Our 2017 Northwest USA Adventure

Today was an R&R day, with hanging out, doing laundry, etc. Preceded all that by going to St. Francis of Assisi Church in Bend. Beautiful new church (2009) and nice people.

After church, decided to try the #1 breakfast place in Bend: McKay’s Cottage. Without a doubt, the best breakfast we’ve had in our lives. Both were Eggs Benedict renditions, each well under 1,500 calories, we think:

Smith Rock Benny. Applewood bacon, fresh spinach, tomatoes, roasted red peppers, poached eggs & fresh hollandaise on grilled foccacia, served with cottage potatoes.

Crab and Sweet Potato Hash. Delicious snow crab, diced sweet potatoes, scallions and red peppers cooked golden brown, topped

Patricia Rowlands

110 hoofdstukken

16 apr. 2020

Day 44 - Lazy Sunday

augustus 13, 2017

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Bend, Oregon

Today was an R&R day, with hanging out, doing laundry, etc. Preceded all that by going to St. Francis of Assisi Church in Bend. Beautiful new church (2009) and nice people.

After church, decided to try the #1 breakfast place in Bend: McKay’s Cottage. Without a doubt, the best breakfast we’ve had in our lives. Both were Eggs Benedict renditions, each well under 1,500 calories, we think:

Smith Rock Benny. Applewood bacon, fresh spinach, tomatoes, roasted red peppers, poached eggs & fresh hollandaise on grilled foccacia, served with cottage potatoes.

Crab and Sweet Potato Hash. Delicious snow crab, diced sweet potatoes, scallions and red peppers cooked golden brown, topped

with poached eggs & house made hollandaise. Served with a butter scone and fresh fruit.

Back at the campground, a guy stops over to chat. Turns out he and his wife graduated from Westminster College in Western PA 48 years ago. As we talked, it was hard not to try guessing his age, because 48 years ago is a long time and he didn’t look that old, but he was (old). Does that mean time is slipping by? Anyway, we talk about the upcoming eclipse and we mention we may not go up to Wyoming to view it because authorities estimated that 600,000 people will drive up from Colorado to Casper, a town one-tenth that size on a good day. Total gridlock. He then says not to look at the eclipse because eye docs are calling it a risky act in terms of eye health. So we just figure he’s an angel sent to confirm our change of plans not to go to Casper for the eclipse. Instead we’ll swing south through Utah and western Colorado as we make our route to the last US National Park on the list: Rocky Mountain NP.



1.

Two More Days

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The Travel Plan

3.

Day 1 - We're off!

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Day 2: Cheesehead Country

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Day 3 Lots of Corn!

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Day 4 - Row-lands in the Bad-lands

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Day 5 - H-O-T!!

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Day 5 - Badlands Pictures

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Day 6 - Incredible!

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Day 6 - Mt. Rushmore Pictures

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Day 7 - Custer's Last Stand

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Day 7 - Pictures from Little Bighorn

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Day 8 - Dam!

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Day 9 - Touring

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Day 9 Pictures

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Day 10 - Touring

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Day 10 - Pictures

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Day 11 - Touring

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Day 12 - Touring

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Day 12 - Pictures

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Day 13 - Touring

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Day 14 - Touring

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Day 15 - Touring

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Day 16 - Goodbye Yellowstone - Hello Grand Tetons!

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Day 16 - Grand Teton Pictures

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Day 17 - Chipmunk in a Canoe only $249

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Day 17 - Pictures of Jackson Hole, WY

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Day 17 - Pictures of Jackson Hole, WY

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Day 18 - Wayne

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Day 19 - Our Glacier Park Arrival

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Day 20 - Food & Forests!!

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Day 21 - Yodelayheehoo!

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Day 21 - Logans Pass & Many Glaciers Hotel Pictures

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Day 21 - Logans Pass & Many Glaciers Pictures

35.

Day 22 - Oh Canada!

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Day 22 - Waterton NP Canada Pictures

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Day 23 - All Aboard!

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Day 23 - Lake McDonald Boat Ride

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Day 24 - Whitefish Revisited

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Day 24 - Pictures of Whitefish, Montana

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Day 25 - The Gem State

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Day 25 - Pictures

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Day 26 - Hard-hearted People

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Day 26 - Pictures

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Day 27 - Change of Plans

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Day 28 - Crossing Washington

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Day 29 - Our Sixth National Park

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Day 29 - Pictures

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Day 29 - Pictures

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Day 30 - Our Airstream

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Day 30 - Sleepless In Seattle

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Day 30 -Pictures

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Day 31 - Jimi would love it!

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Day 31 - Pictures

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Day 31 - Pictures

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Day 32 - Park #7

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Day 33 - Hoh my, this is different!

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Day 33 - Pictures

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Day 33 - Pictures

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Day 33 - Pictures

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Day 33 - Pictures

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Day 34 - Stinky Sol Duc

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Day 35 - We finally see Mt. Olympus

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Day 35 - Pictures

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Day 36 - Checking Out the Falls

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Day 36 - Pictures

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Day 36 - Pictures

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Day 37 - 9 Hours Later

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Day 37 - Pictures

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Day 38 - We gotta get outta this place……

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Day 38 Pictures

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Day 39 - R & R

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Day 40 - Anything is a Blessing

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Day 40 - Pictures

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Day 41 - Beauty Spot

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Day 41 - Pictures

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Day 41 - Pictures

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Day 41 - Pictures

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Day 42 - A Three-Hour Tour

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Day 42 - Pictures

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Day 42 - Pictures

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Day 43 - Beer Here!!

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Day 43 - Pictures

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Day 44 - Lazy Sunday

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Day 45 - High Desert

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Day 46 - Central Oregon

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Day 47 - Just Around the Bend

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Day 48 - Back Into Idaho

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Day 48 - Pictures

90.

Day 49 & 50 - Heading East

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Day 49 & 50 - Pictures

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Day 51 - A Real Surprise!

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Day 51 - Pictures

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Day 51 - Pictures

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Day 51 - Pictures

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Day 52 - Rocky Mountain Fever

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Day 53 - Changes in Altitude

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Day 53 - Pictures

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Day 54 - Hittin' the Trail

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Day 54 - Pictures

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Day 55 - Smokin' Dave

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Day 55 - Pictures

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Day 56 - Travel, Traffic & Costco

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Day 57 - Highest yet!

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Day 57 - Pictures

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Day 58 - Bad Karma

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Day 58 - Pictures

108.

Day 59 - In Heaven

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Day 59 - Pictures

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Day 60-66 -The Journey is its Own Reward - Homer

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