September 2017
We had been talking about this trip for a long time on and off. Then we said we'd do it in June but delayed it to September when the kids are back in school.
We always wanted to go to Mount Rushmore and Yellowstone.
We also wanted to drive across Canada, John has been to all the western provinces except Saskatchewan. I have only been to Vancouver and Calgary.
We also wanted to go to the following states that we have never been to.
Bucket List
Nebraska
South Dakota
Montana
Idaho
Wyoming
Iowa
Delaware
The distance in hours does not include bathroom and lunch breaks nor side trips.
The time differences are nice going west, not so nice coming back.
Day 1 - Toronto to Chesterton IN
Day 2 - Chesterton IN to Rochester MN
Weekend Reflections
Day 3 - Rochester MN to Lincoln NB stops in Austin MN and Mason City IA
Six Word Saturday SPAM Museum
Day 4 - Lincoln NB to Denver CO
Weekly recap with more photos
Day 5 - Denver CO to Rapid City SD
Cheyenne WY Frontier Days Part 1
Cheyenne WY Frontier Days Part 2
The Curtis Hotel Denver CO funky themed floors
Day 6 - Rapid City SD Mount Rushmore City of Presidents
Weekend Reflections Mount Rushmore
Art Alley Rapid City
Decorated Utility Boxes Rapid City
City of Presidents
Day 7 - Rapid City SD to Billings MT Ennis, Crazy Horse and Little Big Horn
Shadow Shot Sunday Crazy Horse
Shadow Shot Sunday Ennis
Day 8 - Billings MT to Driggs ID
Good Random Fun Jackson Hole Wort Hotel
Weekly Travel Theme NAMES
Day 10 - Yellowstone National Park
Day 11 - Driggs ID to Spokane WA
St. Regis Souvenirs
Weekly Recap
Day 12 - Spokane WA to Port Angeles WA Snoqualime
Day 13 - Port Angeles WA to Victoria BC Sidney BC
REVISED EASTBOUND MAP
Day 14 - Victoria BC
Weekend Reflections Victoria
Thursday Doors Victoria
Butchart Gardens Victoria
St. Andrew's Cathedral Victoria BC
Day 15 - Victoria BC to Olympia WA
Monday Mural - Port Angeles
Weekly Recap
Day 16 - Olympia WA to Vancouver BC
Shadow Shot Sunday - Chihuly Seattle WA
Chihuly Glass and Gardens Part 1
Chihuly Glass and Gardens Part 2
Weekend Reflections Seattle WA
Weekly Travel Theme COSY Vancouver
Souvenirs BC
Day 17 - Vancouver BC to Kamloops BC
Monday Mural - Kamloops
Thursday Doors Kamloops
Day 18 - Kamloops BC to Jasper AB
Day 19 Jasper AB to Edmonton AB
Day 20 - Edmonton AB to Medicine Hat AB Drumheller AB
Monday Mural Medicine Hat World's Largest
Day 21 - Medicine Hat AB to Regina SK
Shadow Shot Sunday Regina
Thursday Doors
Day 22 - Regina SK to Brandon MB
Day 23 - Brandon MB to Winnipeg MB
Day 24 - Winnipeg MB to Dryden ON
inSPIREd Sunday Steinbach Mennonite Village
Mennonite Quilting Steinbach Mennonite Village
Weekly Recap
Day 25 - Dryden ON to Nipigon ON
Nipigon Murals
Friday Finds
Day 26 - Nipigon ON to Sault Ste. Marie ON
October 1 found us on Day 28 and our final leg from Sudbury to Toronto.
Here's some of the logistics of the trip.
Total kilometers 12,000 or 7,200 miles and two oil changes.
Tolls
$17 in MIchigan
Parking
Denver CO $42
Vancouver V1
Lincoln NB $20
Vancouver BC Stanley Park minimum $3.50 per hour per stop!!!!
Winnipeg MB Museum Human Rights
FERRY
Return trip Port Angeles to Victoria
Only item lost/forgotten were the ice packs which were left in a fridge I think in Brandon MB.
HOTELS
In total we paid for 10 nights our of 27 nights.
Our biggest splurge was a night at the Fairmont Jasper National Park.
MEALS
Breakfast
Lincoln NB as Marriot did not provide
Regina SK Sheraton not provided $30
Lunches
Rapid City SD
Jackson Hole WY
Victoria BC Sidney
Victoria BC Chinatown
Portage la Prairie SK
Steinbach SK Mennonite Village
Dinners
Only restaurant splurge was in the Fairmont Jasper National Park
Nipigon ON Sue Chef
Pizza delivery twice
Room Service
Cornhusker Marriot $38 Lincoln NB
Vancouver Original Joe's
Victoria Fish and chips
Denver CO
Spokane WA steak sandwiches
Regina SK salmon and steak
Sudbury ON Indian delivery
ATTRACTIONS cost for two
Cheyenne WY Frontier Days $18
Gothenburg NB Museum FREE
Mount Rushmore $5 annual pass per car
Crazy Horse
Little Big Horn Montana $20 a car
Yellowstone and Tetons NP $50
Victoria BC Butchart Gardens $65.10
Victoria BC carriage ride $120
Victoria BC Castle $26.50
Seattle WA Chihuly $41
Drumheller AB Museum $28
Winnipeg Museum of Human Rights $28
Winnipeg Canadian Mint FREE
Steinbach SK Mennonite Village $16
Week 1 on the road and home.
