Tag: fall road trip
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Sandhill Cranes and White-sided Dolphins
We are in Kearney, Nebraska, which would be a great place to visit during the Sandhill Cranes Spring Migration. Maybe some year we will get here to see (and hear!) thousands of cranes along the Platte River. Both C and I loved hearing their distinctive calls overhead in Alaska. I enjoyed watching Sandhill Cranes dance…
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Wyoming
While we started the day in Laurel, Montana, most of our 360 miles of travel was in Wyoming, ending in Douglas. The best part of the day was the Thermopolis area with Hot Springs State Park and Wind Canyon. It was fascinating to walk around the park with the hot water, sulfur smell, and surreal…
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Montana
We drove further than planned today, 533 miles, all Interstate. We started in Washington and crossed North Idaho, but most of the miles were in Montana, ending in Laurel. Our only brief stop was at Three Forks for Chinese food and a short stroll. We saw 30 Pronghorn, 33 Deer, and 5 Elk today. Some…
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Washington State
We woke up at the western end of Washington State, and have stopped driving just shy of Spokane, near the eastern border. This morning, we got off the ferry and drove to North Cascades National Park. It was beautiful, though hazy with smoke, and busy. After visiting North Cascades in the morning, the impressive Grand…
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MV Columbia, Day 4
After a foggy start where the ferry used its fog horn every few minutes, the day turned gloriously sunny as we were approaching Vancouver Island. We saw so much marine wildlife after it cleared! Today, I saw 3 Orca, 11 Humpback Whales, 27 Sea Otters, 2 small pods of either Dall’s Porpoises or Pacific White-sided…
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MV Columbia, Day 3
Shortly after breakfast this morning, we had a 4 hour stop in Ketchikan. Shockingly, it didn’t rain at all during the stop! We saw lots of pink salmon in Ketchikan Creek and watched a seal eat one. My seal photos are so pathetic that I am not posting them. When we headed south again, we…
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Haines, Alaska
We have had jaw-dropping scenery throughout the day as we drove the 215 miles between Destruction Bay and Haines. We also saw over 100 Dall Sheep today, which has to be a daily record for us. We saw 92 sheep at their normal area near Kluane Lake. The group of 20 pictured above were the closest…
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Destruction Bay, Fall 2025
We have begun our road trip back to Virginia! We anticipate taking a bit over 2 weeks, arriving in late September. We didn’t take many photos today, so below I added 3 highlights from earlier trips on this section of the Alcan Highway. We didn’t see any bears on this stretch today (September 13, 2025). …
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Home! Arrived in VA October 1, 2024
Day 10: We are home in Virginia after driving 4408 miles from Healy, Alaska. We supposedly added 70 miles by going through the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to get through the Great Lakes rather than going south of the Great Lakes via Chicago. But somehow, it was 4408 miles this fall via the UP, and…
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Wakefield to Gaylord, MI
Day Eight, we have now driven 3650 miles, with 750 miles to go. We both had sore shoulders today and started late. We also stopped frequently at various sites along three of the Great Lakes (Superior, Michigan, and Huron). Tonight we are staying at a nice Best Western in Gaylord for $105. We enjoyed the…
Me & C 