Tuesday July 6, 2010
After leaving the hotel I meandered my way over to Canadian Hwy 22 for about fifty miles along beautiful green grass lands with hundreds of pasturing horses and cattle.
I rode past a couple in their RV I met the day before at the rest stop in Montana. As I approached the town of Banff, this road open up to the Canadian Rockies and the town of Banff and some incredible sights of the Canadian Rockies. I took some great photos that are posted on my Face Book page.
I was approached by an older gentleman from Botswana Africa who wanted me to take a photo of him on the Wanderer. I would normally not even considered allowing such, however he was with his family of four and I believe he was overwhelm with seeing a black man on a bike such as mine. I could feel his excitement and allowed him his few minutes of fame. He smiled from ear to ear, however I was shock as he placed my helmet on his head as I took his photo.
After the photo, he ran back to his car to show his wife and kids the photo I took of him. As they drove away he reminded me of a child who just sat on his first horse.
I continued on into Banff and discovered a bustling upscale town geared to tourism for people who love the outdoors. It is also a great ski area during the winter. The town literally is surrounded by the mountains. It is an incredible sight as you drive along the main street and every direction you look up, you see beautiful mountains peaks.
I was actually planning to pass through this town, but stayed the night at Bumpers Motel next to the Bumpers Restaurant, with a great salad bar.
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