May 18th, Day 1: Monday: Car done in afternoon, drive to Grand Tetons
May 19th, Day 2: Tuesday: Grand Tetons/Yellowstone to Glacier
May 20th, Day 3: Wednesday: See Glacier, drive to Banff
-Hostel in Banff $30/person (shared)
-Hostel in the park, Lake Louise
May 21th, Day 4: Thursday: See Banff, drive to Jasper
May 22th, Day 5: Friday: Jasper to Grande Prairie
May 23th, Day 6: Saturday: Grande Prairie to Fort Nelson
May 24nd, Day 7: Sunday: Fort Nelson to Whitehorse
May 25rd, Day 8: Monday: Whitehorse to Fairbanks
Friday, May 15, 2009
Thursday, May 14, 2009
uh-oh
Blue Steel, our modern day trusty steed, is out of commission:
Somehow, this accident that looks like a fairly minor accident came close to totaling our car. Even more bizarre, it was nearly totaled (according to the insurance company) but it will be fixed either Friday night or Saturday morning.
The show will still go on! And no more than a few hours late!
All we had to do was tell the insurance company and garage that we were supposed to be leaving this Saturday and the put a rush on everything for us. So far, really loving Geico. Really.
Somehow, this accident that looks like a fairly minor accident came close to totaling our car. Even more bizarre, it was nearly totaled (according to the insurance company) but it will be fixed either Friday night or Saturday morning.
The show will still go on! And no more than a few hours late!
All we had to do was tell the insurance company and garage that we were supposed to be leaving this Saturday and the put a rush on everything for us. So far, really loving Geico. Really.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Menu! (I think we need more work!)
Yay food!
Saturday:
breakfast: @ home
lunch: chicken/tortilla/veggie wraps
fruits and veggies for snacks
Dinner: macaroni & cheese with broccoli
Sunday:
Breakfast: oatmeal with raisins and honey
lunch: chicken/tortilla/veggie wraps
snacks: finish our our fruits and veggies
Dinner: tuna cakes
Monday:
In Canada we'll get more fruits and veggies.
Breakfast: yogurt and cereal
Lunch: lunch meat turkey/tortilla/veggie wraps
Dinner: spaghetti with turkey meatballs
Tuesday:
Breakfast: more of the same
Lunch: lunch meat turkey/tortilla/veggie wraps
Dinner: grilled cheese with tomato soup
Wednesday;
Breakfast: more of the same
Lunch: lunch meat turkey/tortilla/veggie wraps
Dinner: in a hotel
Thursday:
Breakfast: continental breakfast
Lunch: breakfast leftovers
Dinner: in a hotel
Friday:
Breakfast: continental breakfast
Lunch: breakfast leftovers
Dinner:
Saturday:
Breakfast: continental breakfast
Lunch: breakfast leftovers
Dinner: at the hostel in Fairbanks!
So we can't take any fruits or vegetables over the border into Canada. On Wednesday we'll go grocery shopping and buy fruits and veggies to last until Sunday night.
Saturday:
breakfast: @ home
lunch: chicken/tortilla/veggie wraps
fruits and veggies for snacks
Dinner: macaroni & cheese with broccoli
Sunday:
Breakfast: oatmeal with raisins and honey
lunch: chicken/tortilla/veggie wraps
snacks: finish our our fruits and veggies
Dinner: tuna cakes
Monday:
In Canada we'll get more fruits and veggies.
Breakfast: yogurt and cereal
Lunch: lunch meat turkey/tortilla/veggie wraps
Dinner: spaghetti with turkey meatballs
Tuesday:
Breakfast: more of the same
Lunch: lunch meat turkey/tortilla/veggie wraps
Dinner: grilled cheese with tomato soup
Wednesday;
Breakfast: more of the same
Lunch: lunch meat turkey/tortilla/veggie wraps
Dinner: in a hotel
Thursday:
Breakfast: continental breakfast
Lunch: breakfast leftovers
Dinner: in a hotel
Friday:
Breakfast: continental breakfast
Lunch: breakfast leftovers
Dinner:
Saturday:
Breakfast: continental breakfast
Lunch: breakfast leftovers
Dinner: at the hostel in Fairbanks!
