Pre Adventure

 June 21            Left Maine

 June 21 - 24    Rented a house for our family and had a wonderful time.  It was so much fun to spend so much time                                                with   our granddaughter Addison.  Made it even harder to leave, but well worth it. Thanks to Alana &                                              Melanie Fifield for taking care of her on Connor's wedding day. 

 June 23            Wedding of Connor Burrows & Nicole, Moultonborough,  NH

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Official Start of our Adventure

 Date*                Location  (Starting Milage: 

 June 24             Departed Meredith, NH for our Adventure of a Lifetime, up to Canada and across the Trans

                           Canada Highway. Stopped in Renfrew, Ontario, Canada

 June 25             Departed Renfrew, Ontario to Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, Canada. Stayed overnight at a Flying J Truck Stop

 June 26             Arrived in Thunder Bay. Went to Kakabeka Falls after dinner. Stayed the night at Happyland RV Park

 June 27             Drove from Thunder Bay to Brandon, Manatoba

 June 28             Drove from Brandon, Manatoba to Edmonton, Alberta. 730 miles (longest day so far)

 June 29               In Edmonton

 June 30             In Edmonton

 July 1                Canada Day w/ Mark & Cheryl ... 1.5 hours NW of Edmonton .. Major Hail Storm. Crazy & Fun!!

 July 2                Edmonton to Banff, Alberta 

 July 3                Bruce's Birthday in Banff. 

 July 4th             Banff to Jasper, via 93N and then onto Grand Prairie via Route 40

 July 5th             Grand Prairie to Dawson Creek, Mile 0 of the Alaska Highway

 July 6th             Start at Mile 0 of the Alaska Highway at Dawson Creek to Fort Nelson

 July 7th             Alaska Highway, Fort Nelson to Liard Hot Springs Provincial Park, B.C. 

 July 8th             Alaska Highway, Liard Hot Springs to Johnson's Corner, drive into Smith River Falls with Truck.

 July 9th             Alaska Highway, Johnson's Corner, B.C. to Whitehorse, Yukon Territory (YT)

                           * Miles Canyon, Whitehorse, YT

 July 10th           Whitehorse, YT

                           * Delicious Lunch at the Klondike Rib & Salmon (Ribs for Bruce & Halibut Sandwich for Lynda)

 July 11th           Klondike Highway from Whitehorse to Dawson City, YT

 July 12th           Dawson City, Yukon Territory (pan for gold)

 July 13th           Dawson City, Yukon Territory (day trip?)

 July 14th           Top of the World Highway, from Dawson City to Chicken, Alaska and then on to Tok, Alaska

 July 15th           Tok, Alaska to Fairbanks, Alaska

 July 16th           Fairbanks, Alaska. Dinner at the Turtle Club with the McIsaac Family, David, Olivia & Alexandria

 July 17th           Fairbanks, Alaska  -  Rest Day

 July 18th           Fairbanks, Alaska. Fly fish the Upper Chena River for greylings, north of Fairbanks with David M.

 July 19th           Fairbanks, Alaska. University of Alaska - Large Animal Research S ? (LARS) and saw MuskOx and Reindeer

                                                                                               Botanical Garden

                                                                                               Museum - great! We both loved it!

 July 20th           Fairbanks, Alaska

 July 21st           Fairbanks, Alaska - Jet Ski the Chena River with David, stopped at the Boatel, then at Pikes for snacks, and                                         continued down to where the Chena River meets the Tanana River. Watched the Golden Days Parade

 July 22nd          Fairbanks, Alaska. Hang out with David. Stephanie Weeks arrives from Maine with fresh Lobster meat for David                                 and his friends. 

 July 23rd           Fairbanks, AK to Denali, AK  w/ Steph

 July 24th           Denali, Alaska w/ Steph - Bus trip into the park on the Kantishna Roadhouse bus, Charlie. Beautiful clear day!!   

                            We hit the lottery and saw Denali from Top to Bottom, with both the South and the North Peak visible.             

                            Breathtaking !!!!  And then to top it off we got the famous photo on our camaras, of the Moose in Mirror Lake

                            with the entire Mountain visible.!!!!

 July 25th           Went rafting in the Nanana River. Had a great time, but note I did not call it "Whitewater Rafting" . Beautiful

                             views and wonderful people. Isn't that what life is all about? 

                          

 July 26th            Denali, AK to Talkeetna, AK - beautiful little community. Cloudy day, so we wandered the town.

 July 27th            Talkeetna, AK to Wasilla AK. - great Breakfast at the Roadhouse in Talkeetna. This is the town that all the

                            start in. They fly from here to the base of Denali in May & June to hike to the summit. 

                            Took a guided Silver Salmon charter for 6 hours, 11:30 am - 5:30 pm. We went out of Denske Landing near

                            Willow, AK. First cast I had one on the hook (spin fishing), but he was fighting and the line tangled with the

                             anchor rope. What a feeling to have one on the line., and I was so close. We had a great time!!! But no luck

                             landing one.                     

 July 28th            Wasilla, AK. Steph and I drove into Anchorage for the Street Market & Festival. Found a lot of fun things and

                            great lunch. Headed back in to have dinner with friends we met in Dawson City, Yukon, Canada that live here. 

                            After dinner we dropped Steph off at the airport. Great adventure week with her!!!

