I have been to at least one of these, probably too young to remember a couple of others but they do look familiar.
Category Archives: Travel
Australian woman walking ‘the length of the Earth’ will soon arrive in Canada
We heard this story a couple weeks ago. Pretty ambitious activity, though I am frankly amazed it has gone as well as it has.
Tubi: By Any Means (2008)
One of my favorite things to watch are the Ewan MacGregor/Charley Boorman motorcycle documentaries: Long Way Round, Long Way Down…still mean to watch Long Way Up.
This series follows Boorman with a lighter crew but a way more ambitious plan to get from Ireland to Australia. It is a lot of joy with a fair mix of chaos. Unfortunately it has lost a lot of its online supporting documentation. I am now reading the book as well just in case there is stuff I missed in the show, because it looked like some things should have been touched on more.
Sadly, thus far, maybe it just was. Pity. Still fun to watch though.
Man Successfully Travels From Canada to Mexico Using Only Public Transit
An interesting trip, but probably shouldn’t be this damn difficult to do.
Visit these 7 Minor League stadiums — and the neighboring national park!
Okay, this sounds like a lot of fun combining two things I really love.
Texas towns try to close roads to abortion-seekers
Oh look, illegal internal checkpoints to restrict freedom of movement by women.
Republicans do not believe in democracy and freedom, and have not for at least as long as I have been alive.
Also, seriously, you want folks that purposely look like this to tell you where and how you can travel?
The ultimate brand experience: Insights from Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey
In trying to recover a story from the same source (which I did *not* accomplish) I found this story about fans of Stranahan’s whiskey pulling volunteer shifts at the plant. Which sounds like a lot of fun actually.
These Are The Must-Visit Delis In America
I mean, not a life goal, but definitely a list to check out if I am in the area.
The Perils and Pleasures of Bartending in Antarctica
A brief history of social drinking at the bottom of the world.
Travel Log – Juneau Trip 2021
June 11, 2021
– Pick up rental MSP, Toyota 4Runner 38,640 miles
June 12, 2021
7:08 am 68F
Rochester, MN
38,733 mi.
gas up, road snacks
Costco
$2.77/g
$14.24 5.125g
7:32 am
On the road
8:55 am
Blue Earth, MN
– Jolly Green Giant statue
9:19 am
Rest stop
Blue Earth Rest Area, Mile Marker 119
10:54 am
South Dakota
11:11 am
Sioux Falls, SD
Git n Go
$37.96
$2.89/g 13.095g
Cracker Barrel – lunch
12:54 pm
On the road
2:14 – 2:26 pm
Rest stop
White Lake, SD
2:52 – 3:13 pm
Dignity Statue
3:39-3:46 pm
Kadoka, SD
Sinclair
$45.03
$2.90/g 15.478g
4:04 – 4:33 pm
Prairie Dog Ranch Store
4:38 – 8:42 pm
Badlands National Park
9:52 pm
Keystone, SD
Roosevelt Inn
June 13, 2021
7:58 am
Depart Keystone, SD
Mt. Rushmore
Crazy Horse statue
Custer, SD
Calamity Jane’s coffee
11:02 am
Wyoming
1:27 pm
Devil’s Tower National Monument
departure time
2:32 pm
Gilette, WY
fuel
$56.73
$2.90/g 19.502g
Rock, Paper, Scissors statue
4:50 pm MDT
Montana
5:20 – 5:42 pm
Crow Agency, MT
Little Big Horn National Battlefield – closed
rest stop
5:52 – 6:00 pm
Hardin, MT
bathroom stop
8:02 pm
Livingston, MT
fuel, food, rest stop
$55.50
$2.94/g 18.819g
9:10 pm
Pray, MT
glamping tent
39,979 mi.
June 14, 2021
Yellowstone National Park
June 15, 2021
6:55 am
Pray, MT
depart
7:26 – 7:34 am
Emigrant, MT
Emigrant General Store
$37.31
$2.99/g 12.442g
40,227 mi.
8:42 am
Three Forks, MT
rest stop
9:04 – 11:21 am
Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park
12:04 pm
Butte, MT
Pork Chop John’s
lunch
1:31 – 1:40 pm
rest stop outside of Butte, 140-ish mile marker
2:09 – 2:16 pm
Milltown, MT
Town Pump
$42.67
$3.02/g 14.087g
3:49 pm
Idaho
4:41 pm
Couer d’Alene
Exxon
$26.61
$2.97/g 8.9321g
4:13 pm PDT
Washington
5:41 – 5:53 pm
Schrag Rest Area, mi. 196
6:47 – 7:22 pm
George, WA
photo op
Shree’s Truck Stop
Tacos Chapis
dinner
7:57 pm
Ellensburg, WA
Hotel Windrow
Laundry
June 16, 2021
Ellensburg, WA
The Early Bird
breakfast
Fuel
$42.74
$3.46/g 12.321g
8:42 am
depart Ellensburg, WA
10:10 am
Seattle, WA
40,974 mi.
