I've taken the train both ways, multiple bus trips in all seasons, hitched hiked, flown and one thing that doesn't change..it's long and wide... there are beautiful places all across if you have the time... the prairie sky is a wonder... lots of it and the elevation there is around 3000 ft so the stars are a wonder outside the cities... the weather can be wacky any time of the year... I once drove from Lake Louise Alta to Revelstoke BC in Feb. after a moderate snowfall at night... the full moon came out and turned it all into magic land.. so you never know... good luck, safe road.... and Toronto can be fun esp. if you have kin there... I do