Reaction To Trans-Canada Highway Road Trip
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- Опубліковано 11 лис 2023
- Reaction To Trans-Canada Highway Road Trip | Canadian Geography
This is my reaction to Trans-Canada Highway Road Trip
In this video I react to what must be one of the most beautiful and interesting road trips in the world - the Trans-Canada Highway
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Original Video - • Canada Road Trip: Toro...
I’m and East Coaster, and just want to share with love that Canada extends east beyond Toronto, and is often omitted. The Trans-Canada Highway is Canada's longest national road. It extends east-west across Canada between Victoria, British Columbia and St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, passing through all ten Canadian provinces and linking Canada's major cities.
I agree. They either cut off the East Coast or ALL of BC. Somehow - they think that Alberta is "West" (it's a PRAIRIE province) - and Canada cuts off at the Rockies. It looks like the same thing happens to you. But in my own comment (above) - I noted that there is still just over a quarter of the way to go from Toronto to the East Coast. I was born and raised in Vancouver, BC - but have driven across the country several times - and have stuck my toes in the Atlantic Ocean.
They are missing some of the best parts
I don't think it is too bad, the original video is called Canada Road Trip: Vancouver to Toronto, so they were just documenting their own trip and saying what country and part I guess to make it easier. Being from Newfoundland it was sad to see the Quebec and the Atlantic omitted but Mert has done videos on Newfoundland and other provinces and he seems to love the whole country. I'm just glad he took the last video down at the request of people due to fighting in it.
@@curmudgeonafomg! You need to brush that chip off your shoulder buddy. Mert has done many videos of the East. It's not a contest is it?🥴
Roads are way better than they used to be too. The only stretch left that's not a 4-lane highway between Toronto and Halifax is a stretch of around 20 km just south of Rimouski. The only problem I have is that the TC Highway goes right through the middle of NB so you don't see the beauty of the coastal regions.
If you ever come to Canada and make that trip, I’m certain your following here on UA-cam will have a place to stay at any of your stops along the way. We appreciate your enthusiasm for Canada and reminding us of its beauty.
This is 💯 true 😀 If he feels comfortable contacting followers, he wouldn't need to pay for accomodation 😁 I think the joy we get from the videos and from interacting with each other is the only payment we need 😁
So true, he and his family would lodge for free. So appreciate his videos
As a Maritimer living in Toronto I wouldn't want you not to consider the other 2700 (roughly) kms to get from Toronto to Saint John's, Newfoundland. ( The TCH is just under 7500 km) All sorts of beautiful spots along this stretch too! St. Lawrence Valley through Quebec, the TCH cuts through but bypasses the most scenic parts of the Gaspe Peninsula, Saint John River Valley, Cape Breton and then there is Newfoundland!
Canada does have some spectacular scenery but I have to say I have come around corners driving from Inverness to Glasgow that have taken my breath away too.
St Lawrence Valley sucks, I live there
I've driven across the country 4 times. It's a bloody long way, but absolutely worth the effort! In my opinion it's the only way to get a true appreciation of the sheer size and beauty of Canada. It's a wonderful journey!
Yes. I have friends that love to brag about the places they've been but have never seen the east or west coasts. Smh😢
I've also done it a few times. Once I went all the way to Dawson! It's so beautiful.
I drove from Vancouver Island to Ontario in 1987 in an old VW Rabbit. Lost my muffler on a bridge outside of Nipigon and Sault Ste Marie was the only place I could get it replaced. Hours and hours over Lake Superior without a muffler, and if I remember correctly, much of it was unpaved for some reason. I enjoyed driving the prairies though, listening to Bruce Cockburn's Silver Wheels (it seemed appropriate in the prairie vastness).
Didn't Saskatchewan change the moto on their license plates to read.... a great place to test your front wheel alignment?
@@iscovidoveryet7828 That's funny! lolololo
Fun fact: Kenora Ontario is the only small town to ever win the Canadian hockey championship, The Stanley Cup. They won it in 1907, defended it two months later, and then lost it. MANY of the players on the team went on to stellar hockey careers and membership in the Hockey Hall Of Fame, including Art Ross. The Art Ross Trophy is awarded to the player who leads the NHL in scoring at the end of each season.
The Dawson City Nuggets tried in 1905, but the Ottawa Silver Seven beat us in the biggest blowout in Stanley Cup history. :(
I was raised in Winnipeg but we were posted to New Brunswick for five years. My husband is from Nova Scotia so we have driven from Cape Breton to Alberta for our last posting. This is a stunning trip, such diversity to the landscape. People say the prairies are boring but I love them, wide open vistas and skies that reach from horizon to horizon. Alberta ranges from prairie to mountaintop, so lovely. We took the train from Edmonton to Halifax in 2019, if you ever get the chance to go, take it. There’s so much that you can’t see from a highway or by plane. I’m so blessed to live in this wonderful land.❤️❤️❤️
I laugh! I was posted to Montreal and in the train station one morning. The announcement was "The Ocean will arrive at 9:45"! I freaked! My first thought was "I am underground!" Did not know the CN train from Montreal to Halifax is called the "Ocean"! Took that ride twice! Lovely! Also my parents were west coast so I did the train east to west at least 7 times and because I was military got to drive - Cold Lake to Ottawa, Ottawa to Wainwright, back to Ottawa, Ottawa to Comox.... My great regret is that CP gave up their passenger service. My littler town still has the station and an every day busy rail line. But they are just hauling freight, not passengers.
As a kid in 1978, took VIA from Halifax to Vancouver when Dad was posted to Comox. Vivid memory even today. As an adult, I've driven Vancouver to Winnipeg more than once.
