Robin and I took off out of Golden and immediately began the long uphill climb out of Golden. The surrounding mountain chains are gorgeous, and riding along the wetlands has been great. As we crossed the border from BC in to Alberta, we were able to ride on to highway 1A out of Lake Louise, which was unreal. Beautiful rolling hills, well maintained roads, minimal traffic, and a ton of wildlife. Despite having laughed about how tourists got way too close to bears to take pictures the day before, when we rode past a black bear having a snack right by the side of the road I proved to be no better, stopping for a photo op without a second thought. We also saw several elk (pretty sure), as well as a few deer. Overall it was an amazing stretch of road, although the texas gates on the way in to Banff were a little rattling.
Decided to grab a hostel in Banff since it is a bear capital of Canada, and because it is a pretty chilly place. Robin and I went out for spaghetti at the Old Spaghetti Factory, then headed to our respective places for an early bed. Tomorrow: on to Calgary!
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