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salmonchaser
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Quite a morning.
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DrMike
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Yeah, it was pretty gut wrenching to see the north of the town site essentially erased by fire. Though the church I pastored and the townhouse we lived in was spared, it was devastating to see homes of people we knew gone. And the flames torched portions of the Jasper Park Lodge, a veritable jewel for the Park. The grandeur of the mountains was still there, and the sheep and the goats were still very much a part of the scenery. Didn't see any moose or bears when we were there, but they are no doubt nearby, as are the elk.
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It has been quite a while since I toured through the Canadian Rockies. God went all out when he formed them. Travel was easy but a little slow. 60 mph was fast and what little traffic I saw had me convinced the RCMP wanted you to mind the rules. As a kid we travelled the Al-can several times. Dad was an explorer at heart and where possible we would take alternate loops. I found a couple of places on this trip I first saw in the late 50s early to mid 60s.
A lot of what is multi lane highway was gravel then.
It's well worth the drive.
A lot of what is multi lane highway was gravel then.
It's well worth the drive.
DrMike
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The trip from Canmore to Hinton via the Icefields Parkway is one of the world's most beautiful drives. Travelling through Banff, Lake Louise, and Jasper takes one through some scenic country. The trip from Hinton to Grand Prairie is also quite beautiful. The Wm. Switzer Parkway travels through some lovely country. I don't see as many caribou as I did a decade or so back, but they are still around.
If you have to come back through Radium and want to see some of the country I could show you around.
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Stew, thankyou for the offer. I decided last minute to take an alternate route down to Oosoyos and from there home to Oregon. I arrived home yesterday at 1800 hours. Drove almost half the trip on snow. Absolutely astounded by the number of wrecks I saw. I had assumed folks in BC knew how to drive on snow, the evidence was contrary to that assumption.
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A large number of immigrants who are unfamiliar with the conditions and the rules of the road contribute to these crashes!
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Most of the ones I saw were roll overs, looked like troopers just marked them as investigated with police line tape and left the cars as a warning to others perhaps.
