LA to Vancouver (and beyond). Any route suggestions?

[odot]

I think I5 will take you there......that's always an option.

Git back in your cage, beast...

I was just sayin'...............

 

[Badshelter]

Ladies and Gentlemen....thank you so much! I'm sorry it's taken me ages to reply, but I'm here now and I'm blown away by all the suggestions. Hubby and I have already done 10,000 miles around your wonderful country, over two trips last year but there is still so much to see and whatever we do we will inevitably miss something spectacular, so choosing is really hard.

At the moment i'm thinking: dash up to San Francisco from LA (we've done that bit before, via Hwy 1), then do Sonoma/Napa; work out best routes to get to the Redwoods and the Dunes (Tyler had some good ideas); follow the coast up to either Newport or Astoria and go up the Columbia river gorge. Then Mt St Helens, Mt Rainier, Olympia, (do the Olympic loop) and Seattle. Everett, as many islands as we can manage, including Vancouver Island, then Vancouver itself.

The route from Seattle to Calgary that Panman suggested is great if the weather allows and all your other ideas have been noted in my little book (i'm going to have to get a bigger one)!

Keep the ideas coming.........

Thanks again,

Carole

 

[jmgrif]

Hi Carole.You have several choices for going from Vancouver to Calgary, depending on your time availability. For example:

From N. Vancouver take the 'Sea to Sky' Hwy 99 through Whistler, Pemberton and Lillooet to Hwy 97 (a must ride). From there, Hwy 1 through Kamloops, Revelstoke and Banff.

Take Hwy 1 to Hope. Then take Hwy 3 across the south of the Province, over the Crowsnest Pass into S. Alberta, turn left and head up to Calgary (quite scenic, but can be a very busy road).

Of course, you can also take a long time to zig-zag all over BC, before you hit boring, flat Alberta.

Sounds like you have about six weeks for the trip? Do you plan to stick to main roads?

Al

Great roads but after leaving Kamloops take 97 south to Vernon, from there hwy 6 to Nakusp, from Nakusp 6 to New Denver then turn left to Kaslo! From Kaslo south to either Kootney Bay ferry or keep going to Nelson. Leave Nelson on 3 going east through Sparwood into Alberta then take hwy 22 Cowboy highway north to Calgary. If you would like a guide or need a place to stay in the Vernon area my place is available? Mark Griffiths.