Day 16

Friday, July 9th
Banff to Cochrane
103km

Fairly uneventful day today.  Weather started off cold, but warmed up by noon.

Today was the first day that I felt like we were leaving the mountains.  The secound half of the ride saw the grey, rocky, towering mountains replaced with green, lush, rolling hills.

Got some laundry done so that I can enjoy my rest day on Sunday.  Six of the young people from the group went on a side trip tonight.  They are riding to Calgary, and going to the stampede tomorrow, while the rest of the group rides to Drumheller.  They then plan to ride to Drumheller the next day, while the rest of us enjoy a rest day.  I decided that I needed my rest more than I needed two nights or partying at the Calgary Stampede.
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Daniel Longo
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