{"id":486,"date":"2012-08-25T00:02:52","date_gmt":"2012-08-25T07:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel\/?page_id=486"},"modified":"2016-08-25T06:47:41","modified_gmt":"2016-08-25T13:47:41","slug":"our-itinerary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/our-itinerary\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Itinerary"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/about-page\/\">Quick Summary<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Our Cross-Country Trip<\/h2>\n<h3>Dash to Vancouver<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/?p=82\">Wednesday, August 1<\/a><\/strong>: From Arlington, Massachusetts, to Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Stayed overnight at Hollyhock House Bed and Breakfast in the Berkshires.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/?p=87\">August 2<\/a><\/strong>: From Pittsfield, Massachusetts, to London, Ontario, via Interlaken (Finger Lakes) and Niagara Falls, New York.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/?p=90\">August 3<\/a><\/strong>: From London, Ontario, to Newberry, Michigan (Upper Pennisula), via Lower Michigan and the Mackinac Bridge.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/?p=202\">August 4<\/a><\/strong>: From Newberry, Michigan, to Cloquet, Minnesota, west of Duluth.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/?p=150\">August 5<\/a><\/strong>: From Cloquet, Minnesota, to Devils Lake, North Dakota, following US Route 2 west.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/?p=192\">August 6<\/a><\/strong>: From Devils Lake, North Dakota, to Havre, Montana, following US Route 2 west.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/?p=252\">August 7<\/a><\/strong>: From Havre, Montana, to Kalispell, Montana. Across the Going to the Sun Road in Glacier National Park.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/?p=304\">August 8<\/a><\/strong>: In Kalispell, Montana. Day hike in Glacier National Park.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/?p=264\">August 9<\/a><\/strong>: From Kalispell, Montana to Wenatchee, Washington, via Lake Coeur d&#8217;Alene and Grand Coulee Dam.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/?p=279\">August 10<\/a><\/strong>: From Wenatchee, Washington to Vancouver, British Columbia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Alaskan Cruise<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/?p=367\">August 11<\/a><\/strong>: Picked up Arjan&#8217;s Dad and stepmother at Vancouver Airport. Cruise departure.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a ref=\"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/?p=371\">August 12<\/a><\/strong>: Sail to Alaska.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/?p=373\">August 13<\/a><\/strong>: Juneau, Alaska. Mt. Roberts tram ride.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/?p=375\">August 14<\/a><\/strong>: Skagway, Alaska. White Pass Train ride.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/?p=377\">August 15<\/a><\/strong>: Glacier Bay.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/?p=379\">August 16<\/a><\/strong>: Ketchikan, Alaska.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/?p=381\">August 17<\/a><\/strong>: Return sail.<\/li>\n<li><strong>August 18<\/strong>: Arrival in Vancouver. Took Arjan&#8217;s Dad and stepmother to the Vancouver airport.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Down the West Coast<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/?p=383\">August 18<\/a><\/strong>: From Vancouver, British Columbia, to Seattle, Washington.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/?p=385\">August 19<\/a><\/strong>: In Seattle, Washington. Visit with friends in Redmond, Washington.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/?p=388\">August 20<\/a><\/strong>: From Seattle, Washington, to Mount Rainier National Park, via Olympia, Washington.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/?p=404\">August 21<\/a><\/strong>: In Mount Rainier National Park. Day hike to Paradise!<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/?p=458\">August 22<\/a><\/strong>: From Mount Rainier National Park to Stevenson, Washington, via Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/?p=461\">August 23<\/a><\/strong>: From Stevenson, Washington, to Ocean Park, Washington, via the Columbia River Gorge and Historic Route 30.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/?p=464\">August 24<\/a><\/strong>: In Ocean Park, Washington. Explored the entire Long Beach Peninsula, including Cape Disappointment and the 2012 Annual Long Beach Kite Festival.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/?p=511\">August 25<\/a><\/strong>: In Ocean Park, Washington. Hiked in Leadbetter Point State Park.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/?p=561\">August 26<\/a><\/strong>: In Ocean Park, Washington. Visited the Lewis &amp; Clark Interpretive Center near Cape Disappointment.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/?p=631\">August 27<\/a><\/strong>: In Ocean Park, Washington. Walked on the beach and relaxed.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/?p=650\">August 28<\/a><\/strong>: From Ocean Park, Washington, to Newport, Oregon, following the North Oregon Coast.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/?p=656\">August 29<\/a><\/strong>: From Newport, Oregon, to Gold Beach, Oregon&#8212; on the Central and Southern Oregon coast.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/?p=661\">August 30<\/a><\/strong>: From Gold Beach, Oregon, to Prospect, Oregon (near Crater Lake), via Redwoods National Park, in Northern California.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/?p=676\">August 31<\/a><\/strong>: In Crater Lake National Park.