September 06, 2006
Visiting ND
We stopped by to visit our pal Brice in Mandan, North Dakota again this year. He has a nice place right on the Missouri River. Brice and his girlfriend Katia ready for trip to the local honky-tonk bar. Katia, Dave,...Read this update
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Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park
Water Lakes National Park in Canada and Glacier National Park in the US border each other and form an international national park. The US side is much bigger, but they are both very nice and for all you hikers out...Read this update
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August 31, 2006
Canadian Rockies – is it really possible to have too much of a good thing?
Since we’ve been in the Canadian Rockies we’ve hiked well over 100 kilometers. The National Parks up here Jasper, Banff, Yoho, and Kootenay along with a few connected Provincial Parks offer almost unlimited opportunities for day hikes and backpacking. Also,...Read this update
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August 22, 2006
Nearly forgot, some dodgy tourist attractions
These photos were actually taken before we left BC and came over to where we are now, the Mile 0 is in Dawson Creek and the giant beaver is in, where else, Beaver Creek! Here is the famous mile 0...Read this update
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Backpacking in Mt. Robson Provincial Park
The Berg Lake trail in Mt. Robson Provincial Park is a famous, beautiful backpacking trail. Unfortunately, it also gets about 200 people a day hiking the darn thing so we went to nearby Mt. Fitzwilliam trail instead. When we...Read this update
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August 18, 2006
Never run from a bear….unless you are faster than the other people around!
So, we arrived here in Jasper National Park ready for a lot of great hiking. Thanks to a book Andy McConville bequeathed to me when he left Core Lab ‘Classic Hikes in the Canadian Rockies’ we were prepared. Thanks, Andy....Read this update
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August 11, 2006
Back to BC, Animals Everywhere!
We left the Yukon and are back in BC now, we've seen wild buffalo, caribou, Stone sheep and moose since we've been here. No bears this time, though, which is strange. I miss my bears! It's been weeks since a...Read this update
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August 10, 2006
Back to Canada, Kluane Again
The day we left Alaska and headed back into Canada we had a strange occurance. We were headed for one of the campgrounds in Kluane National Park but our navigation and driving did not match up and we ended up...Read this update
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Leaving Alaska
Leaving Alaska So, the day we left we went out for sourdough pancakes for breakfast for a last bit of tradition before we head into Canada. We sure have had a good time up here. You know, when we bought...Read this update
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August 05, 2006
Denali Hwy
Driving and hiking along the Denali Highway is one of the coolest things to do in Alaska. We were lucky and had sunshine for the start of the trip, although it rained on us before the day was over (big...Read this update
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August 02, 2006
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
Alaska National Parks are not really like a lot of the National Parks in the lower 48, like the Grand Canyon or Yellowstone. Wrangall-St. Elias National Park is the largest National Park area-wise with only two short roads going into...Read this update
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Matanuska Glacier
This is a privately accessed glacier, so you pay the people who own the access. It was worth the $15 bucks, though. Glaciers are really so amazing, moving rivers of ice. Let's bring back the Ice Age! I want glaciers...Read this update
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Anchorage, Revisited.
We had to go back through Anchorage after our time in the Kenai. We finally got some good photos of moose, these were right in town. We hiked a trail to the top of this mountain ‘Flat Top’ which offers...Read this update
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Portage/Whittier
We had a lot of fun in the Portage area, despite of (or possibly because of) the weather. We arrived from nice mild weather only 50 miles away. The closer we got the harder it rained, the more windy it...Read this update
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July 26, 2006
Seward
Seward is a nice place. We took a boat ride to see the glaciers and wildlife, did some hiking, had a really good time despite the freezing cold, rainy weather. We did see two whales on the boat ride, but...Read this update
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Exit Glacier
This glacier you can walk right up to. We touched it and I had to lick it. When else can you lick ice that could be like 1,000 years old? Ok, maybe only I would care about something like that...Read this update
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Russian River
All over Alaska everyone was talking about the Russian River salmon fishing. For the longest time we thought it was the Rushing River they were talking about but finally we figured it out. Dave and I both gave the fishing...Read this update
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July 24, 2006
Kenai Peninsula
Well, we did a lot in the peninsula but here I'm just going to post a few photos that don't really fit in anywhere else. Just beautiful! A bald eage just hanging around in Homer. Mountains in the background hear...Read this update
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Anchorage
Anchorage is really a cool city. Fairbanks was rather grim, so I wasn't sure what to expect but this is what a city should be like. There is a 23 mile bike trail all along the water front that is...Read this update
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Denali State Park
Ok, not all Alaska State Parks are crummy, this one was very nice. The thing that bothered us about the State Parks when we first arrived was: Dear Alaska, this is NOT a campground. This is a parking lot. There...Read this update
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July 12, 2006
The Big One
After all that time in the National Park and no mountain views, Denali finally came out for us the day we left the National Park and went into Denali State Park. There it is. If you like to call it...Read this update
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Denali National Park!!!
