Ride on, Highway Cat !!: Rockies in my Rear View

Day 12, Banff to Calgary West Campground
Ride, 114 km, Avg. spd.23.3 km/hr, Saddle Time 4:53 ( also did additional ride to town, 18km)
Sunday 05 29 2011

Awesome Day !
I passed a guy on the side of the highway who had a serious amount of enthusiasm in his blood. He saw me approaching and waved at me wildly. I stopped as curiosity took over. He asked me what I was doing and went ballistic with joy when I filled him in. He said that he was headed to a bike race as an announcer (hitch-hiking ?) He was dressed in spandex bike apparel.
He insisted that I take a "Power Bar" and shoved me off with great motivation. It was weird but also a very cool encounter that boosted my mood. I'm very upset about not getting his pic.
Anyway, I arrived at my destination easily... Gradual downhill pretty much the whole way. SWEET
It was only 1 pm when I signed in here. Way to early. Could've went another 2 hours, but I didn't have it well organized, and didn't feel like tackling this big Cow Town just yet.
This campground is very overpriced, but its a place to stay I guess. It had showers and an internet rec room area. I went into town to visit a bike shop. I almost died getting there only to find it closed. I called first, but there was no mention in the recording about being closed that day. I was extremely pissed ! Did I say "Extremely Pissed?" I meant "Super Sized Pissed" !!
Calgary has a good network of bike routes, but I didn't take the time to research them and paid the price.
Anyway, Good Riddance Rockies !! (Beautiful though) see-ROCKIES
This Campground is pathetic but is at the beginning of the city which sets up the following day nicely.