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Originally Posted by Cowperson

I’ve always found the drive from Jasper to Edmonton to be kind of mind-numbing. Or, to use other words, horrible.

In early May last year, after running the Vancouver half marathon, I came back to Calgary via the southern, mostly 2-lane route.

So, in your abbreviated case, Penticton, Oliver, Osoyoos, then turn east to Grand Forks, Rossland, Trail, Fruitvale, Salmo, Creston, Yahk, Cranbrook, Fernie, Sparwood, Lundbreck, etc. I had a beautiful overnight backpacking hike along the shore of Christina Lake in Gladstone Park, just outside of Grand Forks.

In early May I didn’t find the driving too crowded until after Cranbrook. Scenic along most of the route.

I’d agree a detour down into Glacier Park in the USA would be nice. Probably lots of snow in there at that time of year though. I came through Glacier in late August last year after watching the eclipse from a mountaintop in Idaho.

Does your writing suffer from purple overload?

Apologies in advance for the unsolicited feedback, but I know I'd appreciate if a stranger twigged me to an issue I was having versus having my friends and family rolling their eyes behind my back.

Purple prose is basically overly descriptive, unnatural and distracting, particularly in the context of an internet post where brevity is more appropriate. I noted the extraneous wording/descriptions above using strikethrough font.