Graham is a trooper Despite a damaged knee and ankle, Graham soldiers on. [enlarge]

Lunch at Field At Field, BC, a rustic community nestled among very high peaks, we have our lunch. Here, the picnic tables in front of the Parks Canada visitor center provide an excellent place to have lunch. [enlarge]

Mighty Mt Stephen The vast bulk of Mount Stephen rises over 6000 vertical feet directly above Field. [enlarge]

Backside of Stephen A hanging glacier clings to the north side of Mt. Stephen. [enlarge]

The Spiral Tunnels Partway up the "big" hill to Kicking horse pass are the fabled spiral tunnels of the CPR. Since it is pretty hard to photograph them directly, I thought I'd take a picture of this scale model instead. [enlarge]

Graham makes the last big hill Graham is almost at the top of the Kicking Horse Pass. Good job, Graham! [enlarge]

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Nearing Kicking Horse Pass We've gained almost all of the elevation of the pass at this point, and from here it is only a gentle rise before starting our descent into Alberta. [enlarge]

Back in AB shortly after the pass, we cross the border back into Alberta. [enlarge]

Hmmm... what bears? An initially alarming but ultimately perplexing sign. No bears, but lots of traffic. Not long after this point, the last bit of the ride follows the peaceful bow river parkway through some nice forest. Graham gets inspired by some other sporty cyclists and sets a barnstorming pace for the last 20 km of the ride! [enlarge]

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Success! Well, here we are, back at Castle Mountain Junction. We all made it in good time, and I'll say it again - were we ever lucky with the weather! Thanks, Graham and Caroline! This was fun. Next time we need to bring along a big crowd! [enlarge]

Putting things away Packing up the Van for the drive back. [enlarge]

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Mount Rundle Taken on our drive back to Calgary. Rises quite majestically above Banff. Very pretty with snow on it! [enlarge]

Oops... sorry, Graham I thought I'd take a picture of Graham's beer before it soaked away into the dirt. [enlarge]

Bye, Calgary! As we leave for Ottawa, the morning sun gives us a nice shot of Calgary (and the mountains in which we just cycled for three days). [enlarge]

Interactive trackmap with photo points - Golden Triangle Day 3 - click map to view Interactive trackmap with photo points - Golden Triangle Day 3 - click to view

GT 2004 Day 3, Elevation over Distance This is a GPS-derived Elevation profile of day 3, plotted over distance. [enlarge]

GT 2004 Day 3, Elevation over Time This is a GPS-derived Elevation profile of day 3, plotted over time. [enlarge]

Annotated Topo Map of route This is a topographic map of the route, with a GPS tracklog plotted over top of it. Each black tick on the yellow tracklog represents 5 minutes of elapsed time. Also drawn in are the lunch and snack stop locations. [enlarge]