Travels With Stacey

It is the first day our epic trip to see Alaska.  Day one includes waking up at an ungodly hour and getting a huge head start on the drive.  I have always wanted to travel the entire length of Highway 11 here in Ontario, and…

Today is the final day of our Alaskan Road Trip.  We have travelled over 18,000 kilometres, spent thousands, mostly on gas and food, and seen so much that we will have memories for years.  The theme of today is Heaven and Hell. Charles Hayes Sculpture…

What do tanks, jail, and gardens all have in common? They are what we are seeing on this, the 38th day of our trip to Alaska and back: Anderson Japanese gardens Cantigny Park The Morton Arboretum Old Joliet Prison

It is a day of looking at beautiful things while spending all this time with my beautiful wife.  Art, both by Man and by Nature is what we are seeking on this 37th day! Itinerary: Sculpture and Art Tour Dr. Evermor’s Sculpture Park Olbrich Botanical…

After 36 days of travelling, we deserve some candy.  We will need it after today’s big walk. The plan: Sioux Falls Sculpture Walk Old Courthouse Museum Pettigrew Home and Museum Cathedral of St. Joseph Queen Bee Mill Ruins Minnesota Welcome Centre Henderson Hummingbird Garden Minnesota’s…

On this Friday, we are heading east to get home.  We need to be home in time but also want to see as much as we can. Our sites: Museum of Geology South Dakota Air and Space Museum 1880 Town Skeleton Man walking Skelton Dinosaur…

We are in some incredibly picturesque territory now.  Our trip homeward from Alaska has this really beautiful section that we will be exploring. Itinerary: Days of ’76 Museum The Brothel Deadwood Adams Museum Adams House Sanford Lab Homestake Needles Eye Tunnel Doane Robinson Tunnel and…

Today we will pack up our campsite for the last time on this trip.  From now on, we will be using motels.  We need to cover distance, and setting up camp every night takes time; time that we could be driving and looking at sites.…

Rattlesnakes are plentiful in the area we are going – I absolutely hate snakes! Today will also be our last camping location; I suspect we will miss this aspect of our trip the most. Today’s itinerary: Devil’s Canyon Overlook Two Eagles Interpretive Trail Ewing Snell…

Today is our 31st day of travelling.  It is hard to believe we have been gone for an entire month. Our journey home will include these stops: Lewis and Clark Caverns headwaters Heritage Museum Gallatin Art Crossing Sculpture Park and tour the town for more…