Originally Posted by
Happy Feet
Really!
Mountain biked at Alpine Ski Resort today in Fernie from 9am till 2:30pm and Temps hit 99f (the hill closed at 3 due to heat).
Despite the heat, which during the day is just oppressive, tomorrow if all goes according to plan I will have visited 5 NPs (Jasper, Banff, Waterton, Kootenay and Yoho) and crossed the continental divide 4 times (Yellowhead, Crowsnest, Vermilion and Kicking Horse passes) in one week
Pics when I get home.
As far as booking campsites goes, I have given up. The system is a mess. I just show up and usually they fit me in. In the rare case there is no site each park has an overflow area where you can sleep for free so I just park there. They won't turn a cyclist away though.
You are braver than I am. My plan is to be off my bike by 10 AM.
Yes, they won't turn away a cyclist, but sometimes there is nobody there to tell you where to camp when everything is full, and you get dirty looks from the motorized campers when you set up on the margins. If you have a vehicle, you can always go to an overflow, but they can be a long way from where you want to be.
Hope the rest of your trip is good, and I admire your stamina.