 Vanocuver to Jasper
If you want to make the trip in 1 day, take the Coquihalla Highway to
Kamloops and the Yellowhead Highway (#5) to Jasper. That is the quickest
route.
"Ronnie Stanton" <rst71058@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
news:C1FE4B9C.4CE5%rst71058@bigpond.net.au...
> Taking this thread one step further, I am from Australia and will be
> travelling to Vancouver on October 1. On Oct 3 we intend to drive to
> Jasper
> in one day. Is this possible? 8-9 hour day so long but do-able right?
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> On 17/2/07 5:57 PM, in article er6cds$8or$02$1@news.t-online.com, "Jochen
> Kriegerowski" <jochen-kriegerowski@t-online.de> wrote:
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>> (To Andy: Sorry for the private message: Wrong button!)
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>>> I would spend a couple of days in Jasper and then head south on
>>> The Icefields Parkway and stay either in Lake Louise or Banff
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>> I agree on the route: The Icefields Parkway is a 'must' if you're in
>> the area for the first time.
>> But the towns - Jasper, Lake Louise and Banff - are much too
>> 'touristy' to my taste. There are definitely nicer places to spend
>> a day or two: Less crowded and less souvenir shops.
>> Valemount for instance with some hiking trails nearby in the
>> north, and Revelstoke in the south (Revelstoke Dam, Three
>> Valley Gap ghost town), ...Wild Water Rafting in Golden
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>>> From there the choices are many and varied.
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>> Shelter Bay - Nakusp - Castlegar? Then back to Vancouver
>> via Osoyoos - Princeton Hope... For one week that means
>> stretching it a bit, but manageable if you enjoy driving on
>> winding country roads.
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>>> You could take the TCH all the way driving through the
>>> Thompson and Fraser Canyons.
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>> I was assuming the OP wants to take this (or the Coquihalla)
>> to get to Jasper in the first place. Don't ask me why, but I some-
>> how don't like the Coquihalla Hwy. so I'd recommend the Trans
>> Canada for the first leg of the trip (White Water Rafting on the
>> Fraser River!)
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>>> The third choice is taking highway 97 through the Okanagan
>>> Valley (fruit and wineries) and then hooking up with the
>>> Crowsnest highway (#3) through Princeton and Hope (this
>>> is likely the slowest route).
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>> Slow but beautiful :-)
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>>> The good news is that all these routes are different but scenic
>>> so you can't go wrong.
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>> That's true!
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>> Lodging en route is no problem at all. Five-star Hotels may be
>> rare, but I'm always happy with a small cozy motel, and there are
>> plenty of those around.
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>> Jochen from Potsdam (Germany)
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