Our route from Great Falls to Calgary was as direct as possible, given the chilly conditions. Travelling north on I-15 we passed a few solitary sporadically placed mounts before the land open up and flattened out. By the time we crossed the border at noon, we were well into prairie.
A quick stop in Lethbridge for fuel and coffee and then on again to Vulcan where we stopped off at the visitor center to grab some pictures of our bikes with the iconic Starship Enterprise. Seemed fitting as we have attempted to ‘boldly go where others have gone before …”. Much like the intrepid starship we are returning to our ‘starbase’ of Calgary to rest up, and prepare for the next leg of the deTocqueville Tour which hopefully will take place next spring and will encompass the states from the middle part of the US (that region affectionately referred to as ‘fly over country’.
So the motorcycling for the time being is on hold. All that remains is the task of cleaning up the blog and fill in the missing bits of info. The objective was always to have a daily route blog, a summary of our visit to the state capitols and any reminiscence of the fine American’s we’ve met along the way. These may come out in no particular order but will ultimately be re-arranged chronologically on the “Land”, “People” and “Representatives Pages” of the blog.
Once that is done I hope to switch to the occasional comment, observation as the election marathon unfolds and the Primary Season serves to winnow out the field of Democratic Candidates. Lots of fun ahead!