After five days of riding, we reached Bow Lake. We left our canoe and bike behind at beautiful Num Ti Jah Lodge, and hiked up to Bow Hut, a provision of the Alpine Club of Canada built on the edge of Bow Glacier.

While the Bow River actually draws water from a drainage area of over 25000 km², that didn't detract from the thrill of walking among the narrow braided streams flowing from the ice field-- the symbolic source of the Bow.

A ride in the saddle is the perfection of motion and the acme of gentle exercise. Once there, a man or woman wants to be there most of their time. The desire grows. And this is the reason why bicycling is not a fad, but something that is going to last so long as men and women have legs.