Motored quickly to Fernie and onwards to the Crow's Nest Pass. Lot's of ugly looking clouds ... grrrrrr. Well the grrrr turned into a brrrrr as the pass was freakin' cold ... not as cold as in 2004 when it was zero degrees Celcius so said the older man I was traveling with as he stroked his beard ... jeeeesh, all that was missing was the corn cob pipe!
Anyhow, the weather turned for the worse and it started to rain as we approached Pincher Creek and mother nature decided to throw a little thunder and lightning into the mix. It was interesting as we sped along towards Fort Macleod as we were actually speeding into the worse part of this storm. But there is no refuge so what the hell you may as well spend as little time in it!
It wasn't long before the Rockies and foothills were behind us and we were not traveling through the grasslands of Southern Alberta. What an amazing change in topography and climate in only a few hours! In the morning we were blasting through valleys, then climbing the Crow's Nest Pass, then seeing the devastating power of the mountains as witnessed by the Frank Slide, then marveling at the positive power of nature and the hundreds of huge wind turbines in the Pincher Creek area, then getting scared shitless by Mother Nature who was throwing these lightning bolts around, then the temperature warmed dramatically as we entered the rolling grasslands of Southern Alberta soon to be followed by the wheat fields and the ever present CPR by the road.
Some Pics from today ...
Jim ... putting his skirt on! Rain was in the forecast ... and I got a little wet ... but man on!
From the Timmies (imagine that!) parking lot ... note the clouds in the distance ... cold and rainy in the forecast!
via Crow's Nest ... all pics taken speeding along en route ... so to speak ...
The Infamous "Frank Slide" ... google it ... I'm tired ...
Good ol' CPR with a functioning ol' Grain Elevator in the distance ... the real deal wood, not concrete or steel
We made it to Saskatchewan! From Cranbrook BC, to Swift Current, Saskatchewan in one day ... 725 kms ... not bad!
Finally, the old Dogs found their legs, and ran 725 k to Swift Current. Not too shabby.
Now, there has been a bit of slag tossed around. Works both ways...
The Donald has a little kid goat happening on his chin. Fair enough. But add to that a day or two of stubble. Multicoloured at that. Then, add in some yellow riding glasses to this picture, sit him on his bike with both feet splayed out on highway pegs, and..................it is not a pretty picture. Considering that the old Donald was wool suit, silk tie, leather shoes, silly little silver car (Porsche) then this Jekyll/ Hyde thing is rather disturbing.
Meanwhile, I have pictorial evidence to back up the following:
The Donald is standing in the middle of the Trans. Can. Hwy. ,as in, on the double yellow line, taking pictures.
Plus, despite spending half his life on the GO- TRAIN, he then stands in the middle of the train tracks (main CPR tracks) and takes more pics.
This man needs watching ............
Location:Swift Current
DH ... too many HD fumes????
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Anyways well done boys!!!! Most entertaining!!!!
JH
Awesome experience! Ride on boys. See you back in Oakville ( back to reality). Take some picks of the twisties please.
ReplyDeleteLoved the blog and it's certainly a trigger for the ride in 2010. It is a marvellous feeling to be immersed in nature both gentle and rough. It highlights being alive. I also feel that a long distance ride creates memories and experiences that last a lifetime. I was recently with a friend who has raced/owned a motorcycle shop who explained it this way: He said that the experience of riding (he doesn't listen to radio, CB, etc.)is one of solitude and communing with nature. These are amplified. At the end of the day when with others who have been having their own peak experiences there's a great desire to share. Have fun. Kerry Hill
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