AM - 13 miles. Ran up to Pyramid Lake solo to meet the rest of the crew, then ran back to Jasper with James and Kevin. On the way up I heard a rustle in the bushes and sure enough, about 25 feet to my right was a grizzly bear walking in my direction. Adrenaline surge! Fortunately, he wanted nothing to do with me. We figured the chances of seeing TWO bears in the same run was low, so we ran back to town on the same trail (#15)... and saw three gigantic caribou! It was pretty sweet.
PM - Hiked above the Mt Edith Cavell meadows (~5 miles, 1700').
Drove all the way back down to Canmore, stopping at Tangle Falls, Peyto Lake, and a random spot setup by the Royal Canadian Mounted d-bag Police for a quick demerit.
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