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Your road trip begins at the picturesque stretch of road at YoHo National Park, which is located on the British Columbia, and at the Alberta Border, which passes through Banff National Park. To throw in a bit of trivia for your family trip, Banff National Park is actually the very first national park in Canada, built way back in 1885. If you want to go all out in history for your Canadian Rockies road trip, then you won't be disappointed to know that you'll actually be passing along two World Heritage Parks along the way, namely Icefields Parkway and Jasper National Park. Both parks will enthrall you with their stunning landscape of glaciers and icefields bordered with springs, lakes the shade of brilliant emeralds, and alpine meadows. To complete the view, you may also have chance sightings of different wildlife animals like moose, black and grizzly bears, deer, mountain sheep, and elk, just to name a few.

To help you navigate better, be sure to make a stop at the roadside highway Rest Area, which is situated on the Alberta/British Columbia border. This is about a little over two miles after starting out at the border. Here you can find the Visitor Information Center, where you can ask your questions, or get help you planning your Canadian Rockies road trip itinerary. If you want to stretch your legs a little, there are a number of places you can check out within the area. Try going to Takakkaw Falls or Kicking Horse River. If you feel like taking in a bit of solitude, the Natural Bridge should be worth your while.

Next, you will find yourself passing camping grounds, hiking trails, and one or two observation vista points. If you are a golfer, you can opt to play a round of golf at the Banff Springs Golf Course while your kids enjoy the countryside going on Altitude ATV tours. If your children are nature lovers, then your trip plan should definitely include the Brewster Lake Louise Stables. If that isn't enough, go on a river trip with the Canadian Rockies Rafting Company, get an adrenaline rush going wild water sports with Great Divide Nature Interpretation Hawgwild Fly Fishing Guides, or go heli-skiing and heli-hiking for that ultimate outdoor thrill. If all this adrenaline-rush stuff is too much for you, enjoy the more lesiurely cruise on Lake Minnewanka, or visit the Whyte Museum of The Canadian Rockies.

A Canadian Rockies road trip is brimming with possibilities! You'll have no trouble having fun there at all.

Plan A Road Trip

Pre-roadtrip checklist

As you prepare for a road trip, whether you are going up the coast, up the state or across the country it is important that you add preventative vehicle maintenance to the top of your to do list. Your car will endure long hours of constant movement, making it susceptible to issues from problems that may have been slowly building.

Mechanics and service stations located on highway off ramps are expensive, may employ questionable technicians, and could have to special order any number of parts. Don't get stuck in wounded vehicle far from home.

What to tell check

Before you drive off into the sunset, make an appointment with your mechanic, or dealership for an oil change and a basic tune up. Quick lube services are great, but before you get on the road it is advisable to take it to a full service shop.

Be sure to tell them you plan to take the vehicle on a road trip and give an estimate of the mileage you plan to put on it. This allows the technicians to project and give you the best evaluation.

A few fairly inexpensive things you should do before a long distance drive:

Have your tires rotated, and if you can afford it have your front end aligned as well. Ask the technician to look at the condition of the tires and give you an estimated life span

Replace your windshield wiper blades (this is easy to do yourself)

Have your coolant system checked for leaks and wear, long hours of perpetual motion makes things hot inside the engine compartment. It is important that your coolant system is able to do its job properly

Have your brakes inspected, make sure your brake pads are at a safe thickness. If there is a question, replace them. Handy tip, replace messy graphite with ceramic brake pads. They are a little pricier, but they last longer, don't make as much noise and they are dramatically cleaner.

Check a spark plug or two. Work spark plugs cause inefficient combustion and affect gas mileage. Although they are in inexpensive part, their location makes them invariably difficult to replace. Depending on the distance you are traveling, the cost of labor may pay for itself in saved gas.

Check hoses and belts for any wear or frays and erosion of clamps. Check all fluids to ensure that the reservoirs are full.

Other things to remember

Beyond mechanics there are other important aspects of your vehicular travel that should not be overlooked.

Music - No road trip is complete without it, no matter what you listen to make sure that you have serviced any cassette or CD players to prep them for constant use and to circumvent problems while on the road.

Comfort - Make sure to brainstorm in an attempt to predict what you will need during long hours of travel. Blankets, trash bags, a cooler for snacks, maps and directions, sunglasses, hair ties, water, and any other necessity needs to have a home within arms reach for easy access.

First Aid - We should all carry a first aid kit in our vehicles, but the reality of that is, most of us don't. Be sure you have one for long road trips, especially when rural driving is involved. Consider throwing in a hot/cold pack for sore driving muscles.

Jumper cables - Don't depend on the guy nice enough to stop and give you a jump to provide the cables too. Carry jumper cables at all times.

Be sure to take precautions before you load up the car and take off anywhere outside of your town. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that lack of proper maintenance costs more than two billion dollars in lost wages, medical costs and property damage a year.

Pay a few bucks now for peace of mind later.

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