Camping in Banff
We are considering taking the plunge and going big this summer. Since we're already thinking about Wyoming or Montana...what the heck. We're about 2000K miles, one way...so I really only have one ...
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patperry2766 wrote:docj wrote:WNYBob wrote:
I know things are expensive in Canada, but check what an how much you can take across the border (both directions), lots of regulations. Then you won't get suprised.
With the current exchange rate of ~$1 US = $1.42 (C$) things really aren't expensive in Canada. We were there for 3 months last summer and are planning on going back this year.
Even gasoline and diesel fuel aren't all that bad with that exchange rate. The current gas price in Jasper is 99.9 cents per liter. This sounds like a lot, but after you correct between the difference between 4 liters and 1 gallon (~7%) and the exchange rate, the price is only ~$2.63/gal which isn't all that awful.
I just filled up today for $1.45 a gallon in Ft Worth Texas
Sure, I'm not denying that gas is still less expensive in the US, but a year ago we would have thought that $2.63 was a pretty good price. All I'm saying is that on a relative basis it's a lot better than the effective ~$5/gal I paid in Canada three summers ago when the exchange rate was $1.08 the OTHER way.
FWIW the exchange rate just went to $1.45 today and some analysts think it will go to ~$1.66 by the end of 2016. It makes trips to Canada far easier to afford.
