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=== Isle Royale === | |||
2022-06-17 through 2022-06-23 | |||
;Friday 17th | |||
*Drove ~7 hours from Appleton, WI to Grand Marais, MN. | |||
*Stayed the night at a campground. | |||
;Saturday 18th | |||
*Drove an hour to Grand Portage, MN. | |||
*Rode the Voyageur II to Windigo, Isle Royale. | |||
*Hiked ~11 miles from Windigo to South Lake Desor. | |||
;Sunday 19th | |||
*Hiked from South Lake Desor to Hatchet Lake | |||
;Monday 20th | |||
*Hiked from Hatchet Lake to East Chickenbone | |||
*East Chickenbone isn't a good campground. There's very little shade and the water source is over a mile away. Stay at West Chickenbone. | |||
;Tuesday 21st | |||
*Hiked from East Chickenbone to Daisy Farm. | |||
*Daisy Farm has shelters that are really nice. Probably the best campground on the island. | |||
;Wednesday 22nd | |||
*Hiked from Daisy Farm to Rock Harbor. | |||
*Rock Harbor also has shelters. | |||
*Stayed at one of the cabins. | |||
;Thursday 23rd | |||
*Rode the Voyageur II to Windigo, and then to Grand Portage, MN. | |||
*Drove ~8 hours from Grand Portage, MN to Appleton, WI. | |||
=== Alaska === | === Alaska === | ||
Revision as of 15:31, 17 July 2022
Future Trips
- Alaska
- Juneau, Ketchikan, Sitka, and Skagway (SE trip).
- Hatcher’s Pass.
- Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes
- Shoshone National Forest
- Carlsbad Caverns National Park
- Manistee River kayaking
- Iceland
- Beluga Sanctuary
- Icelandic Elf School
- Whale watching?
- Penis Museum?
- Strokkur geyser
- Myrdalsjökull Glacier Park
- Westfjords
- Thingvellir National Park (specifically the THING site)
- Landmannalaugar
- Viking stuffs
- Viking World Museum
- Beer tour?
- Visit Stong in Thjorsardalur
- Travel to Stokksnes
- Visit the Sun Voyager
- Try Harðfiskur
- Chitwan National Park
- Roxborough State Park Colorado
Past Trips
Isle Royale
2022-06-17 through 2022-06-23
- Friday 17th
- Drove ~7 hours from Appleton, WI to Grand Marais, MN.
- Stayed the night at a campground.
- Saturday 18th
- Drove an hour to Grand Portage, MN.
- Rode the Voyageur II to Windigo, Isle Royale.
- Hiked ~11 miles from Windigo to South Lake Desor.
- Sunday 19th
- Hiked from South Lake Desor to Hatchet Lake
- Monday 20th
- Hiked from Hatchet Lake to East Chickenbone
- East Chickenbone isn't a good campground. There's very little shade and the water source is over a mile away. Stay at West Chickenbone.
- Tuesday 21st
- Hiked from East Chickenbone to Daisy Farm.
- Daisy Farm has shelters that are really nice. Probably the best campground on the island.
- Wednesday 22nd
- Hiked from Daisy Farm to Rock Harbor.
- Rock Harbor also has shelters.
- Stayed at one of the cabins.
- Thursday 23rd
- Rode the Voyageur II to Windigo, and then to Grand Portage, MN.
- Drove ~8 hours from Grand Portage, MN to Appleton, WI.
Alaska
2021-09-03 through 2021-09-19
- Friday 3rd
- AFD Station 3 tour.
- Moose’s Tooth (take out).
- Tony Knowles Coastal Trail.
- Saturday 4th
- Alaska State Fair.
- Sunday 5th
- Beluga Point (saw Belugas!).
- Whittier.
- Byron Glacier.
- Wildlife Conservation.
- Monday 6th
- Flew to Kodiak.
- Ate at the Galley (USCG base).
- Hiked Barometer.
- Ate at Henry’s Great Alaskan Restaurant.
- White Sands Beach.
- Drove around town.
- Near Island Harbor.
- Tuesday 7th
- Abercrombie State Park.
- Drove by Baranof Ice Rink.
- Pizza Parlor.
- Drove peninsula on base.
- Jewel Beach.
- Buskin River (saw some Seals in the river mouth).
- Fished the Russian (caught a Silver).
- Wednesday 8th
- Hiked Near Island.
- Flew to Anchorage .
- Raising Canes.
- Hung out with Fish’s.
- Oriental Express for dinner.
- Thursday 9th
- Hiked Flat Top.
- Ate at Moose's Tooth.
- Friday 10th
- Kenai Fjord's boat tour (saw Orcas, Harbor Seals on glacier ice, Sea Lions, and a Humpback Whale).
- Saturday 11th
- Anchorage Farmer's Market (kinda lame).
