Look at what Tracey found at the airport . . . .
The NEW Plan
On one of our last days in the Tetons, I received an e-mail from my good friend Chuck explaining that he had to cancel our plans for the great Canadian Bicycle Trek through the Rockies to Dawson Creek BC. His timing was pretty good as I still had Tracey around to bounce some ideas off of. So instead of heading north through Montana and meeting up with Chuck, here is the new tentative plan.
* Head west into Idaho for a couple of days. Visit Craters of the Moon National Monument.
* Move south into Utah. Visit Antelope Island, the Great Salt Lake, the Golden Spike National Historic Site and the Air Force Museum at Hill AFB. Spend the weekend of the fourth in Salt Lake City and find a parade or any other trouble I can get into.
* Continue west towards Nevada. See what there is to see on the way. Stop at the Bonneville Salt Flats for sure.
* Hit northern California (OMG!) and visit among other places . . . Lake Tahoe, Sacramento, San Francisco and the Golden Gate, Napa Valley, the Redwood Forest, etc. Oh, and the Pacific Ocean!!!
* Move north into Oregon hug the coast and wander inland when the mood strikes or I find something of interest.
* Continue into Washington and head for Seattle. Take the ferry to Victoria BC, visit Mt Rainier among other NP’s and the Cascades. Maybe pop into Canada a time or two if there is something to see.
* Finally turn east, but not towards home. Just east. Cross northern Idaho. Head for Glacier National Park, then down to Moose Drool in Missoula. Cross Montana and hit Little Big Horn.
* Head into the Dakota’s. Do the Badlands and Mr Rushmore.
* Minnesota is next, but no other plans beyond that.
As it is, it might be a while before I get that far. A lot will depend on weather too. I will play that by ear.
Any and all recommendations will be considered. I have a list I started, but it is not finite, nor am I committed to any one thing. Just an idea of where I want to go, and what I want to do. To paraphrase a song, “Lord, I Was Born and (R)Amblin’ Man”