I have often thought that Via is mismanaged in numerous ways, and one of the worst is that the trans-Canada train goes through BC in the dark and Saskatchewan in the daytime. Never mind the mountains (although you can't ignore them), what Saskatchewan has is SKY. And seeing that sky from just before sunset to just after sunrise is AWESOME - at least as awesome as the mountains. Daytime, it's still beautiful, but it's very much of a sameness during full daylight. Unless you're lucky enough to see a large storm approaching, of course.
Have the train leave Vancouver early in the morning, not mid-afternoon, to maximize the hours of daylight in the mountains. 26 hours later (minimum) it hit's Edmonton, and then 34 hours later (minimum) it gets to Winnipeg. That's one overnight in the mountains and two on the Prairies, instead of half a day in the mountains, all night, and a couple of hours before leaving the Rockies behind - and two solid days of flat prairies without any of the best parts. They can sit in Winnipeg for however many hours they need to be able to thread their way through the southern Ontario-Quebec corridor outside of rush hour. Can't be any worse than the delays caused by sidelining to let freight trains go by.
You've put a lot of video out about Toronto to Vancouver, and is very lovely. But we live on two oceans, and the tch goes east out Toronto for another 2700m to st John's, with stunning beauty too. Please look that way as well
The trans canada actually goes all the way to Newfoundland, it runs through ALL 10 provinces, from the east to the west coast.
I have crossed from the Pacific Ocean to Atlantic Ocean via this highway four times by car, two times by motorcycle and once by bicycle. This country is huge and you quickly find out there are great distances with little population hopping through to widely separated cities along the way. To do it right one must get off highway one from time to time.
How lucky for you. I would do the trip across and back again. There’s so much to see and you still only see a small bit of the country.
Serious props to you. Seeing it….then really seeing it on a motorcycle ……and finally seeing it on a bicycle
On Bicycle wow! That must have been so fun and tough to bike that far
That train you keep seeing is the CPR. Canadian Pacific Railway. The creation of this railroad was to pioneer across the land to settle the west. All that terrain you saw, imagine building a railroad through all that back in the early 1800’s. CPR is worth it’s own video of Canadian Heritage.
I’ve done the drive from Ontario to B.C. about 10 times, and I’d do it again in a heartbeat.
Ontario itself is over half the trip.
Sad thing is, is British Columbia gets all the credit for its beauty, whereas, Ontario is criminally underrated.
Northern Ontario is rolling hills, lakes and cottages. Absolutely stunning drive.
YES there is also a Trans Canada train as well.
From being raised in Winnipeg to now living in Vancouver, I’ve travelled this country from Montreal to Victoria by road and rail. Even the flat prairies are stunning for the prairie skies of endless sun and beautiful clouds and the Northern Lights that shine in the prairie skies at night! I’m proud to say that I live in one of the most beautiful and best, if not THE best country on the planet! “O Canada, my home and native land!”
Actually, there is no Trans Canada train. That was the Canadian Pacific Railway, which runs not terribly far from the US border for most of its length from the east to the west coast at Vancouver. There is also the Canadian National which runs northwest from Winnipeg in the west up to Edmonton and then across the Rockies to the west coast.
I've been from B.C. to Ontario many times.I think it would be nice to drive the Southern route (Hwy3) from B.C. to Ontario and then take the train back. In this video there is so much that is not seen like the Okanagan Valley and many other places across Canada. You really should travel it you would love it.
Lol when I did that trip it took 2 and a half days before hitting the Manitoba border! I thought we were never gonna get out of Ontario.
@@ToddSauveI did that trip. Visited my brother who was living in Edmonton at the time. Hopped the train to see friends in vancouver. Sadly, most of the best scenery happened at night on that trip. Missed most of the Rockies though I've flown over them many times.
Having driven across most of the country several times, my favourite scenic drive on the Trans Canada Hwy is the drive from Sault Ste Marie to Thunder Bay.
You are right on that. Now I’m getting itchy feet!
Done that trip 7 times. 4 times East to West and 3 times West to East. The Western mountains and Northern Ontario are probably the most scenic. Some people find the prairies a bit boring but there is a serenity to them. They call it Big Sky country because you can see forever, there is nothing to block your view. Don't try to do it in 48 hours. The longer it takes the more you will enjoy it.
My family took the Trans Canada when we moved from Nova Scotia to Alberta in 2000. I remember it being so stunning and beautiful and seeing so many things along the way. It really is a remarkable trip. I will say that the Prairies can get boring after a while but once you get into the Rockies, it is worth it. Literally each curve in the highway reveals something to look at especially in Banff and Jasper
I am Canadian. Provincial Parks have wonder campsites. I have driven in both directions right across to PEI. Give lots of time to be able to do side road trips. You can spend a summer going across. Well worth it. A wonderful train (CPR. Canadian Pacific Railway) goes along the Trans-Canada Highway road. I have done that as well. :)
I'm from Winnipeg and have done the cross-country road trip more than once. As a kid my parents took my brother, sisters and I coast to coast twice. Plus we would drive up North, and all over the country on shorter trips. I have driven most of the country myself, both by car and by motorcycle. If you do the drive, plan for a few weeks so you can really see the sights. And make sure you do ALL of canada, from Newfoundland, through the Maritimes (including PEI and Cabot Island)and all the way to Victoria on Vancouver Island (maybe swing up to Tofino)... you will be amazed by the beauty every region has to offer, and the people are fantastic everywhere.
I so miss the drive from Alberta on West...... is breathtaking..... and so many stop areas to marvel. Seeing those huge plates of earth lifted up so high.... folding mountains... is truly mind boggling. It truly is humbling and glorious. the earth speaks to your soul, and leaves you in tears.
