Rory, my trusty truck, and I are going on amazing trips, including Alaska
It was time to move on today. I ended up taking much longer to get going than I should have. Yesterday was busy, so I slept in til nearly 8. I needed to dump my tanks and hadn’t refilled the diesel. There’s a BP near the campground, so I headed there first. However, they didn’t have diesel at the auto plaza–instead they had diesel only at the truck island. Continue reading “Day Four: I miss Michigan”
Spent the morning wandering through Seney National Wildlife Refuge. Michigan was a home for trumpeter swans until they were hunted into extinction for ladies accessories in Europe in the 1800s. A few from Canada and Alaska were reintroduced in the 1980s and they have succeeded quite well. A swan was the first bird I saw. I also saw my first bald eagle of the trip, though I do not have a picture–he was high in a tree quite a distance away. I saw an eagle and an osprey nest. I saw all kinds of birds–loons, ducks, finches, etc. There was a beaver swimming around in one lake–many people know that on July 3, 2013 I was chased by an angry beaver in the Riley Outpatient Parking garage. #NeverForget. Continue reading “Day Three: Playing Tourist”
I’m sure you’re wondering what, exactly, I’m all excited about. Well, I accomplished two things today that I’m rather proud of. But, before we get to that, let me tell you about what I’ve done so far. Continue reading “Day Two: I DID IT!!!”
First, I’m still alive, though exhausted. My last post had seven days to departure. I would have LOVED to update prior to leaving, but circumstances worked against me. So, here I am in Gaylord, Michigan (where it is just beautiful), about to fall asleep at the computer and planning to hit the hay after I post this. Continue reading “Day One: The Good, the Bad, and the Near Catastrophic”
I’ve traveled to 44 of the states. I’m missing Alaska (ahem), Hawaii, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire and Delaware. It’s funny, because a ton of my college friends live in Boston and I’ve visited them many times, but never made it north of Peabody, MA.
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