Crossing the Rockies with an oil leak and no Josh

We left New Denver BC and headed north through the Selkirk Mountains.  It was a gently winding road through the mountains - nothing hairy and hardly an traffic.

We had breakfast at Nakusp and continued on to the ferry at Shelter Bay.

After a short drive, we arrived at Revelstoke for lunch (Bev's brother Mike has skied at Revelstoke -- the highest Canadian vertical well over 6000 feet...not for the faint hearted).  Bev noticed that her air intake was leaking oil and was very nervous.  She doesn't mind riding but if she thinks there is a problem that may dump her at the side of the road, she is NOT too cool at all.  Dave said all Harleys leak oil and not to worry about it....nooo, she said HERS never had leaked oil.  She called a Harley dealership in Kamloops but they said she could make it to Edmonton.  Just to check the oil level to ensure that there was enough.  OKKKK, she believed them.  She booked an Edmonton 104,000KM service, but had she had Josh's number (her excellent Toronto technician) she would have called him for reassurance.

We climbed out of Revelstoke and up over Roger's Pass, passing through a number of avalanche protection tunnels and some of the most rugged parts of the Rockies.  The view in ALL directions from the top of the pass was just magnificent.

We traveled down to Golden and continued on through Field and stopped for the night in Lake Louise. The highway leaving Golden included switch backs, high % grades and stunning scenery and steep drop-offs.  The Harley continued to chug on.....two days to go before reaching Edmonton to visit Dave's sister and brother-in-law Dave and the Harley dealership.