The
drive along AB-43 to Grande Prairie is pretty boring, much like an east-west
trip through Kansas. The country is beautiful and the road is in good condition, but there’s just a lot of both to see.
The Route.
We took AB-16A westbound from Stony Plain to TCH-16 (Yellowhead Highway),
continued on TCH-16 a few miles to AB-43, and then followed AB-43 northwest to
Grande Prairie. Total drive distance was 274 miles.
About the Day
The day began with sun and clear skies. Showers came and went as
we drove and the temperature fluctuated between 46 and 66 degrees.
There were very few advertisements along the highway. At first we
thought there might be some kind of sign restriction. Then we realized there
was nothing to advertise because there were very few towns and limited services
along the way.
Views along AB-43 …
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| South of Onoway |
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| An impressive wood timber train trestle |
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| There was lots of road and wilderness today |
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| Speed limit of 110? Oops - 110 kph is 68.35 mph |
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| Can we say we saw a moose today? |
The Campground
Camp Tamarack RV Park is quite nice. The staff
is friendly and very professional. Our gravel site is level and all services
work really well. The park is very clean and quiet.
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| The entrance is on a service road just off AB-40. |
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| Setting up at Site #5 |
Tomorrow
We enter British Columbia and a new time zone tomorrow and will stop in Dawson Creek.
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