We met up at my place before heading out of Calgary along hwy 1 to Banff. The weather was a bit cool and cloudy. North of Banff we had a short bio-break before Castle Junction where we veered onto Hwy 1A to Lake Louise. There we had a quick stop and our first double-espresso’s of the trip. Loading up with rain gear we climbed Kicking Horse Pass into BC and entered Yoho national park. Rain was sporadic through Golden and into Glacier National Park. Traffic was heavier in this stretch so, notwithstanding regular passing lanes, we were following dutifully for most of the trip. Signage warned of smoke and visibility issues due to fires in the area, however the intermittent rain seemed to clear any smoke we might have encountered.
Passing through Mount Revelstoke park we stopped in Revelstoke in search of expresso #2 we were spurned by a café that was closing in a few minutes, but found a more obliging establishment a few blocks away. After our coffee break it was a quick trip further west to Salmon Arm where we stopped for the evening. Bill – the hotel proprietor – was most helpful. A past employee of WestJet and a sometimes tour operator, he pointed us towards a good steakhouse next door where we grabbed dinner before retiring. But not before a quick trip to the beer store for some “boot beer”.