I’ve lived all across Canada. Driven coast to coast several times. Driven Montreal to Calgary dozens of times. The Rockies are breathtaking and the smells still excite me after hundreds of trips to the mountains. Only advice I will give is DONT take the train through the Rockies. It’s to expensive and misses so many sights. Pack a picnic basket and drive, pull over frequently, dip your toes in a mountain streams, enjoy the wildlife but keep your distance, they are Wild Animals.
My husband and I drove team in a transposrt truck. The last few years we drove, we would do a west coast run every week or two. Toronto to Vancouver. A few memorable things. The snow on the conifers in the rockies in winter could be so thick that if I saw it on a gingerbread display I would say it was too much. I have never seen so many shades of grey as winter in the rockies.
The scariest part of the trans Canada was just driving into Golden while the road was under constrction.
The tunnel you saw on the video in the mountains was likely a snow shed. They cover the roads with "sheds" where the snow typically slides or avalanches.
I once saw Hoar frost on the trees outside of Winterpeg looked like the tress were candied white. Cool sh*t that was..
Not the longest, but the most memorable road trip for me, to be sure, was from Grande Prairie Alberta to Montreal Quebec, in November 1981. Only one event could have drawn us out driving cross country, over 5000 miles return, in the winter, in 5 days! Yep! It was Queen who lured this oil-loving, red-neck, horse-lady across Canada that year. Celebrated my 24th birthday with Queen. One of my best musical memories. Sadly, he passed away the same day 10 years later. I light a candle every 24 of Nov for him. It'll be 32 years in a couple of weeks. Crow! I'm nearing over-the-hill. May as well enjoy the ride down, 'eh?
We drove a friend out from Vancouver to Winnipeg. I'd never seen the Cypress Hills in Saskatchewan and was surprised at how beautiful they are! The mountains in Western Alberta are so big that I felt a bit claustrophobic. The West is gorgeous. Vancouver is my home sweet home though.
This summer my husband and I travelled from Winnipeg to Kenora to camp for a few days. I’m friendly and spoke with 5 lovely people who were bikepacking across the whole of Canada. This was 3 different groups going in different directions. I remain incredibly impressed, and will stick to the car for trips!
I'm originally from Scotland and toured the highlands many times with my family, going up one side to John o' Groats and down the other, so many wonderful memories of the beauty that Scotland holds. (was my Dad's favorite thing to do). Came to Canada in my teens settled in Ontario eventually became a truck driver and drove team with my husband. We have done this trip across Canada many, many times from Halifax Nova Scotia to Vancouver B.C. and everything inbetween The natural beauty of Canada is breathtaking, but like everything else one really has to experience it in person to get the full perspective of the vastness, different terrians and even cultures that Canada holds, it is absolutely spectacular. A trip well worth taking if you can afford the time to do so, as you'd want to take your time to stop and soak it all in. Maybe I got the bug from my Dad as I love to go for a drive to experience the wonder and beauty that surrounds us in nature. Thank you for posting the video, it brought me back to a place in time that holds many beautiful memories.
We built roads on terrain that was easy to develop. Lots of secondary roads servicing communities off the main path. THATS where you want to drive! Prairies are not all super flat--and have tons of forest. And lakes galore. Ontario and the Maritimes are crazy when you get off the main roads. BC...well, it's pretty good no matter where you drive. Pretty sure Yukon the same but never been.
I’ve lived I’m BC for years now, but i was originally from Ontario. I’ve driven between Ontario and BC a dozen times, now, and from BC to Halifax NS twice.
It’s JAW DROPPINGLY beautiful! If you visit, it’s something you should do. Drive from TO to Van. You’ll NEVER regret it!
Peace
I have made this trip 3 times. Hamilton (basically Toronto) To Van. Northern Ontario, is amazing. The prairies are beautiful in their own way. Getting into Alberta is breathtaking. Then U arrive at Canmore/ Banff and it is heaven. Banff is the reason I made this trip 3 times. All of Alberta is just amazing
Then U enter BC after you passed through the Rockies, and WOW. The towns are like old western towns wrapped around Beautiful lakes and mountains. When U get into VAN, U notice the California vibe right away. Beautiful white stone houses with red Ceramic shingles and of course the Ocean. Vancouver is unique as you can walk out on a balcony, See the northern mountains of Whistler Snow capped. While sitting in shorts and going for a swim in the ocean, That same day you could drive to Whistler and ski.
I would like to add, U need to look at the East coast to. NF, NS, NB All amazing in their own right. Like old English town built around great bays. The people out east are the salt of the earth. Quebec and Ontario, were a little uptight. The Prairies are full of Farmers and hardest working people in Canada. Alberta is cowboys and steers. Ranchers. (think Texas) People in BC.. They are environmentally conscious and live to have fun, Work is just a must to afford play.
I never been to the territories, It was on my list. They must be a real tough breed. I would reckon like Alaskans. Its not for the feint of heart.
In 1988 I drove from Victoria to Ottawa. It took 6 days. The highlight of course was through BC. The prairies were a bit dull. I’d been on road trips from Victoria to Saskatchewan as a kid. To my surprise, the highway along the north shore of Lake Superior was also stunning, albeit less dramatic.
There are VIA trains from Toronto to Vancouver. The route is called the Canadian. I’d do it before driving again. I’d do Ottawa-Halifax-St. johns as well. The Montreal- Halifax VIA route is the Ocean.
VIA is a Crown corporation, so quasi-public. The Rocky Mountaineer is a private rail company serving the Vancouver - Banff route, with itineraries into Utah and Colorado. The Rocky Mountaineer is high end train travel..
