I arrived home last night after a fantastic ride through the Canadian Rocky Mountains. I thought the Andes Mountains were spectacular, but they don't compare to our Rockies.
I'm delighted to say that I handed over the keys with not a scratch on me or the BMW GS650 :ya2:
We flew into Vancouver and arrived late in the day. The tour company picked us up at 12:00 noon the next day so we didn't see much of Vancouver. If I had it to do over again I would have gone 2-3 days earlier. The tour started in Whistler home of the 2010 Olympics, which is less than two hours from Vancouver.
We had rain for half a day on day 1 of the tour and half a day on the last day with thunder and lightning all around us, but not that close. Otherwise, the weather was perfect. On one run over a mountain pass the LCD screen on the BMW registered 4C (39F)
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I had purchased a Firstgear Kathmandu jacket just for the tour and I'm happy to report that it's waterproof as was advertised. It certainly got well tested on those two days!
We saw elk, bears, bears with cubs, mountain goats, deer and prairie dogs in Alberta. The tour ended in Calgary, Alberta just as the annual Calgary stampede was starting. Calgary was a madhouse and we were happy to leave.
Rocky Mountain Motorcycle Holiday tours is a fantastic company who cater to your every need. We stayed in some beautiful hotels and lodges and ate like kings. I will recommend this company to anyone who will listen.
I took 516 pictures so be prepared to be bored :ya2:
I'll post them a couple at a time with some commentary as soon as I get them sorted out.
I'm delighted to say that I handed over the keys with not a scratch on me or the BMW GS650 :ya2:
We flew into Vancouver and arrived late in the day. The tour company picked us up at 12:00 noon the next day so we didn't see much of Vancouver. If I had it to do over again I would have gone 2-3 days earlier. The tour started in Whistler home of the 2010 Olympics, which is less than two hours from Vancouver.
We had rain for half a day on day 1 of the tour and half a day on the last day with thunder and lightning all around us, but not that close. Otherwise, the weather was perfect. On one run over a mountain pass the LCD screen on the BMW registered 4C (39F)
h: I had purchased a Firstgear Kathmandu jacket just for the tour and I'm happy to report that it's waterproof as was advertised. It certainly got well tested on those two days!
We saw elk, bears, bears with cubs, mountain goats, deer and prairie dogs in Alberta. The tour ended in Calgary, Alberta just as the annual Calgary stampede was starting. Calgary was a madhouse and we were happy to leave.
Rocky Mountain Motorcycle Holiday tours is a fantastic company who cater to your every need. We stayed in some beautiful hotels and lodges and ate like kings. I will recommend this company to anyone who will listen.
I took 516 pictures so be prepared to be bored :ya2:
I'll post them a couple at a time with some commentary as soon as I get them sorted out.
