Okay, we don’t have a full week so I’m looking at shorter maps, with around 400mi per day max. Mileage totals are from Thompson Falls, MT. Add 230 miles to each for East Helena.

Map 1:
Jasper 1, 1305mi total

  • Tuesday night, Lake Louise, 382mi
  • Wednesday night, Kamloops, 417mi
  • Thursday night, Nelson, 283mi
  • We could stop somewhere before Kamloops to balance out the load between Wednesday and Thursday. There are tons if little towns north of Kamloops, just no major ones, so I’m unsure about available accommodations.

Map 2:
Jasper 2, 1401mi total

  • Tuesday night, Banff, 410mi
  • Wednesday night, Kamloops, 451mi
  • Thursday night, Nelson, 311
  • Again, stopping somewhere north of Kamloops to balance the mileage between days.
  • Mostly this one just changes the first leg.

Map 3:
Abandon Jasper, 1326mi total

  • Tuesday night, Banff, 410mi
  • Wednesday night, Kamloops, 308mi
  • Thursday night, Nelson, 380mi
  • This route we could comfortably make it to Kamloops, definitely.
  • Major drawback, lots of the Trans-Canada highway. I think we had enough of that in 2004.

Map 4:
Figure 8 with Gordy, 1363mi total

  • Tuesday night, Vernon, 404mi
  • Wednesday night, Surrey, 350mi
  • Thursday night, Nelson, 394mi
  • Threw in this one, in an effort to still include Gordy in Surrey, BC. We would want to make sure he can put on 400mi in a day.

Okay, that's enough for now.