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Re: Hwys closed and wild fires in BC & Alberta
thomas201 wrote: Did you get good rain last night? Did it help with the fires. Starting North on Sunday. Many areas did get a good rain which definitely helped. In our area the sky was clear today for the first time in quite a while. Has been extremely smoky some days. June is usually our wettest month. Hope it comes early this year.906Views0likes0CommentsRe: Moraine Lake parking -- Disable October 20, 2023
SideHillSoup wrote: Your best bet is to contact Parks Canada Banff and ask them the questions that you have. Agree. If you have Google Earth you can see the Moraine Lake parking lot. It would have held in excess of 100 vehicles so possibly quite a few spots for handicapped if closed to other vehicles. The trail to Larch Valley has an elevation gain of about 1,750 feet however it is front end loaded. About 1,500 ft in the first half then a gentle climb. Sentinel pass would add to that but it is not necessary. Nothing technical or difficult but a definite uphill grind with lots of switchbacks. I think Oct 20 may be late for prime fall colors at that altitude. It seems to me late Sept early Oct is best but will be very busy. An alternative or additional trip is the Highwood Pass area in the Kananaskis. you can drive to about 7,300 ft elevation then take trails such as Ptarmigan Cirque which are easier and also have Larch trees. It will also be busy. Larch Valley is my favorite but the Highwood Pass area is also beautiful.517Views0likes0CommentsRe: Icefields Parkway first week in June
It depends on the year but there will most likely be snow in the higher areas such as Bow Summit and the Icefields area itself. Also up around Lake Louise and the trails beyond. North of the Icefields the elevation drops and the area around Jasper will be snow free except for possible fresh storms. It will be much prettier than mid summer and the possibility of seeing wildlife will be greater.1.2KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Yellowknife Mosquitoes!
Well I lived there for a few years a loooong time ago (late 1970s) and didn't need any blood transfusions.;) We had a partially camperized Volkswagen Van but if I recall correctly most of the camping we did was by canoe and backpack tent. Most of this would have been in the Hidden Lake area off the Ingraham Trail We would pick a small Island that had an exposure to the breeze which keeps mosquitoes away. We also hoped the bears would not consider supper worth the swim.:) I recall one Island where we couldn't get the breeze and we had to resort to the tent. It was interesting to sit inside and watch through the screen as the mosquitoes got snapped up by a large group of dragonflies. There was an audible snap each time one got caught. We never used any nets or anything other than deet if they got real bad. I am probably not the one to listen to as I grew up on a mosquito farm in Sask and seem to have an immunity to most of them. Blackflies are another matter but I only recall encountering them when we portaged through the woods. We returned many years later at the request of a son who was born there. I recall the mosquitoes being particularly bad at Hay River. We rented a trailer at Fred Henne Territorial Park. It turned out there was a major music festival at Long Lake at the time and we enjoyed two long evenings sitting on the rocks enjoying this. I don't recall a mosquito problem. I knew Fred Henne. He was the Mayor and had two Cabin Cruisers which he used for a charter service on Great Slave Lake. He once invited me to join a group of six on a trip to the East arm of Great Slave. I think we each threw in $100 for gas and beer. We towed a couple of 16 footers for fishing and I think we had 2 45 gallon drums of gas which he had arranged to replenish from a fishing camp in the east end. It is very different and beautiful in the east arm, high cliffs and water 2000 feet deep although the surface is only 600 feet above sea level. Best $100 trip I ever took. I don't recall the mosquitoes. On our later trip we took highway 7 across the territories and came out north of Ft Nelson. We tented a few days on the banks of the Liard River near Nahanni Butte. There was a nearby family who flew groups into Virginia Falls Unfortunately a nearby forest fire kept it too smoky and we could not go. I don't recall the mosquitoes:) Go for it, stay in the open whenever possible and I think you will enjoy it.367Views0likes0CommentsRe: Boarder Crossing
StirCrazy wrote: JaxDad wrote: Steeljag wrote: Interesting reading the borders are “closed” with so many Canadian snow birds here in central Fl. There's a surprising number of Canadians who (illegally) leave their RV in the US and just fly or drive back and forth. My sister and my BIL did exactly that for many years, until a sharp customs officer asked them where they were going to be staying and they answered that they had a Canadian RV permanently parked in the US. Ooooops. They were told in no uncertain terms that it had to leave in the spring when they did. nothing illegal about it, so not sure why a customs officer would say that. its no different than owning a house or renting a permanant holliday spot in the US. is it the smartest thing to do givent the pandemic maybe not but there are no laws being broken. the only one would maybe be them being in the US more than the max number of days which they track easier when you fly, but that doesnt mean you have to move your rv. Steve If the R V was purchased in Canada you would have to import and register it or bring it back. If it was purchased in the U S it could remain. Lots of people do leave them but!!!719Views0likes0CommentsRe: Banff, Lake Louise and Jasper, Alberta
