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We left around 8:30am and set off for Lake Louise with our heavily loaded bikes. Didn't get far before we had to stop as there was a major wreck on the #1 highway near Cochrane. Looked like several cars, a boat and a motorcycle all involved.
After getting through the traffic we headed west on #1 with the goal to get to Lake Louise for a coffee. When we saw queue of cars waiting to turn off the highway into Lake Louise, we thought better of it.
Stopped for Gas at The Crossing Resort which was bizzare because they had modern pumps, but they had a guy who supervised you pump gas and then when you finished, he wrote it down on a post it and you took it to a cashier to pay.
Saw the Columbian ice field.
Jasper was nice, but we got in just as their Canada Day parade was ending so it was very crowded. Still had our sandwiches and a coffee from Tim Hortons. The people were very friendly - lots of people stopped to ask where we were going. Someone told us there was nothing between McBride and Prince George. We made a mental note to make sure we filled the bikes up in McBride. It started raining just as we left.
We continued up the Yellowhead Highway to get to our destination for the night: Prince George. There are signs all over the place warning of Moose and Elk. At one point we say what was either a smallish moose or a bear crossing the road (it was too far away to tell which it was).
We had short burst of rain as we approached McBride and then finally Prince George. The hotel gave us the wrong key and we ended up walking into a room and finding clothes spread out on the bed and the shower running. We exited quickly and got the correct key.
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