Calgary Death Trip 2

A pretentious post..
-The foolish purchase.

-The Quest
Fly to Calgary, Get Car, Get Home
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-The Challenges
The Stampede
The Deerfoot
The Stick

-The Playlist
http://homepage.usask.ca/jnp129/Calgary Death Trip.xls

-Suggestions?
playlist items? good food? alternate routes?

Soon to be followed by Calgary Death Trip 2, and Winnipeg Death Trip:A Slap & Tickle, of Death

Suggestions? Yeah, don't go to Calgary. You should totally drive to Vancouver and we can do am impromptu Slap and Tickle. Then you can drive back to Winnipeg having crossed half of the country.

Hey, I'm in Calgary! Also, the Deerfoot isn't a major challenge. The Stampede is annoying, though.

Hey, I'm in Calgary!

I stand by what I said

Desram, you left out the route, the most important part!

Vector wrote:

Suggestions? Yeah, don't go to Calgary. You should totally drive to Vancouver and we can do am impromptu Slap and Tickle. Then you can drive back to Winnipeg having crossed half of the country.

What is it with everyone west of Lloydminster unable to remember which Prairie city is which?

EDIT: proper tags for great justice!

Calgary during the Stampede is nucking futs.
My first time on an airplane was from Calgary to Saskatoon, this is what I remember:
"This is the Captain speaking, we are now levelling off at our cruising altitude"
5 minutes later...
"We are now descending into Saskatoon..."
Awesome flight, it took longer for me to drive to the airport than to fly to Saskatoon.

H.P. Lovesauce wrote:

Desram, you left out the route, the most important part!

Vector wrote:

Suggestions? Yeah, don't go to Calgary. You should totally drive to Vancouver and we can do am impromptu Slap and Tickle. Then you can drive back to Winnipeg having crossed half of the country.

What is it with everyone west of Lloydminster unable to remember which Prairie city is which?

EDIT: proper tags for great justice!

Right.. Route... I'll post it when I get back.. All I remember off hand is leaving Calgary through the North, then to Drumheller, Gas up at Hanna, Food at Oyen, then to hiigara, our home.

I wish you wouldn't call it a death trip. . .

Lived in Calgary for about 16 years now, love it, but tough to live in this city (bloody expensive). Anyways, the TransCanada Highway takes you straight into Calgary, so that's the best option. Plus for the most part, the road is unbelievably straight and you can easily top your car out along there before you get into Alberta.

Do you know the address of where you are picking up the car?

As for food, best nacho place is called The Unicorn, which is underneath Banker's Hall along Steven Ave (8th Ave S). People rave about Peter's Drive-In, but they haven't been as good lately. I'd also suggest Santa Fe Grill & Jack Astor's for good dining.

And another thing about the Stampeded - it has the highest infidelity rate of any event in Canada. Them girls...those jeans...aaaahhhh
Err yeah, so depending on your situation, either jump in or stay away.

Trans-canada don't go through toon town.
I have to take highway 9 unless I want to do a major detour.

I think it's on Lake Fraser Dr SE.

Zablocki19 wrote:

And another thing about the Stampeded - it has the highest infidelity rate of any event in Canada. Them girls...those jeans...aaaahhhh Err yeah, so depending on your situation, either jump in or stay away.

I like how you posted that right beneath my girlfriend's post.

I've never done Calgary-Saskatoon by road; the prospect fills me with trepidation. I mean, that route probably doesn't even take you through any of the towns mentioned in "Running Back to Saskatoon"; what good could come of that?

Just remember to leave food and water for your slave. Is he potty trained yet?

Someone at work suggested that I head north all the way to Edmonton and then tear ass all the way back down the yellowhead.

Desram wrote:

Someone at work suggested that I head north all the way to Edmonton and then tear ass all the way back down the yellowhead.

That'd be easiest, extra time be damned. You could eat at Le Charles Mansion, if it's still around.

Or go the Regina route. Best pizza, honest.

I usually take highway 12 east at Lacombe from highway 2, across to Kerrobert, then Biggar, then to Saskatoon. But there is alot of construction on that route right now, so I do not recommend it. I think the previous suggestion of Calgary to Edmonton on Hwy 2, to Saskatoon on the Yellowhead is a good option. Great pavement to test out the new car on too!

I would take the Number 9 that's what I did

I was in Calgary beginning of July and took the number 9 both times going there and coming home, it was fine

I can't imagine Calgary during the Stampede though but when I was there I quite enjoyed driving in Calgary, it's easy but hey it's all good

I do have to keep the revs in check. Breaking it in and all.

