Icefields/Jasper/Revelstoke ??'s
Planning a 2 or 3 week trip up to Jasper and back home to TriCities probably in September. Looking at recreation map, wondering aboot where to stay for a few days each. Plan on looping from Jasper t...
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profdant139 wrote:
Yes, there is boondocking in some areas, but these are often in actively-logged areas. The roads are narrow -- you want to be sure NOT to encounter loaded logging trucks, especially in a big rig. There are sometimes what they call "sweepers" -- long logs sticking out the back of the truck that swing across the roadway and smash into oncoming traffic, even if you have pulled off to the side. I don't want to be an alarmist, but make sure you know what you are getting into.
We are really getting off topic here but the logging trucks I have seen in recent years have multiple trailers with logs cut into 10-12 foot lengths and well contained by uprights so sweepers are not an issue. Maybe not the same everywhere but that is all I have seen.
