Writing random notes from phone so I dont forget while on the road. This in not a complete journal entry but I'm busy and lazy at the same time.
- Trying to get a motel in Jasper on a summer Saturday night without reservations is literally impossible. Thank goodness for Hinton, a town 45 min away.
- From Grand Prairie to the west, it literally looks just like the Midwest - first like Nebraska, then even more like Michigan. All the hardwood trees but without the corn.
- Canada in general is ridiculously expensive. Cheapest gas: Grand Prairie. Most expensive : Muncho Lake? I'm pretty sure it was the equivalent of almost $6 a gallon. $4 for a 1 liter pop. $5 for smal red bull...
- Gas stations don't carry fountain pop, much to my dad's dismay. Trust me, he looked!
- You can see threatened wood bison somewhere between Fort Nelson and Watson Lake. They are neat. I don't recommend driving that section at night though - there were quite a few dead ones on the side of the road, and they will mess your car up bad if you hit one!
- The most beautiful part of the drive was in Kootenay, Banff and Jasper National Parks in Canada. Going over the continental divide again past Watson Lake is also beautiful but lacks the glaciers.
- We did not see grizzly, caribou, wolf, elk, etc. We did see black bear, wood bison, bald eagle, and some random deer. I want my money back!
- I realized I have a pet peeve of somebody hoarding everything from travel guides and maps (that we don't need and don't even look at) to general area propaganda given out at visitor centers, and letting them pile up in the car! It's just more crap to throw away later!
- Trying to get a motel in Jasper on a summer Saturday night without reservations is literally impossible. Thank goodness for Hinton, a town 45 min away.
- From Grand Prairie to the west, it literally looks just like the Midwest - first like Nebraska, then even more like Michigan. All the hardwood trees but without the corn.
- Canada in general is ridiculously expensive. Cheapest gas: Grand Prairie. Most expensive : Muncho Lake? I'm pretty sure it was the equivalent of almost $6 a gallon. $4 for a 1 liter pop. $5 for smal red bull...
- Gas stations don't carry fountain pop, much to my dad's dismay. Trust me, he looked!
- You can see threatened wood bison somewhere between Fort Nelson and Watson Lake. They are neat. I don't recommend driving that section at night though - there were quite a few dead ones on the side of the road, and they will mess your car up bad if you hit one!
- The most beautiful part of the drive was in Kootenay, Banff and Jasper National Parks in Canada. Going over the continental divide again past Watson Lake is also beautiful but lacks the glaciers.
- We did not see grizzly, caribou, wolf, elk, etc. We did see black bear, wood bison, bald eagle, and some random deer. I want my money back!
- I realized I have a pet peeve of somebody hoarding everything from travel guides and maps (that we don't need and don't even look at) to general area propaganda given out at visitor centers, and letting them pile up in the car! It's just more crap to throw away later!
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