Heading West to Kamlooks and Whistler

"Take a picture. Ain't I pretty?"

We left Jasper and made our way towards Kamloops while runnuing through an Indian reservation. Right out of Jasper we ran into an elk on the side of the road.  He hung around for a while as he checked us out.

Taken a wee break on the reservation

Shortly after there was a Bald Eagle flying close overhead.  I took it as a sign of good luck.  It turns out we would need it.  After we worked our way down to the bottom of a valley, we stopped for a rest at the Indian reservation gas station.  Little did we plan on hitting a short stretch of dirt road and a really bad one at that.  The fully loaded and two in the saddle Harley was a challenge to get up the hill while staying out of the ruts.  Another moment of pucker factor.  But my prowess as an expert rider paid off.  Yeah right!  That eagle brought luck, that was all.
Once we exited the reservaion and entered better maintained roads we were treated to beautiful water falls so close to the road we got cooled off as we road past them.  Later we came across a rather large Brown Bear not ten feet off the road.  We did not get a picture as I felt we shouldn't stop that close and take a chance to cause him a reason to charge.  Everywhere we went we heard about bear attacks.

The traditional "After A Hards Days Ride" brew

We later entered Whistler Village in the afternoon and was really taken with the village.  Great food, pubs and shops.  I would like to come back some day and spend some time.  I bet this place was just crazy during the Olympics.

At the Olympic Rings.  The T-shirt says it all "Eh"?