Wow – what a great 3 days of biking in and around Canmore! Aside from the odd sprinkle, the sun shone, the skies were blue and the mountain views were spectacular. The participants split into two groups for most of the rides, blue and black, and both groups had all the challanges (and fun) they could handle. The paved and gravel trails in Kananaskis, Lougheed Park, Canmore and Banff had lots of diversity to keep everyone on their toes. Every day threw something new at us, from a challanging single-track (Terrace Trail – see the video below), to the annual Goat Creek excursion, to velvety smooth new blacktop by the Vermillion Lakes, to bears in the Canmore Nordic area.
The apres-biking was just as fun, with a great welcoming meal on Monday evening, cleaning up the leftovers on Wednesday and a night out at one of the local restaurants on Tuesday. Thanks to Bob Holzer for organizing a terrific outing.
