13/09/10 Lake Louise to Rempart Creek (Icefield)

Yesterday we were so cold and so wet that we were ready to run away from the Rockies and seek for the warmer spots of the Okanagan valley. Today the weather is not so bad despite of the ugly weather forecast displayed at the tourist information center. We decide to buy some food at the really expensive grocery store of Lake Louise and then, bike into the Icefield Parkway. We stop for lunch at the Mosquito Creek camping. Up to now, the road is not so bad. we are definitely going uphill but it is not too steep. We had and accounter earlier with a black bear. When I saw him, he was 10 m from me eating berries just beside the ditch behind a bush. I stopped and started talking with him. He definitely didn't care of me, too busy eating his berries. We cross the road to put some distance between us. Eventually, few cars stopped and the bear runned in the wood.

From Bow Summit, we start going down fast. The landscape is amazing. I particularly enjoy the sunset in the Saskatchewan crossing valley.

We finally reach the Rempart Creek camping almost in the darkness. It is very cold outside. By chance, there is a shelter with two nice wood stoves. I make a big fire to heat the place a little bit while Amelie is making the dinner. Although the camping is full of RVs, we see nobody. Everyone is in his heated camping car, watching satellite tv or doing who knows what else. Sometimes, it makes no sense to me, all those travelers, surrounding by other travelers from everywhere around the world but still isolated in their own little truck. Distance: 92 km