Friday 15th June Bike km at end of the day. 46541km. 523km ridden. Venue: Hinton, Alberta We headed north on highway. 5 out of kamloops and for most of the day we followed the North Thompson River between two mountain ranges which ultimately became the western Rocky Mountains. The further north we rode the higher the mountains and the more snow. The day was fine with scattered cloud but cool. A highlight of my day was the spotting of a wolverine which had just crossed the road. These animals are quite rare and resemble a large brown weasel. The crossing of the Rockies from west to east was real chocolate box territory with Mount Robson perhaps the most grand. We stopped for fuel at Jasper but did not linger as it was late and we still had another 90km to ride to Hinton, our destination for the day. A long and tiring day but very satisfying.
Rocky Mountains just east of Jasper in Alberta
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