{"id":47814,"date":"2012-11-16T05:34:08","date_gmt":"2012-11-16T12:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wend.ca\/?p=47814"},"modified":"2020-03-20T14:14:43","modified_gmt":"2020-03-20T18:14:43","slug":"driving-from-vancouver-to-calgary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wend.ca\/?p=47814","title":{"rendered":"Vancouver to Calgary on the TransCanada"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vancouver to Calgary: 971 km or 11 hours 50 mins.<\/em><\/p>\n

It’s a journey that many in the west have done multiple times. Way back in 2005, Michi and I did the drive in one day so we could see Pink Floyd in concert… and then drove back. We know people who do the drive every weekend during the summer. <\/p>\n

If you stay focused and do quick stops, the drive is roughly 10-12 hours from city-to-city (971km on the TransCanada). However, travelling with a 7-year old is a bit more organic and our journey took 15-hours because we meandered and made a play, pee, food or coffee stop every two hours.<\/p>\n

The drive is beautiful and brings you in contact with mountains, animals, lakes, small Canadian towns, and a whole host of unique roadside attractions. The photographer for most of the journey was Ni\u00f1a who has become a bit of a multimedia nut.<\/p>\n