Originally Posted by
tourer78
Thanks for all the info, I now have a rough idea of what I would like to do, but I did have one last question for the canadian experts. Does anyone know if there is a good route between Toronto and Niagra falls? and if so an approximate distance. At this point I only have a large scale road atlas that does not show too many back roads, so I was wondering if A) is it possible and B) is it a nice scenic route. Enjoy the weekend
You do know that Toronto and Niagara Falls are on the opposite side of Canada from Vancouver and Calgary??
So far what you've suggested doing is the following ...
In 5 weeks:
Fly to LA from Perth (that's a good 20 hours ... it's 17 hours from Melbourne, plus some from Perth) ... so that's a day, plus a day or two to get yourself settled in LA and get the things you need.
Drive from LA to Vancouver ... 2000 km. At least 2 days, more likely 3, especially if you want to stop and look at anything.
A couple days in Vancouver and your first week is up.
Drive to Calgary ... 1000 km, about 2 days. And 3 days or so cycling around the Banff area.
Calgary to Anchorage ... 3400 km, 3 days, probably more like 4 days ... you're midway through your 3rd week. 4 days in Alaska and you're at the end of your third week.
And now you want to go to Toronto?
Anchorage to Toronto ... 4000 km, 4 - 5 days ... you're pretty much at the end of your 4th week.
Were you planning to fly out of Toronto? Because driving back to LA will pretty much take you the 5th week.
I suppose it is doable, but that's a busy trip!!