I drove down to Driggs ID today to register for the Horseshoe Canyon 10k trail race on Sept 19. The drive down was amazing. I was in the Teton valley which is west of the Teton mountain range. The views of the peaks were amazing and the road was fun to drive. It finally warmed up and I headed back to West Yellowstone to go and ride in Yellowstone. I don't know why but I was a little apprehensive about going into the park on a bike. Might be all the really big creatures that call Yellowstone home. I did see [View Full Entry]

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I didn't think my trip could improve, but it keep getting better every day. I left Jackson and drove up to the Grand Teton National Park. The weather has been unbelievable so far. There was hardly a cloud in the sky and it was an amazing day to be in the park. The setting of being in the valley and looking up at these huge mountains gives you perspective of just how tiny we really are. I stopped and did most of the main sights in the park. I would love to spend more time hiking and exploring in this park. [View Full Entry]

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Another day and another 500 or so miles in the book. I was not really looking forward to another long day behind the wheel, but man was I wrong. I took highway 16 out of Buffalo and what a drive!!! I went through the Ten Sleep Canyon and later the Wind River Canyon. These were amazing views on the road. I hated to drive, I wanted to look to much. You can really tell where the developments are along the road. Most of the land is brown, but when you come over a hill and see all the green vegetation you [View Full Entry]

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Another day, another 500-600 miles. I got an early start out of Sioux Falls because I knew I had at least a five hour drive ahead of me. On interstate 90, I passed five HUGE fields of sunflowers, just starting to follow the sun. My original plan was to go straight to Mt. Rushmore, thank goodness I changed my mind. I decided to drive through Badlands National Park. It was amazing!!!! The formations in the park were unbelievable. I would love to ride a bike through the park. If I were not heading to Mt. Rushmore, I would have done so. [View Full Entry]

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Well I made it to South Dakota!!! I drove for 600 miles on Friday and made it to Illinois. Up early Saturday to start it off and try to get as much traveling done as possible. Raining in St Louis and could not see the Arch. Finally cleared up and kept on and kept on going across MO. Made a stop in Council Bluffs IA to visit a riverboat casino. I left my $13 and left fairly quickly. Found out that the rest stops on the interstate in IA have wireless internet. When I finally made it to Sioux City IA, [View Full Entry]

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I decided to get just a little more time on the beach before leaving. I went to Hanalei Bay before I left. It was a nice bay and had a lovely beach. It was also pretty neat to see where the Hanalei River runs into the ocean. I am not sure but I would say that river comes off one of the mountains because it was very chilly. The bay was very protected because of the off-shore reef. The bay was as flat as a lake. It was going to rain so I went back packed up and headed for the [View Full Entry]

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Today is my last full day on Kaua'i. The natural beauty of this island is amazing. It was a pretty overcast this morning so I decided to drive to a couple of the waterfalls located on this island. I went to Opaeka'a Falls first. On the drive up, you could see several Heiau (structures built of lava rocks used for religious purposes). It was a bit muggy this morning; it was so bad I swam through the air to view the falls. The drive up also featured several places view the Wailua river and valley. I then went down to the [View Full Entry]

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I decided to go find another beach to try snorkelling at today. I had read alot about Tunnels Beach. After I found it, I realized that it was packed with others. I went on up to the end of the road. There are a couple of caves up there. One was dry the other had water in it. I finally found a county park that had some spaces to park. I walked a pretty good ways up to Tunnels. It was impressive. The offshore reef protects the little bay which makes for a protected area to swim. About 50-60 feet offshore [View Full Entry]

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I had just planned to take it easy today and find a beach to lay out on. I went to Kilauea lighthouse this afternoon. When I arrived, I was a little upset that I had five dollars to get in the park. It was worth it. The lighthouse is on a cliff sitting several hundred feet above the ocean. I don't even know how many pictures I shot before I even got to the lighthouse. The place was just buzzing with birds. All kinds and sizes. I even got to see the nene the Hawaiian goose. Down from the lighthouse dolphins [View Full Entry]

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Spent most of the day travelling around Hawaii. I flew out of the Kona International Airport (an open air waiting area around the gates). I went to Oahu and then flew onover to Kaua'i. I picked up my convertible mustang and finally found The Cliffs where I am staying. I missed the resort at first and had to go over some of the famous one lane bridges here in Kuau'i. I am looking forward to exploring more over the next few days. [View Full Entry]

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