Banff, AB to Golden, BC - Trans-Canada Highway 1, Kicking Horse Pass

[@MH-mg1gk]

Beautiful!!

[@tyfrank3427]

Another great video as always. Thanks so much. I very rarely go that way. My preferred route to BC is the Yellowhead, and though it's slightly longer from my place in central Alberta, it I was less stressful. There's still probably 400 km of 2 lane from Kamloops to the AB border on highway 1. Although 16 and 5 are 2 lane until you get to Hinton, they are less busy.

[@xlbolt]

Ive been hoping to do Hwy 5 soon, ive been there before but the lack of passing lanes at all between Hwy 1 and 16 seems daunting, but hopefully I’ll go on a quieter day. Been hoping to film Jasper for many years now

[@tyfrank3427]

@@xlbolt Highway 5 is good. It's not that bad for busy and although it has fewer passing lanes, more of it is straighter. I by far prefer it to Highway 1. I have footage of the eastern park gate to Jasper the day it was evacuated. Want it?

[@qazimpajazitaj5548]

it was snowing when I was in Lake Louise

[@samparkony]

Beautiful route! The speedlimit pass banff seems really low. Its a wide multilane freeway with animal fencing on both side so 90km per hour seems really low. It looks like a route that should be 110km/h standard. I rarely see anyone going the speedlimit, usually atleast 110km/h Oh I learned since its a national park it has to be 90km/h max. Im still surprised they don't make some sort of exception. There is so much variation in speed there it seems kinda dangerous sometimes.

[@tyfrank3427]

It's Parks Canada that sets the speed limit I guess. But through Elk Island National Park, the speed limit on Highway 16 is 110. There's no reason why not through Banff National Park.

[@xlbolt]

I often see the speed limit enforced between Banff and the BC border, but generally people stick at least to 110 as the route really isn’t designed differently than the rest of the drive to Calgary

[@tyfrank3427]

@@xlbolt It's 90 because of the stupid Park policies. Just like the Interstate system all being 55 MPH for 12 years. I really think that because the highway is to Interstate standards, and with the extra protection of the wildlife fencing and overpasses, the limit should be 110.

[@bert2kewl]

I’m curious about how long in real time did that train at the beginning take to pass by?

[@xlbolt]

It took about 2.5 minutes waiting for the train to pass through

[@kennypalermo9071]

@@xlbolt This up-to-date drive looks amazing!

[@Kenny1977-b1j]

Spectacular route, road engineering is impressive - though need to keep going, “dual” the remainder. We did it (though heading east direction) a few months before you. Golden is worth a lunch stop - landscape is scarred a bit by the highway passing nearby, but town centre is old / cute and friendly