We woke up to frost on our tents. My hands were really cold when I started riding in the morning air but I put on my gloves and I was ok.
We rode over some mountains and then we had a long gradual downhill into Jasper. I was concerned about getting my bike into the shop in Jasper before it closed. On my way into town I met two cyclists who had rented their bikes from the bike shop that I was intending to go to in Jasper. I followed them into town and I made it to the bike shop before it closed. When I got into the shop I noticed Frantz’s bike was there.
The shop mechanic, Derek, said that he could get my bike fixed by 11am the next morning. I met a guy named Eric who had cycled from New York City. I introduced him to our group and we met up with Frantz. We all decided that we would ride to a nearby closed campground and set up our tents without having to pay a fee. We found a covered area and set up our tents under the roof.
We went into town and had a beer at the Jasper Brewing Company. After we chatted for awhile I went out onto the town to explore. The town was pretty quiet. I met some people from Spain in a bar. When we went outside the sky was streaked with northern lights and there was a full moon. People were standing in the streets looking up at the sky.
I rode back to the campsite and went to sleep.
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| Morning frost. |
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| Our campsite. |
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| Morning riding. |
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| Approaching Banff National Park. |
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| Lets go to Banff. |
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| I found a Canadian flag. |
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| Riding on the shoulder. |
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| Banff mountains. |
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| Entering Banff. |
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| Blue skies. |
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| Strange mountains. |
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| Hot weather. |
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| Lots of mountains. |
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| I came close to a goat. |
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| Riding to the campsite with Mike, Eric, Paul and Kosuke. |
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| I saw a band playing in a bar. |
