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07-22-2011, 05:20 AM | #73 |
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Yeah they definately got it wrong about the trees. Theres plenty of them. But at some point you will hit the tundra and there wont be any trees s there.
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07-22-2011, 06:15 AM | #74 |
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Great road trip. Thinking of pulling the trailer to Alaska. Save on motels, however, at 12 mpg the cost of fuel would off set that.
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07-22-2011, 08:41 AM | #75 |
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Self containment is a big thing given the cost and frequency of motels. Pull over spots are full of trailers/rv s everynight.
The 42-46 mpg I averaged in Canada was great in dealing with the $6-7 gallon gasoline. My suggestion? Remove the passanger and rear seat and make a sleeping area where they were. For one person that would be the ideal mileage beater and self contained arrangement. |
07-23-2011, 09:12 PM | #76 |
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Congrats on the trip! Thanks for sharing your wonderful experience! I am glad that you were safe the whole trip.
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07-23-2011, 09:58 PM | #77 |
Wow that is an awesome road trip. It kinda remind me when i moved from San Diego to NYC back in 95 on my 90 Civic 4door. I only drove it for 3 days though coz i dont have enough time to go sight seeing and i need to be at my new job. Hopefully when i do have a vacation I will do a another roadtrip to NYC on my yaris this time.
Thanks for sharing those wonderful pics. You sir is the Man.
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07-24-2011, 06:35 PM | #78 |
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Just got back from a week in Anchorage, it was very nice there but I only saw a handful of Yarii. Not sure I could live there, but it's a great place to visit!
Cheers! M2
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07-30-2011, 10:42 PM | #79 |
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Bronsin, where did you take the helicopter tour? Can you provide any info on where it is? How much it cost? How long the ride was for? That looks like a great way to see the Rockies!!!!
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07-30-2011, 11:07 PM | #80 |
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Wow, you are a BRAVE man to do that ALONE!
No flats? No mechanical problems? I would suggest an oil change, new air filter and cabin filter ASAP!
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It was in Canmore Brittish Columbia. West of Calgary. Just drive into the town of Canmore and ask "Where are the helicopter rides?" The ride was 25 minutes long and cost $230 with tax. I forget the name of the business but it is a first class very professional establishment. |
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But there were a bad few minutes where I was 5200 miles from home with an engine that wasnt working! |
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07-31-2011, 10:56 PM | #83 |
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Big thank you Bronsin for the posting your trip! It's inspired me to try a mini version to the Rockies. Gotta try the heli tour in Canmore I hope the end of Sept.
Also I hope to return to Banff to see Gordon Lightfoot at the Eric Harvie Theatre November 26, 2011 at the Banff Art Centre, best venue to ever see a concert at 'cept for maybe Massey Hall. If you're riding down the freeway this song wokrs pretty good. Carefree Highway http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wa9XVvMtBVk&feature=fvsr peace bro |
08-01-2011, 12:19 PM | #84 |
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Thanks for posting!
I've done Toronto to the west coast a couple of times on the bike, and would love to do Alaska. Your trip inspires me to consider doing it in the car first, not sure how I would feel after spending time up there though on the 17's with the tokico blues and tein springs though... Perhaps an idea to put the steelies on instead for a trip like that. (would help the mileage too) I'm pencilling that in for next year... |
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08-06-2011, 12:47 PM | #86 |
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This picture was taken in Carmacks...Yukon i believe. Its my American Yaris nect to a Canadian ECHO. Being both black I thought they were identical. But it looks like the one they made for Canada used parts from a different bin or something...
Forgot all about it. Cant believe I didnt post it before. |
08-06-2011, 01:03 PM | #87 |
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Bronsin, I think the Echo would be a 1st gen Yaris. I`m not sure if the Echo was sold in Stateside or not.
I don`t think they could give them away when the price of gas was so low back then. Now it`s just a smarter way to go. |
08-06-2011, 01:25 PM | #88 |
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Do you know what year the ECHO in the picture is?
To me it looks like a cross between the old ECHO sold in the States from 00-05 and a Yaris. Like the assembly lines got mixed up! The headlites on the Yaris are too large and look weird. They are just right on the ECHO. |
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Yeah, that's a first generation Yaris (Vitz). Called the Echo for Canada. The US got the sedan version only, also called the Echo.
Echo sedan for the US.. |
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I wish we would have gotten the old Echo hatchback, the sedan is way boring....
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