Canadian Input Please
Canadian Input Please
I'm leaving Labor Day for what I call my annual "Big Ride". Normally do a two week trip but this year I need to be back by the 13th. Decided to do a loop in Canada. I've ridden quite a bit in Southwestern BC so I'm going further East and North on this trip. I like to stay on back roads as much as possible although the AAA maps show most of the scenic trips are on the main highway. Here is a link to my trip. http://rideplanner.harley-davidson.c...9&locale=en_US Any input from Canadians on this tentative route would be appreciated. Thanks.
I'm planning as far East as Saskatoon and as far Northas Fort McMurray (not to far from the Northern border of Alberta) From Northwest Washington, Northern Ontario is a little too far for this trip but thanks for the input.
Last edited by FXDXTSport; Sep 1, 2016 at 02:49 PM.
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Looking at the map, it sure is a great ride.
Hope you get nice weather and enjoy the ride... welcome to Canada
Next trip if you go further East, North Ontario, Quebec and Maritmes are great places to ride.
Hope you get nice weather and enjoy the ride... welcome to Canada
Next trip if you go further East, North Ontario, Quebec and Maritmes are great places to ride.
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as much as i love saskatoon...why?
essentially flat prairies for that whole run from Southern Alberta... lots of nice 2 lane roads but without options for the bigger trucks etc ( you are not paralleling a 4 lane hwy) the trucks, commercial traffic and farm rigs will be on the same road- could be extra buggy esp if running near canola and mustard with those bright yellow flowers the bugs just ate.
wheat harvest will be happening soon depending on weather- you'll often see the combines working through the night if they are trying to get it in while it is dry.
I have much enjoyed riding SK, but when you have the option of mtns vs flatlands...
Fort macmurray ( "fred macmurray") has been an ecological nightmare for as long as they have been trying to cook oil out of the tar sands--- and much of the town burned down last spring.
I'd give that a miss. don't expect to find a meal more complex than a patty melt, don't use the laundrymat as the machine will have oiled work clothes washed in them and your stuff will be ruined by tar.
really for awesome-ness I would suggest that you get into southern BC as quick as you can and run hwy 3 over crows nest pass into alberta- you can run north up then turn west to banff, lake louise etc, then find your way north to jasper (!)
I'd suggest you route yourself so as to stay in the mountains and foothills.
kanes in calgary is a great shop, redline in saskatoon if you get there.the dealer in red deer also owns the shop in kelowna bc.
some roadside services work in Canadia- i use the HOG road-america- it works both sides of the border...quick pay off if the nearest dealer is 200 miles away
2˘ mike
essentially flat prairies for that whole run from Southern Alberta... lots of nice 2 lane roads but without options for the bigger trucks etc ( you are not paralleling a 4 lane hwy) the trucks, commercial traffic and farm rigs will be on the same road- could be extra buggy esp if running near canola and mustard with those bright yellow flowers the bugs just ate.
wheat harvest will be happening soon depending on weather- you'll often see the combines working through the night if they are trying to get it in while it is dry.
I have much enjoyed riding SK, but when you have the option of mtns vs flatlands...
Fort macmurray ( "fred macmurray") has been an ecological nightmare for as long as they have been trying to cook oil out of the tar sands--- and much of the town burned down last spring.
I'd give that a miss. don't expect to find a meal more complex than a patty melt, don't use the laundrymat as the machine will have oiled work clothes washed in them and your stuff will be ruined by tar.
really for awesome-ness I would suggest that you get into southern BC as quick as you can and run hwy 3 over crows nest pass into alberta- you can run north up then turn west to banff, lake louise etc, then find your way north to jasper (!)
I'd suggest you route yourself so as to stay in the mountains and foothills.
kanes in calgary is a great shop, redline in saskatoon if you get there.the dealer in red deer also owns the shop in kelowna bc.
some roadside services work in Canadia- i use the HOG road-america- it works both sides of the border...quick pay off if the nearest dealer is 200 miles away
2˘ mike
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I live in Southern Alberta (Calgary) All the roads are very nice (and twisty) through the Rockies. You picked a good time as the kids are heading back to school therefore alot less trailers /familes on the road. Once you get a bit East of the Calgary/Edmonton corridor its pretty flat and all wheatfields mostly all the way to Sasktoon/Regina area. I am from that area originally so know it well. You will enjoy the northern Alberta/Sask areas maybe a bit more as there are lots of trees etc in the northern areas. Your dollar is worth about 30% more here too. Of course or gas and alcohol are taxed highly so no real savings on that. LOL The only downside is the weather has been kind of iffy and rainy the last month. Not the usual for this time of year. Hope that helps
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Dump the Sask. portion and go farther west! Lillooet, BC,(#99) to Whistler and then north through Princton, BC to Vernon and the #6 and 3A are the best roads in BC. I did that route twice this year.
