In the Rockies – driving from Fort Nelson to Jasper
I’m in Jasper, about to get ready to leave for Calgary, via the Icefields Parkway. This is a bit of a detour but I haven’t been on the Parkway in over 30 years, so it’s time for a look-see.
Yesterday was a long day and I arrived here exhausted after 13½ hours on the road. The weather once I got to Grande Prairie was erratic, with lots of very heavy rain and a short stretch of very heavy snow. The first shot was taken just south of Fort Nelson at 05:07.
Snow on Highway 40 between Grande Prairie and Hinton – it was very heavy, and forced me to slow to 60 kmh (35 mph). Luckily it only covered the road for a couple of miles.
Some of the few minutes of sunshine I saw on Highway 40.
Highway 16 just west of Hinton.
Jasper – a lovely town in a spectacular setting. There are elk all over the place, and they’e quite a nuisance to residents. It’s very dead here – I was the only customer the restaurant I went to had had all night! I’m at the Mount Robson Inn – a very nice place on the main drag downtown.
Here are some prices seen for regular gas along the Alaska Highway between May 7 and May 9 (going south from Whitehorse):
Teslin: 99.9
Swift River: 99.9
Nugget City: 119.9
Junction 37: 106.9
Watson Lake: 102.9 (Tags) to 105.9 (PetroCan)
Contact Creek: 97.9
Tetsa River Lodge: 168.9 (!!!! – winner of my GOUGE OF THE YEAR award 🙁 )
Fort Nelson: 109.9
Shepherds Inn: 99.9
Junction 29 Shell: 102.9
Fort St. John: 96.4 after discount (PetroCan
Dawson Creek: 97.9
Hythe, Alberta: 88.4 – 89.9
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