An annual gift to bikers here in the Canadian Rockies is the closure of the "Bow Valley Parkway" (highway 1A) to cars in May and September. A beautiful stretch of road for 55 km, they close about half of it.

Riding from home, the round trip is right at 100km.

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Scott AndersonThis would be spectacular. We’ve ridden the parkway a few times (and love Canmore), but didn’t know it was even closed off from cars.
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Patrick ParnoIt is actually an experiment by Parks Canada. Many motorists complain about it, calling it an elitist bicycle gift, but we love it! The experiment ends this season, but there has been a huge update among cyclists. I hope they continue.
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We don't have the red and orange colours of the maple trees, but the Aspens and Larches (Tamaracks) are a golden contrast to the dominant conifers here. We do have loads of animal sightings along here though including bears (grizzly and black), mountain sheep, fox, wolf (usually only wolf scat), and deer.

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 The entire valley runs along the Bow River, which has that lovely blue-green from glacier flour. One of our favourite lookouts quite often has mountain sheep, but there were none today.

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Karen PoretNo, you can’t beat these colors..so why, really, are you going to Italy?
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Patrick Parnobecause yesterday the high here was 27 and the high in Canmore is 11!
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A high of 25 C today, but I fear it's the last warm day for us here. The next week forecast show highs in the teens and occasional rain. Italy, here we come!