Jasper to Hayden Lake, ID - 8 day, 810 k Tandem tour

After we got back from Europe we came up to Jackson while we looked for jobs. Wes happened to find one in Jackson doing robotic engineering. But they didn't want Wes to start for another month so we took off for another adventure. We road our bikes from Jasper to Hayden ID. It was 500 miles of wonderful Canadian Rockies. Here are a few pic.

Happy camper.

Right here the river disappears into a hole in the limestone. It drops 100 ft in a 3 ft wide slot within 6 feet! There are no signs to mark the spot, either. Cool!

Somewhere in Idaho near here, we finally blew out one of out Continental Ultra Gatorskin tires, which we put about 3000 km (many of them rough) on in Europe and Canada, with one pinch and one puncture over some serious roads. After I put on our spare tube and tire, we had - I am not making this up - at least 12 pinch flats in 2 days. We burned up all our spare rubber, patches, and emergency equip, and finally had to to limp it in (pumping the tire every 1.5 km) within hitchhiking range of a walmart for a new spare, etc. I will not be buying the REI brand tires again! Go Continentals!

We sure loved this ride! 4 bears, two sheep herds, and endless beauty! This is a highly recommended route!