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Entries from August 2007

Day 5: I Just Have to Out Run Dad

August 28th, 2007 · 4 Comments

Start: Haines, Alaska
Finish: Beaver Creak, Yukon
Miles traveled today: 350
Miles total: 1316
Grizzlies: 2
Eagles: 2
Salmon: lots
Coyote:3
We said good bye to our friends on the ferry and spent the night in Haines. In the early morning we decided to go down to the bay and fish the incoming tide for Chum Salmon. We […]

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Tags: Arctic Circle 2007

Day 4:Waterway Not Information Highway

August 27th, 2007 · 4 Comments

Start: Somewhere on the high seas
Finish: Haines
Miles traveled today: 0
Miles total
Whales: 10
Eagles: 2
The lack of Internet connections has been frustrating. I seem to spend all my time hoping to catch an Internet connection. The AT&T GSM is sketchy at best and the biggest racket in port is the hot spot connections where […]

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Tags: Arctic Circle 2007

Day 3: The Waiting Place

August 26th, 2007 · 3 Comments

Start: Prince Rupert
Finish: Somewhere on the high seas
Miles traveled today: .8
Miles total
Whales: 2
Today was all about hurry-up and wait. Since we arrived in Prince Rupert last night we only had to travel a few blocks to the edge of town in order to catch the ferry. The Alaska Marine Highway ferry system runs […]

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Day 2: When It Rains

August 25th, 2007 · 4 Comments

Start Prince George, BC. Canada
Finish Prince Rupert, BC. Canada “Where Canada’s Wilderness Begins”
Miles today: 415
Total Trip Miles: 960
Bears: 1
Moose: 1
Elk: 3
Deer: 4
Yesterday’s drive saw blue sky and 83 degree temperatures. Today the high hit 56 and rain filled the day. The scenery also changed from rolling hills, scrub brush and canyons to coastal mountains, […]

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Day 1: Getting Behind the Wheel

August 24th, 2007 · 6 Comments

Start Poulsbo, WA. USA
Finish Prince George, BC. Canada
Miles today: 538
Total Trip Miles: 538

Today we left the comfort of our home and took to the open road. Eager to get started we left the house at O-dark thirty and headed to Kingston to catch the ferry for Edmonds where Greg from Toyota was waiting to […]

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