Desram wrote:

I do have to keep the revs in check. Breaking it in and all. ;)

That's good though it needs to get some breaking in They are nice cars, I tested drove an 2007 and it was a thing of beauty but It wasn't what I was looking for.

I can see why you would want one though,

I wrote the cheque today.. I think I'm going to have a bath...

Mapquest
Total Est. Time: 7 hours, 2 minutes Total Est. Distance: 392.79 miles
1: Start out going NORTH on LAKE FRASER DR SE toward LAKE FRASER GATE SE. <0.1 miles Map
2: Turn LEFT onto LAKE FRASER GATE SE. <0.1 miles Map
3: Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto MACLEOD TRL SE. 0.4 miles Map
4: Take the ANDERSON ROAD ramp toward LAKE FRASER ROAD. 0.1 miles Map
5: Take the EAST / WEST ANDERSON ROAD ramp. <0.1 miles Map
6: Take the ramp toward ANDERSON RD EAST. 0.2 miles Map
7: Merge onto ANDERSON RD SE. 1.4 miles Map
8: Turn SLIGHT LEFT to take the DEERFOOT TR / HWY-2 N ramp. 1.0 miles Map
9: Merge onto PROVINCIAL ROUTE 2 N. 31.4 miles Map
10: Take the HWY-72 E exit- EXIT 295- toward ACME / BEISEKER / DRUMHELLER. 0.6 miles Map
11: Merge onto PROVINCIAL ROUTE 72. 20.3 miles Map
12: PROVINCIAL ROUTE 72 becomes PROVINCIAL ROUTE 9. 12.1 miles Map
13: Turn LEFT onto PROVINCIAL ROUTE 21. 18.4 miles Map
14: Turn RIGHT onto PROVINCIAL ROUTE 27. 22.9 miles Map
15: PROVINCIAL ROUTE 27 becomes PROVINCIAL ROUTE 9 (Crossing into SASKATCHEWAN). 121.3 miles Map
16: PROVINCIAL ROUTE 9 becomes PROVINCIAL ROUTE 7 E. 157.9 miles Map
17: PROVINCIAL ROUTE 7 E becomes 22ND ST W. 3.8 miles Map
18: Turn LEFT onto 4TH AVE N. 0.1 miles Map
19: End at Saskatoon, SK CA Map

Also added Podunk Stomp to the playlist. How could I forget?

Desram wrote:

Someone at work suggested that I head north all the way to Edmonton and then tear ass all the way back down the yellowhead.

Take a quick stop to go boating in the North Sask. river. It's a great game to play: How long until the bottom of your boat melts.

H.P. Lovesauce wrote:

Desram, you left out the route, the most important part!

Vector wrote:

Suggestions? Yeah, don't go to Calgary. You should totally drive to Vancouver and we can do am impromptu Slap and Tickle. Then you can drive back to Winnipeg having crossed half of the country.

What is it with everyone west of Lloydminster unable to remember which Prairie city is which?

EDIT: proper tags for great justice!

In my defence I saw the Winnipeg Death Trip: A Slap and Tickle part and got confused. It was around 1:00am or later when I posted.

Vector wrote:
H.P. Lovesauce wrote:

Desram, you left out the route, the most important part!

Vector wrote:

Suggestions? Yeah, don't go to Calgary. You should totally drive to Vancouver and we can do am impromptu Slap and Tickle. Then you can drive back to Winnipeg having crossed half of the country.

What is it with everyone west of Lloydminster unable to remember which Prairie city is which?

EDIT: proper tags for great justice!

In my defence I saw the Winnipeg Death Trip: A Slap and Tickle part and got confused. It was around 1:00am or later when I posted.

Your defence is accepted. Distinguishing Death Trips on the northern plains is a tricky feat.

A friend once saw this badge at a sci-fi convention: "Life is like a highway on the Prairies--not much to see along the way, and Regina at the end of it."

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Is that an unopened copy of Oblivion in the corner?

That's just the empty collector's ed. box. I think tonight I shall make a "spot the crap in the picture" thread since we all seem to love that game.

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I made it.. Does that make the death trip a success or a failure, I wonder?
That's it with the old grand am.

How fast did you drive on the way back?

120-150 kph
The roads were nearly empty the whole way.

Swing and a miss... I mean, good job getting past the obstacle course...

Well, in either case, you lived!

Desram wrote:

120-150 kph
The roads were nearly empty the whole way.

Figured they were. Years ago I went on a road trip to Saskatchewan with my parents and once we got past the Rocky Mountains we barely saw any cars.