The Restless Biker

Monday, September 17th Jasper to Saskatoon Our Train Pulling Into Jasper. Preparing to Board VIA Rail, Jasper. Fraser Preparing to Hibernate. Looking Out the Train Window. On The Way to The Flatlands. Our Train. Yup! From The Train Again. Edmonton From a Distance.

Saturday, September 15th Sunday, September 16th Jasper Cyclists Yield to Hikers. Interpretive Hike, Jasper. Heading Up The Jasper Tram. Looking Down Onto Jasper. Shelter From the Wind. Looking North. Top of Tram Viewpoint Hike. Ulrike. CN Rail, Jasper. Back In Jasper.

Thursday, September 14th Quesnel to Jasper Another Team Member Joins the Trip. Fraser and Sam the Salmon. Fraser and Sam. Keeps the Economy of Quesnel Going. A Content Scrabblebiker. Vegetarian Appetizer. Bonding With Fraser. Mount Robson. Pyramid Mountain and Moose Lake. The Artists Behind the Fabulous Meals. Rocky Moutaineer, Fraser Discover Route.

Wednesday, September 13th Whistler to Quesnel Rocky Mountaineer. Ulrike Slumming it in Goldleaf Service. Rocky Mountaineer's Fraser Discovery Route. Pemberton Valley. Along Anderson Lake. Anderson Lake. Lillooet Station. Original Bridge Across the Fraser, Lillooet. Rocky Mountaineer Crossing the Fraser River. Fraser River. A Wet Summer Creates Lush Pastoral Scenes. North of Lillooet. Rocky Mountaineer. Fraser Discovery Route. Masterpiece Dessert Aboard the Rocky Mountaineer. Fraser River Near Williams Lake.

Monday, September 11th Whistler at last. I was looking forward to some luxury and the Westin Resort and Spa certainly met my expectations. A blue sky frames the moutain peaks The September sun warms our bathing suit clad bodies Latin American music fills the air We're still drying off from the dip in the pool and hot tub Martini in hand I contemplate life through a cluster of purple petunias I give up on contemplating life and just enjoy this relaxed moment Tomorrow we hop on the bikes for some exploring and exercise Tuesday, September 12th Dave Keen. Proprietor of Southside Diner. The Bike Even Handles Some Trails. Alta Lake.

Monday, September 10th Errands, errands, last minute shopping, getting the bikes ready, beer runs, and two independent women trying not to step on each other's toes too much. The Dahon folding bikes have a cute factor of 9.7 out of 10. After much knuckle scraping I managed to get the water bottle cages mounted, panniers checked out and mounted, rigged a makeshift "handlebar bag" with velcro straps and a token amount of cussing and swearing. There are bags available that would fit the bikes but I'm cheap and not about to buy yet another bag. We test rode the bikes fully loaded and both couldn't believe how stable the Speed TR is with front and rear panniers. The MU XL has no front racks and the weight in the back makes it a little light in the front. But nothing too serious so far. Tuesday, September 11th Up at 5:45 and out the door at 5 minutes after 6 with the fully loaded bikes. The 20" wheels felt rather stable, or at least much more stable than I would ha...