Monday, July 1, 2013

Day 9: Invermere-Banff

WE MADE IT!!!!   Yes indeed, at around 4:30pm all 22 GearUp4CF riders rolled past our "finish line" at the Banff sign.  It is amazing to be done.
Yesterday was a long day, it was the second longest day of the rider, 150km, and it was probably the hottest in the afternoon.  But it was a great ride.  There were so many times that I was just astounded by the beauty of the rockies and the landscape we were riding through.
Last night we went for a celebration dinner and it was a celebration indeed.
Again, I want to thank all of my family who were waiting for us at the finish line here in Banff, it was awesome to see you all!
More to come.

This first picture is a group photo at the top of our second to last climb, it was a beautiful view point about 10km out of Radium.  The second picture is our official "finish line" picture at the Banff sign with all 22 riders.