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Anybody want anything from Ontario?

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Time to go have some fun
 
Wikipedia says that Boulder, MT, is at almost 5,000 feet of elevation and that it is just east of the Continental Divide. You must have gone over some pretty high mountain passes on this route. Wonder what the highest elevation was that you hit?

I went skiing in Colorado one time many years ago. Denver is the "mile high city" so 5,200 feet elevation. When you get through the Eisenhower Tunnel--which is also on the Continental Divide-- the valley floor is around 9,000 feet and the peaks go up to around 14,000 feet. Lots of people get altitude sickness at those heights. I had headaches and fatigue the first few days. Very weird for a guy who grew up in Ontario (500 to 1,000 feet elevation)!

Craig
 
Dispatch hasn’t said anything yet. I did ask if there was anything on the load boards heading to Alaska or the Territories but I’m not holding my breath. I’d like a northern BC load or something down to Washington/Oregon just fine too

I need to get a couple things fixed on the truck and a medical done before we go too far next week anyway
 
trlvn said:
Wikipedia says that Boulder, MT, is at almost 5,000 feet of elevation and that it is just east of the Continental Divide. You must have gone over some pretty high mountain passes on this route. Wonder what the highest elevation was that you hit?

I went skiing in Colorado one time many years ago. Denver is the "mile high city" so 5,200 feet elevation. When you get through the Eisenhower Tunnel--which is also on the Continental Divide-- the valley floor is around 9,000 feet and the peaks go up to around 14,000 feet. Lots of people get altitude sickness at those heights. I had headaches and fatigue the first few days. Very weird for a guy who grew up in Ontario (500 to 1,000 feet elevation)!

Craig
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I had to look it up but I believe Soldier Summit at 7447’ of elevation would have been my highest elevation. Off Hwy 6 in Utah.

Agreed, when I left Roswell area and spent most of the day around 7000’ I had a headache most of the day and wasn’t feeling very energetic.
 
Shouldn't be hard to chase down a load to the docks (for summer distribution to outlying settlements on the lakes) at Hay River or Yellowknife this time of year, usually big push to "git-er-done" before spring break-up slaps a ban on the roads or in the case of Yellowknife, the ice bridge at Providence goes out.
Grimshaw Transport, Points North Transport, Robinson Transport out of Yellowknife, Mullens out of Alderside would all be good bets to have loads for an extra truck or two wanting to go north if you want to contact them.
I'm 2 hrs south of Ed. & that snow they forecast is happening with a vengeance right now, coming down about 2" an hr.
 
historicalarms said:
Shouldn't be hard to chase down a load to the docks (for summer distribution to outlying settlements on the lakes) at Hay River or Yellowknife this time of year, usually big push to "git-er-done" before spring break-up slaps a ban on the roads or in the case of Yellowknife, the ice bridge at Providence goes out.
Grimshaw Transport, Points North Transport, Robinson Transport out of Yellowknife, Mullens out of Alderside would all be good bets to have loads for an extra truck or two wanting to go north if you want to contact them.
I'm 2 hrs south of Ed. & that snow they forecast is happening with a vengeance right now, coming down about 2" an hr.
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I’ll see what dispatch says Monday morning, if they haven’t found anything I’ll start calling around.
Thanks!

Yeah it’s snowing pretty good here in Edmonton too. I delivered this morning and don’t have anywhere to be do a couple days. Supposed to go look at a truck sometime in the next couple days

You mentioned sailboat fuel and motorcycle doors earlier....

We sometimes use dispatchers brains to mean the same thing :D
 
Ya.... West Ed doesn't do anything for me either. There is or was an Abercrombie & Fitch in that mall where nothing had a price tag. When I asked what a pair of binoculars cost the response was "If you have to ask you can't afford them"o_O

"Supposed to go look at a truck sometime in the next couple days" A big truck or a little truck?
 
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YYCHobbyMachinist said:
Ya.... West Ed doesn't do anything for me either. There is or was an Abercrombie & Fitch in that mall where nothing had a price tag. When I asked what a pair of binoculars cost the response was "If you have to ask you can't afford them"o_O

"Supposed to go look at a truck sometime in the next couple days" A big truck or a little truck?
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A big truck

From the sounds of it kinda a sister truck to mine, just specced a little heavier and a couple years newer
 
West Ed Mall; My daughters figure skated at the mall skating surface for 4 years and your right the mall isn't a lot of fun in the winter when everybody is bundled up...but man-o-man it can sure pick up an the hottest days of summer...much better.:cool::cool:
Other than Timmies for a coffee there was one other store I visited while the girls were skating, The Wild West gun range upstairs at the very west end.
 
historicalarms said:
West Ed Mall; My daughters figure skated at the mall skating surface for 4 years and your right the mall isn't a lot of fun in the winter when everybody is bundled up...but man-o-man it can sure pick up an the hottest days of summer...much better.:cool::cool:
Other than Timmies for a coffee there was one other store I visited while the girls were skating, The Wild West gun range upstairs at the very west end.
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I’ll be honest I didn’t even go to the upper level.

I’ll take your word for it that summer is the better time to visit the mall :D
 
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