Planned route - Leg 5, Southern Alberta

I’ll probably hit the road a little earlier than Linda and Mary Lou for leg 5 of my trip; from Calgary down to Pincher Creek. Once again, while they’ll take the direct route, I’ll wonder off it just a little bit.

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I plan to get an early start heading east of Calgary and then swinging south on highway 24, down to Vulcan. Why “Vulcan” you ask? Well, when riding a Kawasaki “Vulcan” one cannot pass up the opportunity to snap a picture of it with the town of Vulcan’s sign in the background.

Then, with my picture safely stored in my digital camera, its west all the way over to Longview on highway 22, south of Turner Valley. A friend in the Langley Road Rider Motorcycle Club told me about a restaurant in Longview, claiming it to serve the best steak he has ever eaten. Now, anyone who knows me well can figure out why I’m taking this side-trip. A great steak for lunch and a drive down through the Alberta back country is too much to resist.

This section of my route brings me out onto highway 3 (Crowsnest Hwy) about 20 km west of Pincher Creek, the destination of this leg of my trip.