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US & Canada Trip
Sept 2, 2005 - Jan 2, 2006
Ride Reports
Pictures, video, a few notes
(Look in the "Notable Items" column for something of interest
then click a date in the left column to view that days
items)
| Date |
Destination
(start:
Rockford IL) |
Miles |
Notable
items |
| Sep 2,
Fri |
WI,
Trempeleau |
287 |
Mississippi
River,
Potosi Brewery, La Crosse Brewery |
| Sep 3,
Sat |
MN,
Kandiyohi |
262 |
Miss.
River Bluffs,
Winona MN, Storms |
| Sep 4,
Sun |
ND,
Grand
Forks |
295 |
Headwaters
of the
Mississippi River |
| Sep 5, Mon |
ND,
Kenmare |
267 |
Open
rural space, "grad year" dates on hills |
| Sep 6, Tue |
SK,
Swift
Current |
331 |
Des
Lacs Lake, Border crossing, Prairie |
| Sep 7, Wed |
AB,
Banff |
386 |
Prarie,
Rockies |
| Sep 8, Thu |
AB,
Hinton |
254 |
Rockies,
trees, streams, Lake Louise, Japser |
| Sep 9, Fri |
AB,
Grand Prairie |
232 |
Trees,
trees, trees |
| Sep 10, Sat |
BC,
Fort Nelson |
372 |
Wisconsin-like
scenery, open space |
| Sep 11, Sun |
BC,
Watson Lake |
322 |
Mountains,
Signpost forest |
| Sep
12, Mon |
YT,
Whitehorse |
287 |
Rock
Graffiti,
foothills, Rockies, Rancheria Falls |
| Sep 13,
Tue |
YT,
Whitehorse |
0 |
A
few days off in
Whitehorse. Web work. Bike work. |
| Sep 14,
Wed |
YT, Whitehorse |
49 |
Ride about town,
Miles Canyon |
| Sep 17,
Sat |
YT, Whitehorse |
24 |
Right about
town, the dam, Long Lake |
| Sep 18,
Sun |
AK, Skagway (round
trip) |
220 |
Skagway, White
Pass railroad |
| Sep 19, Mon |
YT,
Beaver Creek |
278 |
Mountains,
Kluane Lake |
| Sep 20, Tue |
AK,
Chatanika |
349 |
Rivers,
North Pole |
| Sep
21, Wed |
AK,
Chatanika |
0 |
Dizzy
head cold - slep most of the day |
| Sep 22, Thu |
Arctic
Circle (round trip) |
396 |
Yukon
River, Arctic Circle |
| Sep 23, Fri |
Old
F.E. Gold Camp |
0 |
A
great place to stay & meet some great folks |
| Sep 24, Sat |
AK,
Willow |
315 |
Fairbanks,
Ride down to near Anchorage |
| Sep 25, Sun |
AK,
Anchorage |
102 |
Moose
and airplanes, airplanes, airplanes |
| Sep 26,
Mon |
AK, Homer |
233 |
Mountains, lakes,
Cook Inlet |
| Sep 27,
Tue |
AK, Seward |
238 |
Mountains, lakes,
rain, Seward / Resurrection Bay |
| Sep 28,
Wed |
AK, Anchorage |
183 |
Exit Glacier,
Whittier tunnel |
| Sep 29,
Thu |
AK, Tok |
335 |
Mountains,
Mountains, Mountains - a nice ride |
| Sep 30,
Fri |
YT, Whitehorse |
389 |
Loran station,
nice folks at the border, open road |
| Oct 1,
Sat |
YT, Watson Lake |
530 |
Alaska Hwy vid,
Liard Hot Springs (no pix of
springs) |
| Oct 2, Sun |
BC, Iskut |
224 |
Cassiar Hwy vid,
Mountains & streams |
| Oct 3, Mon |
BC,
Fraser Lake |
455 |
Mountains
and lakes - lots of'm |
| Oct 4, Tue |
BC,
Boston Bar |
449 |
Thompson
& Fraser River canyons - trains too!! |
| Oct 5, Wed |
WA,
Edmonds |
255 |
More
Fraser River canyon, Mt. Baker |
| Oct 6 - 12 |
WA,
Edmonds |
46 |
Welding,
the Keenan House, time off |
| Oct 13, Thu |
WA,
Seattle |
25 |
Lost
key issue, Start moving again |
| Oct
14, Fri |
WA,
Clallum Bay |
252 |
Ferry,
Hurricane
Ridge, Cape Flattery - in the rain... |
| Oct
15, Sat |
Makah
Nation |
60 |
Cape
Flattery - in the sun!! |
| Oct 16, Sun |
WA, Sequim |
104 |
Shoot back to a
city to prepare for the next jaunt |
| Oct
18, Tue |
WA,
Forks |
162 |
Hoh
Rain Forest |
| Oct
19, Wed |
WA,
Elma |
156 |
Quinault
Valley & Lake - Olympic Natl Park |
| Oct
20, Thu |
WA,
Randle |
269 |
Mt.
