Day 5 Monday July 11

It didn't take long to get to Glacier this morning. The weather, as it has been the past few days, was fantastic. I planned on riding the Going to the Sun Road but it's not going to happen. With the massive amounts of snow they received this year the road has not been opened yet. I think they have cleared about half of it. This is the second time this happened to me. Oh well, there's always the next time (or perhaps on the return trip?)




This turned out to be a great day for wild viewing. It didn't take too long to see a huge barn owl, pelicans, a very large black bear, a moose and Big Horn sheep.












I took the old road Montana 17, through Glacier into Waterton International Peace Park. Very nice secondary road. A little too challenging for most of the motorhomes. I arrived at customs with not a soul in site. Breezed right through.








This is where I saw the Moose.















Up near Longview I picked up the Kananaskis Trail and rode it to the Trans Canada Highway.

The Kananaskis Country Trail is a spectacular road that winds right up the Rockies. Beautiful ride! If you haven't seen this it's difficult for me to describe, if you have then you know why.

I was flowing through the curves when another biker riding 2 up approached from the North. He was grinning and gave me a wave. Around the next turn I found out what his grin was for...



These Bighorn Sheep were everywhere. I stopped and watched them for a bit. I couldn't get far from the bike because they seemed to be a bit agitated towards me. I enjoyed them for awhile and moved on up the road to Canmore. What a ride.










Day 5 - Great Falls MT to Canmore Alberta 338 miles



In the morning I plan on heading to Jasper via the Bow Country Parkway.