Don and I jumped on our bikes and set off up the Bull River to do a big loop up to White Swan Lake, then up Settlers Road and back through Radium Hot Springs. He had his BMW GS1100 and I had my Buell XT. We started about 9:00 am after having breakfast at the Dairy Queen in Cranbrook. We went over to Fort Steele and then head down towards the Bull River Road. Once we got on the Bull River Road we pointed North to our first real stop which was going to be Monroe lake, a few hours away. The road was good on the way up, with a bit of construction in a few places. There where three graders working the road. More than likely it is winter prep for the logging trucks that use this road in the winter.
We saw several campers and hunters along the way, but it was pretty quiet for a sunny Sunday. Once we got to Monroe Lake we found out from some bridge builders that the bridge up the valley (about 16 kilometers) was probably impassable. They where right. There was a construction crew working there and there was no way we where getting through. With no possible river crossing available to us, we turned back. We where going to take the Sulphur Creek Rd over to Fernie but missed the turn off and ended up about 15 kilometers south of the junction before we sorted that out. At that point I was beginning to run low on fuel so we kept heading south to the closest gas station which was in Jaffrey. Once we where there, we stopped for a burger and a beer. It was a nice end to a great day of Adventure Motorcycle Touring.
Some Pictures on the way up.
Goat Haven Peak on the left
Bull River on the right
Heading up to the Pass, and the elevation when we got there
An obstacle course we had to get through to get into Monroe Lake
What stopped our Northern journey
On the way Back
"PhotoShop Glacier" on Mount Peck
A well earned burger and beer.
The route, and some suggestions on where to eat and stay
View On the Bull River Road in a larger map
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