paulj
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Years ago I did something like the Edmonton loop, from Chicago:
Chicago to Minnesota, North Dakota and Manitoba. Then the diagonal to Edmonton
Then a little loop to Alaska, returning to Jasper on the Yellowhead (from the west).
Then south through Jasper and Banff to Calgary.
Then south to Montana and I15 to Utah (I'd seen Glacier and Yellowstone on previous trips). A little loop through the 4 corner states to Rocky Mtn Nat Park, and finally home to Chicago via I80.
The was longer than what the OP has in mind, but it gives an idea of the almost limitless options when talking about trips that total more than 4000 miles roundtrip.
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enblethen
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I guess I was thinkung of Canada 16 northwest out of Regina toward Saskatoon.
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paulj
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Yellowhead Highway (Highway 16) is part of the Trans-Canada Highway, just not the main route.
http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/mediaroom/backgrounders-b04-r007e-1669.htm
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Thanks everyone for the feedback........I was thinking US 2....been that way before.....I like the Trans Canada route, but am a little concerned with the diesel quality and prices. I may skirt Canada by Niagra Falls and hit the UP. Still undecided always like to read the various comments and Ideas.
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Coach1 wrote:Thanks everyone for the feedback........I was thinking US 2....been that way before.....I like the Trans Canada route, but am a little concerned with the diesel quality and prices. I may skirt Canada by Niagra Falls and hit the UP. Still undecided always like to read the various comments and Ideas.
There is no problem with diesel quality in Canada, it's all the same standards as the USA (we're not Mexico afterall  ). Price is another matter though, definitely quite a bit more expensive.
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Coach1 wrote:I was thinking US 2....been that way before.....I like the Trans Canada route, but am a little concerned with the diesel quality and prices. I may skirt Canada by Niagra Falls and hit the UP. Still undecided always like to read the various comments and Ideas.
Using I-90 from Toledo west to Livingston, MT, takes you through Badlands National Park, the Black Hills, Devils Tower NM, and Little Big Horn Battlefield NM. When you get to Livingston, you have a choice of 1) going south to the Mammoth entrance to Yellowstone NP, maybe even on a couple of day trips if you don't want to stay in the park . . . or can't because the campgrounds are all full; 2) going north on US 89 to Great Falls (Lewis & Clark Trail and Charles Russell Museum); or 3) continuing west on I-90 to Bozeman and Butte--some great trout fishing in the rivers around Bozeman. If you take the Butte route, you can turn north there on I-15 to Helena and East Glacier.
You might want to park the trailer in either Cooke City or Red Lodge, MT. Then you can take one of the most scenic loop drives in the Lower 48. US 212 goes over Beartooth Pass from Red Lodge to Cooke City, then you can loop back to the start via WY 296 and 120 and MT 72. It is 115 miles RT from Red Lodge and is slow, with wicked curves and grades, so it is NOT a 60-mph drive. If you are up to driving on mountain roads and like photography, it's hard to beat!
Just look up "Beartooth highway" on the Web and read the comments. Here are just a couple of reviews of US 212 that I pulled off the Web:
"We randomly decided to take a day and drive this road during our three week trip to Montana and Wyoming. I shudder to think that we almost didn't do this drive. It was AMAZING. AMAZING. Absolutely one of the highlights of our long trip. Worth taking the time, worth leaving Yellowstone, worth any amount of trouble or effort to do........ this drive was one of the best of my globe-trotting life. You won't see more lovely scenery anywhere."
"We just stumbled upon this drive after deciding to take the NE route out of Yellowstone toward Billings. Amazing sights all the way up, and at the crest, we wondered what would be on the other side, and as the stunning views of the canyon appeared we stopped to take it all in, and take some photographs, but pictures, even movies could not capture the experience."
Have a great trip, regardless of the route!
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We go out west from here every other year.We once went via Chicago but that will never happen again. Got stuck in traffic both coming and going and it wasn't for a few minutes. So we catch #2 in Michigan and go all the way across the northern US. We turn north at Shelby, Montana and into Canada at Coutts, Alberta.Go up the highway a few miles and then cut over to the west on 501 to Cardston, Alberta. We catch #5 to #6 and stay at Waterton Springs Campground, which is just a few miles north of Waterton National Park. There is a great boat ride from Waterton Townsite, which takes you into Montana and back. There's Cameron Lake, which we consider a lot better than Lake Louise and not as many people. You can get up to Banff if you get on #3 to the Cowboy Highway-#22 and have a great scenic drive through the foothills up to the Trans Canada which will take you into Banff etc. We're heading that way this June and will end up in Edmonton to visit with two of our kids. Then we will head south through Lethbridge, Milk River, Sweetgrass and back home via #2. My truck is diesel and I haven't had a problem finding fuel at all. Been doing this route for many years now and always enjoy it. We usually stay at the same campgrounds going and coming but may vary it a bit this year. Drumheller might be in the mix again. Canada's badlands if you don't know already. Anyway that's the way we go. Have fun and enjoy. Oh yes, I forgot, we take our time driving and only put on between 250-350 miles a day. We get into the campgrounds early and ever time we haven't had to make reservations. You're rested and relaxed for the next days driving. Of course if you don't have the time as we do then your plans will vary. We reserve for Waterton Springs Campground and then we we go up to Edmonton. Again have fun.
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