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Staring Out Over Glen Canyon
Checking out the serenity of Glen Canyon from Mulie Point
Crossing the Golden Gate Bridge
Crossing the Golden Gate Bridge
Back in Charleston South Carolina
Back to great friends and family and familiar and beautiful sights!
A Familiar Sight
After 17,335.7 miles we made it safely back to Charleston South Carolina
Big Bug!
A big bug to greet us after a soughing sleep
Final Camp at Cherokee National Park Tennessee
Final camp before finishing grand loop of the continent in style in Asheville
Happy Being Between Places
Happy being between places
Skyline Drive & Blue Ridge Parkway
Final scenic byway drive through Virginia, West Virginia into North Carolina
Taking the Rain Back to the South
Rain, rain, rain following us from Minnesota for the past two weeks is starting to get a bit boring!
Pennsylvania and Maryland
Homeward bound as we travel through Pennsylvania and Maryland to Shenandoah National Park!
The Way Way Back
On the way way back
Virginia is For Lovers
Says it all!
Night’s Camp in Maryland
Night’s camp at Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Park with Sun Fish on the bite
Wine from Finger Lakes New York
Wine tasting in the Finger Lakes region of New York
Tupper Lake New York
Tupper Lake in Adriondack Park New York
Sunset over Adriondack Park New York
Sunset over Adriondack Park New York
When All Else Fails, Eat Lobster
Reconciling a fear of bears over a common interest – eating Lobsters!
More Rain About to Fall in Maine
More rain about to fall in Maine
Highway 1 Maine
Crossing a bridge along Maine’s coveted coastal Highway 1
Still Patiently Waiting
Still patiently waiting for Maine lobster
Maine, Maine, Rain…
Maine, Maine, rain, rain, fog, tourists, lobster,fog, mussels, lobster, rain
Patiently Waiting…
Patiently waiting for $10 lobster & corn!
Maine’s Coastline
Maine’s unforgiving coastline
Maine!
Maine = Lobster
To a Remote Border Crossing into Maine
A long, lonely road leading to back to the USA & a remote border crossing into Maine
On the Streets of Old Montréal
Wending the streets of Old Montréal
St Catherine Street Montréal
Yeah Montréal, you’re okay I guess
Basilique Notre-Dame in Montréal
Basilique Notre-Dame in Montréal
Best Pickering in Nipissing
Eagles Nest – Best Pickering in Nipissing
Arriving in Montréal
Arriving in Montréal after an eternity crossing Ontario
The Roadtrip Just Got International
From Minnesota into Canada and Thunder Bay along the north shore of Lake Superior
Another Amazing Trout Breakfast!
Another amazing trout breakfast!
Grand Marias
Errie stillness of Grand Marias harbour
Lake Superior
Travelling along Lake Superior
Minnesota Lakes
Lakes, lakes, lakes, mosquitoes, mosquitoes, trout, mosquitoes and more lakes!
Teepee Dreams
Teepee dreaming tea
Rare Spotting at the Badlands
Reclusive beauty spotted at the Badlands
Badlands South Dakota
Badlands South Dakota
Subaru Chillin’
Chillin’ on the opean road
Teepee Rest Areas in South Dakota
More strange teepee rest areas in South Dakota
Descending Beartooth Pass
Descending Beartooth Pass into Buffalo Bill territory and one of the best drives so far
Crossing Beartooth Pass into Wyoming
Crossing Beartooth Pass from Montana into Wyoming
Snow on Beartooth Pass
Snow on Beartooth Pass
Highway 212 Montana
On Highway 212 heading towards Wyoming
Bozeman Street Art
Street art in Bozeman Montana
Another Sunset on the Open Road
Another sunset on the open road in Montana
Just the Essentials
A fresh Kalispel MO nose piercing and iPhone for getting the most out of road-tripping the blue highways of USA
High Plains of Montana
High plains of Montana
Glacier National Park Detour
100 mile round trip to east-side of Glacier National Park with Logan’s Pass closed due to late snowfall
Northern Lights Saloon Montana
Polebridge Montana: Best bar so far where Big Sky Pale Ale is served out of old jam jars & tastes so sweet!
Bowman Lake Montana
Bowman Lake in Glacier National Park, Montana
Polebridge Mercantile Montana
The best bakery and apple strudel in Montana takes 2 days to bake
Swimming Glacial Waters
Swimming in frigid glacial waters!
Glacier National Park
Glacier National Park Montana
Going-to-the-Sun Road Montana
Inclemency on the Going-to-the-Sun Road Montana
Flathead Lake in Montana
Flathead Lake in Montana
Sun Setting on the Open Road
Sun setting on the open road
View From Night’s Camp Along the Salmon River
View from night’s camp along the Salmon River
Night’s Camp Along Highway 93 Idaho
Night’s camp along Highway 93 Idaho AKA the Lewis & Clark Trail
Highway 95 Idaho
Cruising along Highway 95 Idaho
Salmon River in Idaho
Following the Salmon River along one of the most scenic loop drives through northern Idaho
Wine Tasting in Wallah Wallah Washington
Wine to go with full bag of trout in Umatilla National Forest
Japanese Gardens in Portland Oregon
Japanese Gardens in Portland Oregon
Night’s Camp at Lemolo Lake Oregon
Cascade Lake byway with night’s camp at Lemolo Lake Oregon
All I Wanted Was a Fishing Licence!
