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zzzz:
Hello and Happy new year to All;

I'm looking for a route from Missoula to Banff that does not require a mountain bike or camping so the "Great Divide" route is out.  Suggestions?

Thanks,

Pete

Fred Hiltz:
Keep looking, Pete, and you should soon come across http://www.adventurecycling.org/routes/greatparks.cfm

Fred

zzzz:
Ooops! Should have looked more thoroughly.

Thanks

zzzz:
Okay, I've got my maps and done some homework.

The plan as of now is to leave Jasper 9/1, follow the Great Parks North Section 1 & 2, pick up Trans America in Missoula and follow that to Rand, Colorado and then make my way from there over to Denver and fly home.

I've reviewed the maps, I've checked the average temps, I've looked up the sunrise/sunset times, all seems to be good (or good enough).

But I'm making a assumption here I would like some comment on:

I'm thinking that after Labor Day the overwhelming majority of tourists (and their RV's) in Banff & Glacier & Yellowstone will be gone. Is that correct?

Pete

indyfabz:
Yes. There should be less recreational traffic, at least in the states.

Are you planning to: (1) cross the border at Roosville, MT and head straight to Whitefish or (2) ride through Fernie, Sparwood, Pincher Creek, etc., cross over at Chief Mountain and then ride to St. Mary? If the latter, and you plan to ride GTS after mid-September, I would check Glacier's web site for road work scheduling. For several yearsa now, the NPS had been doing extensive work on Going to the Sun. This has resulted in periodic, total road closures once peak season has ended to allow for accelerated construction work:

http://www.wfl.fhwa.dot.gov/projects/mt/gtsr/

When do you plan to hit Yellowstone?

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