Canmore -Banff Bike ride

Slow and Steady Hikers
Please be at the trailhead by 0745 am to provide for unloading bikes, chit chatting, etc.
Upon returning to the car park; I shall head off to Canmore at the end of the event for personal work.

MANDATORY ITEMS:

1. Smile
2. Bear spray in an accessible position, on the handlebar.
3. Water spiked with hydralite /eqv tablets
4. WHISTLE
5. Must remain in visual contact
6. Bikes: road bike, or hybrid, also MTB or electric bikes
7. Appropriate layers for current season
8. First aid kit
9. Biking Kit (Tools, extra tube, pump ..)
10. Helmets are mandatory, no exceptions

We will ride in group, speed demons are grudgingly acceptable , we will wait periodically for the slowest ones. We shall make best efforts to stay in visual/audio contact. We shall go through Banff and continue towards Highway 1A (Bow Valley Park way across the Highway overpass to get good views of the Bow). We shall continue to Johnston Canyon ; lots of photo opportunities

Distance: slightly less than 105 Km round trip.
Duration: No rush to return to cow town
Elevation: a bit on Highway 1A; but we can walk that section together
Physical Difficulty: Intermediate
Event Pace: Will stop to take breaks when needed.

Suggested Gear: Camera

CAR POOLING: please communicate directly or thru COMMENTS section

Those who want to earn their calories back; they are free to visit the watering holes of Banff. Club is not responsible for consequences of visiting the watering holes.

A waiting list has automatically been created to determine this trip’s suitability for you as a potential participant. **Waiting list is not first come, first serve, but it’s based on the ability to fit into group dynamics and organizer’s discretion and also on past participation in SnS Hikers group events. I**f the organizer requires additional information from you, please provide it, otherwise, you will remain on the waiting list. As a potential participant, you must check this trip posting for additional directions from the organizer, including up to trip cancellation. I am not a licensed guide, hence completely dependent on group members for safety support.

WAIVER: You shall bring a piece of paper with the name of n tel no of your emergency contact and indicate that you have read the waiver. You are required to read the Slow and Steady Waiver: http://www.meetup.com/Slow-and-Steady-Hikers/pages/OUR_NEW_WAIVER/ (http://www.meetup.com/Slow-and-Steady-Hikers/pages/OUR_NEW_WAIVER/)

Disclaimer: You are fully aware that your hosts are volunteers and not trained guides and you assume all responsibility for your own safety and well-being. All participants are responsible for assessing the current road conditions, current weather conditions, your current physical condition, current trail conditions and current avalanche conditions for the trip and you are responsible for your safety and well-being. You are fully prepared with proper gear and you’re physically fit to do this ride with the group.