After paying to camp for the first time on our trip (we were in a national park!!) we decided to be tourists for a day. Laura had never driven the Icefields Parkway and I will never get bored of the stunning landscape, jagged peaks, bright blue lakes and tumbling waterfalls.
We saw more touring cyclists today than we had seen all trip. I am not sure they were all cycling across Canada, we considered driving slowly beside them so I could interview them but decided just to count the ones who had at least 2 panniers.
Arriving in Jasper having successfully dodged RV's and battled Japanese tourists for the best photo op's we realized we hadn't had any ice-cream since leaving Ottawa so we rectified that before pressing on for Mt Robson.
We continued south on Hwy 5 down to Clearwater and Wells Gray Provincial Park and onto Kamloops, stopping south of there for the night and some doggy love at Kingmik's summer sled dog kennel.
The final leg took us through Lillooet and for a stretch along the Fraser River which was stunning. After a quick stop at MEC in North Vancouver to pick up my bike trailer we hit the ferry to Nanaimo.
I feel like we have seen a lot in 6 days, in a way I don't want it to end but I guess I need to get cycling.
Moraine Lake.
Peyto Lake.
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