If you understood the history of the Prairies and how they fit into Canada you would find them colossally more interesting. More happened on the prairies in the Confederation period than you can imagine and it is why the West is not thrilled with the East to this day.
@@ToddSauve I’m well aware of my history. My father and his family are all from Saskatchewan.
@@murraytown4 Glad to hear it! You left the impression you found the region boring.
@@ToddSauve I grew up on coastal BC so I find prairie geography objectively less interesting. My comment was regarding topography. Nothing more,
@@murraytown4 Ever been to the Cypress Hills?
I ve travelled most of the.highway , numerous times , the best part.is driving off road , stopping at lakes campgrounds and small town. Discovering museums and historic sites, its an amazing trip , going through the fruit belt and popup markets , the wild life is spectacular.
My brother and I drove from Ottawa to Vancouver in June 1972. It wasn't his first trip cause he lived in Victoria and has driven it many times. I was 18 and remember that trip fondly. Our mom had remarried in New Brunswick so we'd driven down for the wedding. Back home to Ottawa and then off to Vancouver. So I got to see my country from coast to coast.❤❤❤ #blessedtobecanadian.
I have flown it, driven it camping in a truck camper, and crossed it on greyhound bus, as well as the train. Bus was really nice as new passes are done by number of days allowing you to get off and on staying a few days to explore here and there. There are numerous rest stops along the way as you drive. Not unusual to see our native elk, mountain goats, bears, coyotes, and moose crossing the road and vehicles stopped to watch them, take pictures, and wait for them to clear the roads before moving on. The video does not do canada justice. It is stunning to cross from east coast to west.
You need to see Banff in the late spring or early summer when there is still snow on the mountains. Stunning!
A former friend and I drove from Ottawa to Vancouver along the Trans Canada about a decade ago. It took us a few days of almost non stop driving. I had never appreciated the true scale of this country until we were 24 hours into the drive and hadn't even left Ontario yet!
The SKI JUMPS are actually in the City of Calgary, in which the trans Canada goes right through. These are from the 1988 Olympics. In the summer they have a zip line that goes from the ski jump to the bottom of the hill. The ski hill is still functioning but they did dismantle the bobsled track. The movie Cool Runnings, was also filmed here
You took the words right out of my mouth. It's so incredible to see the Rockies even in pictures, but the experience is so far beyond it's incomprehensible.
Pick a favourite scene - impossible. I'm Canadian and have been to every province AND territory. Today I was bicycling in Calgary, my current home. Coming down the big hill from the very NW corner of the city, I could see the spread of the Rockies stretching for 100 km north to south with early season snow dusting the peaks - I forget how lucky I am to live where I do. But going through Roger's Pass heading east just before dusk on a clear day - better? - who can say. And in the prairies during a cycling trip many years ago - horizon to horizon Northern Lights with violets, reds and orange as well as the usual green - better? - again who can say. Northern Ontario - Moose, deer, wolves howling if you're lucky, set in spectacular Canadian Shield rock and bush - better? - who can say. The achingly clear air of the east coast with great sea life - better? - who can say. Seeing Orcas in Active Pass on the ferry to Victoria (technically Trans-Canada I suppose) - better? - who can say. I bicycled this when I was younger and being beside amazing sights and areas for much longer times than you are in a car is an entirely different and immensely satisfying experience. Fun fact: in Norse, Calgary means a good place to grow cabbages (according to an Icelandic professor I know). Calgary Bay on the Isle of Mull in Scotland was settled by Norse and that's where the name came from. Thanks for being such a great proponent of Canada; sometimes we lose track of what a great place we live in.
When I was 18 and an officer cadet in the Canadian military colleges (CMR), my basic officer training was in Chilliwack, BC. I had 6 weeks to go from BOTC back to CMR, so I bought a $300 at the time (student rate) 30 day Via Rail pass that let me get on the train in Vancouver and travel across the country and stay in student hostels in the various cities along the way. Amazing journey and one of my highlights as a Canadian.
Edit: If a valley is U shaped it's from glaciers, if it's V shaped it's from a river
Yes, you can take a train for pretty much this entire journey. It's very expensive though. It's on Via Rail.
This was a beautiful video, no doubt, but the drive was only across 4.5 of the 10 provinces that the Trans Canada Highway traverses. There are an additional 3,079 km from Toronto to the eastern terminus of the Trans Canada Highway in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. 😊
Then, of course there are the three territories in the northern part of Canada which are not reached at all by the Trans Canada Highway!
I've done the drive from Ontario to Alberta when I was a kid, moving to Alberta. Since then I've done it back and forth a few times. I lived in Canmore, Alberta for about ten years, and the curved mountain that you were interested in is called Ha Ling Peak, named after the Chinese workers who helped build the railway across Canada. From town you can drive up the pass to the backside of the mountain and hike all the way to the peak. It's an amazing view of the town and the Bow River valley below. Looking East from up there, you can see out to the foothills, Calgary and the praries beyond.
Ha Ling was the first to climb the mountain. I think the manager at the camp had promised a certain amount of money to the first to climb it. It used to be called Chinaman's peak, but the name was changed if I'm not mistaken under Cretian or Martin because it was deemed to be racist.
Unfortunately, sticking to the trans Canada you can miss a lot of beauty but that's another story. I think Lake Superior is magnificent. Huge and beautiful surrounded by massive rolling hills and magnificent colour in the fall but scary for the ships' crews who have to sail on it. It's a massive inland "sea". It is bigger than some countries like Austria and if superimposed on the US west coast it would stretch from Boston past NYC and beyond Washington DC.
Done the north Superior route a few times... posted speeds of 90km/h most of the way... and for a good reason.
