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Possible trip to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada . . . or maybe Route 66 to Albuquerque?

Melensdad

Melensdad

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One trip to the north. Possibly to visit our Dasha's mom and her family.
One trip to the southwest, the lovely Mrs_Bob's brother lives there.

So we have motivation to visit both. We looked at Route 66 but Covid shut us down, and then we got Kobe our Foster son. Historic Route 66 is losing bits of history every year, but takes us straight to Albuquerque where my wife has family.

Thinking of riding to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. 29 hours if we avoid the interstate and visit the small towns. While we treat Dasha like a daughter and she has a bedroom in our home, we have never met her family. The family was granted war refugee status as they are citizens of Ukraine, with a home in the bombed capital city of Kyiv. Dasha's family is relocating to Edmonton, Alberta. Anyone ridden to Edmonton? Or at least as far as Calgary?

I don't see the point of riding interstates on a bike, just my personal choice but if I'm on a bike I want to see the world. Interstates show me asphalt and very little scenery, fewer towns, and mostly chain owned truck/gas stops.

Assuming we ride 6 hours a day the trip is 5 days long, that seem like it would give us time to see other tings, also seems pretty manageable to get up to northern Canada. I'm mostly concerned about fuel. Do we need to take extra fuel bladders filled with gas? Possibly a SPRING trip for next year. Looking at a 15 to 20 day round trip. Route 66 takes a similar amount of time, but the gas availability seems to be more certain. In either case we'd probably stay at local hotels/motels along the way. Too old and crabby to sleep in a tent.
 
Melensdad said:
One trip to the north. Possibly to visit our Dasha's mom and her family.
One trip to the southwest, the lovely Mrs_Bob's brother lives there.

So we have motivation to visit both. We looked at Route 66 but Covid shut us down, and then we got Kobe our Foster son. Historic Route 66 is losing bits of history every year, but takes us straight to Albuquerque where my wife has family.

Thinking of riding to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. 29 hours if we avoid the interstate and visit the small towns. While we treat Dasha like a daughter and she has a bedroom in our home, we have never met her family. The family was granted war refugee status as they are citizens of Ukraine, with a home in the bombed capital city of Kyiv. Dasha's family is relocating to Edmonton, Alberta. Anyone ridden to Edmonton? Or at least as far as Calgary?

I don't see the point of riding interstates on a bike, just my personal choice but if I'm on a bike I want to see the world. Interstates show me asphalt and very little scenery, fewer towns, and mostly chain owned truck/gas stops.

Assuming we ride 6 hours a day the trip is 5 days long, that seem like it would give us time to see other tings, also seems pretty manageable to get up to northern Canada. I'm mostly concerned about fuel. Do we need to take extra fuel bladders filled with gas? Possibly a SPRING trip for next year. Looking at a 15 to 20 day round trip. Route 66 takes a similar amount of time, but the gas availability seems to be more certain. In either case we'd probably stay at local hotels/motels along the way. Too old and crabby to sleep in a tent.
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Sounds like a fun trip and a sore ass
 
We have the Route 66 trip mapped out because that was planned just before we got our foster son. The Edmonton trip would likely be less traffic and more wilderness, which is more to my liking. Either would be spring/early summer of next year.
 
I am intrigued with your Edmonton destination. I didn't know exactly where it is located so google maps to the rescue. Wow, what a ride that would be. So much different than the Rt. 66 ride.
But, if you tried it in the spring I would guess you would run into some pretty cold weather and probably some snow. Brrrrr
 
Doc said:
I am intrigued with your Edmonton destination. I didn't know exactly where it is located so google maps to the rescue. Wow, what a ride that would be. So much different than the Rt. 66 ride.
But, if you tried it in the spring I would guess you would run into some pretty cold weather and probably some snow. Brrrrr
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The rides would be very different. Rt 66 is a tourist route. Much of it dilapidated, some of it kitchy and nostalgic. Edmonton would be remote and rural, much like a good part of the ride we took across the Trans-Canadian Hwy. Rt 66 would likely be spring, but Edmonton would be pushed a bit later toward summer.

The lovely Mrs_Bob has family in Albuquerque, right along Rt 66, so that would be our motivation for Rt 66. Dasha's family is resettling in Edmonton, so a visit with them would be our motivation to go there. Foster son Kobe, and our situation with him, would play a large part in whether we go on either trip.
 
Edmonton sounds like a dream trip for me. I bet it is beautiful up there. And meeting Dasha's family would be special. I feel for them and wish them the best in the great white north.
I've done a good bit of Rt 66 but it was in a car. I'm sure that would be a good trip also.
Good luck shaking free to do which ever one you decide on.
 
Edmonton sounds like a great trip on a bike. I've never been that far west. We're like you and stay off the interstate highways when we travel with the camper. You see way more along your journey and when riding a motorcycle, it's the journey. Not the destination that's important.
 
Get your kicks on Route 66…

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