Remember, you are traveling through National Parks in the mountains. You must be prepared for temperature extremes (snow is a potential at the passes any time of the year but doesn't happen frequently). Check the weather forecast before heading out and be prepared! Animals can be everywhere. On a bad day you won't see a single animal, on a good day, you'll see Elk, Deer, Moose, Bear, Coyotes and lots of birds.

   But now, back to the pictures and the ride:
 

You can see a few of the cars ahead. As well, the weather has turned a bit cloudier. Because of the number of passes you ride over, you can be in and out of sun and rain a number of times, depending upon what's happening with the weather.	The top of Sinclare pass, looking North along the route you've just traveled. The rider can "sorta" be seen in the rear view mirror. Although this is a pretty picture, it is just that much better in the sunshine!	Still at the top of Sinclair pass, looking across the valley!
We are just getting close to Radium. This part of the road has been blasted through solid rock. As a bicyclist, this is fantastic going down and you are looking for a spot to pass slow moving traffic!	You can see the rocks we are riding through. The road is narrow and if it has rained recently will stay wet for some time as there isn't a lot of sun that gets in here. This is another great spot to stop at and look at stuff.	We've now gone through Radium and are heading up highway 95 towards Golden. With a decent range, you can make Radium from Calgary but by now you'll have to fill up if you haven't done so yet.
A little bit of lean angle as we go around a corner.	We've passed through Golden and are now heading East on the Trans-Canada highway. You are now back into traffic.	Those corners. You ache to really ride them but you are trapped behind traffic - what to do. SIMPLE, slow way down, let the traffic go ahead and then accelerate through the corner, catch up and repeat. This stretch has a double yellow - don't pass (don't ask me how I know).
Long road downhill and equally long uphill. The uphill sections have passing lanes but then everyone tries to pass one slow moving truck. Trucks go slow up AND down.	See, slow down, then accelerate over the bridge and around the corner up the hill.	As we continue and get close to Field, B.C., there is a stretch of road with a very long passing lane on an uphill stretch.
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