Thanks, but I'll go out of my way to take Hwy#11 if I ever drive the TC for the 12th time.
Less twists and bends, and the next time, with any luck, I won't be staring at a transport's rear tire coming at me head on from two lanes over.
VIA Rail has: ‘The Canadian’ sleeper train between Toronto and Jasper, the ‘Rocky Mountain’ sleeper train on the overnight trip between Jasper and Vancouver and ‘The Ocean’ between Montreal andHalifax.
Montreal to Vancouver island is a 7 day hitch-hike. Done it 7 times. One of the most awesome parts of going east to west is crossing through Alberta and seeing the the greyish line that gradually becomes a wall that gradually becomes the Rocky Mountains. Then you go up and up and up into them. Then up and down and twisty all around and then you get to Hope. Follow the river to Vancouver and get to the coast.
Crossing British Columbia on this highway is crossing row upon row of different mountain ranges. The Rockies are only the first. The Coast mountains look out over Vancouver and are an incredible sight to see on a clear spring day.
Take secondary roads instead of the Trans Canada Highway . These road take you through small towns and villages and you get to appreciate how we regular folks live.
I'm a west coaster who has driven this route several times as far as Quebec. Regrettably I have not driven the full length through the Atlantic Provinces but have visited each of them several times for shorter vacations. Your question re my favourite area was definitely a challenge as there are so many wonderful sites. My fave: Driving thru the prairies! You drive for what seems to be many days seeing the seeing wheat plants over and over again without even a bend in the road. Then you come to a small one horse town and you can't wait to get out and explore all it has to offer. Not because it has anything special to offer other than you don't have to drive past wheat, rape seed, canola, mustard, or lentil plants. Trivia: Canada is the largest grower of lentils in the world.
When I was a kid we did that trip. It was tiring for a kid and equally fascinating. I highly recommend starting in late spring on the East coast, stop often (especially in smaller towns) and stop overnight between camping on good days and staying in hotels on less good ones. Expect a lot of different experiences and ask a lot of questions from the locals. You and your family will be on the island (Vancouver Island) by autumn. However, starting on the West coast will land you on the East coast when all the trees are changing colours. Nature's paintbrush is the best art in the world.
As for the Rockies, you might want to look up some videos about a show on Discovery Canada called "Highway Thru Hell".
It covers the Heavy Tow Truck operators in central BC (the tow trucks that will pull Semi Trailers out of the ditch and clean up major accidents). They film in the winter usually, and let you see some gorgeous Central BC scenery while also getting a feel for just how strong winter can be in that region. And how amazing it was that we've been able to push major highways (Like the Coquihalla) through those mountains and valleys to link the west coast to the rest of Canada.
Going Easy coast is also incredibly beautiful, we are very lucky to live in such vast and beautiful country with so much varied landscapes 🇨🇦❤️
Scotland is also incredibly beautiful, smaller than Canada but also varied.
I drove part of it, from Glasgow to Wick, through Glencoe, now that was breathtaking!
And a little all over for 10 days, it was amazing!
Mert! Huge Scots Canuck fan.
Personal note,if you enjoyed that road trip, you should really check out yourself a movie called One Week.
Trust me.
Ironic cameo too,Gord Downey from tragically hip playing a small part about how he beat cancer years before we lost this man who we truly will never have another one of😢💙
Leaving out Atlantic Canada is a serious oversight.
Oui, bien sûr, some of the best scenery, people and food you'll ever experience.
Driving from Toronto to Halifax is an experience unto itself.
Maybe next time.
In the 70's, my Dad used to get 3 weeks vacation every summer & would pack up us 5 kids, my Mom & our cat in our Volkswagen Camper & one year we drove/camped from our home in Southern Ontario all the way to the furthest west you could go on Vancouver Island. The next year we did the same thing but went east to Nova Scotia! Best memories of my childhood ever! We stopped at so many different places & learned so much about Canada. ❤🇨🇦
I lead retreats in Kenora. My flight is from Hamilton to Winnipeg, where I'm picked up to go to Kenora, a 2-hour drive. It is stunning to see the prairies end right at the border between Manitoba and Ontario, where the land becomes rocky and rolling.
Never pick up a Wolf hitchhiker. They always say they'll pitch in for gas, but they never do.
I've done the trip across Canada from Vancouver and as far as PEI. Beautiful trip. From Ontario originally but live in Saskatchewan for the last 10 yrs. Saskatchewan is very flat prairie in the south but the further north you go the rockier and more forestry it becomes then you reach the tundra. Check out the Qu'Appelle valley Saskatchewan
I've driven it twice, but from Vancouver going east. Both times, I headed south before I got to southern Ontario, driving through Minnesota the first time and North Dakota the second, both times heading to NYC. It's a stunning trip. I tend to do my road trips fast, but you're right; it's probably a better idea to stop and take it all in and take your time. Since I live in BC, it's the prairies that unnerve me, that incredible flatness and the horizon so impossibly distant. All different types of beauty in the end.
Canada is diverse in so many awesome ways.
Drove from Ottawa, On to Victoria, BC in 1996. Wtih a tent-trailer and camping all along the way, it was a great family trip over a summer. Gas prices were like 30% of today's prices.
Living in Ontario, I have stood at the shores of Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Lake Huron and Lake Michigan at some point in my life. I've never travelled the Trans Canada Highway. I've only ever been in Ontario and Quebec, none of the other provinces.
Takes 3 days to drive across Ontario. Lake Superior is COLD even in summer. Lake Huron is my favorite g l. I lived in Hamilton the first 25 years of my life. Right on the beach. We have driven west to Vancouver Island west coast and east to Halfax.
