Arrived in Jasper, wetter, but not the worse for wear.

This was today's route.

This was my first day riding "formation" with other riders on the trip. Dave set a good even pace, even though his speedometer was "metrically challenged." Evidently years of military, and time overseas had made this type of conversion second nature to him.

Yet another gorgeous day of scenery. The weather held through the morning, but as we approached Jasper the rain began. It was a longer steadier rain than earlier days, although nothing torrential, or surprising about it. My bike was saying it was 54 degrees pretty much the whole day, although Dave later indicated it was getting into the mid 40s towards the end. Perhaps the bike's warmth was affecting the reading. It really didn't seem all *that* cold, but who knows.

We saw 3 or 4 bears, although I don't think I got any photos. We'll have to wait for the Dave's to get posted.

Dave's friend, Scott and his wife arrived just as we were finishing dinner and deciding which relatives to call to check up on their status. They were in good spirits, but it had been a long cold day.

We got plenty of pictures.

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~r