Driving Through Canada
 

We are planning a road trip from PA. How much of Canada could we reasonably hope to cover in a 2 week time span? We would not want to be driving every day or for 8-9 hours per day. Thanks. I know this is rather general, but we are just starting our planning.

Some of this has to do with when you're travelling. I can tell you about our experience and perhaps it might give you some ideas as you begin planning.
We moved from Toronto to Victoria, BC a few years ago and drove across the country with our cat. Mostly because the kitty wasn't the best traveller, we chose to drive no more than 6 hours a day - I think one day we did drive for 7 hours but that was the exception. Bear in mind that we weren't sightseeing - we were just trying to get to our destination.
It took us 3 full days to get out of Ontario. We drove up around the edge of Lake Superior; the scenery was lovely but the distances are a lot greater than they appear to be on the map.
The prairie provinces took less time but we found them a lot less interesting from a scenery point of view. The first bit is quite amazing - this is "big sky country" for sure - but mile after mile of flat roads start to get to you after a while.
The really beautiful scenery starts again as you leave Calgary and head towards Banff. This, however, is when weather can get you, depending on the time of year. We left in mid-September and by the time we reached the mountains near Banff, around September 22nd or so, it was snowing. This can happen a lot at those high altitudes and it does slow you down, but it's truly lovely to see.
The entire trip took us 9 days, with one two-night stop to visit some people in Saskatchewan. (The cat was quite grateful for that, at least.)
I don't know if that's helpful, but it might give you something to start with.

With two weeks driving from PA, I would forget about Western Canada--you'd spend too much time getting there and back.

However, you could make a nice circular trip through Niagara Falls, Toronto, Kingston, Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec City, returning through the Eastern Townships of Quebec, Vermont and back to PA.

Alternatively, you could tour the Maritimes, heading to New Brunswick through Maine and continuing to Prince Edward Island, and then in Nova Scotia touring Cape Breton, Halifax and returning along the South Shore to Yarmouth to take the ferry back to Bar Harbor and home.

Laverendrye has said it nicely.

Maritime Canada OR the Niagara Falls-Quebec City corridor are excellent choices... I'd pick the first if you want more rural, the second if you want to get a feel for Canada's major population centers.

I'd add that if you have a particular interest in French-speaking Canada, you could also focus your time entirely in Quebec, heading straight to Montreal, visiting the Laurentians, Quebec City and maybe even work your way up to the Gaspe peninsula or Charlevoix regions. Enjoy! Daniel

I totally agree with laverendrye. The first suggestion is the best one, although even that might have too much in it.Whatever you do, do not miss Montreal and Quebec City. They are so different from anything else on the continent.

Im voting for the Maritimes, perhaps through Maine up to New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and the Cabot Trail and perhaps a few days in Prince Edward Island.

thanks for the help. I was hoping to see Montreal and Quebec City. I am also interested in the peninsula Daniel mentioned and the Charlevoix regions. sounds nice.