My favorite name is Head-Bashed-In-Buffalo-Jump. Spent a day there.
That weird valley is the mountain was cut by glaciers
The mountains are breath taking - Castle mountain is my favorite.
If you come to Canada take tha Canadian (train) across the country
It's a fantastic drive. I've gone from Vancouver to St. John's 6 times. But the best part is a branch off the highway through the Rockies called the Icefields Parkway. The West coast of Canada is an absolute gem. The East is nice, Central Canada is so enormous and flat it boggles the mind, and once you hit the Rockies you've truly made it in life.
The drive is amazing. Here's a summary.
- Toronto to Lake Superior: pretty (especially in the autumn)
- North shore of Lake Superior: stunning rugged beauty.
- Thunder Bay to Kenora: lakes, forests, swamps
- Kenora to Calgary: 20 hours that most people wish took only 10 minutes, because although gorgeous and vast, there's not a lot of variety
- The Rockies to Vancouver: overwhelmingly awe inspiring
Camping across the country is a pretty amazing way to make this journey. If you do, one of your stops should be Buffalo Head Jump, Saskatchewan.
I moved from Newfoundland to Calgary, and did the drive in our little car packed to the brim. When I moved back to Newfoundland, I did the train from Edmonton to Truro, then a bus from Truro to the ferry terminal, then the 7 - 8 hour ferry ride and the 3 hour bus ride to the city I live in. The train wasn't so scenic. Some of it nice, but it was mostly through the woods and industrial areas. We did have some layover for a couple hours in a few places and were allowed off the train to look around. And there was some nice scenery along the way, just not a whole lot. And driving to Calgary was ok. If you're on the main highway, then you don't really go into the scenic towns, but there's still scenery along the way. The most boring part was driving through Manitoba & Saskatchewan, because it was mostly just fields & farm land. But I'm sure if we had turned off into any of the cities & towns it would have been much nicer. It was a once in a lifetime trip that we did as fast as possible to.move there. I would never do it again now that I'm older. LOL
BC has some oddly named places as well: Spuzzum and Hell's Gate (both on the Trans-Canada Hwy in the Fraser River Canyon), Likely (in the Caribou region), Stoner (in Northern BC near Prince George) and Skookumchuck (in the East Kootenay region in the Rocky Mtns). Then there is the ever popular lakes named after the Loon, a diving water bird. There are 2 Loon lakes in BC, 1 in Nova Scotia and 1 in Ontario. Then there is a Loon Lake Hamlet, in Alberta. 🎸😎
The transcontitnental train up though jasper is amazing going through the rock cuts int he mountains through waterfalls and wildlife is spectacular
I too agree with the comments above. The Trans Canada Highway literally goes from coast to coast. My husband and I started our journey in Toronto, and drove all the way to Vancouver. Unfortunately, we had to travel during the winter. Navigating the Rocky Mountains was terrifying , but absolutely stunning. What should be included here is The Great Canadian Shield. We noticed it the most in northern Ontario. You should look it up. Definitely worth your while (dare I suggest a video about it?). We tried to stick to a schedule of 10 hours of driving per day, as we had to do the trip in 5 days (new job in Vancouver). It took us the longest time just getting out of Ontario. If memory serves, it took 21/2 days! After 7 years out west, we travelled The Trans Canada Highway once again. This time in the summer on our way back to Toronto. We were able to take our time this time. We spent 10 days visiting many small towns along the way. It was spectacular! How many people are lucky enough to have travelled this magnificent highway twice, over two different seasons. A memory my husband and I cherish to this day.
Hi from Calgary! I can see those ski jumps from my house. I love that you can encounter an entirely different landscape in each direction from here (mountains west, lakes north, prairie east, the badlands south).
I've driven the Toronto to Calgary and back part twice. Through Ontario around Lake Superior is very scenic but you have to keep your mind on the road. Driving through Southern Saskatchewan gave me vertigo. Caution: Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta are huge speed traps.
“Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump” in Alberta is another good name.
At 8:26 you can see my favorite mountain in the entire Canadian Rockies: The Three Sisters. That's an iconic place in Alberta, and my grandmother was an artist who did multiple paintings of this scene.
We went past there every year on our trip from Central Alberta to Vernon, BC.
9:18 - Castle Mountain, another favorite mountain. The thing is, when you've traveled this route often, individual mountains almost become like old friends you're happy to see again.
We stayed overnight at the campground at Field, BC one year. That's just on the west side of the Alberta/BC border. Seeing the sunlight on the mountains at dawn is something I'll never forget.
The snowsheds were another favorite part of the trip. My dad was going through them one year, with just the dog for company. Picture a white poodle sitting on the passenger seat of a Winnebago, ducking his head every time they entered a tunnel because he didn't want to bump his head!
Yes, the train tracks also go across the country, and the trains have their own "train sheds" like the snowsheds on the highway.
Yoho and Glacier National Parks in BC are spectacular. The lakes are all a fantastic turquoise green, as are the Bow River and Kicking Horse River.
Moose Jaw Saskatchewan is the home base of 431 Air Demonstration Squadron (Snowbirds) of the Royal Canadian Air Force. The red and white airplane mounted on a pedestal we see briefly in this video is one of their venerable CT-114 Tutors
I've driven the entire Trans-Canada Highway (Newfoundland to BC) except for the last 390 km between Kelowna and Vancouver. My favourite bit was crossing the Ontario-Manitoba line. You go from Canadian Shield (forest, rock, bogs) to prairie in about 20 minutes. It felt like I had landed on another planet. The West feels like frontier, a place where you can go to re-invent yourself. The whole drive was an exhilarating experience but that was the most memorable.
