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GDMBR

Day one.

Calgary towards Banff. 60 miles.

We spent the morning finishing up the assembly of our bikes , had a breakfast and hit the road. Calgary was lovely. We visited a camping store to buy bear spray and a bike shop to get my front brake adjusted.

Our route led us on some dirt roads that, when added with a bit of water, became impossible to ride on. We couldn’t even push our bikes. Fortunately the rain didn’t last too long and in two hours the road had dried up enough to ride.

Our goal was to make it to a campsite we had reserved west of Canmore, but Max’s chain broke and it took a while to repair. Plus, we just planned on too many miles for a first day.

So we found an amazing place to camp along the banks of the Bow River. Free camping with a million dollar view.

andy montgomery