Category: Road Trips
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Unpacking the Overpacking
by: JM So I returned from my short, four day road trip to the Maine coast. As you will see in the below image I waaaay overpacked. But, in my defense I will say that I was testing several different load-outs, and bags and their configuration for our upcoming long-term summer trip back to Alaska,…
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Beautiful Maine!
Hello, I have been here in Maine for several days now. I’ve been working out kinks in the way I manage my images with my new M2 laptop, Lightroom, and external drives. A couple of years ago when we traveled up to Alaska I only took my iPad. After I returned I said, and still…
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Heading to the Maine Coast
by: JM: Next week I plan on driving up to Maine for a week of rest, relaxation, and photography! I do plan on hitting some of my favorite lighthouses (that goes without question), and Acadia National Park. I haven’t been in Acadia in what must be ten years even though I have a home up…
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Alaska, here we come. Days 14-15 
DAY 14: Today we stopped at Daku Cultural Centre visitor information center Dakwakada/ Haines Junction / Kluane National Park and Reserve. This was the most thorough and interesting and engaging visitor center that I have ever experienced. Experience is the perfect word because I have been in and seen many visitor centers that are collections…
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Alaska, here we come. Days 10-13
DAY /NiGHT 10: Spent the day relaxing at the Hyatt Regency in Prince George DAY 11 Left the Hyatt Regency in Prince George after a hot breakfast around 10 AM. Headed to the local Walmart for some basics: ice, water, and some snack items that we could keep in our cooler: cheese, yogurt, grapes, and…
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Alaska here we come day 1-3 “Ramblings from the road”
DAY 1:I don’t think it’s sunk in where we are going yet. The trip has been planned for over a year, Itineraries have been done for weeks. Yet, it still does not seem real, but we are retracing some of our original trip to Alaska back in “77 while exploring some new areas. We drove…
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Alaska Here we come!
“Alaska isn’t about who you were when you headed this way. It’s about who you become.” Alaska, the last frontier, is our next destination. And excitement and thrilled does not even begin to cover the emotions we are feeling over this trip Having lived there from 1977 to 1980, we are excited to relive some…
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“Some of your best ideas come when you’re on vacation.“
Though in actuality, some of my best ideas have come from planning vacations. We travel quite a bit, whether it is just a day or weeks. Traveling in the car sometimes keeps us on tight schedules and stopping frequently for snacks can get expensive and time consuming. Here are some of the ideas that we…