To the Top of Alaska, Day 19

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June 22nd, 2014 – Pouce Coupe, BC to Banff National Park, AB ~500 miles

The sun rises on our little slice of Pouce Coupe Regional Park:
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God Bless the Milepost:
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One of the brothers had a tire that kept going flat. For the first time ever, I was prepared thanks to the fact that one of my valve stem caps has an integrated core remover.
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Turned out the problem was something else that he was able to solve. So we took off, and in the process checked off another province:
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No words.
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This sign is supposed to warn you about upcoming caribou – but from different angles, at speed, it looks like an actual caribou about to cross the road. This actually got me to slow down.
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If a tire like that still needs chains, you know it spends some time in absurd terrain and/or weather:
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Interesting license plate map:
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It’s incredible how these goats are able to navigate such steep terrain.
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Yay for wildlife:
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A Tiger counts as wildlife, right?
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Double rainbow at Athabasca Falls!
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Truth in advertising:
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If you look real close, you can see Bui in the distance…
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and possibly the worst photo I’ve ever taken…us camping out in Banff National Park:
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Go to Day 20:
June 23rd, 2014 – Banff National Park, AB to Kalispell, MT ~375 miles

Go back to Day 18:
June 21st, 2014 – Liard Hot Springs, BC to Pouce Coupe, BC ~480 miles