Rainier area (so-so day) |
| Oct
21, Fri |
WA,
Cougar (east of) |
205 |
Mt.
St. Helens - Windy Ridge!! |
| Oct
22, Sat |
WA,
Kelso |
223 |
Mt.
St. Helens - N/W access road |
| Oct
23, Sun |
OR,
Seaside |
100 |
10,000
Miles (GPS) |
| Oct
25, Tue |
OR,
Florence (ST.n) |
172 |
Tillamook
Air Museum, KurtW & Georgeanne |
| Oct
26, Wed |
OR,
Roseburg |
199 |
Dunes,
trains, bridges, beach ride |
| Oct
27, Thu |
CA,
Crescent City |
304 |
Nice
valley roads, Crater Lake |
| Oct
28, Fri |
CA,
Eureka (ST.n) |
255 |
Southern
Oregon coast, side road |
| Oct
30, Sun |
CA,
Eureka (ST.n) |
9 |
Time
out with Dr. Gil and Beck-Zuki |
| Oct
31, Mon |
CA, Eureka (ST.n) |
298 |
CA 299 &
36, Back with Dr. Gil |
| Nov
1, Tue |
CA, Sausalito |
295 |
Redwoods (Ave of
Giants), Nor Cal US 1 |
| Nov 2,
Wed |
CA, Palo Alto |
120 |
Golden Gate
Bridge, hang gliders @ Fort Funster |
| Nov 3,
Thu |
CA, Sausalito |
87 |
'68 Ford folks,
Bike work, Lane splitting |
| Nov 4-5 |
CA, Sausalito |
16 |
Web work |
| Nov 6,
Sun |
CA, Santa Cruz |
111 |
Alice's
Restaurant, family friends |
| Nov
7, Mon |
CA,
Midpines (Yosemite) |
185 |
Monarch
Butterflies at Santa Cruz |
| Nov
8, Tue |
CA,
Midpines (Yosemite) |
0 |
Web
work |
| Nov
9, Wed |
CA,
Midpines (Yosemite) |
159 |
Yosemite
valley, Glacier Point, Mariposa Grove |
| Nov
10, Thu |
CA,
Monterey |
216 |
Nothing
much - process miles to the coast |
| Nov
11, Fri |
CA,
Cambria |
139 |
Lagua
Seca Raceway, US 1 views, Hearst Castle |
| Nov
12, Sat |
CA,
Westminster |
348 |
Ocean
views, twisty side roads |
| Nov
13, Sun |
CA,
San Diego (warmnsafe.com) |
120 |
Ocean
views, old cars |
| Nov
14, Mon |
CA,
San Diego (warmnsafe.com) |
55 |
Border
Field S.P. (kind of) |
| Nov
15, Tue |
CA, Hesperia |
246 |
Fort Rosecrans,
Cabrillo Nat Mon, S1 / Sunrise Hwy |
| Nov
16, Wed |
CA, Lancaster |
155 |
Cajon Pass,
Pinyon Ridge Road |
| Nov
17, Thu |
CA, Mojave |
112 |
SR-71, Tehachapi
Loop |
| Nov
18, Fri |
CA, Joshua Tree |
256 |
Open spaces,
Cajon Pass |
| Nov
19, Sat |
AZ, Flagstaff |
438 |
Joshua Tree,
89/89A to Jerome |
| Nov
20, Sun |
AZ,
Stafford |
387 |
Meteor
Crater, Petrified Forest, US 60 @ Salt River |
