The plans for this trip started out with us heading to Alaska. It was going to be something completely different for us. All indications were that we might have some trouble finding accommodations so we needed to prepare for that. We considered renting a Cruise America type of camper but Karen didn't warm to the idea of dealing with the water and sewer chores - and I don't know how and don't want to learn how. Also, we wouldn't be able to explore off the beaten trail. OK - scrap the camper idea.
Then one week before leaving I went to Walmart to buy air mattresses and sleeping bags. It was raining and cold. It felt like a snow storm was blowing in. That finished me. I decided I really didn't want to climb into the back of my car to sleep - in the cold. Truth be known - I don't even know if I can crawl into the back of my car. |
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I phoned Karen and asked "Do you really want to go to Alaska"? Her quick answer was "no". Scrap Alaska. If we can plan to go to Nova Scotia and end up in Memphis, we can plan to go to Alaska and end up somewhere else. We decided that there were only two totally unrelated destinations that we wanted to go on this trip - Hanover, Ontario to visit Karen's family and Hamilton, Missouri to visit Missouri Star Quilt Co. The rest? TBD. |
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| Augusta and Gilman, Montana |
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| Highway 41 Montana |
| Jefferson Valley - Lewis & Clark |
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| Highway 287 Montana |
| Robber's Roost Stage Stop |
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| Alder Gulch - 14 Mile City |
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| Nevada City and Virginia City, Montana |
| Star Bakery |
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| Nevada City to Virigina City |
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| Hebgen Lake Earthquake Site |
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| Yellowstone National Park |
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| Buffalo Bill Dam, Wyoming |
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| Highway 14A, Wyoming |
| Medicine Wheel/Medicine Mountain National Historic Landmark |
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| Highway 24 Wyoming |
| Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming |
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| Prairie Dog Village - Devils Tower |
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| Custer's 1874 Expedition |
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| Belle Fourche Sunset |
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| I-90 Golden Dedication - Blue Earth, Minnesota |
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| Creekbank Sewing Machine Shop |
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| Woodland Springs United Church - Mount Forest, Ontario |
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| 50 Years Together - Celebrating from the Highway |
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| Missouri Star Quilt Company - Hamilton, Missouri |
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| Out Back Quilt Shop - Troy, Kansas |
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| Bighorn Sheep Canyon - Arkansas River Valley, Colorado |
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| West Elk Loop Scenic and Historic Byway - Colorado |
| Blue Mesa Dam - Gunnison River |
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| The Grand Mesa National Forest - Colorado |
| Highway 65 Colorado - Grand Mesa National Scenic and Historic Byway |
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| Little Sahara Recreation Area, Highway 6 Utah |
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