Distance cycled: 46.9km from Lucerne Campground to Whistlers HI Hostel, outside of Jasper.
Average speed: 16.1Km/h
Moving Time: 2h54m
Elevation Ascended: 649m
Burned Calories: 2005kcal
Burned Fat: 260g
Total Distance on Current trip: 494km
Distance until I have cycled the circumference of Earth: 12,485km
Money spent: $22
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The lakeside view from where I camped this morning was beautiful - as you can see above :).
This morning I spent several hours procrastinating which I suppose is a form of rest as today I felt drained of all my energy, not surprisingly with the amount of strenuous activity I have put myself though over the past week and two months planting trees.
Finally gathering myself and after peeling a multitude of layers of skin off my face due to the sunburn the other day I set off cycling the 35 odd kilometers to Jasper.
Amongst the beautiful setting of the Rockies I reached the Albertan border and entered Jasper, a touristy town that has upwards of 7 million people invade the place every year.
With the bus loads of Asian tourists, RV campers, mobile homes and touring cyclists it was obvious that tourism is abundant here for the outdoor activities and views with the prices of groceries, the variety of shops and fancy restaurants, the place is extortionately expensive and as I had been here before I had no need to stick around the town.
However I ran into the Spanish friends I met at the base of mount Robson at the park outside the info center. So I hung with them for several hours. Victor and Marta being on a bicycle tour around North America for several months on a similar budget than I do it on had similar experiences with the people and places that I had passed and in fact had cycled the same roads as me from 100 mile house (where I started) to here. Unfortunately though at this point they are taking a different route south towards Banff while I head further east.
Victor and Marta joined me to the hostel 6km out of town where we tried checking in however the last bed had been given away only 30 minutes before arriving! Damn!
The girl at reception (Cassie) was kind enough to let me use the facilities and finally have a shower after not having one for 4 days - needless to say it was heavenly.
I washed some clothes, cleaned my cooking pots, used the wifi and met a mass of cool people who were kind enough to feed me food after telling them about my adventures around the world. I even saved $30 as we couldn't stay there; instead we pushed our bikes 150 meters from the hostel down a trail and pitched our tents in an open grassy area.
Morning Glory
Marta and Victor (spanish)
