We left Grande Cache for Hinton with Roe's bike full of oil and extra oil to add along the way.

A few miles out of Grande Cache, Roe's stator (alternator) stopped charging the battery.  Without a charged battery, a fuel-injected Harley will not run.  We unplugged the headlight and tour pack running lights to conserve the remaining battery charge.  Roe found a friendly tire shop in Hinton that let him recharge the battery for about 30 minutes while we grabbed a bite to eat.

Oil usage uncertain, battery status uncertain; bike running rough and losing power on the mountain climbs, shifting becoming very difficult; we rode nervously toward our night's destination at Canmore near the south end of Jasper and Banff National Parks. 
 

Despite the bike problems it was hard not to admire the majestic mountains along the way.  The Icefields Parkway, which runs from Jasper to Banff, was the most beautiful ride of the trip. 
 

In Jasper National Park, just a few miles of Jasper, this coyote crossed the road in front of us.  I had my camera out and was able to take this picture as we flew by.
 

Most of these pictures were taken from my bike.

We didn't want to stop a lot because it was getting late in the day.  We needed to make Canmore before dark since we had unplugged Roe's headlight and we knew the battery was running low.

  So (and it is not recommended that you try this at home):  Put the cruise control on about 60 mph.  Reach into left jacket pocket and get camera.  Point it in the right direction and hit the "On" button.  Look at the viewfinder while keeping the bike in the highway and at a safe following distance.  Snap pictures and hope you got what you were aiming at.  Turn camera off an put it back in coat pocket before you need to turn cruise control off or hit the brakes.

Note that the tree in the foreground is blurry.  That's because I was traveling about 60 mph at the time this picture was taken. 
 

The Bow River runs alongside the Parkway for much of its length.  The color of the river is hard to describe and none of the pictures we took did it justice.  Its milky blue color is due to the glacial flour that the river carries.  The river got its name because trees grew along it which Aboriginal people used to make bows.