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 Post subject: My ride of last friday (56k'er will hate me)
PostPosted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 2:31 am 
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I saw a nice sun when I did wake up, so I said to myself, screw the cleaning, I'm going out! (The routine, I said that for the last 2-3 months! :lol: ) So I headed up toward Yoho Park.

I made a kick stop at Horseshoe Lake to eat my lunch and refresh myself. :P
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The Icefield Parkway is always nice, specially with a pure blue sky. But there was something in the air and my pictures are a bit palish.
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I, surprisingly ( :roll: ), had my bike with me. It was hot, but not enough to prevent me from trying a new trail. Didn't went so far because of the heat, but it was enough to get a good idea.
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It was really fun, specialy the downhill, except the fact that I did crush a poor little bird who crossed my path while flying. It's the second bird I kill this summer... :cry:

After that, I headed out for the Kicking Horse Valley Road (or something like that). What a nice road! That's what I call a real mountain road with its switchback, narrow road stuck between the river and the hill! 8) (But the Miette road is as good, but miss the swithback) I gave a little lesson of "short turning radius" to some amateur his small Toyota Corolla in this switchback! :lol: He could not turn it without backing out while O cleared it without even crossing the yellow line! :lol:
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I ended up at the Takakkaw Fall (didn't even know that they existed! :oops: ) It was humid enough to cool myself. :D
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On my way back, I really enjoyed the road once more. I even stopped to wait for the road to get clear! :lol:
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While I was waiting for the traffic to get some distance.
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Time for some fun! (ok, you all know my racing suspension and I do not have a death wish! :wink: )
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I did stop by Lake Louise to eat my dinner before heading back.
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On my way home, I took a picture of the spot that I think represent the better my idea of the Rockies before I moved in. For once, I didn't have the sun in my face! :D
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It's amazing to see how a different lighting can change so much the way you see some stuffs. I use to see this spot with the sun on the other side. (first time that I do the Icefield parkway so late in the evening)
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I did hit the 385,000km mark right after the last picture.
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From that moment, the sun was too low in my face to take any decent picture, but it was great for taking backward pictures! 8) I really like that one!
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As I said, the different lighting gave me a new look to what I'm used to see. The mountains that I see grey had a orange shade. (there's a lot of that on the Banff side, but there's none around Jasper, all the mountain top are gray (grey or gray?)
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That was the end of my pictures, it was too dark for my cheap camera to take anything good. I was still on my way home and still had 100km to do before I could reach my bed.
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That was a great day! Perfect to change my mind, burn my frustration from work (even forget that I work there! :lol: ) and take some fresh and pure air, and of course, to enjoy my Volvo! :D


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PostPosted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 9:03 am 
Haha, I just built a W24 Octo-Turbo, now what?!
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Very nice, Steph!


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PostPosted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 10:42 am 
Haha, I just built a W24 Octo-Turbo, now what?!
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Nice shots bud. as soon as i get my car on the road i'm going to start doing that too. i've had a new bike for a month now and i haven't even gone for a ride yet!

what a beautiful drive, i've done it many times too. always wanted to swim/dive in horseshoe lake too. those switchbacks to takawkaw are pretty tight eh! Fun except for when you meet an RV going the opposite way!

Don't suppose you got 7.xL/100km on that trip... :wink:

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PostPosted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 10:49 am 
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I was not stressed at all, so I got 8.36L/100km between Hinton, Yoho and Lake Louise where I put 35.1L (until it overflow) for 420km. :P (didn't fuel it yet for my return trip, but there was no traffic and a lot of wild animals on the road, so I drove a bit slower. It should be better.

I happy to see that at least some people actually do enjoy going to the mountains! :lol:

And what do you mean, as soon that you get your car on the road? Don't you have 3 cars??? :?


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PostPosted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 9:43 pm 
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Hey Steph! I'm surprised you didn't get a picture of me in one of those shots! I saw you on the Icefiel Parkway close to Waterfowl Lakes around 8PM. I was in my Suburban heading south...

You went by and I said to my buddy that was with me..."Hey! I know that guy!"

He says..."sure you do...how many charcoal Volvo wagons are there?"

Anyhow...I guess I was right. I have a bunch of picture going the other way... :P

Good to see those pictures from Yoho. I spent a lot of time in that area before I had kids...Mostly hiking and fishing...

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PostPosted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 10:08 pm 
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I notice the Volvos I see, but not the Suburbans! :oops:

Yep! Good chances that it was me! I left Lake Louise some times after 7pm. It feels nice to be recognized! 8)


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PostPosted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 1:48 pm 
Haha, I just built a W24 Octo-Turbo, now what?!
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hey steph, are you coming on the big drive or what? me thinks you need to call in sick on friday if necessary, they owe you one!

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PostPosted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 6:54 pm 
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Still supposed to. My friend from New Brunswick is supposed to come in august, so my plans can change but I should be able to come. (screw the boss)


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