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2000 Northwest Quadrant Road Trip Itinerary
In 1998 we took a nice 6 week trip thru Australia and New Zealand. One of our decisions on that trip was to see more of the US before we did more international travel. This road-trip was the first of our road-trips thru quadrants of the US. We also visited some of western Canada on this trip.
| Date |
Ending
Location |
Miles
Driven |
Hours
Driven |
Comments |
| 08/21/00 |
Dickinson, ND |
541 |
8 |
Departed Minneapolis at 8 am. |
| 08/22/00 |
YellowstoneNP, WY |
525 |
9 |
Smoky in Montana. Stayed in the Yellowstone Lake Lodge. |
| 08/23/00 |
YellowstoneNP, WY |
150 |
3 |
Day trip to Jackson, WY. Smokier. Old Faithful. Moose. Coyote. |
| 08/24/00 |
YellowstoneNP, WY |
30 |
2 |
Upper & Lower Falls of Yellowstone River, Norris Geyser, Yellowstone 'Grand Canyon', Fountain Paint Pots. |
| 08/25/00 |
Helena, MT |
230 |
4.5 |
Departed Yellowstone by west entrance. Smokiest in Helena. Visited Gen & Wally & Dawn. |
| 08/26/00 |
Glacier NP, MT |
188 |
3.5 |
Smoky. Stayed in the main lodge. |
| 08/27/00 |
Glacier NP, MT |
130 |
3 |
Drove to Logan's Pass, over to West Glacier and around the south side of the park. |
| 08/28/00 |
Edmonton, ALB |
480 |
8 |
Drove. |
| 08/29/00 |
Edmonton, ALB |
20 |
1 |
Went to West Edmonton Mall. Rode the submarine. Saw the wave pool and ice rink. |
| 08/30/00 |
Lake Louise, ALB |
310 |
6 |
Drove to Jasper National Park, then southeast to Lake Louise. Saw the ice fields. Hiked to Lake Louise. Spectacular glacier green. |
| 08/31/00 |
Kamloops, BC |
274 |
6 |
Stopped at Takakaw Falls. Ann saw a bear. |
| 09/01/00 |
Vancouver, BC |
230 |
4 |
Nice room overlooking the ocean. Walked along the ocean for 2 hours. |
| 09/02/00 |
Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, BC |
30 |
3 |
Ferry. |
| 09/03/00 |
Port Angeles, WA |
70 |
4 |
Visited Victoria. Ferry. Nice room, port view. |
| 09/04/00 |
Ocean Shores, WA |
140 |
3 |
Drove around the Olympic Peninsula. Nice hotel and nice sandy beaches for walking. |
| 09/05/00 |
Puyallup, WA |
104 |
2 |
Lazy morning, easy drive. |
| 09/06/00 |
Puyallup, WA |
80 |
2 |
Lunch at the Space Needle, monorail ride, walked Pike's Market. Dinner with Adam. Met at the Broken Obelisk in Red Square. |
| 09/07/00 |
Puyallup, WA |
90 |
2 |
Met Shirley, Bruce and Ingrid for Dinner. |
| 09/08/00 |
Gold Beach, OR |
450 |
8 |
Oregon coast was spectacular. Saw a water tube that shoots over Hwy 101 when the surf is right. Stayed at a defrocked Best Western. |
| 09/09/00 |
El Portal, CA |
630 |
11 |
Drive. Drive. Drive. |
| 09/10/00 |
El Portal, CA |
40 |
2 |
Yosemite Park! Yosemite Upper and Lower Falls. Walked to Bridal Veil Falls and to Vernal Falls. |
| 09/11/00 |
Elko, NV |
470 |
8 |
Awesome drive across Yosemite on Tioga Pass Road. Exciting road down the other side. |
| 09/12/00 |
Rock Springs, WY |
410 |
7 |
Stopped at Family Heritage Center in SLC. Angus steak for dinner. |
| 09/13/00 |
North Platte, NE |
480 |
7 |
There is probably nothing quite like driving behind a livestock truck on I80. West of North Platte, saw the Bailey Classification Yard, world's largest. |
| 09/14/00 |
Home |
660 |
11 |
Arrived in Minneapolis about 5pm. |
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Totals |
7000+ |
128 |
Some side trips included. |
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