Banff National Park

6/5/13

We departed Calgary late morning for a short drive west on Trans Canada 1 to Banff and Lake Louise Village where we are camped this evening in the Trailer campground (hard-side camping only, no tents due to bears in the area).  Just before Banff the road narrowed briefly to accommodate the Banff Park gates.  A four-day pass for two adults was $78.40.  Canadian dollar vs. US Dollar is almost at parity at 1.03/1.  Stopped for fuel in Canmore at Petro-Canada and later fueled the Jeep in Lake Louise.  We will be touring Lake Louise and Banff areas tomorrow.

RV Travel Report:

Divided highway all the way to Lake Louise today.   Expected a climb most of the way but here the highways follow two things: the rivers, and the railroads.

Average fuel costs today:             $4.48 Gallon (USD) / $117.9 (C$)Liter for diesel

                                                     $5.58 Gallon (USD) / $ 1.47 (C$) Liter for gasoline

Gasoline was a bit high here but this is a tourist area without much competition.  Back in Calgary gas seems to be universally priced at $1.17.9 per liter.