The last 25 photos are from today (Saturday):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/1430288...7617519339243/
So ... the story ...
I drove to Bentley, found a nice place to park, and set off from there. My route took me along Gull Lake ... a very quiet scenic road which I found a couple years ago, and really like. I reached Hwy 53 and headed for Rimbey, but stopped distracted by the Snowmobile Haven. Who knew something like that existed in my area. I find things like that fascinating so I had to take photos.
I reached Rimbey and found it full of motorcyclists ... I guess they are all coming out of the woodwork too with the good weather. And then I got lost in Rimbey. I had entered it a different way than I usually do, and made a turn where I should have gone straight. Rimbey is, however, very small so it didn't take too long to figure it out. At the outskirts of town I stopped to eat and also to take off my long sleeved top and knee warmers ... it was too warm for them! In fact a temperature thing in Rimbey told me it was 24 degrees.
The road I chose for the way back to the Medicine Hills was one I had not cycled before. In fact I only drove it just the other day. It was beautiful! I took some shots of old houses, duck ponds, and Rimbey from a distance. And then I was into the Medicine Hills where Herbie greeted me ... you all know who Herbie is, right?
I topped a hill, and stopped to take some photos of the ski hill, when I heard the unmistakable sound of a cyclist coming to a stop. It was a guy from Rocky Mountain House who was just as surprised as I was at seeing another cyclist on the road. He also cycles long distances ... I think he's a triathlete ... so we chatted briefly and then went our separate ways.
Up another hill and I was able to get a shot of Bentley before beginning the final descent.
And then I picked up some water and snacks ... water for the guys doing my 400K route today, snacks for me. I drove out to find them, chatted with them briefly, gave them some water, and headed home.
Here's a shot of the Snowmobile Heaven
EDIT: I forgot to mention ... this ride ended up being a comfortable 80 km.