All I wanted was an Oregon fishing licence!
Another View of Crater Lake
Another view of Crater Lake
Crater Lake Oregon
Oregon and Crater Lake!
Camping on the Open Road
Camping on the open road – Redwood National Forest
Night’s Camp at Spalding Pond Oregon
Night’s camp with the gentlemen bogans of Rogue River-Siskiyou and lots more trout!
View From Redwood’s Camp
View from night’s camp at Redwood National Park
Night’s Camp in the Redwoods
Night’s camp at Redwood National Park
Redwooods
Redwood National Park
Night’s Camp in Mendocino National Forest
Night’s camp in Mendocino National Forest
Results of Sonoma and Healdsburg
The results of wine tasting in Sonoma and Healdsburg
Night’s Camp in Napa
Night’s camp in Napa Valley
Memorial Day Weekend
Spent Memorial Day wnd passing through Big Sur and Monterey, Salinas – now onto wine tasting in Napa and Sonoma. Yay!
Crissy Field – San Fransisco
Looking down on Mark di Suervo’s creations in Crissy Field, San Fransisco
Driving on Highway 1
Driving on highway 1 along the west coast through LA, Santa Monica, Malibu, Santa Barbara to Morro Bay
Californian Coastline
Along the Californian coastline
Highway 1 California
Driving along Highway 1 in California
After 5642.4 miles I Pick Up the Perfect Travel Partner
After 5642.4 miles and over two weeks on the road I arrived in San Diego to pick up the perfect travel partner (eating a perfect s’mores dessert)
Sierra Nevada Mountains and California
Coasting by the Sierra Nevada Mountains into California
Overtaking in Nevada
Overtaking on the open road in Nevada
Breakfast!
Breakfast for the backpacking revolution!
Extraterrestrial Highway Nevada
Extraterrestrial Highway Nevada
Pine Lake Utah With a Brown Trout!
Night’s camp at Pine Lake, Utah and luck with the rod sticks with this amazing brown trout!
Elevated View of Bryce Canyon
Elevated view of Bryce Canyon
Hiking Through Bryce Canyon
Hiking through sun, hail, cloud and rain. Stunning stuff!
Entering Bryce Canyon
Entering Bryce Canyon
Mi Primera Trucha!
Brook trout dinner on the camp stove is possibly the best fish I have ever eaten!
Night’s camp at Posey Lake Utah
Night’s camp at Posey Lake Utah
Temple of the Sun in Cathedral Valley
Temple of the Sun in Cathedral Valley – Capitol Reef National Park
Sunset at Glen Canyon
An uncertain sunset over Glen Canyon
More Canyonlands
Canyonlands + Moab & Arches = More people, people, rocks, rocks, arches and people
Night’s Camp in the Canyonlands
Night’s camp in the Canyonlands National Park
Driving into the Canyonlands
Driving into Canyonlands National Park
Newspaper Rock Canyonlands
Newspaper Rock – Canyonlands National Park
Entering Canyonlands
Entering Canyonlands National Park
Driving Through the Valley of the Gods
Driving through the Valley of the Gods
Highway 216 Utah
Highway 216 Utah
Valley of the Gods
Valley of the Gods
Monument Valley
Entering Monument Valley
Roadside View of Monument Valley
Roadside view of Monument Valley
New Mexico Gloaming
New Mexico gloaming
Heading South to New Mexico
Back on flat ground heading south to New Mexico
View from Alta Lake Campsite
View from the campsite isn’t so bad considering snow prevented us from actually reaching Alta Lake
Night’s Camp Near Alta Lake
Night’s camp near Alta Lake, just outside of Telluride, Colorado
Heading south towards Telluride
Heading south towards Telluride and back to the Rockies
Night’s camp alongside the Uncompaghre River in Colorado
Night’s camp alongside the Uncompaghre River on Highway 550 Colorado
Soft Corners on Colorado Highways
Soft corners are a driving dream on Colorado highways
Cripple Creek in Colorado
Made it to Cripple Creek Colorado
More Snow in Colorado!
More snow in Colorado!
Twilight on the Open Road
Twilight on the open road
Peak to Peak in Colorado
Peak to Peak on Highway 7 in Colorado
Breaking Weather Update – It’s Snowing in Colorado!
Did Colorado not get the weather update? It’s summer yo!
Scenic Byways in Colorado
More scenic byways, snowfall and seasonal road closures in Colorado
Chelada light
Relieved there’s Chelada light (AKA Michelada) still in stock – more crazy discoveries at Walmart
Back-country Roads in Colorado
White-knuckled back country roads and snow storms in Colorado
Kansas Storms
Kansas storms which made the national news!
Concrete Teepees
Weird concrete teepees rest areas along the Trail of Tears in Oklahoma
Fire on the Interstate
Fire on the Interstate
Natchez Trace Parkway
Natchez Trace Parkway from Tennessee through Alabama to Mississippi
Magic Hour on the Open Road
Magic hour on the open road
An Auspicious Start
An auspicious start
Hasta Luego Chasstown!
See you again soon Charleston SC
Tog
Tog, a supremely earnest and reliable 1996 Subaru Legacy – named after the prehistoric winged steed to Mighty Mightor
Licensed!
DMV Charleston – where it all started!
