The final leg Things went awry with the boat straightaway. We were supposed to load up about 1400, but there was no sign of the boat at that time. I overheard the ticket agents talking about how they were going to deal with the delay. When I went up and asked them what was going […]
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Santa Claus Since I was ahead of schedule due to skipped stops, I decided to stay a couple of days in North Pole since the camping was free. I thought I’d go see the Santa house and check the place out. I’m no fan of Christmas, but my daughter is, so I could potentially get
Sunshine! I took my time getting ready in the morning because, though cold and windy, the sun was shining and I didn’t have far to go today, about 180 miles. And, did I mention the sun was shining?! I had an extra cup of coffee and slowly packed up Kymani. Today I was headed to
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t full day in Alaska I had gotten a great nights sleep right next to the river and woke up happy to finally be in Alaska. There was no need to hurry to take off this morning, as the post office wouldn’t open until 8, so I took my time and drank an extra cup
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Heart Lake Heart Lake campground was okay, but there was no water available. I had to get it from the lake. It doesn’t sound too bad, however there was only one campsite that had access to the lake and it wasn’t mine. Fortunately, a couple of nice guys from eastern Canada had it and told
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Wet and cold It had rained during the night at Mt. Robson Park, but a sliver of sun came out in the morning. Of course everything was soaked as I packed it up, but I was hoping for something drier ahead, so I got to work packing and loading up the bike. It always seems
Hot Vernon, BC was hot! And, the enormity of what I was wanting to do had finally hit me as I had ridden into Canada the previous day. I didn’t sleep well and the anxiety was hitting me. I talked to my family and felt much better. I loaded up the bike and hit the
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Photography If you don’t know me well, you may not know that I love ghost towns. I also love photography, though I’m just a beginner. Now that you know these things, you’ll understand why I decided to plan a short trip to Bodie State Park and Mono Lake. I’ve recently upgraded my camera set up
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The trip In thinking over what I should say about the trip, I become overwhelmed. There is so much including how far I went, how long I travelled, what it cost, the gear, if my time researching was wasted, what I felt through the whole thing, just a lot to think about. I’ll try to
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Another thunderstorm I woke up at about 0300 to flashing lights. I initially thought it was a problem with a street light or something, but very quickly realized it was a distant thunderstorm. It was so far off, I couldn’t hear the thunder, I could only see the lightening. It took about 40 minutes before
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