July 24 Monday

Joe needed to return to Cleveland by Friday, so the objective was to get him down the road. We left Jasper around 10—headed down the Icefields Parkway. It was magnificent country. The Canadian Rockies are spectacular. Beautiful weather sort of like Alaska but warmer and with traffic—a lot of motorhomes. Stopped at the Columbia Glacier and walked up—wow!

Jeff and Olivia were headed to Seattle. Joe and I needed to get on down the road so we said our good byes on the glacier. We had traveled many miles and experienced many wonderful times together but now it was time for us to go our separate ways. Thanks Jeff for taking the lead and thanks Olivia for documenting our trip with wonderful photos!

Joe and I had lunch at Lake Louise—this is a must see. Olivia said we should go there and it is incredible. The mountains come down to the lake and we dined amid harp music and elegant surroundings (much too nice for biker scum) in the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise.

93S (Bow Valley Parkway) is a wonderful road over the Continental Divide. A lot of wildlife (big horn sheep, carribo, two huge moose, and many deer—but no time to stop. We were on a mission to get to the border!

Crossed into the USA around 9-it was great to be back! As we traveled toward Whitefish, the sun was setting at our backs.

I could see it in my rear view mirror--sort of nostalgic and retrospective, looking back at all the great times in Alaska and Canada.

Stopped in Whitefish for the night. Joe and I had our last dinner at the bowling alley—he would be leaving early for Cleveland.