Denali was really cool, as you probably expect. We saw 4 bear, 4 moose, a wolf, a billion caribou, a billion dahl sheep, two golden eages and probably some other stuff I've forgotten about. Unfortunately I didn't get pictures of...Read this update
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Nenana Ice Classic
Just wanted to post this photo from a little town we stopped in called Nenana. The structure I'm standing beside is put on the ice every winter. Everyone in town and from miles around then pays $1 and picks a...Read this update
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Arctic Circle
We thought about driving the Dalton Highway all the way to Deadhorse, the northernmost point you can drive to. But it is a 414 mile drive (1 way) on a dirt road that is notorious for causing flat tires. It's...Read this update
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July 10, 2006
Into AK
Well, we made it! We had a lot of fun in BC and the Yukon but we wanted to make sure we didn't spend too much time down there and not make it into Alaska. So far it's been great....Read this update
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July 01, 2006
Bears
So we'd seen several bears along the trip, one in Oregon but the rest since we entered Canada. Dave and I even made a bet on how many bears we'd see before we hit the Alaka border. I went low,...Read this update
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Yukon!
The Yukon is a cool place, literally. :) It has an interesting history and rugged attitude. The town of Whitehorse with around 25,000 people has 2/3 of the population of the province. Makes the Ozarks sound crowded. :) A lot...Read this update
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Kluane National Park and Preserve
This national park in the Yukon contains Canada's highest mountains. It was so pretty we had to stop and spend some time hiking around. A distant view of some of the bigger mountains. Another lovely lake near our campsite. More...Read this update
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Beautiful British Columbia
That's what the license plates up here say and it's true. We took a side trip to the twin communities of Stuart, BC and Hyder, AK which are two towns of a few hundered people about 3 miles apart. They...Read this update
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June 29, 2006
Whistler, BC
The first day in Canada we spent the night at a provincial park just outside of Whistler. This area is fantastic! I'd heard good things about it from people before, about the skiing and mountain biking. Well, the biking was...Read this update
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Over the Border
Into Canada now. Just over the border past Vancouver there are a lot of little parks with beautiful views. It looks a lot like New Zealand up here....Read this update
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Seattle
We went to visit my Uncle Jon, Aunt Lori, and cousins who live just outside of Seattle. We had a great time, did all the touristy stuff and we were just in time to see the Fremont Street parade. It...Read this update
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June 24, 2006
Mt. Rainier National Park
We really didn't expect what we found we arrived at Mt. Rainier. All the hiking trails above 5000 ft. in elevation were buried under 3 feet of snow! We hiked around anyway of course, and even got caught in a...Read this update
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Breakdown!
Well, as soon as we left Mt. St. Helens we noticed Pinky wasn't running well. Going up the mountains we had no power. We stopped and went into the nearest town for Dave to try and get some parts to...Read this update
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June 16, 2006
Mt. St. Helens
Had to visit the famous site while in the area. I was really excited about it but it was not actually as cool as I thought it would be. It was very cloudy during our visit so we could not...Read this update
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Mt Hood
Well, we didn't climb Mt. Hood for various reasons, well, mainly due to lack of planning. I guess we should have contacted the guide service before we arrived at the mountain...bah. We did get a wonderful view and to hike...Read this update
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Hood River, OR
We stopped by Hood River, which is a beautiful town right on the Columbia River. It is also where they brew Henry Weinhard's and Full Sail so we stopped by the brewery for a tour. View from town center. Dave...Read this update
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June 09, 2006
Into Oregon
We are moving into Oregon now, one of 2 states where you are not allowed to pump your own gas at a gas station (New Jersery is the other). I'm not sure what it tells you about a state when...Read this update
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Surprising Idaho
Idaho is a state that always seems to surprise me. I guess it's partially because I don't have high hopes for it so the two times I've been there I've been really surprised and pleased. This time we camped at...Read this update
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colorado #2
This trip while we were in Colorado everyone seemed to be talking about this fantastic hike to a place called Hanging Lake just outside of Glenwood Springs. Carin told us it was great, then we met some guys on the...Read this update
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May 30, 2006
Colorado stop
Well, we stopped in Colorado to visit friends and climb some 14ers. We weren't sure how conditions in the mountains would be, we heard reports there was a lot of snow still up there. Well, there was still a lot...Read this update
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May 28, 2006
Stops along the way - KS
Ok, I guess there are not very many tourist attractions in the middle of Kansas so we had to stop at the 'World's Largest Hand-dug Well'. I mean, that is better than the largest buffalo statue. Check it out: Yeah,...Read this update
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