 July 29th            Wasilla, AK - 

 July 30th            Wasilla, AK to Seward, AK 

 July 31st             Seward, AK - visited the Aquarium in Seward

 Aug 1st               Seward, AK - Visit Exit Glacier and take a 4 hour wildlife Cruise. We saw sea lions, seals, otters, and puffin's

 Aug 2nd             Seward, AK to Homer, AK - went to Salty Dog Saloon

 Aug 3rd              Homer, AK  

 Aug 4th              Homer, AK - Halibut Fishing !!! shipping home 35 lbs of Halibut Filets. YUM!!

 Aug 5th              Leave Homer, AK.. Head toward GlennAllan.

                            Stopped in Girdwood for lunch at Chair 5. Too foggy to take the gondola up the mountain. :(   

                            Stopped at beautiful pull-off 90 miles outside GlennAllan.

 Aug 6th             Arrived in Valdez, AK     

 Aug 7th             Valdez, AK  - visited Solomon Gulch Fish Hatchery & the Valdez Museum.

                            Evening drive to see wildlife, saw 2 black bears in a stream, eating salmon

 Aug 8th             Valdez, AK to Kenny Lake, Ak

 Aug 9th             Kelly Lake, Ak. Drive to Wrangell/St.Elias National Park at McCarthy/Kennicott.

                           Took tour of the Kennicott Copper Buildings, now owned by the National Park Service.

 Aug 10th           Kelly Lake, Ak to Tok, Ak via Tok Cut-off. Evening BBQ with our new friends we met in McCarthy and then at                                      Kenny Lake. They met us in Tok for an evening of eating, drinking and laughing. 

 Aug 11th           Tok, Ak,

 Aug 12th           Tok, Ak  back to Canada, to British Columbia. Stopped on the Al-Can Highway at a rest stop before the turnoff                                  to the Cassiar Highway. 

 Aug 13th            Headed down the Cassiar Highway, Route 37, and stopped at a pull off, across from a glacier on Route 37A

                            (12 miles from Route 37) . The drive was very smokey from all the wildfires in British Columbia

 Aug 14th           Drove down Route 37A to Stewart, BC and Hyder, Alaska to see the Salmon Glacier. We were able to the see

                            toe of the glacier, but it was too foggy at the top, so we were unable to see the glacier there. What a hairy drive 

                            up to the glacier.  Then drove the rest of Route 37 to Route 16. Stopped at a rest stop 90 miles outside of Prince 

                           George, BC

August 15th       Continued to Prince George to have the coach looked at and then Drove to Jasper, and down Rt 93 to the 

                            Lake Louise Overflow Parking in Banff National Park. 

August 16th       Drove from Lake Louise Overflow Parking to Spring Hill RV Park near Cochrane, outside of  Calgary

August 17th       Cochrane. Had a wonderful dinner at an Italian Restaurant

August 18th       Cochrane, BC to Kalispell, Montana. Started Adding Photos from Alaska... now that I have service that supports

                           the upload process. 

 Aug 19th           Kalispell, MT. TBD

 Aug 20th           Kalispell, MT to West Yellowstone, MT to visit Yellowstone National Park

 Aug 21st            Go from West Yellowstone to Old Faithful and the West Thumb and back to West Yellowstone, with many stops 

                             along the way

 Aug 22nd          Rest, Housekeeping

 Aug 23rd           West Yellowstone, MT to Gardiner, MT, through Yellowstone National Park (56 miles instead of 200+). Here for 4 '

                             nights

 Aug 24th            Gardiner, MT - Visit Yellowstone to Canyon Jct and Lamar Valley

 Aug 25th            Gardiner, MT 

 Aug 26th            Chico Hot Springs, MT

 Aug 27th            Chico Hot Springs to Idaho Falls, ID

 Aug 28th            Arrive at Teton Valley Resort in Victor, ID for 8 nights

 Aug 29th            Grand Teton National Park in Jackson, ID with Deanna,

 Aug 30th            Dinner at the Lodge at Palisades, with Deanna.

                                Special guests of Chef Bob 

 

 Aug 31st             Dinner at the Silver Dollar in Jackson Hole, and then attend the Jackson Hole Rodeo   

 Sep 1                  Housekeeping...

 Sep 2                  Float on the South Fork of the Snake River with Deanna & Bob. Fly fishing

 Sep 3                  Float on the Snake River, through Snake River Canyon., Fly Fishing & BBQ on the river. Great Fun!!

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 Sep 4th               Leave Victor, MT, across  WY-26 to Gillette, WY

 Sep 5th               Gillette, WY to Rafter J Bar Campground in Hill City, SD (Black Hills). Visit Mount Rushmore

 Sep 6th               Drive the Needle Highway, the Custer State Park, Wildlife Loop, and Iron Mountain Road. Evening went to 

                              Crazy Horse  Motcr

 Sept 7th              Hill City to Sturgis, SD , Motocross

 Sept 8th              Sturgis, SD

 Sept 9th              Sturgis, SD to Sioux Falls, SD. Visited Wall Drug and the Badlands National Park.

 Sept 10th            Sioux Falls, SD to Des Moines, Iowa

 Sep 11th             Des Moines, Iowa -- Visit Family

 Sept 12th  to

 Sept 25th: Fly to/from Portland Maine for Addie's 2nd Birthday Party and to spend time with Family.

 

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Future Plans

    Tennesse - Nashville

    .......

    Florida - Key West

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* Dates will be updated to reflect actual

It is our intention on our trip to plan approximately 1 week in advance. 

The recommendation we found was to not commit to any dates up front because you will find places you love and want to spend extra time. 

1 day per week = Down Day to do laundry, get groceries, do nothing .. we have had 2 so far, 6/30 in Edmonton, Alberta and  7/10/2018 in Whitehorse, YT.