Chewy509
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As long as your GPS has the maps loaded, it should work fine.
Canada
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As long as your GPS has the maps loaded, it should work fine.
Unfortunately this place does not appear on the map nor are there any GPS coordinates to be found. The multiple directions I received are contradictory and make no sense. Google Earth shows nothing in the area. I may be lost in an alternate universe. 
time
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I may be lost in an alternate universe.
That's clever wordplay.
Don't worry about the the alternate universe part, we realized that quite some time ago.
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Fatwah on Western Digital
If this friendly lady walks up to you, just remember that as a Canadian, she just wants one of them there Molsons and for you to put on Hockey Night.
She? I doubt it. :rofl:
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Fatwah on Western Digital
Are you impugning the ladies of the True North brave and free?!?
ddrueding
Fixture
Although the grass is high, I don't believe there is a large percentage of gender-bending in Canada; at least in the moose population.
Unless that is a female moose with false antlers or a hormone problem, I really don't think so. :reindeer:
Have you really not seen wild moose in person?
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Fatwah on Western Digital
I believe Lunar is taking issue with the size of the rack on that fine Canuckistanian lass.
ddrueding
Fixture
I believe the moose would take exception as well.
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Fatwah on Western Digital
Dammit Lunar! You need to shut your whore mouth so as not to further antagonize that fine specimen of Strong Canadian Womanhood.
Also, it might not be a good idea to stand between her and Tim Horton's. But that's just common sense.
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Fatwah on Western Digital
I wasn't even sure at first that the performer was even speaking English.
Come on. I realize you don't care for hip hop, but even the opening of the song is clearly in English. Regardless if you like the style/genre, he is crafty with his lyrics in many of his songs. I've laughed so many times from his music.
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It's difficult to understand and it probably doesn't help that I'm four feet from an industrial drum fan.
Chewy509
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All this talk about Canada, made me watch the South Park movie again...
JSF
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LunarMist, it has been a long time since I contributed to Storage Forum, but your enquiry is something I know about.
I drive from Los Angeles to Cranbrook, B. C., just north of the western corner of Montana, once or twice a year. I leave in the morning and arrive at Cranbrook early evening of the second day, with one overnight stop. As you have been told, you need a Passport and proof of residency (Driver's License) to enter Canada. I also carry a "Canada Non-Resident Inter-Province Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance Card" which my auto insurance company provides me each year. This can be handy if you have the misfortune to be involved in an auto accident. I once was.
You can bring citrus into Canada but no fruits or vegetables that grow there. They allow at most one 750ml bottle of alcoholic beverage for your own use. You will discover that food, lodging, alcohol and gas are more expensive there, and since the Canadian dollar is now worth a little more than the US dollar, you are at a further disadvantage.
You mentioned that you may fly to Montana and drive to Canada. I strongly recommend this. Western Montana, accessible from Billings, provides easy access to the jewel of North america --- the Canadian Rocky Mountain Park System. The mountain scenery you encounter there is the most beautiful of all that I have seen in North America and Europe.
The parks have a short snow-free season: June, July and August. In the parks, summer daytime temperatures are warm to cool and some nights are cold.
There are four magnificent adjoining parks: Kootenay, Banff, Jasper and Yoho. You can easily visit all four by taking a circle tour in your vehicle. For example, drive north from Missoula along the Rocky Mountain trench, through Kalispell into Canada. Continue on Hwy 95 (an extension of US 95) along the trench until you enter Kootenay National Park at Radium Hot Springs. Stop there and enjoy the hot and cool pools and look for mountain sheep and goats on the cliffs above you.
In Kootenay Park stop to explore when you see signs identifying points of interest, then cross the Continental DIvide and enter Banff National Park. Do not drive to the town of Banff until you return to the U.S. Instead, head north on the Trans-Canada Highway 1A to Lake Louise. This is my concept of the world's most beautiful site. Take time to hike up to Lake Agnes and stop at the Tea House for refreshment. You can also rent a horse to make the trip. Continue to the five glaciers if you wish. Before returning to the Trans-Canada Highway, take a short side trip to Moraine Lake and the Valley of Ten Peaks. Rent a canoe and explore the whole lake. The mood of this lake is much different from that of Lake Louise, but it is also a beautiful lake. It has accomodations and a good restaurant.
After Lake Louise continue on the Trans-Canada Hwy until you re-enter British Columbia at Yoho National Park. A few miles into the park take a 10-mile side trip north of the main Hwy to Takkakaw Falls. It is not quite as high as Yosemite Falls, but a torrent of water flows all year round. You can hike a further 10 miles to visit Twin Falls and the most remote of all National Park Lodges. Continue a few more miles along the Trans-Canada Hwy, past the CNR Spiral Tunnels to Emerald Lake, another beautiful lake and Lodge.