- Drove up to Flat Top parking lot.
- Sunday 12th
- Drove to Denali National Park.
- Hiked Mount Healy Trail.
- Ate at 49th State Brewery.
- Monday 13th
- Hiked Savage River trail in Denali NP.
- Saw Caribou in NP.
- Started drive to Anchorage.
- Stopped and Denali Northern and Southern peak viewing points.
- Went by my parents land in Wassila.
- Tuesday 14th - Trip to Valdez
- Drove and walked across Kuskaluna bridge.
- 2 tracked to start of Nugget Creek trail.
- Stopped at Worthington Glacier.
- Saw Bridal Veil and Horse Tail waterfalls.
- Valdez Glacier lake.
- Ate at The Wheelhouse.
- Saw four Black Bears and lots of Sea Lions out by the hatchery.
- Wednesday 15th - Back to Anchorage.
- Hiked Thunderbird Falls.
- Thursday 16th
- Rode 4 wheelers to Knik Glacier.
- Had dinner at Palmer Alehouse
- Friday 17th
- Went to 49th State Brewing to get soda.
- Alaska Sausage and Seafood.
- Hung out with Fish's.
- Saturday 18th
- Drove up Flat Top to see Denali.
- Tony Knowles Coastal Trail (different section)
- Hung out with Fish's
- Flew home.
Tour Of The South
2021-07-09 through 2021-08-13
- Great Smokey Mountains
- Hikes
- Clingmans Dome
- Appalachian Trail ~2 miles
- Laurel Falls
- Little River ~4 miles
- Drives
- Cades Cove
- Wilmington
Hung out with Christian, Zac, and Dbatch. Can view a superset of restaurants I visited at the Unlisted Restaurant Index.
- Congaree
- Hikes
- Upper and Lower Boardwalk
- Charleston, SC,
- Walked The Battery
- Savannah, GA
- Forsyth Park
- Wormsloe Historic Site
- Jacksonville, FL
- Tallahassee, FL
- Harry's
- Garden of Eden Trail Hike
- Destin, FL
- Restaurants
- Mini Golf
- Henderson Beach State Park
DC Trip 2020/11/20 - 2020/11/28
- Saturday 2020/11/21
- Old Ebbitt Grill | got eggs (Benedict) Chesapeake. It was an English muffin, 2 poached eggs, 2 crab cakes, and hollandaise sauce. Very very yummy. My mom’s fries were also good. The bathroom makes you feel like you’re in a James Bond movie.
- Shake Shack: Good looking menu. I tried a holiday cookie shake. Basically a yummy sugar cookie in a shake.
- Renwick
- American History Museum
- Sunday 2020/11/22
- Udvar Hazy
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- roger shimomura, Morris Kantor, Frederic Edwin Church (Aurora Borealis)
- Dinner at WiseGuy pizza - good NY style pizza
- Monday 2020/11/23
- Washington Monument Tour
- Shake Shack for lunch
- SW Waterfront
- Jefferson Memorial
- FDR memorial
- MLK memorial
- Lincoln memorial
- Korean, Vietnam, and WWII memorial
- Tuesday 2020/11/24
- Went to Union Station for Chick-Fil-a
- Walked by the Supreme Court, Library of Congress, and the Capitol Building
- Wednesday 2020/11/25
- Arlington National Cemetery
- Ben’s Chili Bowl: Best chili cheese fries I’ve had in awhile. Burger was good too. Had chili sauce on it.
- Walking tour of Georgetown
Utah 2019
2019-05-10 through 2019-05-19
- Friday 10th
- Drove from Traverse City, MI to Rochester, MN to meetup with Erin and Alex.
- Saturday 11th
- Drove from Rochester, MN to somewhere in Colorado. Slept in Walmart parking lot.
- Had dinner in Denver, CO.
- Sunday 12th
- Drove from Colorado to Moab, UT.
- Stopped at Colorful Colorado for pictures.
- Arches National Park.
- Camped at Goose Island campground.
- Monday 13th
- Canyonland National Park.
- Drove to Bryce Canyon National Park.
- Tuesday 14th
- Bryce Canyon National Park.
- Drove to Zion National Park.
- Camped at east entrance.
- Wednesday 15th
- Zion National Park.
- Camped in Springdale, UT.
- Thursday 16th
- More Zion National Park.
- Drove to Arizona.
- Stopped at Horseshoe Bend for pictures.
- Friday 17th
- Glen Canyon Dam.
- Toured Antelope Canyon.
- Drove to and stopped at Four Corners.
- Saturday 18th
- Drove back to Rochester, MN from Four Corners.
- Sunday 19th
- Drove back to Traverse City, MI.
See Also
- National Park Checklist
- Atlas Obscura
- Find cool things to do in cities. Tries to force you to make an account.