The mountain that you pause at at 9:20 is called Castle Mountain. I've been there many times. There is a hiking trail that that goes all the way up around the right-hand side of it, and in behind the stone cliffs. I can't even describe the way they tower over you when you're right underneath them. It's about 8km to the small alpine lake up in behind at about the the level of the second tier. And worth every step!
In 1971 rode my 450 Honda motorcycle from Hamilton to Vancouver, 2 years later drove by car from Vancouver to Hamilton. Continued on the Honda down the Pacific coast to LA. The car trip included the return from San Francisco again along the Pacific back to Vancouver. It was all amazing, too much to print here.
Anyone new to Canada wanting to make a huge road trip to see the country I highly recommend you drive the secondary highways and back roads because you’ll see way more of what this country has to offer if you stay off the beaten path.
I've driven Toronto to Vancouver and Victoria BC, northern Ontario is beautiful Manitoba is flat , Saskatchewan is rolling hills, Alberta is gorgeous as is BC. Eastern Ontario is boring highway but beautiful on the side roads as is Quebec, new Brunswick picturesque, PEI quaint, Nova Scotia postcard perfect and Newfoundland and Labrador barren rugged and friendly when you do find someone.😀 Someday I'll get up to the three territories 😁
The best part of a road trip in Canada is not having to worry about being randomly shot 24/7. When it comes to gun control, Canadians choose to think it's an excellent idea. Americans, on the other hand, simply choose not to think. But they ARE quick to offer thoughts and prayers, over and over and over and over and over..............ad nauseum.
Wow the propaganda has really done your brain in.
@@factsdontlie4342 In what way, honey?
@@fluttergirl75 LOL, it's called "majority rules", honey.
@@fluttergirl75pretty sure she’s speaking for herself. Canada is still a democracy.
@@fluttergirl75 LOL, you don't think guns are a problem in the US? Oh, honey, don't drink and post.
I've driven that road there and back and yes, it took more than 7 minutes. kekekeke
30 day trip with 12 days of driving covering 12,000 kilometres. Really fun!!
Most beautiful sights: seeing the foothills and mountains for the first time heading west from Calgary; Morraine Lake with it's unreal blue colour, Banff was incredible, the mountains around Jasper and the glaciers; the prairies stretching into the distance with its golden wheat fields and Northern Ontario around the Great Lakes. Oh, and I can't forget the skies and the wildlife: moose, elks, deer, coyotes and so much more; it was just incredible.
I have driven the whole route from East to West and back. It's almost 8000 km one way from the highway's start in Newfoundland. You'd be hard-pressed to complete it in a week of non-stop driving. two weeks is better, a month is optimal. I grew up in Ontario but, like most Canadians, rarely if ever get to the north. It takes nearly three days just to get out of Ontario - the north is just endless pine trees and lakes.
We've driven the Trans Canada a few times. What a lot of people don't realize is that it takes 2 full days to cross Ontario! You should give yourself at least a week or 10 days to drive the full width of the country. While western Canada and the Rockies are stunningly beautiful. The eastern part of the country is beautiful too. Camping is the best way to to experience the open spaces. There is a lot of territory to cover it is a good idea to slow down, especially in the Maritimes. Instead of an hour or two between landmarks, it takes minutes to get from a town center to a sandy beach or fishing village.
i live a 15 min. walk from Lake Huron. We get the best sunsets .
Moose Jaw is the home of the Canadian Ariel flight, The Snowbirds. That’s one of their planes next to the moose
The old joke was that Medicine Hat was a cure for dandruff. Lol
I suggest finding a video of the east bound drive along the Trans Canada highway, from Toronto to at least Halifax. It’ll be just as beautiful in a different way. FYI - it’s about a 21 hour continuous drive from Toronto to Halifax.
If you come to Canada, I'll take you from Victoria east....The Calgary Olympics is where Eddie the Eagle became famous. The tunnel at 10:26 is a snow shed. They're built to keep traffic flowing in areas where high snowfall can cover the roads. Yes, I've driven across Canada, Victoria to Toronto. I still have to do the East Coast.
I live in Winnipeg (the middle of Canada) and have driven across from west coast of Vancouver Island to Cape Breton Island in the east but split into many road trips over 45 years. Planning Newfoundland adventure for next road trip. Minimum travel time is 6 days but that leaves no time to explore, just drive time. We are truly blessed.
I've done it myself.
Seeing the sign that marks the geographic center of the country, a sign mentioning that all rivers run east from this point on. So cool.
Not to mention, stops like the Royal Canadian Mint in Manitoba or the RCMP museum in Regina Saskatchewan.
Once you hit the rockies, that's some mountains for you!
Mile 0 starts in St. John's Newfoundland.
Or in Victoria. It depends on your POV.
Literally a Mile 0 marker here in Victoria, next to the Terry Fox statue in Beacon Hill Park.
@@wolfecanada6726 yes. I grew up in Fairfield so know the hood well.
Great to know there is one on each coast!@@wolfecanada6726
I live on the tip of Lake Ontario (one of the Great Lakes), in a place called The Golden Horseshoe. There's a river flowing behind my house which empties into a 200ft waterfall... about 500m from my house. I'm in the suburbs but I can be in the city in 10minutes or further into the woods in 5 minutes. I love it here. (Housing prices are shite tho. The housing market here is literally the worst in the world right now.)
I'm guessing the "City of Waterfalls".