So we can't take any fruits or vegetables over the border into Canada. On Wednesday we'll go grocery shopping and buy fruits and veggies to last until Sunday night.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Elaborated Itinerary
Saturday 5/16
On the road between 6 and 8 am!
8 hours, 20 minutes to Grand Teton National Park
Hiking:Inspiration Point (2.2 mi from the shuttle) Shuttle boat for $10
Phelps Lake Overlook (1.8 mi)
Leigh Lake (2 mi) - might be a frontrunner because it's so easy. Tomorrow's hike is of moderate difficulty so we may need to keep it easy today.
Camping at Jenny Lake Campground
Sunday 5/17
Drive to Old Faithful - 1 hour 10 mins
Yay Old Faithful!
Hiking: Mystic Falls (2.5 mi, plus a short hike to get to the trailhead) This one might be a stretch, so we'll see how I feel, but we missed it last time and I really don't want to miss it again.
Leave Yellowstone through the Roosevelt Arch and keep driving to Glacier National Park. The drive will be one hour to the Arch, then 6 hours to the east side of the park, a bit longer if we decide to check out the west side of the park.
The only campground is St. Mary, so I guess we'll be staying there!
Monday 5/18
Updated Glacier Snow Plowing
Glacier Trail Status
I have no idea where to start picking a hike here, maybe we'll just ask the Rangers for advice, they've never steered us wrong before!
Also, I've been told the Canadian side of this park is better than our side, so we should stop at Waterton Lakes National Park.
Why is it that Canadian National Parks all have some unbelievable perfect lodge sitting just right, looking like a castle? We hide our buildings, they make castles. I'm not saying one is better than the other, I'm just happy to experience them both!
We need to get up to Banff or just outside it this night. We haven't decided where to stay yet, we though we wanted to camp in the park but no soft-sided camping is allowed after the bears wake up! So we'll either stay outside the park (do the bears know to stay INSIDE the park?) or find a hotel. Drive time: 5 hours 25 minutes
Tuesday 5/19
Let's enjoy Banff!
Maybe hike to Stewart Canyon:
1.4 km one way
Maybe we should do Bow River:
It's gorgeous! And 5k is 3.1 miles, since this has very little elevation loss or gain, I'm thinking it might be doable!
Johnston Canyon Lower Falls:
1 hour roundtrip, 1.1 km one way
Johnston Canyon Upper Falls:
2.7 km one way
Silverton Falls
.7 km one way
Fairview Lookout
1km one way
Banff is going to be AWESOME!
We should make it to Jasper tonight: 3 hrs, 30 mins
Not sure where we're staying yet. We'll get back to you.
Wednesday 5/20
Jasper National Park!
I'm still looking for recommendations about what to see.
Tonight, we drive to Grande Prairie: 4 hrs, 30 mins
We're staying in a hotel this night, so I can work on Thursday and not take any time off (aren't we crafty!).
Thursday 5/21
Grande Prairie to Fort Nelson: 7hrs
Today's the day we officially begin driving on the Alaska Highway!
I'm not sure there's a whole lot to see here, I'll have to check the Milepost to be sure, but it looks like a nice day of rest and work.
We have our hotel room reserved for tonight.
Friday 5/22
Fort Nelson to Whitehorse: 11 hrs
Long day.
But we'll start the day with Laird Hot Springs and end the day with Takhini Hot Springs! Apparently, Takhini's hot pools are odorless, no sulphur smell. That sounds good to this pregnant nose.
We have a hotel reserved for this night as well. Still working!
Saturday 5/23
Whitehorse to Fairbanks!: 11 hours
We have a tent site reserved at a hostel in Fairbanks so we can camp while we find an apartment, look for jobs, etc. And since so many people in Fairbanks live in dry cabins, there are lots of places to shower, etc. And the hostel even has wireless internet. What a place.
On the road between 6 and 8 am!
8 hours, 20 minutes to Grand Teton National Park
Hiking:Inspiration Point (2.2 mi from the shuttle) Shuttle boat for $10
Phelps Lake Overlook (1.8 mi)
Leigh Lake (2 mi) - might be a frontrunner because it's so easy. Tomorrow's hike is of moderate difficulty so we may need to keep it easy today.
Camping at Jenny Lake Campground
Sunday 5/17
Drive to Old Faithful - 1 hour 10 mins
Yay Old Faithful!
