Howdy there folks It looks like we made it the 1200 mile trip up into and out of the frozen North known as Canada. The highlight of the trip was the 250meter ice climb, and the low point was my thermostat being stuck open (covering the upper and lower grill and watching the temperature was able to "fix" it). As for the roads from Spokane WA to Banff... The drive up on Boxing Day evening was miserable as there was about 8" of fresh snow on the highway. Ugh. We bivied that night between two Peterbuilts- four people in a weekender. Hmm Cozy. Once the roads were cleared, they remained cleared the whole time. No ice or anything. Lots of rocks though. Highway 95 in northern Idaho was a bit icy and wet in spots but certainly safe and passable. If a storm is comgin i would not want to be on that road though! Crossing the boarder was painless this time. Last year i got stopped & searched both ways. Ugh. Thanks for the help y'all. Matthew a "cool" 84 weekender
Matthew Pollard http://www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356 Dept. of Chemistry http://www.chem.uidaho.edu University of Idaho http://www.uidaho.edu |
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