| Nov
21, Mon |
MN,
Albuquerque |
363 |
Phelps
Dodge Morenci Mine, US Hwy 191 (666) |
| Nov
22, Tue |
CO,
Highlands Ranch (Denver) |
496 |
El
Vado Dam, C&T NGRR, Great Sand Dunes NP
|
| Nov
23 - Dec 5 |
CO,
Highlands Ranch (Denver) |
27 |
Time
off with family - Thanksgiving and web work |
| Dec 3, Sat |
CO,
Highlands Ranch (Denver) |
0 |
TRIP
DELAYED (LOL) |
| Dec 5,
Mon |
NM, Raton |
214 |
|
| Dec
6, Tue |
TX,
Fort Stockton |
510 |
Pictures
of wide open spaces, Route 66 sign |
| Dec
7, Wed |
TX,
Alpine |
309 |
Big
Bend National Park (lots of pix) |
| Dec
8, Thu |
TX,
South Padre Island |
601 |
|
| Dec
10, Sat |
TX, Victoria |
282 |
|
| Dec
11, Sun |
LA, Lafayette |
397 |
|
| Dec
12, Mon |
FL,
Sumatra |
514 |
|
| Dec
13, Tue |
FL,
Clearwater Beach |
309 |
|
| Dec
14, Wed |
FL,
Sarasota |
66 |
|
| Dec
15, Thu |
FL,
Key West |
354 |
Everglades,
the Keys |
| Dec 17, Sat |
FL,
Key West |
0 |
Sunset,
southernmost point of the US (for non-military) |
| Dec
18, Sun |
FL,
West Palm Beach |
249 |
|
| Dec
19, Mon |
FL,
St. Augustine |
268 |
|
| Dec
20, Tue |
SC,
Mount Pleasant |
302 |
The
boardwalk story |
| Dec
21, Wed |
VA,
Virginia Beach |
473 |
|
| Dec
22, Thu |
PA,
Philadelphia |
287 |
Battleship
Wisconsin, globe at Nauticus |
| Dec
23, Fri |
NJ,
Heightstown |
69 |
Dead
battery, flat tire, watch a car accident |
| Dec
24, Sat |
MA,
Boston |
268 |
Christmas Eve in
Boston, Meet up
with Nate (TurboPackMule) |
| Dec
25, Sun |
ME,
Bar Harbor |
304 |
US-20
eastern end |
| Dec 27, Tue |
ME,
Bar Harbor |
45 |
Cold
bike pix |
| Dec 28, Wed |
ME,
Bar Harbor |
286 |
Acadia
Natiional
Park, Eastport ME, Quoddy Head S. P. |
| Dec 29, Thu |
CT,
Southington |
382 |
See
JasonS in
Damariscotta ME, drive by DeLorme in Yarmoth |
| Dec 30, Fri |
PA,
Waynesburg |
548+43 |
Final
drive
failure (wheel spline), FANTASTIC help!
|
| Dec 31, Sat |
IN,
Indianapolis |
349 |
Help
from Greg (?)
- out of gas 0.6 mi from a gas station |
| Jan 1, Sun |
IL,
Streamwood
|
290 |
Statemark
MI, fuel mileage, friends |
| Jan 2, Mon |
IL, Rockford
|
52 |
Short jump to
home |
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