A few years ago, friends and I were fortunate to get on the bus that took us to the Federally protected area of Lake O'Hara and its log cabin accomodations (perfect for a honeymoon). We made reservations for a late lunch at the up-scale Dining Room and continued on a hike around the lake and up the slopes, past three small lakes, to Lake Oessa at the foot of the glacier. I will never forget that hike. We barely got back in time for lunch. Lake O'Hara is on the B.C. side of the Rockies behind Lake Louise.
You can now return to Alberta and head to Banff and your return trip to Montana. But if you have the time, continue north to Jasper.
The 200 mile trip from Banff to Jasper is the most neck-wrenching sight-seeing trip you will ever take. The first must-do side trip is a short hike to the viewpoint for Peyto Lake. Continue north and stop at the Columbia Ice Field (largest water-shed in North America) where you can take a snow-vehicle trip on the Athabaska Glacier. Further on there are spectacular water-falls to visit. A side-trip to Mount Edith Cavel is rewarding. After a fresh rain you can watch snow tumbling off the mountain. Continue through the town of Jasper to Miette Hot Springs and enjoy the pool.
From Miette take a side-trip south past Medicine Lake to Maligne Lake. At the head of this lake purchase a ticket for the boat that will take you 10 mile further south to the viewpoint for Spirit Isle. This is one of the the most photographed sites in North America. Its scenic composition is comparable to that of Lake Louise.
You can now return to Lake Louise and on to Banff. This is a crowded little town in summer with excellent accomodations, shopping and restaurants. It has a lower level and upper level hot spring with fine facilities. I used to enjoy swimming in the pool at the Banff Springs Hotel. This is a grand hotel to visit, as is the Lake Louise Chateau. There are many side trips to take near Banff.
There are two routes through Alberta that will take you back to Montana. The fastest is through Calgary, then south to Lethbridge and the border. A more scenic route is the one that hugs the east foothills of the Rockies. It also takes you to the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Parks. These parks are worth a visit but they do not have the grandeur of the parks further north.
Most tourists visit Vancouver and Victoria when they visit British Columbia. I will head to the Rockies as my first choice.
Hope this helps, Joe
I drive from Los Angeles to Cranbrook, B. C., just north of the western corner of Montana, once or twice a year. I leave in the morning and arrive at Cranbrook early evening of the second day, with one overnight stop. As you have been told, you need a Passport and proof of residency (Driver's License) to enter Canada. I also carry a "Canada Non-Resident Inter-Province Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance Card" which my auto insurance company provides me each year. This can be handy if you have the misfortune to be involved in an auto accident. I once was.
You can bring citrus into Canada but no fruits or vegetables that grow there. They allow at most one 750ml bottle of alcoholic beverage for your own use. You will discover that food, lodging, alcohol and gas are more expensive there, and since the Canadian dollar is now worth a little more than the US dollar, you are at a further disadvantage.
You mentioned that you may fly to Montana and drive to Canada. I strongly recommend this. Western Montana, accessible from Billings, provides easy access to the jewel of North america --- the Canadian Rocky Mountain Park System. The mountain scenery you encounter there is the most beautiful of all that I have seen in North America and Europe.
The parks have a short snow-free season: June, July and August. In the parks, summer daytime temperatures are warm to cool and some nights are cold.
There are four magnificent adjoining parks: Kootenay, Banff, Jasper and Yoho. You can easily visit all four by taking a circle tour in your vehicle. For example, drive north from Missoula along the Rocky Mountain trench, through Kalispell into Canada. Continue on Hwy 95 (an extension of US 95) along the trench until you enter Kootenay National Park at Radium Hot Springs. Stop there and enjoy the hot and cool pools and look for mountain sheep and goats on the cliffs above you.
In Kootenay Park stop to explore when you see signs identifying points of interest, then cross the Continental DIvide and enter Banff National Park. Do not drive to the town of Banff until you return to the U.S. Instead, head north on the Trans-Canada Highway 1A to Lake Louise. This is my concept of the world's most beautiful site. Take time to hike up to Lake Agnes and stop at the Tea House for refreshment. You can also rent a horse to make the trip. Continue to the five glaciers if you wish. Before returning to the Trans-Canada Highway, take a short side trip to Moraine Lake and the Valley of Ten Peaks. Rent a canoe and explore the whole lake. The mood of this lake is much different from that of Lake Louise, but it is also a beautiful lake. It has accomodations and a good restaurant.
After Lake Louise continue on the Trans-Canada Hwy until you re-enter British Columbia at Yoho National Park. A few miles into the park take a 10-mile side trip north of the main Hwy to Takkakaw Falls. It is not quite as high as Yosemite Falls, but a torrent of water flows all year round. You can hike a further 10 miles to visit Twin Falls and the most remote of all National Park Lodges. Continue a few more miles along the Trans-Canada Hwy, past the CNR Spiral Tunnels to Emerald Lake, another beautiful lake and Lodge.
