This day we headed out from Lake Louise to formally enter the Columbia Icefield Parkway. A big road but cyclists have almost an entire lane of really excellent pavement for cycling. We are heading today to The Saskatchewan River Crossing for lodging - this is by the N Fork of the Saskatchewan River which flows into Hudson's Bay...ultimately. It seems almost all of the drainages up here go in that direction including the Bow River (by Banff which flows to Calgary!), and the Athabasca River which we will see tomorrow. Along the highway there were some wildlife overpasses similar to what we have put in at Snoqualmie Pass in I-90 in Washington. We never saw a dead deer or similar due to a car interaction so I guess it works pretty well.
The road had some interesting switchbacks which we navigated with ease. We always seemed to be by water whether it was a lake or a river segment.
We stopped by Peytoe Lake which was an incredible shade of turquoise.....amazing....apparently due to the specific silt load in the water and not due to any chemical solutes.
Our riding in the afternoon had continued wide vistas and awesome mountains as we approached our hotel for the trip at The Crossing.
Our guides, Paxton and Jenna!
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