{"id":1703,"date":"2012-05-30T20:37:57","date_gmt":"2012-05-31T02:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/?p=1703"},"modified":"2012-05-30T20:37:57","modified_gmt":"2012-05-31T02:37:57","slug":"bar-2011-big-awesome-ride-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/?p=1703","title":{"rendered":"BAR 2011 (Big Awesome Ride) Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is a continuation of BAR 2011…<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 3<\/strong><\/p>\n

Staying at a Days Inn with a pool doesn’t always mean that the pool is going to be a great one. \u00a0I actually was rather dismayed by the pool, and felt like I needed to shower after swimming. \u00a0Luckily I was able to sleep on a bed that night but having six grown men in one bedroom meant that some were sleeping on the floor. \u00a0That is a hard thing to do when you’ve been riding on a motorcycle for 8 hours.<\/p>\n

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Day 3 Cranbrook to Banff Via Lake Louise<\/p><\/div>\n

As we were all getting loaded onto our bikes at the beginning of the morning I noticed that something was wrong instantly when I let out the throttle.\u00a0 I stopped, dismounted, and felt rather dismayed when I realized that my rear tire was flat.\u00a0\u00a0 I sped to the nearest shop and requested that they fix the tire.\u00a0 The wait would be over an hour, which was a depressing thought when I knew that I would be holding everyone up.<\/p>\n

Luckily the next destination was the shortest distance of the five day trip. \u00a0We only had to travel from Cranbrook to Banff (As you can see on the left). \u00a0However, our first stop would be Lake Louise. \u00a0The picture to the left tells everything about the terrain. \u00a0As with most of the Rocky Mountains they run from north to south and have valleys between the peaks. \u00a0The mountains on both sides of the valley are gigantic granite peaks with majestic green trees and waterfalls throughout. \u00a0The speed limit is only 55 MPH, but you wouldn’t want to go any faster for fear that you might miss some of the majesty (Plus a Mountie might try to catch you).<\/p>\n

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Kool-Aid Water<\/p><\/div>\n

The water in the national park was best described as a Kool-Aid Blue. \u00a0 Even though it might look inviting, don’t let it fool you. \u00a0The water is glacier water, and for this reason the water has this wonderful color. \u00a0However, the word glacier generally connotes freaking freezing. \u00a0It wouldn’t be hard for you to guess that we were the only crazy tourists who decided to take a dip in Lake Louise. \u00a0The Asian tourists were busy taking pictures of the “Crazy Idaho Boys” who were swimming in the lake. \u00a0After the refreshing swim the drive was short until we arrived at the town of Banff.<\/p>\n