Saturday, April 30, 2011

Day 55 - Kabetogama, MN to International Falls, MN

Mileage - 28e
Motel
Voyageurs National Park
     Boat trip to Kettle Falls

Friday, April 29, 2011

Day 56 - International Falls, MN to Bemidji, MN

Mileage - 189e
Motel
Edge of the Wilderness State Scenic Byway
Marcell, MN
     Chippewa Adventure auto tour
Headwaters of Mississippi River in Lake Itasca State Park

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Day 57 - Bemidji, MN to Devils Lake, ND

Mileage - 234e
Camp
East Grand Fork, ND
   

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Day 58 - Devils Lake, ND to Garrison, ND

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Mileage - 206e
Camp, Ft. Stevenson State Park $17
Rugby, ND
     Geographical center of North America
Garrison, ND
     Garrison Dam                                                                                          
Stanton, ND
     Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Day 59 - Garrison, ND to Belfield, ND

Mileage - 235e
Camp
Washburn, ND
     Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center
     Fort Mandan Historic Site
Dickinson, ND
     Dakota Dinosaur Museum
     Dickinson Museum Center
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, South Unit
     Medora Visitors Center
     36 mile loop road

Monday, April 25, 2011

Day 60 - Belfield, ND to Fort Peck, MT

Mileage - 255e
Camp
Watford City, ND
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Unit
     14 mile road to Osbow Overlook
     Little Mo Nature Trail, Juniper Campground, 1.1 miles
Fort Union Trading Post Historic Site, ND
Fort Peck, MT
     Fort Peck Dam - largest earthen fill dam in US
     Fort Peck Dam Interpretive Center - dinosaur bones

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Day 61 - Fort Peck, MT to Great Falls, MT

Mileage - 293e
Motel
Malta, MT
     GN Hotel, good food
     Phillips County Museum
Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, MT
Chinook, MT
     Blaine County Museum
     Chief Joseph's Bear Paw Battlefield National Historic Site
Great Falls, MT
     Charles M. Russell Museum
     Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail Interpretive Center
     Giant Springs and Roe River (one of shortest rivers in world), Giant Springs State Park
     Eddie's Supper Club

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Day 62 - Great Falls, MT to Lake McDonald, MT

Mileage - 194e
Camp, National Park Campground
Choteau, MT
     Old Trail Museum
Browning, MT
     Museum of the Plains Indians
     Blackfeet Indian Reservation headquarters
Glacier National Park, MT
     Sun Point Nature Trail, Lake St. Mary
     Going-to-the-Sun Highway
     Logan Pass Visitors Center
     Hidden Lake Nature Trail, 3 mi r/t
     Trail of the Cedars, Avalanche Creek Campground, 1/2 mile loop

Friday, April 22, 2011

Day 63 - Lake McDonald, MT to Coleman, AB

Mileage - 307e
Camp, primitive camping on Route 940 north of Coleman
Hungry Horse, MT
     Huckleberry Patch Restaurant
Essex, MT
     The Izaak Walton Inn
Ft. Macleod, AB
     Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Day 64 - Coleman, AB to Lake Louise, AB

Mileage - 225e
Camp, Lake Louise Campground
Banff National Park, AB
          Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
          Bow River Parkway
          Johnston Canyon Trail, 3 mi, catwalk
          Lake Louise

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Day 65 - Lake Louise, AB to Valemount, BC

Mileage - 220e
Camp
Banff National Park, AB
     Moraine Lake
Jasper National Park, AB
     Icefields Parkway
     Columbia Icefield
     Jasper Tramway

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Monday, April 18, 2011

Day 67 - Kamloops, BC to Golden, BC

Mileage - 224e
Camp, Golden Municipal Campground
Revelstoke, BC
     Revelstoke Railway Museum
     Revelstoke Dam
Mount Revelstoke National Park, BC
     Road to Mount Revelstoke summit
Glacier National Park, BC
     Rogers Pass
     Abandoned Rails Trail, 1 mi one-way
     Canyon Hot Springs

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Day 68 - Golden, BC to Windermere, BC

Mileage - 144e
Camp
Yoho National Park, BC
     Takakkaw Falls (Yoho Valley Road)
Lake Louise, AB
Kootenay National Park, BC

Saturday, April 16, 2011

Day 69 - Windermere, BC to Polebridge, MT

Mileage - 205e
Camp, Kindla Lake Campground

Friday, April 15, 2011

Day 70 - Polebridge, MT to Missoula, MT

Mileage - 276e
Motel
Glacial Lake Missoula features
     Photo gallery
     Big Draw, Elmo to Niarada
     Giant Ripples of Camas Prairie, Hot Springs to Perma
     Camas Creek Road across Camas Prairie
     Rainbow Lake (Dog Lake)
     Locust Mountain
     Banana Lake
     Eddy Narrows, Plains to Thompson Falls -
          Maximum discharge flow estimated at 10 cubic miles per hour,
          which is 200 times the maximum discharge rate of the Mississippi River
     Hellgate Canyon, Bonner
Ravalli, MT
     National Bison Range
Missoula, MT
     Carousel for Missoula
     Guy's Lolo Creek Steakhouse

