tour canada
My wife and I are considering touring southern Canada this summer. Anyone have advice? Class A motor home. Best time for us is mid-August to Labor day. Maybe start north of Montana and end at Niaga...
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MudChucker wrote:
If you are going to head north to Banff, run to Calgary and take the 1a the out of Calgary towards banff... when you leave banff take the bow valley parkway en route to Jasper and on to 16 to head west.
I'd avoid Calgary and do Hwy 40. 1a has nowhere near as nice of scenery as hwy 40. Plus it's not in very good shape and narrow in places.
If you need to go to Calgary, Hwy 1a is certainly not as hectic as the TransCanada so it is a decent route from Calgary to Canmore. I'd still prefer to bypass Calgary altogether and stay closer to the mountains.
The Bow Valley Parkway is a great way to get from Banff to Lake Louise if you have the time and don't mind driving slowly. It can get pretty congested around the popular areas (Johnston Canyon in particular).
