The team at Mighty Peace Harley-Davidson had worked great and got the bike ready early morning, then cleaned it good and even added some parts for me, so we loaded our stuff shortly before lunch time and off we were. It felt good to roll again, the sun was shining and after we had left the city traffic we made our way down South on Hwy 40 towards Hinton and Jasper. The first 100 miles or so traffic was really bad, lots of big rigs with supplies for the surrounding oil fields, but once we were beyond those, riding was just a cruise. Nice gentle curves, good road, nice scenery, exactly what we needed after having been stranded for almost three days. We are still in the mood of the Yukon and Upper British Columbia, were ten cars a day was a traffic jam, and the plaines of northern Alberta simply don't have the charm of the rugged mountain terrain of the North. So coming South towards Jasper NP and into the Athabasca and Miette Valleys soothes a bit the loss of the North. We found a nice camp site (KOA) south of Hinton, and are happy, believe it or not, to sleep again in the tent and to cook our own meal. Great day!!
Oil Fields all around, between Grande Prairie and Grande Cache, AB
Between Musket River and Entrande, AB
Camping in Hinton, AB
"Let me be a free man - free to travel, free to stop, free to work." - Chief Joseph
you should write a book. Miss you both, I read everything, its so wonderful. Can't wait to see you in my new life. :-) Your friend Rhonda
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