Renton, WA
Jimi Hendrix grave site
Fuel
$28.94
$3.79/g 7.618g
SeaTac
flight to Juneau, AK
June 16-21
Juneau, AK
Aspen Suites Hotel
Ward Air, Inc.
– flight to Pack Creek – bear viewing
Temsco Helicopters, Inc.
– flight to Mendenhall Glacier
Pucker Wilson’s
– lunch
Tracy’s King Crab Shack
– dinner
Statter Arm Harbor
Tracy Arm Glacier
Roberts Tramway
June 21, 2021
Fly to Seattle
Aloft Hotel
June 22, 2021
SeaTac
Budget Car Rental
Nissan Pathfinder – EVL B01
28,593 mi.
7:42 am
depart airport
IHOP – breakfast
10:35 am
Montesano
rest stop
12:39 am
Long Beach, WA
rest stop
1:15 pm
Oregon
1:23 pm
Astoria, WA
– Goonies sites
– Columbia River Maritime Museum
– Astoria Column
3:32 – 3:47 pm
Ecola State Park
Haystack Rock
5:22 pm
Portland, OR
Powell’s Bookstore
Kennedy School – dinner and lodging
June 23, 2021
Voodoo Donut
9:23 am depart Portland, OR
10:11 am
Wilsonville, OR
Fuel/rest stop
$58.88
$3.48/g 16.400g
10:56 – 11:01 am
Salem, OR
Del Taco
12:42 – 2:20 p
Eugene, OR
Dina’s Shell
Silvan Ridge Winery
Dura household
Crescent Lake
Sinclair
rest stop
5:07 pm
Crater Lake National Park
5:47 pm
Crater Lake Lodge
– dinner, lodging, hike
June 24, 2021
7:52 am
Depart Crater Lake
9:41 am
Bly, OR
Short Stop/Gulf
Fuel/rest stop
$52.26
$3.63/g 14.36g
11:12 am
Adel, OR
The Adel Store
rest stop
11:58 am
Nevada
2:12 pm
Winnemucca, NV
Fuel, food
Jack in the Box/Port of Subs
Conoco
$38.74
$3.37/g 11.466g
5:37 pm
Dino Mart
rest stop
6:11 pm
West Wendover, NV
7:13 pm MDT
Utah
Historic Wendover Airfield
Con Air film set
9:01 am
Salt Lake City, UT
Pollo Loco
10:19 pm
Layton, UT
Miller’s place
June 25, 2021
10:40 am
Depart Layton, UT
10:45 am
Fuel
Sinclair
$63.22
$3.64/g 17.356g
Great Salt Lake
Antelope Island State Park
1:05 pm
Wyoming
1:08 pm
Evanston, WY
Flying J Travel Center
rest stop
2:30 – 2:51 pm
Green River, WY
Arctic Circle
burgers
3:40 pm
Bitter Creek Rest Stop
4:46
Rawlins, WY
Conoco
$40.00
11.271g
6:40 – 7:08 pm
Casper, WY
rest stop
Leslie’s old house
9:03 pm
Gillette, WY
Wingate by Wyndham
Old Chicago
June 26, 2021
6:26 am
Depart Gillette, WY
7:07am
Fuel
Exxon Connor Center
$37.86
$3.09/g 12.216g
8:13 am CDT
South Dakota
9:51 – 10:08 am
Delta-09 Minuteman Missile Silo
10:27 – 10:40 am
Minuteman Missile National Historic Site
11:02 – 11:15 am
Badlands National Park visitor center
1:07 am
Oakton, SD
rest stop
2:03 pm
Chamberlain, SD
Fuel
$52.82
$3.14/g 16.774g
3:05 pm
Mitchell, SD
Food
Culver’s
4:22 pm
Minnesota state line
rest stop
6:04 pm
Blue Earth, MN
rest stop
7:39 pm
Home
Rochester, MN
7:46 pm
Rochester, MN
Fuel
$53.52
$2.99/g 17.847g
8:52 pm
Inver Grove Heights, MN
$8.66
$2.99/g 2.887g
9:07 pm
MSP airport
10:12 – 10:56 pm
Delta Flight 4881
MSP to RST
11:24 pm
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