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Bow Pass
The Icefields Parkway can be neatly divided into two passes. Bow
Pass is the southern summit of these two, traversing the highest
road altitude between Lake Louise and Saskatchewan River Crossing.
It is also the highest point on the Icefields Parkway. A ride over
the pass is described in more detail on this
page, under the heading "la promenade des glaciers - the
Icefields Parkway". The pictures of Bow Lake, on this
page, were also taken from Bow Pass. Here is another ...
Approaches From South. This road is a wide highway with a shoulder the
size of almost another road. The shoulder is however sacrificed for a
climbing lane for cars on the way to Bow Lake.
From North. Again it is surprising, just how few turns this
highway has to make to reach a pass surrounded by glaciers.
Tours Extended Tour. The Icefields Parkway is where
vacationing bicycle tourists converge in the summer. While the rest of
the continent may be ruled by stinking, polluting ATVs, and noisy 4wd
trucks, Bow Pass is filled with cycle tourists from around the world,
touring in pairs, groups or solo. There is a youth hostel network
along the road. However, campground do not make special provisions for
cyclists. The 800hp camping rigs with motorized lifts and awnings,
satellite dishes and noisy propane electricity generators still rule
this continent. 
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