DAY OFF TODAY!!!!!!!
well almost...
We're still 80km from Jasper, and there is a short ride from Hinton where our digs are into Jasper proper.
We pre-purchased tickets on the Sky Tram yesterday, and took a short ride into Jasper to jump on it.
We stripped the luggage off my bike, except for the top box which can hold 1 helmet, and another one can be locked under the seat - so no carrying helmets! Seriously, it's worth having a top box just so you don't have to carry your helmet around. It sounds like nothing, but it's a massive pain in the arse after a while.
The road from Hinton to Jasper is an amazing ride, the mountains are spectacular. I found myself reaching to turn my helmet cam on every 30 seconds or so - which is always a good sign that you are enjoying yourself and that you mind hasn't drifted off back to paying bills or what needs to be fixed on the house at home.
Jasper is an amazing place, and I would love to come back here one day and do some hiking or paragliding or both at the same time, there looked to be some great trails for doing Hike and Fly
After a visit to the top of the Gondola, the predicted storms started to roll in over the distant peaks and we decided to get the next Gondola down. We didn't bring any rain gear, and FUCK getting wet again! we're on a high score of 2 days without rain - and I'm hoping to improve on it. But as I look at the rain on the window outside right now, It's looking doubtful for tomorrow....
movie - 127 has to be uploaded!!
well almost...
We're still 80km from Jasper, and there is a short ride from Hinton where our digs are into Jasper proper.
We pre-purchased tickets on the Sky Tram yesterday, and took a short ride into Jasper to jump on it.
We stripped the luggage off my bike, except for the top box which can hold 1 helmet, and another one can be locked under the seat - so no carrying helmets! Seriously, it's worth having a top box just so you don't have to carry your helmet around. It sounds like nothing, but it's a massive pain in the arse after a while.
The road from Hinton to Jasper is an amazing ride, the mountains are spectacular. I found myself reaching to turn my helmet cam on every 30 seconds or so - which is always a good sign that you are enjoying yourself and that you mind hasn't drifted off back to paying bills or what needs to be fixed on the house at home.
Jasper is an amazing place, and I would love to come back here one day and do some hiking or paragliding or both at the same time, there looked to be some great trails for doing Hike and Fly
After a visit to the top of the Gondola, the predicted storms started to roll in over the distant peaks and we decided to get the next Gondola down. We didn't bring any rain gear, and FUCK getting wet again! we're on a high score of 2 days without rain - and I'm hoping to improve on it. But as I look at the rain on the window outside right now, It's looking doubtful for tomorrow....
movie - 127 has to be uploaded!!
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| The Road from Hinton to Jasper |
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| The view from the SkyTram Terminal |
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| The Jasper SkyTram |
Amazing pics and scenery Mitch.
ReplyDeleteI'm getting like a James bond meets Where Eagle Dare vibe. :)
ReplyDeleteFucking awesome yet again. The scenery is just amazing. How is the temperature?
ReplyDeleteIt's warm 22-27 most days
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