It won't be long before Mother Nature shuts down all riding in the Rockies, and with a bit of good weather in the forecast, a riding friend and I thought we'd blow off a couple of days of work and go for a ride. With little more than a few days of clean clothes in the bag and a direction in mind we headed West. Our first day took us to Hwy 93 between Lake Louise and Jasper, stopping along the route at the Columbia Ice Fields. From the highway you can see a few glaciers high up in the mountains, but at one point you can get up close and personal with one of them. http://actualriders.ca/columbiaicefields.htm Those pictures were taken at The Columbia Icefield where, if you fail to read a sign or two, you can see, feel, touch and walk on a few centuries of glacial ice. I hope you enjoy the pictures. -- See Ya On The Road 2000 Yamaha Venture Millennium 2004 HD Road King Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
Nah, I was thinking of somewhere just a bit North of there. And she rides too. -- See Ya On The Road 2000 Yamaha Venture Millennium 2004 HD Road King Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
Totally awesome, Don. And no shortage of ice either. That would make a few Margaritas. Thanks for sharing. Sunny
===Sunny, what does Calgary mean by Mother Nature's future negative affect of 'Riding in the Rockies''. (I didnt look at the pictures!) -?- JayT=
Glad you liked them. -- See Ya On The Road 2000 Yamaha Venture Millennium 2004 HD Road King Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
If you are referring to where he said, "It won't be long before Mother Nature shuts down all riding in the Rockies", I believe it's because he is way up north, where their summers are short and their winters are long. You should have checked out the pics. Well worth the effort. Sunny
If you are referring to where he said, "It won't be long before Mother Nature shuts down all riding in the Rockies", I believe it's because he is way up north, where their summers are short and their winters are long. You should have checked out the pics. Well worth the effort. Sunny Hold up Sunny. Maybe better to wait until BJay comes visiting; here anyday now. Then you can sit down with him and look at the pictures, and explain the captions to him. I just know, alone, he'll have trouble with ''fair hike'', and ''halfway between'', etc. Those tricky terms will distract from his viewing pleasure. I know he'll thank u. Jerry usually helps him, but Jerry is lost at the time. Two lost doesn't make a right. I want to go see Calgary's area ....louie
If you ever make the ride, be sure to look me up. I almost always have a cold Kokanee (Canadian Beer) in the fridge and red meat for the BBQ. -- See Ya On The Road 2000 Yamaha Venture Millennium 2004 HD Road King Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
What time of the year can one riding around up that way without slipping down? Maybe a group of us could try it early next year. We can bring pictures of Mesquite tree fields, and winding caliche roads. ....louie
MrJayT asks:===Sunny, what does Calgary mean by Mother Nature's future negative affect of 'Riding in the Rockies''. (I didnt look at the pictures!) -?- JayT= --Sunny explains-- If you are referring to where he said, "It won't be long before Mother Nature shuts down all riding in the Rockies", I believe it's because he is way up north, where their summers are short and their winters are long. You should have checked out the pics. Well worth the effort. Sunny ) Hold up Sunny. Maybe better to wait until BJay comes visiting; here anyday now. Then you can sit down with him and look at the pictures, and explain the captions to him. I just know, alone, he'll have trouble with ''fair hike'', and ''halfway between'', etc. Those tricky terms will distract from his viewing pleasure. I know he'll thank u. Jerry usually helps him, but Jerry is lost at the time. Two lost doesn't make a right. I want to go see Calgary's area ...louie) ======MrJayT explains his odd question: =Sunny, of course, that's what old Calgary meant. I read his post fairly quickly. I cannot look at photos on my webby apparatus. I guess I was thinking about ''global warming'' hail, I dont know what I was thinking.......I was back and forth, up and down watching the Ryder Cupp....trying to do two things, and I aint that swift anymore. Louie had a good idea, maybe one of these dayz. Yes, I miss Jerry, I wouldve ask him to explain, but he is necessarilly preccupied...I would think....MrJayT-.
I recall being in Toronto, probably very late 80's / early 90's, where Molson seemed the popular beer. It seemed like it was actually made in Toronto(?). I recall a Gran Prix race course set up down south of the Novotel(I can't ever remember that lake bordering Buffalo/Toronto(?)). (Lake Ontario, maybe ?, not too far from that CN Tower). The Molson signs were all over the course, maybe they were the sponsors ? But, I just determined the distance from Cal- gary to Toronto, is 2,126 miles. It's kinda' stupid to assume that just because someone lives in Canada, they're intimately familiar with every province in the country. Sorry.
Early and late season the weather in the mountains can be a crapshooter. To be fairly sure of snow free high mountain passes I'd suggest anytime between June 1st to Sept 15th. -- See Ya On The Road 2000 Yamaha Venture Millennium 2004 HD Road King Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
Molson and Labatts are the two largest brewers in Canada and they make some pretty good brew. There are tons of smaller brewers who also make terrific beer. Hell we even get some of the US swill up here. -- See Ya On The Road 2000 Yamaha Venture Millennium 2004 HD Road King Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
I'm fairly sure Jerry knows where he's at. He's probably too busy to stop and let _y'all_ know where he's at, ya reckon? Me too. It's pretty high up on my bucket list. Sunny
I suggest maybe you should ask your Honey to pull it up on her computer? We don't get to see glaciers down here in Texas. Well, maybe once, way up in the Panhandle but that was slightly before my time... and yours. Sunny
Yeah, that's what I shouldve done..I'll send ''the photos'' up stairs, to get em pulled up and take a look, Thanks Sunny Gal.......Later......Jayt=
