Glacier to Banff 2001
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July 14th to July 26th, 2001
During the summer of 1996, I participated in a 10-day ALAW ride from Kalispell, MT to Calgary, Alberta. It was such a scenic and fun route that, in 2001, Bruce Sherman and I decided to organize a fully supported ride ourselves. Our route was a bit different, we stopped the ride in Banff as it's such a nice place to visit, and the ride from Banff to Calgary isn't very fun. We also added an additional riding day in the middle by splitting 2 long (and very windy) days into 3 more manageable (but still very windy) days. The ride attracted 12 riders, many of them friends from past ALAW rides, and we were supported by 3 vehicles. We provided camping, shared preparation of meals, and all transportation for under $500 per person. It was a great time, although much of the fun was in the planning. We'll organize another ride one of these days.
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Day Date From To Mileage Daily Total 0 Sat, Jul 14 Drive from Seattle, WA to Kalispell, MT - - Sun, Jul 15 1 Mon, Jul 16 Kalispell, MT West Glacier, MT 39 39 2 Tue, Jul 17 West Glacier, MT St. Mary's, MT 54 93 3 Wed, Jul 18 St. Mary's, MT Waterton, AB 56 149 4 Thu, Jul 19 Waterton, AB Blairmore, AB 59 208 5 Fri, Jul 20 Blairmore, AB Fernie, BC 40 248 6 Sat, Jul 21 Fernie, BC Fort Steele, BC 61 309 7 Sun, Jul 22 Fort Steele, BC Radium Hot Springs, BC 84 392 8 Mon, Jul 23 Radium Hot Springs, BC - - 9 Tue, Jul 24 Radium Hot Springs, BC Banff, AB 84 476 10 Wed, Jul 25 Banff, AB - - 11 Thu, Jul 26 Drive from Banff, AB to Seattle, WA - - Shortest day: 39 Longest day: 84 Average/day: 60
