This post starts off in Rockford. Illinois, a few days back since I am writing this on the morning of the 21 somewhere in Pennsylvania. This should be our last day on the road for a while, and although I will continue t. . .
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Day 34 - Vistabule
One of the things we have been considering since we left Portland, is a teardrop trailer. These cute little trailers are towable by our Subaru and provide a lot . . .
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Day 33 - Minnesota
Not too much to report today, it was a travel day with a good stop in St Cloud, Minnesota for some shopping and an oil change. Then we went off to . . .
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Day 32 - North Dakota
With an early (for us) start today we headed east once again on Route 94 with a Fargo, North Dakota in our sights. Our first stop along the route was Theodore Roosevelt National Park, near Medora, ND, the site . . .
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Day 31 - Out West
Today was a day filled with history and a bit of hiking as well. After a good breakfast in Billings we headed just south of town to the Pictograph Caves State Park. Alahpalaaxawaalaatuua - that’s what the . . .
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Day 30 - Montana
One of he reasons that we decided to come up to Great Falls, Montana is that I have always been a big fan of the Lewis and Clark expedition and this is prime . . .
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Day 28-29 - Idaho and Montana
Leaving Spokane we headed toward Clark Fork, Idaho to visit with an old friend, Jeanne and her husband. Travel was easy and upon leaving Spokane we re-entered the mountains . . .
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Day 27 - Eastward
Our last few day visiting with Jason and Kate were filled with activity and exploration. On Saturday we headed to the Oregon coast and visited several beaches, a cheese factory . . .
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I forgot to post this video. . . Here is a one minute video of Mount St Helens from a stop along the way. Shot with my drone off of a very windy cliff. . .
Day 25 - Catching Up
I know, I know, I missed you too… It has been a busy few days since I last sat down at the keyboard to make a post but I have been visiting, and sightseeing and stuff and decided. . .
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Day 21 - On to Portland
Today was a travel day with just one interesting stop, in Seattle, before arriving at Jason and Kate’s in Portland. Leaving Chilliwack the land flattened out and we entered a fertile valley of farms and growers of all sorts. As we neared Seattle. . .
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Day 20 - Chilliwack
Today was a day of surprisingly varied landscape..a travel day today. Here is what I expected. We know we were heading west, crossing the rockies and heading for the coast. So I figured that after a while the mountains would
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Day 19 - Canada Day
It’s Canada Day! And it’s Canada’s 150th Anniversary! Happy Birthday Canada! The pride of being Canadian is evident everywhere we have gone, from the National Parks to the local gas station, to the civic events to Walmart, everyone seems to have . . .
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Day 18 - Banff National Park
Yesterday when we stopped at an information there was a young lady named Katie (it said so on her name tag) who gave us a lot of great advise. She recommended ‘The Grizzly Paw’ pub for supper, superb, and made some recommendations about trips to hike and . . .
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Day 17 - Banff & Jasper
OK, this is gonna be short, as it is late and we want to get up early tomorrow morning and do some hiking in the mountains. I will likely
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Day 16 - Calgary
Up early and out in good time as we wanted to stop at a place along route 9 heading toward Calgary for a hike. Horseshoe Canyon was supposed to be a super place for a hike, but the entrance stairs were under construction . . .
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Day 15 - Exploring Drumheller
Like most mornings these days we had a hearty breakfast and went in search of adventure, and we seem to be right in the heart of it here in Drumheller. We started off at a Tim Hortons, ‘cause that’s what you do, and headed up the valley.
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Day 14 - Drumheller
Today started off with a bit of a disappointment. We knew we are in the ‘badlands’ of Alberta but it all looked the same as the prairie of Saskatchewan, maybe a bit more rollie pollie, but pretty much the same. We had decided to skip Dinosaur Provincial Park and head to Drumheller to. . .
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Day 13 - On to Medicine Hat
Leaving Regina we filled our tank and continued our westward movement with the destination of Medicine Hat. Along the way we had some great discoveries. We stopped in the town of Moose Jaw, what a great name for a town, where we visited. . .
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Day 12 - Road to Regina
A short post today as it was a travel day. Leaving Winnipeg we again pointed the car toward the western horizon on the Trans-Canada Highway. Once again we started off in the rain and in 45 degree weather..
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