Fun fact: Newfoundland is connected to the Trans Canada Highway through vessel service provided by Marine Atlantic Inc., a crown corporation. The crossing is actually noted on maps by a dotted line between Cape Breton, Nova Scotia to Newfoundland via two ports of entry at Port Aux Basque and Argentia. There are tons of videos online showing the crossings. Marine Atlantic employs over 1400 staff between the two provinces and their 4 vessels that run year round, and 40 percent of all goods being transported into Newfoundland come via commercial trucks travelling on Marine Atlantic vessels.
I did it 8 years ago. Van to TO and back. I enjoyed the first few days but by the time you get to Regina the Prairies flatten out and once you’re half way through Manitoba it’s flat as a pancake and the boreal forest is 100 meters from the highway so that’s all you see. I liked the Lake of the Woods area around Kenora then its mountains and trees. Two days with the odd peak at the lakes.
The eastern highlight for me was taking the Bruce Peninsula route to Tobermory and the ferry across Georgian Bay to Manitoulin Island.
I've driven across Canada twice, from Vancouver Island to Prince Edward Island... There is a lot to this drive, including that you realize that it is a literal 48 hours of time on the road and not two days.
I drove 16 hours each day and it took me 5 days to get from PEI to Edmonton.
Taking your time and, if you have the option a small motorhome, it's an epic drive.
There is a lot to see along the way (including counting moose splats on the highway through the prairies) buy a highlight would be stopping at the 1988 Olympic park and going for a ride in one of the Bobsleds down the track. Incredible rush!
Then... the Rockies. Enjoy that!
You'll drive through 5 biomes by the time you hit Victoria in BC and I know you'd love Victoria and Vancouver Island.
Some friends from Scotland visited me once and they couldn't stop laughing when we drove down "The Shaganappi Trail" outside of Calgary!!
I live in Saskatoon. I have travelled to Victoria on Vancouver Island as a teenager and travelled to Toronto as a child (pre teenage). Also many times to pick fruit in the Okanagan Valley in BC. Many times to visit family in Calgary and many times to visit family in Winnipeg.
As an adult we have travelled to the Okanagan and to Winnipeg.
I love this country. Its beauty is just amazing. There is something for everyone. I am biased but there is nothing like the view of the fastness of a golden wheat field. Or being in a field on a cloudless moonless night. The billions and billions of stars are just breathtaking. Still the Rockies are majestic and the BC sunsets over the Pacific are mesmerizing. And the ruggedness of the Ontario shield is very impressive. Beauty is everywhere.
Interesting facts about Moose Jaw is that there are tunnels under the city. Moose Jaw has a storied past. Rumour has it Al Capone was a visitor.
There is 15 Wing Canadian Forces Base just outside Moose Jaw. It is home the Canada’s Snow Birds, an aerial acrobat flying team. Which is why there was plane beside the moose.
Interesting town names in Saskatchewan:
Eyebrow, Elbow, Climax, Semans, Smuts, Love, Big Beaver to name a few.
Other funny Canadian town names:
Dildo, Punkeydoodles Corners, Stoner. - there is a whole list I will let you search.
I live in Calgary, Alberta but I am originally from Oshawa, Ontario. Because of this, I've made the trip to Ontario and back a few times along with trips through the mountains to the west coast. Though long, it is an amazing journey. Incredibly beautiful. The only part of it that I find challenging is the drive through the prairies. It is very straight and flat with just open fields everywhere you look. Don't do this part alone. You need someone there to keep you awake. And in answer to your question about Canada Olympic Park, yes the ski jumps are still in use along with the bobsled track and the ski hill.
I've driven the trans Canada hwy (The T-Can) from coast to coast... we took a leisure trip that took 2 weeks from Halifax to Vancouver... The most amazing trip ever!! :D
I live in Nova Scotia , and some of the most scenic land is before you even get to Toronto. I did the road trip a few years ago with my daughter. It was not a sightseeing trip, we were taking a vehicle out to Calgary for someone. Of course, I am partial to the Atlantic coast, but the eastern townships of Quebec are lovely, and Algonquin Park in Ontario is beautiful. We avoided the Greater Toronto area and went through Sault Ste Marie and Thunder Bay. I think the is the usual Trans Canada route. Most people tell me that the part between Thunder Bay and Winnipeg is long and boring ,as are the Prairies, but I delighted in every bit. By the time we drove through Saakatchewan I was exclaiming how I love my country. I said it more than once and my daughter laughed over my joy. We parted in Calgary, and I took a bus through the Rockies to Vancouver. That drive my head was on a swivel. We came through the Okanagan into Vancouver. I lived in Vancouver for over 10 years and it truly is one of the most beautiful cities ever .
I think most people don't do it because it is long. I think it would take a month or more to stop at all the amazing places. Last year I made my first solo road trip,at 60, to Wyoming and Yellowstone Park, as well as Mount Rushmore and South Dakota. Next spring I am planning another road trip to Banff and Jasper, and Drumheller. I have seen the Badlands in the U.S., so it is time to see the Canadian ones. We went from Nova Scotia to Calgary in 3 1/2 days. We drove at least 12 hours a day, and slept in the truck. But we weren't rushed. I took a lot of pictures and we stopped along the shore of Lake Superior, and went for a walk in Algonquin Park. I love road trip and car camping and would do it again and again.❤
I love this homage to Canada. They did a fantastic job. Also the Calgary ski jumps were in use until about 2018 when the facility was closed.
I was taking relief on a winter night in the headlights in the middle of Knowhere when the Eyes of a Pack of Wolves Appeared . Relief came when I was back in the car .
That ski jump was where the legend of Eddie the Eagle made his Olympic debut. The train tracks are from first cross country railroad which are 1st Prime Minister John A. Macdonald pushed through to get British Columbia part of Canada.
Manitoba always gets so much shade thrown at it lol. Showcasing it for a whole 10 seconds