Day 11

Day 11, June 4 Calgary to Brooks, km 1078 to 1278, 200 km today. 11.5 hours.


Monica made us a wonderful omelet for breakfast; she made sure that we have the necessary fuel for our ride today. We left via their back alley and got on 29 St NW which we followed down to the bike path that runs along the Bow River. The bike path was quite busy as there were a number of other cyclists using it to commute to work. We stopped to take pictures in the city and got some of turkeys at the zoo. We got on 17 St SE and headed east. It was quite comfortable because it is 4 lanes for long way and when it became 2 lanes there was a paved shoulder. We followed 17 to 1 through Chestermere. The ride down 1 was very pleasant; we could see the Rockies from well past Gleichen. The animals we saw today were mostly cattle, birds and prairie dogs. As hard as I looked for antelope none appeared. This area must be full of gas and oil because we saw lots of “nodding horses” and gas well heads. We arrived in Brooks a little after 6, so our ride today was about 11 and half hours. There was no wind at our backs or in our faces.