It's been a while since the last post, but it's summer and being outside when the weather is good always has a high priority for me, even in these strange times.
For the first time in a while I've had my bicycle out a lot over the last month or so. Last weekend I decided to head out to Canmore to cycle the Banff Legacy trail from Canmore to Banff. Saturday was a beautiful day weatherwise allowing for some decent photographic opportunities which I share in the gallery below.
Parks Canada provides full information for the Banff Legacy trail on their website but generally it's uphill from Canmore to Banff with about 140m of elevation gain and about 60m elevation loss. It took me almost 2 hours to cycle the appoximate 25km from the Canmore Information Center to Banff, but there were lots of stops for photographs and I wasn't in any hurry.
The main street in Banff is closed this summer to allow pedestrians more space for social distancing. This has caused traffic chaos in the town, so cycling over from Canmore is a great way to aviod the traffic! After having a delicious lunch at a local greek restaurant and exploring Bow Falls I headed back to the car in Canmore, the return trip took almost an hour and a half, again lots of photo stops.
I'll be visiting Banff again by bicycle this summer and probably head to Vermillion Lakes on the section of trail on the other side of Banff.
I've been working on some other projects this summer as well, I'm not ready to roll those out just yet, but a recent trip to Mount Robson Park in British Columbia has provided some interesting content that I'm trying to decide how best to present. Stay tuned!
