A few examples of roads I mentioned .....
Here's a shot of Hwy 11 between Saskatchewan River Crossing and Nordegg ... on the way between the Icefield Parkway and Red Deer. I highly recommend taking that highway. I've got several sets in my Flickr collection of Hwy 11/Nordegg because I've cycled out there many times.
This is in Riding Mountain National Park in Manitoba ... I loved riding that road through there, and there's a nice campground and little resort town on the lake in the distance.
This is Hwy 3 in Manitoba. It's flat right there, but we're approaching a deep valley, part of the Pembina valley system ... and we've got the excitement of the weather out there too!

But notice the traffic density.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/1430288...7602332364909/
This is 0 Avenue in BC ... the road I'm on when I took the photo is 0 Avenue. The other road in the photo is Border Avenue, I think, and it's in the US. That bit of grass between the two roads is the border.