Amanda Delcore
Great Divide
Banff, AB July 26

First things first, this place is gorgeous. Secondly, exploring by bike affords one ample time to look around at the slowly changing landscape. The mountains are bigger than I could've imagined, the water is a blue color that awkwardly resembles the color of Gatorade Frost, and the air is so cool and crisp that it only makes sense to be outside. It's hard to explain the magic of this place. You might just have to go yourself.

Day 1 of the trip was a little rough.  In the first nine miles there were three adjustment stops to play with straps and tuck in loose items. You learn really quickly riding on dirt and gravel trail how tight everything needs to be packed. I threw stuff out, cut my toothbrush in half... you know, things that people do when they're exasperated. Anyway, I re­packed everything on the second morning, and found that all the gear held a LOT better... even as I cruised down some pretty gnarly trail.

The scenery was amazing, but it wasn't all smooth sailing.  About 15 miles on a VERY dusty Smith­Dorrien road left a thin film of gray dust all over myself, the bike, and inside my nostrils. It was a love/hate relationship. The mountains were so beautiful, but the road was so painfully dry and dusty.

I'll be state¬side in a day or two, but for now, am really really enjoying the wilderness of Canada.


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