We decided to make a shorter day because we wanted to take in the views and Hinton is the most logical next stop. Although it was crisp this morning, it was sunny and warmed up a lot in the afternoon. Riding conditions were ideal as the road was excellent, the wind was at our backs and we had a lot of downhill.
Today we saw gorgeous mountains in all directions. We saw 5 elk, one deer, ducks, geese and swans. We also got views of the Athabasca River. (Ice cream to the first grandchild who can tell me what body of salt water this river drains into.)
As a result of the great biking conditions and shorter distance we arrived in Hinton around 1:00 pm. We are in the Ramada Inn, which has a hot tub, pool, exercise room and breakfast at a great rate. From our room we can see the mountains. Life is good. We rode in the sunshine today.
The Arctic Ocean-Ben
ReplyDeleteI will buy you ice cream .
ReplyDeleteBoppa
such a gorgeous photo
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