Driving, driving, driving. Yup, that's basically what we have been doing. We had a later start today, because Samuel didn't want to go to sleep last night for quite a while and we were all tired this morning. Having the same problems this evening with Sam and his cold...poor little man. Anyways we made it over the border with no problems...we lost our nectarines to the border guys because they didn't have stickers on them saying where they came from! Oh well. We were planning to camp tonight as the weather has improved a bit since coming south, however the campground [View Full Entry]

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One of the best resources that I came across planning the drive north to Alaska was a magazine called THE MILEPOST. The 2008 edition just came out at a cost at Barnes and Noble for around $28.00 The MILEPOST provides a mile-by-mile description of all major highways and roads in Alaska and northwestern Canada. It includes detailed information on all major destinations (cities, communities, national parks, attractions, etc) and how-to-help for various modes of transportation (air, ferry, railroads, etc). One of the backbones of THE MILEPOST are the highway logs. In these mile-by-mile de [View Full Entry]

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Today is a great day in Bismarck, ND. Sunny today with highs in the high 70s. I have been asked what is my projected route of travel to Anchorage, AK. I put a lot of thought into that route and here is what I have come up with. You will notice that the miles between stops is not that far. This will allow me to spend time at selected cities and enjoy the scenery and people. I will be camping the majority of the trip which will allow me to vary my stops. It seems there will always be room along [View Full Entry]

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Well, it's Friday May 30 and my last day in the ND National Guard even though I don't offically retire until Aug 30, 2008. ( I have over 70 days of leave to use.) Nevertheless, it has been a "great ride" in serving my country and meeting some great people in my travels around the world. Now, I'll take some time for myself and my family which is the reason for this travel blog...to record my motorcycle Alaskan Adventure. It's taken me this past year to plan for my Alaskan trip. The research has taken me to many websites regarding travel [View Full Entry]

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Quietness. Upon the dawn, the chirping of birds. How pleasant it is here on Sauk Lake. The geese and ducks wander nearby as we prepare to start our day. A long, hot shower on a cool spring morning, a bowl of oatmeal with raisins, toast with crunchy peanut butter, it doesn‘t get any better than this. The nights have been in the forties, but our van has stayed in the fifties at night, very comfortable sleeping temperature. Continuing on Route 94 we are traveling along prairies. Passing a pond on the side of the road, we spot what looks like white [View Full Entry]

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Well, I can now say that I've skydived. Today, I took a little plane up over 10,500 feet above the city of West Fargo and dove out! Actually, I was more pushed out since it was a tandem dive and the dive master decided when we went, but you get the idea. What an experience! What prompted this? It was for a good cause. I did the jump for Operation Freefall and through Dru's Dive which will provide a scholarship for low income women in North Dakota and be administered through the North Dakota Council on Abused Women's Services. The scholarship [View Full Entry]

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Spring had arrived but we got a dusting of snow. Was gone by the end of the day when it warmed up but was so pretty in the morning when I awoke. Went out to see my city and take some photos. Headed down to my favorite area...down by the Missouri River. The photos are all shot in color. It was just so black and white with the fresh snow and crisp morning that they look black and white (except of course the ones of the evergreen needles). Very pretty morning but I'm ready for Spring! [View Full Entry]

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Well hi there y'all: Gotta practice my southern drawl for when I get to North Carolina! Are you impressed, Leshia? Well my day started off rather painfully. My master slid his chair back from the table this morning, right on the end of my tail, and it took a small piece off! Boy, did I yelp and let him know what he had done! They tried to get the blood flow stopped and put a band-aid on! Did you ever have someone try to put a band-aid on your hairy tail? Anyway, once we got in the car and on our [View Full Entry]

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I'm just trying this out again... [View Full Entry]

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Well folks, I have 2 days left until I embark on my journey! And I couldn't be more thrilled, let me tell you. Hopefully I can figure out how to use this thing, and I won't have to bother with stupid e-mail, facebook, or any of that other junk! Except postcards, I will send lots of those, they are fun. [View Full Entry]

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