Jasper to Grand Prairie AB

We leave Whistler's Campground heading to Jasper for fuel and to beat the crowds.

Whistler's Site 61D

 Fuel at Can-Petro...waiting to hook-up

 Jasper in the early morning

 Robinson's grocery store.....fresh veggies

 Still lots to see in Jasper National Park

 Mountain Range far different than yesterday

 Leaving Jasper National Park

We follow Hwy-16 to Hwy-40 which is called the Bighorn Route.  We are in the middle of wilderness.  We have 204 miles to reach Grande Prairie AB.  The road is 2-lane and narrow.  When we made the turn we saw the sign No Fuel northbound next 182 km/113 miles.

Looking for a turnout for breakfast

 Do think this is an Elk crossing

 Right there to tell us hello

 Doing a lot of bridge work this summer

 Smokey River

Coal Mining operation

 Big operation...very dirty oil trucks

Lot of oil and gas companies

 And TRUCKS and DIRTY Hwy-40

 Lunch stand...how about a hot dog

 When we arrive at Camp Tamarack they asked us.."Traveled Hwy-40"

We were dirty.....headed to town to find a car wash

Camp Tamarack is south of Grande Prairie and at an elevation of 2,198 feet.  Grande Prairie is blooming and has one of the fastest growing population in AB.  We found a WalMart, Liquor Store and Truck Wash plus a Flying J and were ready to go the next day.  Rik liked the GP Truck Wash with 100 ft. bays, a power wash and someone else doing the work.  Fuel at the Flying J was $.91.9 per liter which figures @ $3 per gallon and he could fill the tank....no cutting you off at $150......

This part of Alberta is known for agriculture (canola, cereal grains, fescue, honey, livestock). forestry (a bleached kraft pup mill, sawmill and oriented strand board plant), and oil and gas.