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Page 1: Biking to and through the Canadian Rockies. Coeur dAlene Idaho to Bonners Ferry Idaho Minimum Elevation 1829 Average Elevation 2195 Maximum Elevation

Biking to and through the Canadian Rockies

Page 2: Biking to and through the Canadian Rockies. Coeur dAlene Idaho to Bonners Ferry Idaho Minimum Elevation 1829 Average Elevation 2195 Maximum Elevation

Coeur d’Alene Idaho to Bonners Ferry Idaho Minimum Elevation 1829 Average Elevation 2195 Maximum Elevation 2413 ftMaximum Slope 7.3%, -9.1%Average Slope 0.7%, -0.9% Distance 78 Miles

Page 3: Biking to and through the Canadian Rockies. Coeur dAlene Idaho to Bonners Ferry Idaho Minimum Elevation 1829 Average Elevation 2195 Maximum Elevation

Coeur d’Alene Idaho to Bonners Ferry Idaho

Depart Coeur d’Alene

Silverwood Theme

Park

Cocalalla Lake

Page 4: Biking to and through the Canadian Rockies. Coeur dAlene Idaho to Bonners Ferry Idaho Minimum Elevation 1829 Average Elevation 2195 Maximum Elevation

Coeur d’Alene Idaho to Bonners Ferry Idaho

Crossing Lake Pend Oreille Welcome to Bonners Ferry!

Page 5: Biking to and through the Canadian Rockies. Coeur dAlene Idaho to Bonners Ferry Idaho Minimum Elevation 1829 Average Elevation 2195 Maximum Elevation

Bonners Ferry Idaho to Cranbrook BC Minimum Elevation 1753 Average Elevation 2807 Maximum Elevation 3281 ft Maximum Slope 13.5%, -7.1% Average Slope 1.4%, -1.0% Distance 81 Miles

Page 6: Biking to and through the Canadian Rockies. Coeur dAlene Idaho to Bonners Ferry Idaho Minimum Elevation 1829 Average Elevation 2195 Maximum Elevation

Bonners Ferry Idaho to Cranbrook BC

Welcome to Canada!

Moyie Lake nearing Cranbrook

Highway coming into Cranbrook

Page 7: Biking to and through the Canadian Rockies. Coeur dAlene Idaho to Bonners Ferry Idaho Minimum Elevation 1829 Average Elevation 2195 Maximum Elevation

Bonners Ferry Idaho to Cranbrook BC

Welcome to Cranbrook !!

Page 8: Biking to and through the Canadian Rockies. Coeur dAlene Idaho to Bonners Ferry Idaho Minimum Elevation 1829 Average Elevation 2195 Maximum Elevation

Cranbrook BC to Radium Hot Springs BC Minimum Elevation 2521 Average Elevation 2785 Maximum Elevation 3117 ft Maximum Slope 5.0%, -8.7% Average Slope 1.1%, -1.3% Distance 90 Miles

Page 9: Biking to and through the Canadian Rockies. Coeur dAlene Idaho to Bonners Ferry Idaho Minimum Elevation 1829 Average Elevation 2195 Maximum Elevation

Cranbrook BC to Radium Hot Springs BC

Descent from Cranbrook into FT Steel

Approaching the Hoodoos The Hoodoos outside of Cranbrook

Page 10: Biking to and through the Canadian Rockies. Coeur dAlene Idaho to Bonners Ferry Idaho Minimum Elevation 1829 Average Elevation 2195 Maximum Elevation

Cranbrook BC to Radium Hot Springs BC

Fort Steel Columbia Lake on the way to Radium

Page 11: Biking to and through the Canadian Rockies. Coeur dAlene Idaho to Bonners Ferry Idaho Minimum Elevation 1829 Average Elevation 2195 Maximum Elevation

Cranbrook BC to Radium Hot Springs BC

Columbia Lake on the way to Radium

Welcome to Radium Hot Springs!!!

Page 12: Biking to and through the Canadian Rockies. Coeur dAlene Idaho to Bonners Ferry Idaho Minimum Elevation 1829 Average Elevation 2195 Maximum Elevation

Radium Hot Springs BC to Lake Louise Alberta Minimum Elevation 2864 ft Average Elevation 4433 ft Maximum Elevation 5769 ft Maximum Slope 11%, -7.6% Average Slope 1.8%, -2.4% Distance 84 Miles

Page 13: Biking to and through the Canadian Rockies. Coeur dAlene Idaho to Bonners Ferry Idaho Minimum Elevation 1829 Average Elevation 2195 Maximum Elevation

Radium Hot Springs BC to Lake Louise Alberta

Sinclair Canyon leaving Radium Hot Springs

Page 14: Biking to and through the Canadian Rockies. Coeur dAlene Idaho to Bonners Ferry Idaho Minimum Elevation 1829 Average Elevation 2195 Maximum Elevation

Radium Hot Springs BC to Lake Louise Alberta

Kootenay Highway leaving Radium

Bow River and Castle Mountain between Radium & Lake Louise

Castle Mountain from Highway after crossing the divide into Alberta coming into Lake

Louise

Page 15: Biking to and through the Canadian Rockies. Coeur dAlene Idaho to Bonners Ferry Idaho Minimum Elevation 1829 Average Elevation 2195 Maximum Elevation

Radium Hot Springs BC to Lake Louise Alberta

Kootenay River between BC and

Alberta at the Continental Divide

towards Lake Louise

Kootenay River travelling to Lake Louise

Page 16: Biking to and through the Canadian Rockies. Coeur dAlene Idaho to Bonners Ferry Idaho Minimum Elevation 1829 Average Elevation 2195 Maximum Elevation

Radium Hot Springs BC to Lake Louise Alberta

Welcome to Lake Louise in Banff National Park!!!!

