Day 16: 142 Km-Out of the mountains and into the city!

Broke our record of longest day cycled today! Banff-->Calgary!

Through the mountains outside of Canmore we came across the Lafarge Plant. Lafarge is the world's biggest cement manufacturer. Cement is the most widely used building material in the world and contributes approximately 7-8% of global GHG emissions.

Again, we have had the pleasure of avoiding the Trans Canada for the most part by taking H. 1A which has no semi's on it! The Rockies are now behind us and we spent most of the day cruising on downhill and flat! I spoke too soon, there was a GIANT hill coming out of Cochrane, we have named it "Cochrane Pass" as it was equivolent if not worse than the passes through the Rockies!

A big shout out to the BC Pedal for the Planet Crew, especially Emma who is 12 years old and cycled all the way from Sicamous to Calgary with us, what an accomplishment! Thanks to everyone who has cycled with us and has helped to organize this great campaign. A special thanks to our tour leader, J.D, and our driver, Laurie---we will miss you all!
As we enter the city limits we are faced with views of sprawling suburbia and the annoyance of having to wait at stoplights and attempt to move in harmony with motor vehicles.