How Many Miles

fulltimedaniel wrote:

Veebyes wrote:
Truth be told, the best scenery in a northern trip is in Canada. Banff to Jasper is nothing short of spectacular. The PPs on the Cassiar Highway are some of the most scenic in N America. Chances are more wildlife will be seen along this road as well.

So many want to race through Canada or seem to think that there is nothing to see in Canada. They are so wrong. It is very easy to spend 3 weeks passing through Canada.

Well racing through Canada actually does make sense if your goal is Alaska, your time is limited, your funds are limited and you would rather spend your time at Denali Natl Park than on the Highway.

There is undoubtedly great scenery and many animals through Canada. But my personal opinion is that the grandeur and scope of Alaska does offer something just not found along the road north.

But to put this a bit in perspective Alaska alone last year had more than 2 million visitors during the summer season. That created more than 47,000 seasonal jobs. This year more than 1 Million people are expected to visit Juneau alone. My guess is that the vast majority of these bypass Canada altogether going by ship or plane.

I realize that I am digging up an old thread, but I just cant help but to respond (without malice!). I absolutely agree that Alaska has some spectacular scenery, but you can't discount the many areas in BC that are just as spectaculer (and easily accessible). All who live in the Pacific Northwest from northern California through to Alaska are priveliged to experience all that the vast area has to offer.

And just to put your last paragraph into perspective.....

Vancouver's Tourism Industry Fast Facts

More than 10 million people visited Vancouver in 2016 – the highest overnight visitation in the city’s history.

Vancouver's top five visitor markets are Canada, the U.S., China, UK and Australia (in order of volume). China bumped the UK from third position in 2013.

Tourism contributes approximately $4.4 billion to the Metro Vancouver economy annually and provides over 70,000 full time jobs.

Tourism generates approximately $14.6 billion in revenue in British Columbia. Source: Destination British Columbia

There are approximately 24,000 hotel rooms in Metro Vancouver, with approximately 10,400 in the downtown core.

Vancouver gets approximately 230 cruise ship calls annually. Each cruise ship stimulates more than $2 million in economic activity. Source

More than half of BC’s tourism-related businesses are located in the Vancouver Coast and Mountains region.

Vancouver International Airport has been rated the best airport in North America for an unprecedented eight consecutive years.