A few years ago, friends and I were fortunate to get on the bus that took us to the Federally protected area of Lake O'Hara and its log cabin accomodations (perfect for a honeymoon). We made reservations for a late lunch at the up-scale Dining Room and continued on a hike around the lake and up the slopes, past three small lakes, to Lake Oessa at the foot of the glacier. I will never forget that hike. We barely got back in time for lunch. Lake O'Hara is on the B.C. side of the Rockies behind Lake Louise.
You can now return to Alberta and head to Banff and your return trip to Montana. But if you have the time, continue north to Jasper.
The 200 mile trip from Banff to Jasper is the most neck-wrenching sight-seeing trip you will ever take. The first must-do side trip is a short hike to the viewpoint for Peyto Lake. Continue north and stop at the Columbia Ice Field (largest water-shed in North America) where you can take a snow-vehicle trip on the Athabaska Glacier. Further on there are spectacular water-falls to visit. A side-trip to Mount Edith Cavel is rewarding. After a fresh rain you can watch snow tumbling off the mountain. Continue through the town of Jasper to Miette Hot Springs and enjoy the pool.
From Miette take a side-trip south past Medicine Lake to Maligne Lake. At the head of this lake purchase a ticket for the boat that will take you 10 mile further south to the viewpoint for Spirit Isle. This is one of the the most photographed sites in North America. Its scenic composition is comparable to that of Lake Louise.
You can now return to Lake Louise and on to Banff. This is a crowded little town in summer with excellent accomodations, shopping and restaurants. It has a lower level and upper level hot spring with fine facilities. I used to enjoy swimming in the pool at the Banff Springs Hotel. This is a grand hotel to visit, as is the Lake Louise Chateau. There are many side trips to take near Banff.
There are two routes through Alberta that will take you back to Montana. The fastest is through Calgary, then south to Lethbridge and the border. A more scenic route is the one that hugs the east foothills of the Rockies. It also takes you to the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Parks. These parks are worth a visit but they do not have the grandeur of the parks further north.
Most tourists visit Vancouver and Victoria when they visit British Columbia. I will head to the Rockies as my first choice.
Hope this helps, Joe
ddrueding
Fixture
Thanks for the guide Joe, you're making me want to go there myself...
I found some internet access. It is cold and raining.
JSF,
Thanks for the info. I am here for a specific project. I would do a longer trip later in the year for other purposes. I'm not sure if early September is reasonable or too late.
JSF,
Thanks for the info. I am here for a specific project. I would do a longer trip later in the year for other purposes. I'm not sure if early September is reasonable or too late.
JSF
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LunarMist, You take your chances with the weather in the Rockies and there has been unseasonable rain and snow this year.
On one of my trips the lakes were still frozen in the first week of June. On another trip in the first week of September I encountered a snow storm at Lake Louise. In 1998, the third week of June, I was driving north of Lake Louise to Peyto Lake. As we gained elevation a snow storm forced me to turn around and return south. But on most of my trips the weather has been great.
I suspect that your chances for good weather are better in early September than in early June. I hope you have an opportunity to visit the Parks. You will not forget the trip.
On one of my trips the lakes were still frozen in the first week of June. On another trip in the first week of September I encountered a snow storm at Lake Louise. In 1998, the third week of June, I was driving north of Lake Louise to Peyto Lake. As we gained elevation a snow storm forced me to turn around and return south. But on most of my trips the weather has been great.
I suspect that your chances for good weather are better in early September than in early June. I hope you have an opportunity to visit the Parks. You will not forget the trip.
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Fatwah on Western Digital
Maybe in 2013, LM will be at last be able to acknowledge the unshorn beauty of Canada's fine native girls.
CougTek
Hairy Aussie
Merc, regarding the moose, only the bull grows antlers.
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Fatwah on Western Digital
Now Coug is disparaging the Canadian racks.
ddrueding
Fixture
Perhaps the moose will appreciate your sense of humor
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Fatwah on Western Digital
Perhaps the moose will appreciate your sense of humor
That is no moose. That is one of literally tens of horny Canadian girls gone wild!
sechs
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Before going to Toronto some years ago with some college friends, we stayed up and watched Canadian Bacon.
Two days later, we visited the Hacker Hellfire.
mubs
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JSF, thanks. Wish I could go there!
sechs
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Try going past the border....
sechs
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Try places that sound like body parts or pirate weapons, like Regina or Saskatoon.
sechs
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Argh, I'll shoot you with my elkton!
*or*
I have an infection in my elkton. It's so gross.
*or*
I have an infection in my elkton. It's so gross.
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Fatwah on Western Digital
I'd just like to say that a Google Image Search for Canadian huge rack shows just how correct I am about the horny Canadian babes even when safesearch is turned off.
Not that checking anything on Google Image search with safesearch off is a good idea while one is at work.
Not that checking anything on Google Image search with safesearch off is a good idea while one is at work.
Chewy509
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Yup, but it comes up first.