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We got up at 5:30 a.m. And we were on the bikes at 8:00 and headed for the border. The ride out of Canada was pleasantly scenic and we had plenty of sunshine. We crossed the border about an hour later and made our way towards Glacier National Park to take the Going to the Sun road.

The weather was sunny and warm. We could have easily road the whole national park without putting on our jackets as it was warm all the way to Logan's Pass. It was also bumper to bumper on the way up due to construction on this narrow two lane road through the park.

Once thorough the park we continued south east. You pretty much hit the plains at this point and of course, the constant crosswinds. Eventually we made it to I-15 and headed towards Helena and then Butte M.T. where we took a break.

The weather was sunny and warm in Butte. At our stop we met another rider, Hahn's from Germany, who was riding from Key West FL to Seattle in 14 days on a rented GS. He just set his GPS for shortest route and followed it. It took him on all kinds of roads, including dirt trails. He already spilled the bike twice in the dirt and broke both hard bags. We also learned that he couldn't convince his finance in Seattle to move to Germany, but he thought the reason was when she came to visit Germany, he was still having some communication with his ex. WAY too much info we were hearing from Hahns…. Anyway, he had a helmet that had a bunch of signatures on it and he wanted us to sign it, it was the. People he met along his journey.

While in Butte, I booked a room in the next town Dillon, MT which was an hour away. During that ride down to Dillion, we then discovered that the area was covered with a smokey sky that made the day seem like late evening. I have never seen smoke so bad! It was from forest fires in Idaho, where we were a few days earlier.

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First of all, thanks to all of you that are leaving comments. As always, they are appreciated no matter what is said-can't help but to laugh!

Canada is very beautiful and clean, but it is also very expensive to eat dinner in a bar or pub. Seems like every casual meal with a beer or two was $50 bucks apiece. maybe it was because we tended to be in tourist areas? Or is it because we drank more than two beers…

The next day our only goal was to get to Banff, then take it from there and perhaps make it back to the states. The weather was cloudy in Jasper and most of the way south as they were expecting showers the next day-hence we wanted to get further south.

As you can see from these photos (and the gallery) that it looked cold and was colder that day. it was also interesting to backtrack as the scenery does look different.

We left around 8:30, was in Banff by 12:30 and by 2:00 we were back in the sunshine with a surprise road that looked dull on the map was turned out great. Then when we hit the plains, bam, the winds. By 5:00 p.m. We headed back over another pass to get to the BC side were at 6ish we called it quits in Fernie British Columbia.

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it cold enough for me to put my hood on.

do you think I could write this trip off as an advertising expense? (Bumpr Sticker)

still following the river most of the day

view of the mountains as you approach Glacier National Park.

more of the same mountains

Canada, we made it in!

time for more pictures

first glimpse of what we will get more off

picture perfect.

Tomorrow night we should make it to Jasper AB. Weather should be good.

p.s. most of these pictures are from BS’s

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