Page 17: Biking to and through the Canadian Rockies. Coeur dAlene Idaho to Bonners Ferry Idaho Minimum Elevation 1829 Average Elevation 2195 Maximum Elevation

Lake Louise Banff National Park to Athabasca Glacier Jasper AB

Minimum Elevation 4724 Average Elevation 5645 Maximum Elevation 7135 ft Maximum Slope 13.2%, -11.1% Average Slope 2.2%, -2.2% Distance 84 Miles

Page 18: Biking to and through the Canadian Rockies. Coeur dAlene Idaho to Bonners Ferry Idaho Minimum Elevation 1829 Average Elevation 2195 Maximum Elevation

Lake Louise Banff National Park to Athabasca Glacier Jasper

Bow Lake between Lake Louise

and the Columbia Ice Fields Columbia Ice Fields - Mt Athabasca

Columbia Ice Fields

Page 19: Biking to and through the Canadian Rockies. Coeur dAlene Idaho to Bonners Ferry Idaho Minimum Elevation 1829 Average Elevation 2195 Maximum Elevation

Lake Louise Banff National Park to Athabasca Glacier Jasper

Welcome to the Athabasca Glacier!!!!!Peyto Lake outside Lake

Louise

Page 20: Biking to and through the Canadian Rockies. Coeur dAlene Idaho to Bonners Ferry Idaho Minimum Elevation 1829 Average Elevation 2195 Maximum Elevation

Athabasca Glacier to Martin Family Cabin Jasper National Park AB

Minimum Elevation 3346 ft Average Elevation 4529 ft Maximum Elevation 7139 ft Maximum Slope 11.3%, -15.3% Average Slope 1.1%, -2.3% Distance 70 Miles

Page 21: Biking to and through the Canadian Rockies. Coeur dAlene Idaho to Bonners Ferry Idaho Minimum Elevation 1829 Average Elevation 2195 Maximum Elevation

Athabasca Glacier to Martin Family Cabin Jasper National Park

Columbia Ice Fields Leaving

Athabasca Glacier

Highway to Jasper from Ice Fields Mt. Kerkeslin

It’s all downhill from here !!! (Well kind of)

Page 22: Biking to and through the Canadian Rockies. Coeur dAlene Idaho to Bonners Ferry Idaho Minimum Elevation 1829 Average Elevation 2195 Maximum Elevation

Athabasca Glacier to Martin Family Cabin Jasper National Park

Sunwapta River at the base of the Glacier between Ice Fields and Jasper

Page 23: Biking to and through the Canadian Rockies. Coeur dAlene Idaho to Bonners Ferry Idaho Minimum Elevation 1829 Average Elevation 2195 Maximum Elevation

Athabasca Glacier to Martin Family Cabin Jasper National Park

Athabasca Falls outside Jasper

Athabasca River from the highway nearing the town of Jasper Canada

Page 24: Biking to and through the Canadian Rockies. Coeur dAlene Idaho to Bonners Ferry Idaho Minimum Elevation 1829 Average Elevation 2195 Maximum Elevation

Athabasca Glacier to Martin Family Cabin Jasper National Park

Welcome to the Martin Family Cabin built in the early 1920’s

Page 25: Biking to and through the Canadian Rockies. Coeur dAlene Idaho to Bonners Ferry Idaho Minimum Elevation 1829 Average Elevation 2195 Maximum Elevation

Athabasca Glacier to Martin Family Cabin Jasper National Park

Martin Family Cabin view at night from Lake Edith

Page 26: Biking to and through the Canadian Rockies. Coeur dAlene Idaho to Bonners Ferry Idaho Minimum Elevation 1829 Average Elevation 2195 Maximum Elevation

Athabasca Glacier to Martin Family Cabin Jasper National Park

View from front porch of Mt. Edith Cavell

Page 27: Biking to and through the Canadian Rockies. Coeur dAlene Idaho to Bonners Ferry Idaho Minimum Elevation 1829 Average Elevation 2195 Maximum Elevation

Athabasca Glacier to Martin Family Cabin Jasper National Park

Morning Mist on Lake Edith from the dock of the Cabin

Page 28: Biking to and through the Canadian Rockies. Coeur dAlene Idaho to Bonners Ferry Idaho Minimum Elevation 1829 Average Elevation 2195 Maximum Elevation

Athabasca Glacier to Martin Family Cabin Jasper National Park

Lake Edith Panorama with Pyramid Mountain in the background