Well, Pete has about said it all. And Bob was correct, the ride from Banff to Jasper is one of the most picturesque I’ve ever experienced. I made a trip from Denver to Banff in 1983 and fell in love with the Rocky Mountains. With every mile I can feel that love affair being rekindled.
Here are a few more of the over 100 photos that Pete and I took on the way up to the ice fields.
Just past the ice fields, it started to cloud up and spit snow. Pete convinced me to suit up for rain and it’s’ a good thing he did — just past Jasper, the bottom dropped out. That kind of riding will test you. Two hours later, when we finally found a safe place to stop and wait out the rain, we decided to forgo the remainder of the day and find a place to dry out. All the gear worked well except the gloves — after about an hour in the rain they were no longer waterproof.
Here is a detailed map of a trip we highly recommend you take:
