4,500 mile Road Trip
08-22-2013, 02:34 PM
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4,500 mile Road Trip
Started in Seattle, travelled to Jasper, Banff, Glacier, Bryce, Cedar Breaks, Zion national parks. Then down through Las Vegas and up to the Redwoods in northern California before working our way up the Oregon Coast and finally back home Trip took 3 weeks.
The car performed flawlessly - even through the 104 (plus) degree heat in southern Utah and Nevada.
Comment on drivers in British Columbia, Alberta, and Utah - "Have you ever seen a speed limit that wasn't meant to be obliterated?"
Speeds on Canada 1 - usually posted at 110 km/hr were typically 130 to 145. Alberta - much the same. Utah - what can I say - posted speed limits were 80 mph - if you weren't going at least 90 you were being passed by 'Smart Cars'. At one point we were going over 90 and did get passed by a small Fiat 500.
Here are some photos of the trip:
Jasper National Park
Columbia Ice Fields in Jasper
Lake Louise
Glacier Outside of Banff
Roadside Critters
Jasper
Downtown Banff
Banff
Another Roadside Critter
Glacier National Park
More Glacier
Flathead Lake
Bryce
More Bryce
Bryce
Cedar Breaks
Bryce
Zion
Zion
Las Vegas
Redwoods
Redwoods
Oregon Coast
The car performed flawlessly - even through the 104 (plus) degree heat in southern Utah and Nevada.
Comment on drivers in British Columbia, Alberta, and Utah - "Have you ever seen a speed limit that wasn't meant to be obliterated?"
Speeds on Canada 1 - usually posted at 110 km/hr were typically 130 to 145. Alberta - much the same. Utah - what can I say - posted speed limits were 80 mph - if you weren't going at least 90 you were being passed by 'Smart Cars'. At one point we were going over 90 and did get passed by a small Fiat 500.
Here are some photos of the trip:
Jasper National Park
Columbia Ice Fields in Jasper
Lake Louise
Glacier Outside of Banff
Roadside Critters
Jasper
Downtown Banff
Banff
Another Roadside Critter
Glacier National Park
More Glacier
Flathead Lake
Bryce
More Bryce
Bryce
Cedar Breaks
Bryce
Zion
Zion
Las Vegas
Redwoods
Redwoods
Oregon Coast
Last edited by festone; 08-22-2013 at 03:09 PM.
08-22-2013, 02:40 PM
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Sounds awesome. I've done a few coast-to-coasters in mine as well, and am embarking on a roughly 4k miler here in about a week and a half. 
Where's the pics?
Where's the pics?
Stunning!
08-22-2013, 03:46 PM
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08-22-2013, 04:02 PM
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08-22-2013, 06:06 PM
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As pretty as Glacier was - It is over-loved. Traffic was awful, the roads are in terrible shape, and there were very few places to pull off and take pictures.
Overall - The Canadian Rockies (Banff and Jasper) are far more spectacular.
Overall - The Canadian Rockies (Banff and Jasper) are far more spectacular.
08-23-2013, 12:14 AM
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Great pics! Thanks for sharing. I love road trips. We were in southern Utah and LV a few weeks ago. Love the higher speed limit in Utah. Rarely saw any highway patrol either.