the Sawtooth Mountain Range in Idaho. |
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| Chief Joseph Highway leaves Cody, Wyoming and takes us north back into Montana to Beartooth Pass. |
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| From this view at the top of Beartooth Pass we were at an elevation of over 11,000 feet. |
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| I rode into Rocky Mountain National Park to watch the setting sun. |
| Atop the Rockies again. |
| Caught a glimpse of this big Mule deer. |