Our Great Canadian Bike Ride!: Day 18: (May 22) Field to Lake Louise 27km

Welcome to our blog!

We are three young women embarking on a cross Canada cycling trip! We will be starting May 5th from Victoria, B.C, making our way

East to St John’s, Newfoundland, spanning over >7000km. We are planning to stay mostly in campsites, but will indulge now and then in a roof over our heads (be it a hotel/motel/holiday inn, friends/family, or couchsurfing/warm showers). We will be carrying all our gear on our bikes, including tents and camping equipment.

This is by faaaar our biggest cycling adventure yet, and, after a LOT of planning and practice, we are so excited to get rolling!

Feel free to contact us with any questions or comments, and please check out our fundraising pages along the side bar!

Thank you!

Claire, Julie & Nina

Sunday, May 22, 2016

Day 18: (May 22) Field to Lake Louise 27km

Today was a challenging day. It was a "so close yet so far" kind of day. We completed the steep climb of Kicking Horse Pass, known to some as "Kicking My Ass Pass". It was pouring rain and after our gloves soaked through we couldn't feel our hands. The next day we invested in waterproof gloves.

We took highway 1 until the turnoff to highway 1A, the old highway that is currently closed to cars. On this road we crossed the BC/Alberta border. We climbed further until we were let out on the road to Lake Louise! We were so happy to reach the lake! It was truly spectacular.

We treated ourselves to lunch at the pub in the Fairmont Chateau overlooking the lake. We then headed down the hill to our hostel, a Hostel International partnered with the Alpine Club of Canada.