Two weeks to go!

My good friend Bill Zdravecky calls this the "trip of a lifetime", and indeed it is. Not only the travel itself, but to experience the wonder and the beauty of God's world is indeed a blessing and a privilege.

This week the trailer gets what it needs inside as the outside part if in good shape, with all systems tested and running well. The clothing, bedding, communication materials games and books, and things needed will be going inside the trailer. The food will be the last thing loaded a few days before we leave.

The warmer weather we have had this week, gets us in a frame of mind that says, "It's getting summer, and let's go".

We do have a house guest at the residence and I will leave that until we are on the road to divulge that person.

So, if there are any last week vignettes that you want to pass along, this is the time to do it. We are open to any suggestions or hints as some of you have travelled many miles.- Jim

2011 Travel to Alaska and return

This post is just to alert you that Ruth and I will soon (June 5th) be starting on a 10,000 mile trip to Alaska, which will include some of the following stops along the way (this is a brief listing.) . There will be a lot of bird and wildlife viewing.

National Wildlife Refuges and Reserves and Conservation areas , especially along US 2 in WI, MN, ND, and MT.
Glacier National Park and Flathead Lake area (MT)
NWR in MT (Polson area) , then ID
North through the Banff -Jasper Parkway
The "back Road" from Hinton (BC) to Grand Prairie (BC)
Onto the Alcan Highway to the Yukon (Sheep, Bear, Kluane Lake , Dease Lake, Whitehorse)
Into Alaska through Tok
Adventures in Alaska
Denali NP and Denali "highway"
A 6 day small boat trip on the Panhandle of AK (fishing, whale watching, bears, eagles, etc) from Petersburg and return.
Bear watching including a flight and boat trip in Cook Inlet.
The Kenai Peninsula and more birding.
Return to the USA via the "Cassiar" highway onto southern B.C.
WA and ID and the former Hanford Atomic Center now a NWR.
Utah (Bear River NWR at Great Salt Lake) , visits with family and friends.
The canyons of Southern UT other than Zion and Bryce.
Glen Canyon, Arches, Canyonlands and Corkscrew to mention a few (more family visits)
East to CO, and La Junta (Indian Scout troop center)
More NWR in KS, MO, IL
Back to Grand Rapids by September 15.

So stay tuned.