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Day 71 - Missoula, MT to Butte, MT

Mileage - 172e
Motel
Bitterroot Valley, MT - Route 269
     Marcus Daly Mansion
     Hamilton, MT - designed at direction of Marcus Daly
Skalkaho Pass, MT - Route 38
Anaconda, MT

Monday, April 11, 2011

Sunday, April 10, 2011

Day 73 - Missoula, MT to Orofino, ID

Mileage - 199e
Camp, Dworshak State Park, Freeman Creek Unit
Lolo Pass, ID
     Visitors Center
     Lolo Hot Springs
Lowell, ID
     Selway Falls
Kamiah, ID
     Nez Perce National Historic Site
Northwest Passage Scenic Byway
Orofino, ID
     Dworshak National Fish Hatchery

Saturday, April 9, 2011

Day 74 - Orofino, ID to Avery, ID

Mileage - 172e
Camp, St. Joe National Forest Campground
Clearwater Canyon Scenic Byway
Big Burn area - St. Maries, Avery, Wallace

Friday, April 8, 2011

Days 75 to 82 - Avery, ID to Spokane, WA

Mileage - 112
Trip to Chicago for family vacation
Day 87 - Motel in Spokane
Wallace, ID
     Sierra Silver Mine Tour
     Wallace District Mining Museum
Coeur d'Alene, ID
Spokane, WA
     Riverside Park, Olmstead design
     Spokane Falls
     Riverfront Park
          Gondola ride over Spokane Falls
          Suspension bridge over upper falls to Canadian Island
          Wall Street food court area
     Northwest Museum of the Arts and Culture
     Manito Park and Garden - Olmstread Brothers design

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Day 83 - Spokane, WA to Nespelum, WA

Mileage - 273e
Camp, Coyote Creek Campground
Lake Roosevelt, WA
     Keller-Wilbur ferry
Coulee City, WA
     Sun Lake State Park
     Dry Falls and Interpretive Center
Grand Coulee, WA
     Grand Coulee Dam
     Gehrke Windmills
Nespelum, WA
     Chief Joseph Memorial

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Day 84 - Nespelum, WA to Everett, WA

Mileage - 284e
Motel
Okanogan, WA
Winthrop, WA
     Frontier motif town
North Cascades National Park, WA
     Washington Pass
     Gorge Creek Falls
     Nature trails at Visitors Center
Coupeville, WA
     Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve
Mukilteo-Clinton ferry

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Day 85 - Everett, WA to Olympia, WA

Mileage - 278e
Motel
Everett, WA
     Boeing assembly plant tour
Skykomish, WA
     Deception Falls
     Great Northern interpretive display
Stevens Pass
     1910 avalanche and train disaster
North Bend, WA
     Snoqualmie Falls

Monday, April 4, 2011

Day 86 - Olympia, WA to Elwha, WA

Mileage - 130e
Camp
Olympic National Park, WA
     Hurricane Ridge Road
     Elwha River Valley

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Day 87 - Elwha, WA to Hoquiam, WA

Mileage - 224e
Camp, Lake Sylvia State Park $21
Makah Indian Reservation - extreme NW corner of Continental US
     Makah Museum
     Cape Flattery Trail 3/4 mile
     Shi Shi Trail 3 miles
Olympic National Park, WA
     Hoh Rain Forest
Fork, WA
     Fork Timber Museum
Ruby Beach, WA
     Offshore sea stacks
Lake Sylvia State Park, WA
     Giant carved wooden ball

Day 88 - Hoquiam, WA to Silver Lake, WA

Mileage - 199e
Motel, Timberlands Inn, Castle Rock $77
Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, WA
      Mt. St. Helens Visitors Center, Silver Lake
      Spirit Lake Memorial Highway, SR 504, 48 miles
     Coldwater Ridge Visitors Center

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Day 89 - Silver Lake, WA to Cougar Rock, WA

Mileage 200e
Camp, National Park Campground
Elbe, WA
     Mt. Ranier Scenic Railroad
Longmire, WA
     Museum
     Trail of the Shadows
Mt. Ranier National Park, WA
     Trail to Christine Falls viewpoint
     Box Canyon (Muddy Fork of Cowlitz River) and Wonderland Trail

Friday, April 1, 2011

Day 90 - Cougar Rock, WA to Yakima, WA

Mileage 140e
Motel
Mt. Ranier National Park, WA
     Narada Falls
     Paradise
          Jackson Memorial Visitors Center
     Stevens Canyon Road
          Grove of the Patriarchs Trail 1 1/2 miles
          Silver Falls Trail 3 miles
          Box Canyon (Muddy Fork of Cowlitz River) and Wonderland Trail
     Sunrise
          Emmons Glacier

Day 91 - Flex day, use 9/2 to 10/2
          Sunrise Visitors Center
Chinook Scenic Byway
     Boulder Cave