On the road again. Highway 97 from Mara to the TransCanada (highway 1) in Sicamous, BC and then up and over the Roger's Pass and the Kicking-Horse Pass (continental divide).
What a day; perfect weather, perfect roads, on a bike.
The only way this day could have been improved would be to have company while doing it. Nothing very technical but the scenery was unbeatable from the start. A lovely winding road, 97 follows the lake shore up to Sicamous, the house-boat capital of Canada! Once you get into the TransCanada you almost immediately see the snow-capped peaks of the Rockies standing in wait. From Golden, BC to well past Banff, Alberta, it is one breathtaking vista after another. There are numerous points of interest to stop, the Last Spike, the spiral train tunnels through the mountain, Emerald Lake, it is really worth getting there. The odd spot of construction and cleaning the sand out of the snow sheds ( where the avalanches run over a tunnel built for that reason.) Still a lot of snow on the ground in places. Waterfalls everywhere.
After Cranmore it is pretty much show-over as you descend to the foothills of Alberta and pretty immediate prairie landscapes. Still worth it to see those mountains.