Grizzly Run

 Oct 7/22

A day after the family celebrated Caro's 65th birthday everyone except Mike and family headed to Canmore.

Vanessa, Nathan and Beckett (with Lucy, their dog) went separately in their own vehicle while Caro, Lisa and I went in Caro's Ford Escape.

We had loaded Lisa's mountain bike on the bike rack with the idea that upon arrival in Canmore we would ride the Legacy bike trail to Banff and back.

I had (earlier in week) pre-booked e-bike rentals for Caro and I. We had never ridden them before so this was a nice experiment.

We received e-bike location and "how-to" instructions via phone calls as the company owner was rushing to Calgary at the same time we arrived in Canmore. His wife had gone into labour and he had left his company sea can open for customers to pick up and return bikes.

The trail ride to Banff was great for Caro and I. The electric motor assist was awesome. Lisa,on the other hand, had a much tougher time with it as her bike is suited for trails and not pavement so needed a lot more energy to ride.

Upon getting to Banff we had some adult beverages and taco snacks and shortly there after were on our way back.

Lisa was really tired, but the e-bikes proved invaluable to Caro and I as we felt great.

We caught up to Vanessa and family, had a Mexican food supper downtime and afterwards met up at the apartment that Nathan had rented from Air bnb. The place was big enough for all of us so we watched this week's "Survivor" episode before later on going to bed.