Left Shelby with cloudless skies, and the sun just hitting the horizon. It was very cool, but the best morning so far the past few days. No problem at the border and into Alberta., and onto Route 36. A long, straight, flat, and virtually free of traffic road. The scenery was typical eastern Alberta, but progress was great. After about 3 hours I hit Route 56, and into dark clouds, very high winds, and really cold. I was the coldest on the bike I have been in a long time. After Drumheller the sun came out again, and as I rode north the scenery changed quite dramatically, with trees, valleys and even agriculture instead of cattle. It was obvious there had been a lot of rain in July, the grass was really green, and the sloughs full of water. Some fields had part under water still. About an hour before Camrose, clouds again, this time very ominous, and rain started just as I hit a long area of road works, with the sign “slippery when wet”. How is that for timing. Slow riding was in order, and a long single lane area didn’t help. Still by about 15 miles from Camrose the sun came out again and I entered Camrose. First impression was that it was a nice place to live. The surrounding area was certainly a surprise, with evergreens in places. Totally different from the Hanna area.
In Camrose tomorrow, then as Monday looks like being sunny, I’ll most likely head for home via Japer then Kamloops.
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