StirCrazy wrote: StirCrazy wrote: Quantum82 wrote: We are planning a trip to the Canadian Rockies this summer. How many nights do we need to book in Banff, Lake Louise and Jasper to comfortably see the highlights of the Rockies? I'm thinking 3 nights in each area would give us 2 full days to explore. Would that be sufficient? We are travelling in a 32ft travel trailer, so I'm trying to book Canada Parks with electric. Any tips for what else to see in Alberta would be appreciated. We're driving from Ontario. I dont know if I would actualy book a campground in lake Louise. just stay and extra day in Banff and take the bus from the campsite to lake louise. a day there is enough to see the resort, rent a canoe and paddle around in the lake and take pictures. banff three or four days, you'll want one just to be a tourist in town, one to do things like the gondola and sulpher mountian hot springs, one for a trip to Lake Louise, plus another for any other atractions in the area. of course if you are into hiking and such then the sky is the limit, you could spend a month there with different adventures every day. Jasper I find a little more quante as in not as much to do in town, so one day being a tourist in town, and another for the other tourist traps. but like banff you can do a lot more depending how adventurous you are. the trip inbetween jasper and banff you could plan for a whole day, even camping at one of the places inbetween and streaching that 3 hour drive into two days. some of the most beautifull sceanery of the whole area and many little side stops to see this and that. so if you were thinking three nights in each I would do 3 nights in jasper and 4 or 5 nights in Banff. Steve Steve one thing I forgot to mention parking at Lake Louise in the last few years has got horendous. last time I was there it took 3 hours to get a parking spot. I guess if you are in there campground you could catch the shuttle, but there campground isnt normal as it has bear fences around it and it is closed in. by staying in banff you catch the city buss right to lake louise. you can chech out the scheduals here Steve And for me the Lake Louise, Morraine Lake, Takakkaw Falls, Emerald Lake areas deserve more than a one day bus ride out of Banff. Stop for a view of the Spiral Tunnel, hopefully a train will be going through. Also I prefer the Jasper Sky Tram to the Banff Gondola as it is open up top with good trails and views. Great we see it differently or the lineups would be real long.604Views0likes0CommentsRe: Banff, Lake Louise and Jasper, Alberta
What you are proposing is adequate for driving around to the various sights. If you want to get out and enjoy some of the trails I would add a bit of time, particularly in the Lake Louise and Jasper areas. While at Lake Louise the east part of Yoho National Park is a must. Particularly the Takakkaw Falls and Emerald Lake areas. There is also the option of a drive through Kootenay N. P. The badlands of Dinosaur Provincial Park and around Drumheller are interesting. Visit the Royal Tyrell Museum in Drumheller. If in the southern part of the Province Writing on Stone P P, Head Smashed In, and Waterton N.P. Peter Lougheed P.P. in the Kananaskis is very nice and if you drive up the Highwood Pass you get to a higher elevation than the roads in the National Parks. Ptarmigan Cirque near the summit is a neat trail at high elevation that is not difficult.604Views0likes0CommentsRe: Travel to Alberta
BobsYourUncle wrote: As a 14 year old boy, I lived in Edmonton in 1969. We had a record cold snap that lasted for weeks. It was a bit chilly there. Highly unlikely anyone here remembers that. In fact, tucked away in my filing cabinet is a newspaper article I clipped from the Edmonton journal after it was all over. I kept it for over 50 years. It was still Farenheit back then. I remember it well, it was proceeded by a thunderstorm and a good rain which left the whole city a sheet of ice. I was living in west Edmonton and working in St Albert. Driving was awful. Those temperatures were in F. It was before we change to metric. I had one of those certificates. I must have used it to light a fire in a subsequent cold snap.:)374Views0likes0CommentsRe: Travel to Alberta
ford truck guy wrote: WAIT - - WHAT ?????? -55 C??:E Temperature -55 Celsius = -67 Fahrenheit Formula (-55°C × 9/5) + 32 = -67°F WHO IN THIER RIGHT MIND WOULD ENJOY THAT????? Oh wait,, their not right in the mind, its FROZEN! ! ! :B On behalf of the Edmonton Chamber of whatevebrrrr I must point out these would be windchill readings. Not that it would feel any better.373Views0likes0Comments
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