Gas @ $1.05 / litre !!

[Bleemer]

Well, not in Ontario but in Alberta.

We crossed the border from Saskatchewan on our cross Canada-USA trip a few days ago, heading all the way from Toronto to Vancouver then back via the US. Albertans are laughing, plus they don't have PST.

Cheap gas in Alberta
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/2002_gpgtp/1-MISC/albertagas.jpg


And the Prairies is really flat, here is a pic taken in Manitoba showing the Flax crops in full bloom and the flat terrain as far as the eye could see.
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/2002_gpgtp/1-MISC/prairies1.jpg


And here's a pic of famous Lake Louise in Banff, you can see the retreating glacier in the background, very lovely area as those who have been there will confirm
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/2002_gpgtp/1-MISC/LakeLouise.jpg

[thanu31]

been rafting at Lake Louise, very nice indeed


dam gas tho, not fair

[bluemazda3]

1.05.......... damn...

[iconicrocket]

They also get $0.02/L in coupon back when fill up. Damn, that's a nice price to get.

Been to Lake Louise, not much to see but the water and scenery.

[dentinger]

its more like 1.10, but i guess it depends where you are haha

[prinsesa]

Wow!! That's amazing *_*

[Tozer]

.27 cents cheaper.... damn

[ds2chan]

And here's a pic of famous Lake Louise in Banff, you can see the retreating glacier in the background, very lovely area as those who have been there will confirm
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/2002_gpgtp/1-MISC/LakeLouise.jpg

I've never been to Banff so why is there so much snow and ice there?? I was going to ask how high up were you but I see a large lake in the picture as well so I'm assuming you're not high up.

Also, bring some gas back for the rest of us!!

[RTEnthusiast]

Here are my shots of Lake Louise and some other Banff glaciers/lakes in 2006. Beautiful at 6am without any ripples in the water...

http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/216714_1003124532275_1649700046_33738_7485_n.jpg

http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/207559_1003124572276_1649700046_33739_7770_n.jpg

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/217702_1003124612277_1649700046_33740_8539_n.jpg

[yearoftherat]

And the Prairies is really flat, here is a pic taken in Manitoba showing the Flax crops in full bloom and the flat terrain as far as the eye could see.
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/2002_gpgtp/1-MISC/prairies1.jpg



Flat but at least there was some scenery to look at. Saskatchewan is worse.

[dentinger]

the second half of manitoba, saskatchewon, and alberta all looked the same to me. the odd slopped hill, and just nothing an any direction. OH! A GRAIN SILO!

[Thrizzl3]

it's all the demand stuff..gas in toronto is in high demand therefore prices go up so companies make a profit. where there isn't a demand for gas is where the prices are super low (as pictured above for example). living in toronto sucks donkey balls.

[dentinger]

not necessarily.

having the gas come out of the ground 4 hours north of me, and 5% tax makes the largest difference.

[Thrizzl3]

lol well toronto still sucks

[aris]

it's all the demand stuff..gas in toronto is in high demand therefore prices go up so companies make a profit. where there isn't a demand for gas is where the prices are super low (as pictured above for example). living in toronto sucks donkey balls.

Our high gas prices has nothing to do with high demand right now... The price of fuel has gone up because of speculation on what's going on in Liba

[Bleemer]

I've never been to Banff so why is there so much snow and ice there?? I was going to ask how high up were you but I see a large lake in the picture as well so I'm assuming you're not high up.
Also, bring some gas back for the rest of us!!

Yes Banff is high up in the Rockies but that glacier is even higher so its cold.. also the Columbia Icefield with all the glaciers is even higher, you will love it, see more pics below
Sorry can`t bring back cheap gas as I`m coming back to TO through the northern US, currently on the way to Yellowstone Park and Mt Rushmore, lol...


Here are my shots of Lake Louise and some other Banff glaciers/lakes in 2006. Beautiful at 6am without any ripples in the water...


Those are some great pics there, love the reflictions off the still waters. Your last pic looks like the Columbia Icefield, here are some more pics as we travelled up the Icefield

Athabasca glacier in the Columbia Icefield - note the relatively small size of the vehicles
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/2002_gpgtp/1-MISC/Athabascaglacier.jpg

These monster transport vehicles are used - $1.2 M each mainly because of the beefed up transmission
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/2002_gpgtp/1-MISC/12Mtransportmachines.jpg

These vehicles just crawl along but have massive amounts of torque
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/2002_gpgtp/1-MISC/Gettingtotheglacier.jpg

The glacier is huge, about 10,000 years old and as high as the Eiffel Tower
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/2002_gpgtp/1-MISC/Theglacierishuge.jpg

Fellow traveller walking on history - you can see lots of the aged blue ice
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/2002_gpgtp/1-MISC/Walkingonhistory.jpg

[RTEnthusiast]

Yup! Bleemer you're absolutely correct. That was indeed the Columbia Icefield. I was with my parents a few years ago on that trip and we decided not to go on those monster-bus things. How was it?

[Bleemer]

Just visited Yellowstone Park in Wyoming and now in Montana, we know things are cheaper in the US, here is a pic of gas prices at one station at Sheridan (anyone else here been there?). Note the price of milk too, lol...

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/2002_gpgtp/1-MISC/P1120045.jpg

[Bleemer]

Yup! Bleemer you're absolutely correct. That was indeed the Columbia Icefield. I was with my parents a few years ago on that trip and we decided not to go on those monster-bus things. How was it?

We had a blast there, I swear Banff area is one of the most scenic parts of Alberta. We drank some of the melt-waters there too, imagine that, tasting water hundreds of years old...lol

We are on our way to Mt Rushmore in S Dakota, here are some pics of Yellowstone Park that we just visited ;)

Thermal circle at West entrance
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/2002_gpgtp/1-MISC/GeyserCircle.jpg

Closeup of an active hot spring
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/2002_gpgtp/1-MISC/HotSpring.jpg

Famous Old Faithful erupting
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/2002_gpgtp/1-MISC/OldFaithfulErupting.jpg

One of the many irridescent pools
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/2002_gpgtp/1-MISC/IrridescentPool.jpg

View of Upper Falls
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/2002_gpgtp/1-MISC/UpperFalls.jpg