I got very early in anticipation of the long ride and was on the road by 8:30. It was a bit chilly in the mountain air but things soon warmed up as the road wound up and down the valley to the East. Even with the odd little climb of 100 meters or so I covered a lot of ground in the first couple of hours. There were still interesting camera shots but nothing like yesterday from the top of Sulphur mountain.
There is a Banff cycling trail beside the highway but it just didn’t hold the consistent grade like the highway so I only tried it for a kilometer before going back to the highway. Coming out of the mountains really felt like I was in new territory growing up in British Columbia and only having only seen Toronto and Montreal outside the province. The road is mostly flat but the grade changes from time to time and there are little hills here and there that take a little effort.
