Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 10:02:07 -0700
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From: Daryl Christensen <aatransaxle@JUNO.COM>
Subject: AA Trans is back..Trip report(long)
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For any of you that are inclined to take a trip and camp along the
way...I gotta believe the most beautiful stretch of road I have ever seen
is from Jasper Alberta to Banff...It is absolutely breathtaking... The
wife & I got in the camper & headed north and hadn't a clue where we
would end up..BC is just an hour North, so across the border we went
(throwing away the apples & potatoes at the bequest of the border
guard).. Went up the Fraser river canyon..saw Hell's Gate..cool..funny
looking water in the river...silty bottoms so they are whitish in
color..went as far north as 100 mile house (sorry david..didn't get to
Quesnel) turned East and went into Wells Gray Prov. Park...talk about
some great waterfalls..gotta have 5 or 6 beautiful ones in there..Hiked &
chatted with a few people and they said "go to Jasper old man"..so being
good little campers, we headed there...We don't care for crowds of
people, so the town(s) itself wasn't very appealing (a hot shower would
have been) Bypassed the larger crowded campgrounds and found cool little
places to camp...never a problem to find a spot if you stopped by
6PM..Saw some cool canyons & water carved rock...you know, all that
touristy lookin stuff..On the road from Jasper, every turn beheld another
gorgeous view of mountain or glacier...just when you think youv'e seen
the best one...there was another ...walked on a glacier...had lunches by
snow fed streams...hiked at 6000 ft calling out "here bear, here
bear"...Oh yeah, the wildlife..saw a black bear, moose cow,
caribou,elk,bunnys,chipmunks,deer,leeches,fish...you get the
picture...The lakes & rivers were a greenish white due to the glacier
melt & refraction of the silt in the water...Went up the gondola in Banff
to the viewpoints..way cool..Good road trip all in all..spent 8 leisuely
days and lots(I mean LOTs) of gas money at $3/us gallon(did I say I was
driving a F..d F2504X 460with a 12'camper??) I highly reccomend this (the
trip, not the F250) for any that are so inclined to rough it...very
little traffic, many pull outs & viewpoints, easy to deal with canadians,
decent roads...well worth the drive...Good time had by one & all
OK enuf of that...work is piled up...
Daryl of AA Transaxle
Duvall, WA.(Seattle area)
(425) 788-4070
1-877-377-0773 toll free
http://www.aatransaxle.com (web site)
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