Celebrate Canada 150 Bike Ride

Celebrate Canada 150 Bike Ride

Day 8 - Canyon Hot Springs to Golden

Thursday, May 25, 2017

Woke up to temps just above freezing, but the sun was shining and it warmed up quickly.  Ritchie got a big lead on us and it took quite a while to catch him.  Absolutely amazing scenery around every turn.  Lots of WOW's!
 The several Avalanche Tunnels were a concern to Ritchie as they can be narrow at times.
Here's the after effects of a few avalanches.
Ritchie stopped earlier to take a scenery shot when something stirred in the ditch.  It was a bear cub!  Needless to say, no picture was taken and he moved on quickly.  On some of the downhill sections he was hitting 70 kph!
Caroline joined back up today and her knee held up.
 There they are on the right side, down the road.  Look at their view!
 I could include 100 different pictures today.  The Rockies, especially to an Easterner are just overwhelming!
 We are camping at the Golden Municipal Camprounds tonight.  Another nice spot with an outstanding view.
A short video of our site.
We were just across the street from the Golden Pool Complex.  Lynn and I got in our laps.  The pool was huge and water warm.  A beautiful facility with outstanding views of the mountains.  The deep end was 11 feet.  Lynn had never been in a pool over her head before.
 After our swim the four of us enjoyed a great dinner at The Wolf's Den.
 We took the trail back to our campsite.
 Ritchie and I watched game 7 of the  Ottawa series in a very comfortable setting.
 The end of another great day.  We went through a time zone today and tomorrow will cross into Alberta.  Thank you B.C. you have been wonderful and amazing and have left us with many great memories.



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