Rodeane and I pulled into Grande Prairie, Alberta yesterday and are staying at the Rotary RV Park. We'll be here for a week, waiting for a part for our Splendide washer/dryer. We will have a chance to explore a new area, for us, and see the new dinosaur museum nearby. We will also meet Rita tomorrow, as she works at the Rotary RV Park.
There was a recent discussion of Alberta Highway 40 and its condition. We drove it yesterday from Hinton to Grande Prairie. It is a two lane connecter that saves a lot of time, versus going through Edmonton. We saw one moose, 4 mule deer, and one coyote that still had on its beautiful winter coat. There were relatively few potholes, most pretty shallow. No danger to good tires. For geology fans, this road runs north through the foothills of the Canadian Rockies and crosses many of the main rivers flowing out of the mountains. On a clear day it is a beautiful drive.
I usually drive 62 mph, or its kilometer equivalent, unless the speed limit is slower. During this trip we have averaged 9.5 mpg while towing by holding the speed to 62, my personal best mileage.
As we continue toward the Yukon I'll post anything that might be of interest to others headed way north, when we have an internet connection. For rockhounds, my native tribe, the Canadian Rockies, as beautiful as they are, are a bust. They are all sedimentary, with the exception of the Gog quartzite. The "Ammolite" gem ammonite shell is found east of the mountains. I'm not sure where the B.C. nephrite jade comes from.
John