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Brave Man!
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=11609663913297279726,46.520080,-84.339770&time=&date=&ttype=&saddr=montreal&daddr=Cathcart+St%2FHWY-17B+W+%4046.520080,+-84.339770+to:49.724479,-93.647461+to:calgary&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=2&sz=5&via=1,2&sll=46.32627,-93.808795&sspn=15.179673,41.132813&ie=UTF8&ll=45.151053,-95.800781&spn=15.495979,41.132813&z=5&om=1$ X% J7 h+ k/ U; M& Y' z0 D1 E
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Please Pay special attention to the road condition in NORTH ONTARIO (Ottawa, Sudbury,Sault Ste MAri, ThunderBay and Knora, Mountain after mountain, only two lane roads).
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/ ^0 T4 ~& W, p E2 H8 c( s; VActually,one big rule - head West on Canada Hightway No 1 (it could change its name to some local road name like 117 etc )% k1 _5 l2 D {+ y4 k. }. e" ?
Suggestion:
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1.Install Winter tires or even a set of USED ones.
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% c! [1 l# C+ F" P$ e$ ]3. Plan your night stop only in major cities./ r: t* Y- D' {+ [1 r9 v- E
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I spent straight 45 hours driving from Galgary to Montreal In August." x7 a. S; q" @- b
Don't follow me, because now it's in the Winter. Please prepare yourself for the
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8 B: O+ u( k, ZIf you have no problem with US visa, go to take a shortcut via US -
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8 U M) c- V7 D4 yCould be much easier, especially in Winter.$ G% k0 i, S; \/ @+ ?
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