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/?p=692\">September 1<\/strong><\/a>: From Prospect, Oregon, to Redding, California. Visited Lassen Volcanic National Park, in Northern California.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/?p=718\">September 2<\/a><\/strong>: From Redding, California, to San Francisco, via Santa Rosa.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/?p=735\">September 3<\/a><\/strong>: In San Francisco.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/?p=746\">September 4<\/a><\/strong>: From San Francisco to Carmel, California. Visited Stanford and San Jose.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/?p=762\">September 5<\/a><\/strong>: From Carmel, California, to Los Angeles, via California coastal highway. Visited Santa Barbara.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/?p=1772\">September 6 &#8211; 7<\/a><\/strong>: In Los Angeles, California. Visiting Arjan&#8217;s Dad and stepmother.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/?p=909\">September 8<\/a><\/strong>: From Los Angeles, California, to Alpine, California. Dinner with a friend in San Diego.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/?p=929\">September 9<\/a><\/strong>: From Alpine, California, to Barstow, California. Visited a friend in Mira Loma.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Exploring the West<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/?p=962\">September 10<\/a><\/strong>: From Barstow, California, to Williams, Arizona. Side trip on Historic Route 66.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/?p=990\">September 11<\/a><\/strong>: From Williams, Arizona, to Tusayan, Arizona, outside Grand Canyon National Park. Spent the day at Meteor Crater, near Winslow, Arizona.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/?p=1006\">September 12<\/a><\/strong>: From Tusayan, Arizona, back to Williams, Arizona. Spent the day in Grand Canyon National Park.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/?p=1015\">September 13<\/a><\/strong>: From Williams, Arizona, to Page, Arizona. Spent most of the day in Grand Canyon National Park.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/?p=1027\">September 14<\/a><\/strong>: From Page, Arizona, to Cortez, Colorado. Morning: Toured Antelope Canyon; Afternoon: Drove towards Colorado, via Monument Valley.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/?p=1049\">September 15<\/a><\/strong>: From Cortez, Colorado, to Del Norte, Colorado. Visited Mesa Verde National Park.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/?p=1102\">September 16<\/a><\/strong>: From Del Norte, Colorado, to Colorado Springs, Colorado.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/?p=1109\">September 17 &#8211; 20<\/a><\/strong><\/a> In Colorado Springs, Colorado, visiting P.J.&#8217;s brother David and family.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/?p=1119\">September 21<\/a><\/strong>: From Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Rawlins, Wyoming.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/?p=1161\">September 22<\/a><\/strong> From Rawlins, Wyoming, to Moran, Wyoming. Visited Grand Teton National Park.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/?p=1182\">September 23<\/a><\/strong>: In Moran, Wyoming. Visited geysers in Yellowstone National Park.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/?p=1207\">September 24<\/a><\/strong>: In Moran, Wyoming. Visited more sights in Yellowstone National Park.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/?p=1234\">September 25<\/a><\/strong>: From Moran, Wyoming, to Cody, Wyoming, through Yellowstone National Park.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/?p=1278\">September 26<\/a><\/strong>: From Cody, Wyoming, to Sundance, Wyoming.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/?p=1311\">September 27<\/a><\/strong>: From Sundance, Wyoming, to Wall, South Dakota. Visited Custer State Park, Mount Rushmore, and the Badlands.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Heading Home<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/?p=1337\">September 28<\/a><\/strong>: From Wall, South Dakota, to Waterloo, Iowa.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/?p=1354\">September 29<\/a><\/strong>: From Waterloo, Iowa, to Fremont, Indiana.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/?p=1376\">September 30<\/a><\/strong>: From Fremont, Indiana, to Austin, Pennsylvania.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/?p=1381\">October 1<\/a><\/strong>: Day in Austin, Pennsylvania, for a visit with P.J.&#8217;s sister Wendy and her husband. Explored Kinzua Bridge and Dam in the Pennsylvania Wilds.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pjgardner.com\/travel1\/?p=1383\">Tuesday, October 2<\/a><\/strong>: From Austin, Pennsylvania, to Arlington, Massachusetts. Home again.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Aftermath<\/h2>\n<p>Here is what we did after our trip:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>October 6 &#8211; 13:<\/strong> The official trip over, we spent a week in Greensboro, Vermont. Visit by P.J.&#8217;s youngest sister, Barbara.<\/li>\n<li><strong>October 17 &#8211; 24:<\/strong> We flew to California to celebrate Arjan&#8217;s father&#8217;s 98th birthday. Spent two days at the Lawrence Welk Resort in Escondido.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary Our Cross-Country Trip Dash to Vancouver Wednesday, August 1: From Arlington, Massachusetts, to Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Stayed overnight at Hollyhock House Bed and Breakfast in the Berkshires. August 2: From Pittsfield, Massachusetts, to London, Ontario, via Interlaken (Finger Lakes) and Niagara Falls, New York. 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