Hiking: Mystic Falls (2.5 mi, plus a short hike to get to the trailhead) This one might be a stretch, so we'll see how I feel, but we missed it last time and I really don't want to miss it again.
Leave Yellowstone through the Roosevelt Arch and keep driving to Glacier National Park. The drive will be one hour to the Arch, then 6 hours to the east side of the park, a bit longer if we decide to check out the west side of the park.
The only campground is St. Mary, so I guess we'll be staying there!
Monday 5/18
Updated Glacier Snow Plowing
Glacier Trail Status
I have no idea where to start picking a hike here, maybe we'll just ask the Rangers for advice, they've never steered us wrong before!
Also, I've been told the Canadian side of this park is better than our side, so we should stop at Waterton Lakes National Park.
Why is it that Canadian National Parks all have some unbelievable perfect lodge sitting just right, looking like a castle? We hide our buildings, they make castles. I'm not saying one is better than the other, I'm just happy to experience them both!
We need to get up to Banff or just outside it this night. We haven't decided where to stay yet, we though we wanted to camp in the park but no soft-sided camping is allowed after the bears wake up! So we'll either stay outside the park (do the bears know to stay INSIDE the park?) or find a hotel. Drive time: 5 hours 25 minutes
Tuesday 5/19
Let's enjoy Banff!
Maybe hike to Stewart Canyon:
1.4 km one way
Maybe we should do Bow River:
It's gorgeous! And 5k is 3.1 miles, since this has very little elevation loss or gain, I'm thinking it might be doable!
Johnston Canyon Lower Falls:
1 hour roundtrip, 1.1 km one way
Johnston Canyon Upper Falls:
2.7 km one way
Silverton Falls
.7 km one way
Fairview Lookout
1km one way
Banff is going to be AWESOME!
We should make it to Jasper tonight: 3 hrs, 30 mins
Not sure where we're staying yet. We'll get back to you.
Wednesday 5/20
Jasper National Park!
I'm still looking for recommendations about what to see.
Tonight, we drive to Grande Prairie: 4 hrs, 30 mins
We're staying in a hotel this night, so I can work on Thursday and not take any time off (aren't we crafty!).
Thursday 5/21
Grande Prairie to Fort Nelson: 7hrs
Today's the day we officially begin driving on the Alaska Highway!
I'm not sure there's a whole lot to see here, I'll have to check the Milepost to be sure, but it looks like a nice day of rest and work.
We have our hotel room reserved for tonight.
Friday 5/22
Fort Nelson to Whitehorse: 11 hrs
Long day.
But we'll start the day with Laird Hot Springs and end the day with Takhini Hot Springs! Apparently, Takhini's hot pools are odorless, no sulphur smell. That sounds good to this pregnant nose.
We have a hotel reserved for this night as well. Still working!
Saturday 5/23
Whitehorse to Fairbanks!: 11 hours
We have a tent site reserved at a hostel in Fairbanks so we can camp while we find an apartment, look for jobs, etc. And since so many people in Fairbanks live in dry cabins, there are lots of places to shower, etc. And the hostel even has wireless internet. What a place.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Schedule
Where we will be and when:
* May 16th, Day 1: Denver to Grand Tetons/Yellowstone
* May 17th, Day 2: Grand Tetons/Yellowstone to Glacier
* May 18th, Day 3: Glacier to Banff
* May 19th, Day 4: Banff to Jasper
* May 20th, Day 5: Jasper to Grande Prairie
* May 21th, Day 6: Grande Prairie to Fort Nelson
* May 22nd, Day 7: Fort Nelson to Whitehorse (hotel booked in Whitehorse)
* May 23rd, Day 8: Whitehorse to Fairbanks
Need to start bookin' travel accommodations soon!
* May 16th, Day 1: Denver to Grand Tetons/Yellowstone
* May 17th, Day 2: Grand Tetons/Yellowstone to Glacier
* May 18th, Day 3: Glacier to Banff
* May 19th, Day 4: Banff to Jasper
* May 20th, Day 5: Jasper to Grande Prairie
* May 21th, Day 6: Grande Prairie to Fort Nelson
* May 22nd, Day 7: Fort Nelson to Whitehorse (hotel booked in Whitehorse)
* May 23rd, Day 8: Whitehorse to Fairbanks
Need to start bookin' travel accommodations soon!
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