The distance in hours does not include bathroom and lunch breaks nor side trips.
The time differences are nice going west, not so nice coming back.
Day 1 - Toronto to Chesterton IN
Day 2 - Chesterton IN to Rochester MN
Day 3 - Rochester MN to Lincoln NB stops in Austin MN and Mason City IA
LINCOLN
AUSTIN
MASON CITY
Six Word Saturday SPAM Museum
Day 4 - Lincoln NB to Denver CO
Weekly recap with more photos
Day 5 - Denver CO to Rapid City SD
Cheyenne WY Frontier Days Part 1
Cheyenne WY Frontier Days Part 2
The Curtis Hotel Denver CO funky themed floors
Weekend Reflections Mount Rushmore
Art Alley Rapid City
Decorated Utility Boxes Rapid City
City of Presidents
Shadow Shot Sunday Ennis
Day 8 - Billings MT to Driggs ID
Weekly Travel Theme NAMES
Day 10 - Yellowstone National Park
St. Regis Souvenirs
Weekly Recap
Day 12 - Spokane WA to Port Angeles WA Snoqualime
Day 13 - Port Angeles WA to Victoria BC Sidney BC
Note - the Canadian portion is in kilometres not miles.
REVISED EASTBOUND MAP
Day 14 - Victoria BC
Weekend Reflections Victoria
Thursday Doors Victoria
Butchart Gardens Victoria
Butchart Gardens part 2 Victoria
VICTORIA
CHINATOWN
Craigdorroch Castle Victoria
Day 15 - Victoria BC to Olympia WA
Monday Mural - Port Angeles
Weekly Recap
Day 16 - Olympia WA to Vancouver BC
Chihuly Glass and Gardens Part 1
Chihuly Glass and Gardens Part 2
Weekly Travel Theme COSY Vancouver
Souvenirs BC
Day 17 - Vancouver BC to Kamloops BC
Thursday Doors Kamloops
Day 18 - Kamloops BC to Jasper AB
Day 20 - Edmonton AB to Medicine Hat AB Drumheller AB
Monday Mural Medicine Hat World's Largest
Day 21 - Medicine Hat AB to Regina SK
Shadow Shot Sunday Regina
Thursday Doors
Day 22 - Regina SK to Brandon MB
Day 23 - Brandon MB to Winnipeg MB
Day 24 - Winnipeg MB to Dryden ON
inSPIREd Sunday Steinbach Mennonite Village
Mennonite Quilting Steinbach Mennonite Village
Weekly Recap
Day 25 - Dryden ON to Nipigon ON
Nipigon Murals
Friday Finds
Day 26 - Nipigon ON to Sault Ste. Marie ON
OCTOBER
Here's some of the logistics of the trip.
Total kilometers 12,000 or 7,200 miles and two oil changes.
Tolls
$17 in MIchigan
Parking
Denver CO $42
Vancouver V1
Lincoln NB $20
Vancouver BC Stanley Park minimum $3.50 per hour per stop!!!!
Winnipeg MB Museum Human Rights
FERRY
Return trip Port Angeles to Victoria
Only item lost/forgotten were the ice packs which were left in a fridge I think in Brandon MB.
HOTELS
In total we paid for 10 nights our of 27 nights.
Our biggest splurge was a night at the Fairmont Jasper National Park.
MEALS
Breakfast
Lincoln NB as Marriot did not provide
Regina SK Sheraton not provided $30
Lunches
Rapid City SD
Jackson Hole WY
Victoria BC Sidney
Victoria BC Chinatown
Portage la Prairie SK
Steinbach SK Mennonite Village
Dinners
Only restaurant splurge was in the Fairmont Jasper National Park
Nipigon ON Sue Chef
Pizza delivery twice
Room Service
Cornhusker Marriot $38 Lincoln NB
Vancouver Original Joe's
Victoria Fish and chips
Denver CO
Spokane WA steak sandwiches
Regina SK salmon and steak
Sudbury ON Indian delivery
ATTRACTIONS cost for two
Cheyenne WY Frontier Days $18
Gothenburg NB Museum FREE
Mount Rushmore $5 annual pass per car
Crazy Horse
Little Big Horn Montana $20 a car
Yellowstone and Tetons NP $50
Victoria BC Butchart Gardens $65.10
Victoria BC carriage ride $120
Victoria BC Castle $26.50
Seattle WA Chihuly $41
Drumheller AB Museum $28
Winnipeg Museum of Human Rights $28
Winnipeg Canadian Mint FREE
Steinbach SK Mennonite Village $16
Week 1 on the road and home.
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