We'll start day three by riding out of the Bow Valley and hooking up with Highway 40, a road they call the Kananaskis Trail or Bighorn Highway, which will lead us south into the Peter Loughwood Provincial Park. From what I can tell, the scenery will continue to amaze us but will gradually soften once we climb Highwood Pass near Mt. Arethusa in the Misty Range of the Rockies around mile 60. The Highwood river originates there, and we'll follow it as we descend the back side of the pass and down the east side of the divide and into farm and cattle land. Once we connect with Highway 541, we'll keep following the
river through the Eden Valley until we end up in Longview! These first few days look like they'll have a moderate of climbing... at least compared to the 2nd half in Colorado, anyway. This day will be around 4000' feet of vertical gain, and it will be our first longer day at 110 miles..... the map suggests we'll climb moderate grades, maybe less than 3%, but sustained over about 30 miles until we then zoom off the back side of the pass with a generally downhill ride until we get to Longview! I can't wait to see the
landscape transitioning from high, glacial peaks to the foothills of the Rockies and the flat farmlands..... watching the scenery pass as you speed through the open air is an amazing feeling! Thanks for reading.
We'll start day three by riding out of the Bow Valley and hooking up with Highway 40, a road they call the Kananaskis Trail or Bighorn Highway, which will lead us south into the Peter Loughwood Provincial Park. From what I can tell, the scenery will continue to amaze us but will gradually soften once we climb Highwood Pass near Mt. Arethusa in the Misty Range of the Rockies around mile 60. The Highwood river originates there, and we'll follow it as we descend the back side of the pass and down the east side of the divide and into farm and cattle land. Once we connect with Highway 541, we'll keep following the 
river through the Eden Valley until we end up in Longview! These first few days look like they'll have a moderate of climbing... at least compared to the 2nd half in Colorado, anyway. This day will be around 4000' feet of vertical gain, and it will be our first longer day at 110 miles..... the map suggests we'll climb moderate grades, maybe less than 3%, but sustained over about 30 miles until we then zoom off the back side of the pass with a generally downhill ride until we get to Longview! I can't wait to see the 
landscape transitioning from high, glacial peaks to the foothills of the Rockies and the flat farmlands..... watching the scenery pass as you speed through the open air is an amazing feeling! Thanks for reading. 
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