deilenberger
A bozo on the bus
One hint to people who want to spontaneously visit national parks.. there are always cancellations available. Call the booking service the day before you want to arrive and I bet you'll have a choice of rooms. Someone told me this a long time ago - and since then - even travelling with my wife by car - if we see a national park we want to stay at overnight - it's never been a problem getting a room for one night. On occasion we've had to switch rooms if we stay multiple nights, but when you're someplace like the Old Faithful Lodge at Yellowstone, that just adds to the experience.
Oh - on riding in big cities - avoid rush hour and you'll do fine. Admittedly - some cities like Toronto a few weeks ago it seems rush hour starts at about 3PM.. I should have just stayed another night and left in the morning. It wasn't scary riding, it was just really slow congested riding, but Canadian drivers are SO polite and considerate I never felt at risk.
Oh - on riding in big cities - avoid rush hour and you'll do fine. Admittedly - some cities like Toronto a few weeks ago it seems rush hour starts at about 3PM.. I should have just stayed another night and left in the morning. It wasn't scary riding, it was just really slow congested riding, but Canadian drivers are SO polite and considerate I never felt at risk.