I never realized just how great this corner of Alberta is, it feels like Switzerland with the rolling green hills and majestic mountain peaks. Its often overshadowed by the tourist traps of Canmore, Banff, Lake Louise and Jasper on the other side of this range.
Cool morning
The sheep were everywhere and looked shaggy as they were loosing their winter coats.
Shaggy Sheep
Some friends of mine in the power trading industry wanted me to stop by Nordegg and ‘send a few thousand extra BTUs of natural gas down the Nordegg line’ – huh? I did get a picture.
I couldn’t pass this area without a stop at Ram Falls.
Ram River Falls
The best roads are those with little maintenance, this stretch of the Forestry Trunk road has narrow winding sections up and down the side of the mountain, not great for making distance, but perfect for dual sport riding. The weekend party-ers were starting to arrive, by the time I hit Caroline I was navigating pickup trucks with drivers of questionable sobriety piled full of people flying down the road. In these areas its best to stay off the roads during long weekends.
Trunk Road
Arrived at the lake after 6 hours of riding the Forestry roads.
Alberta Lake
I planned on staying the night at my parents cabin, Ash and everyone had driven out in the morning and was meeting me there for some long weekend festivities.
Ash surprised me with a Welcome Home cake, it was amazing how much detail was put into it. You can even see my rain gear strapped to the back tail bag. This was made off of pictures I had sent out during my trip, really cool.
It was nice to be off my bike and truly relax with the family for a few days.