Today was the highlight of my trip so far as I drove and hiked in and around Glacier National Park. The most famous feature of the park is a road that traverses it in the east-west direction called “The Going to the Sun Road”. Glacier is the northern end of the US Rockies and, although … Continue reading Day 26 – Rocky Mountain High
After driving so far in the past two days I decided today was going to be a no-travel day. I had to catch up on routine, but important, things such as laundry, a bit of shopping, checking and paying my credit cards and sleeping. Apart from a walk in a nearby park and going out … Continue reading Day 25 – A Relatively Restful Day
Today is pretty much a repeat of yesterday’s post except the drive was longer and I got pulled over by a State Trooper. I drove from Minot, North Dakota to Shelby, Montana which is about 520 miles (map/video is here). Everything was good until I saw flashing lights in the rear-view mirror. I was only … Continue reading Day 24 – Last of the Long Drives
I knew that the western half of the northern border would have the fewest sights to visit and anticipated some heavy driving days as a result. Today was the first of these as I drove from International Falls to Minot in North Dakota, about 420 miles. I considered heading north of the border and using … Continue reading Day 23 -First of the long drives
Today started off cloudy but was predicted to become sunny later. I took my time getting breakfast and then headed through downtown Duluth to Canal Park. The park is along one side of the Duluth Ship Canal and there is a famous aerial lift bridge that connects to the other side. This narrow canal is … Continue reading Day 22 – Fooled By A Boat
The official Michigan tourism site is called Pure Michigan and today was pure travel as I drove about 320 miles from Marquette, Michigan to Duluth, Minnesota at the tip of Lake Superior. I had considered two tourist destinations on the way but neither worked out. The first was Sugarloaf Mountain, just outside Marquette, which is … Continue reading Day 21 – Pure Travel
Today was everything I want in a great road-trip. The journey itself was the entertainment as I drove from Cheboygan to Marquette. Not only were there great views of Lakes Huron, Michigan and Superior along the drive but it also took me over the Mackinac Bridge and through Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Although the weather … Continue reading Day 20 – Three Great Lakes Add Up To One Perfect Day