NOTE: this trip needed three maps, each following upon the previous one

Three reasons for this trip:
1. Visit my 300th National Park site -- and then some
2. Photograph the last of the campus signs needed west of the Mississippi River
3. Visit friends in two different western states

Four unique accomplishments for this trip:
1. Visited my 300th National Park site (Manzanar was #300)
2. Drove over 1,000 miles in a single day for the first time
3. Complete driving through all provinces and their major cities (except Edmunton) that border the U.S. as well as Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
4. Drove in all four Time Zones of the continental U.S. (there are other times zones for North America such as Alaska and the eastern Canadian provinces)

UTAH: Visit (for the second time in three months) one national park plus visit with friend Sherry
CALIFORNIA: Visit twelve national parks
OREGON: Visit one national park
WASHINGTON: Visit one national park plus visit with friend Lisa
BRITISH COLUMBIA: Visit town of Kamloops, intended to spend night after driving back from Lake Louise but two long construction zones were not worth three times through them so skipped returning to Golden
ALBERTA: Visit three national parks and two famous lakes plus Calgary and Edmonton -- BUT THIS ALL DID NOT WORK OUT!!!
SASKATCHEWAN: Visit Saskatoon (terrible place to drive in) and Regina (15-mile construction zone leading into it)
MANITOBA: Visit Winnepeg
ONTARIO: Visit Thunder Bay area
MINNESOTA: Visit one national park
MICHIGAN: Visit one national park (that was skipped last rainy September)
SOUTH DAKOTA: Visit one national park (visitor center closed for Juneteenth holiday)
NEBRASKA: Visit one national park

MISSED VISITING:
--Cedar Breaks National Park in Utah because snow still blocked the entrance highway
--Devil's Postpile National Park in east central California because snow blocked the highway
--Yosemite National Park from the east sign (highway 395) because of snow blocking highway
--Lassen Volcanic National Park because the road through the park is still closed
--Eugene O'Neill National Park near Oakland because unknown that reservations are required
--Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Park because unknown that reservations are required
--San Francisco Maritime National Park because the visitor center is closed until further notice
--Muir Woods National Park because I knew online reservations were required but they expect you to set a specific 15-minute period for a given day and I had no idea even which day I would be there until the day before which was too late
--Point Reyes Lighthouse because the weather was rainy and foggy and it required a 2-1/2 hour round trip west from the visitor center
--Lake Louise (see below under "The Worsts")
--Lake Moraine - ditto
--Edmonton -- after the Lake Louise / Lake Moraine fiasco, I was ready to leave Canada altogether. But decided, after losing one night's hotel (un-cancellable in Golden BC) and getting out of Huge Traffic Messy Calgary, I decided to skip Edmonton for now (if I ever drive to Alaska from the U.S., the route will take me through Edmonton on the way to Yellowknife). In Edmonton, I had planned to see the Royal Alberta Museum and the Botanical Gardens of the University of Alberta.
--Saskatoon -- ran into several travel issues here and never made it to Wanuskewin
--Sunrise over a body of water -- it was either hazy from forest fire smoke or cloudy or, at Thunder Bay, the park is closed until 9:00 am
--Hillcrest Park in Thunder Bay -- park closed for complete rennovations
--Fort Frances in Ontario across from U.S. at International Falls -- all hotels were booked for at least a 50 kilometer radius as was down the west coast of Lake Superior in the U.S., reason(s) unknown but guessing summer weekend tourists
--Missouri River National Recreation Area visitor center was closed on a Monday for Juneteenth Day

OBSERVATIONS: Some observations made while traveling in this area:

• I learned that my Garmin GPS has a strange quirk for estimating arrival time. For each hour of travel it shows three minutes less than actual. That is, if the travel is at the speed limits with plus or minus two (mostly Plus), then it keeps adding a minutes every twenty minutes or so of travel time.
• When got to the point where I-76 splits off I-80 to Denver and I continued I-80, I was the only vehicle among at least 100 semi trucks
• I-80 has many X's that split across the median, as if when closing one side of the highway for construction, traffic can cross over to the other side
• The little town of Sydney NE surprised me because it has an Applebee's and a Cabela's
• California highway 395 is a very well-traveled highway in southeastern California. Thus, when it is two-lane (it changed to four-lanes in some places), the opportunity to pass is when a third "passing lane" is given
• I was surprised how often I was getting gravel flung at me in southern California -- seemed like once every few minutes. And sometimes there were no vehicles in front of mine to fling the gravel,,,>>>
• Love that Utah gives decent speed limits on their highways. It is 70 MPH through the Salt Lake City section (until mile marker356 otherwise it is 80 MPH. I feel like I am actually moving when I hit 80 MPH and anythig slower than that is just creeping along
• Nevada's US highway 95 had a sign each mile or so that was dedicated to the veterans of the various wars, one sign per war/conflict, including the War on Terrorism. Otherwise, the highway was surrounded byu desert.
• California's most frequently used sign says either "Enforced by radar" or speed monitored by aircraft. I have never heard a single story, ever, of someone getting a ticket because they were caught by aircraft. An article I found said aircraft for speedsters is going out of style thanks to other cheaper technologies.
• San Francisco downtown traffic near its northern coast is quite dense, even very early afternoon. It takes two traffic light cycles before a given car can get through it, only to do the same for the next light, and the next one, and the next one, and... Pedistrians crossing makes things slower too.
• I saw my first-ever flower farm while on highway 46 just before getting to I-5. Hundreds and hundreds of acres of flowers, each section is all one color of a flower (unknown which type flower). That area is quite flat.
• There are numerous signs throughout the western states cautioning drivers about strong cross winds. One would think those areas would have many of those wind terbines but I rarely saw one near the signs.
• Northern California has a town called "Hat Creek". I chuckle thinking of how they came up with that name back in the day, It would be quite interesting to read a book about how the probably hundreds of U.S. towns with such unusual names got their names. Hmmmm..... a book I could write?
• I-5 in northern California has large flowering bushes in the median. One, it gives something nice to look at. Two, it blocks the view and headlights on traffic going the other direction.
• The town of Bend, Oregon, with highway 97 running north-south through it, gave the first six northbound miles with no stops and good speeds, even with much traffic. But in the seventh mile, things turned completely around to rush hour traffic type flow.
• Between the Oregon towns of Redmond and Prineville were mostly evergreen trees. East of Prineville became grazing land.
• Oregon highway 207 was all gravel. My Garmin GPS often sends me down such strange roads. Sometimes it has sent me down something that could not even be considered a road, or, is private property, or, just dead ends.
• Yakima Washington's traffic lights are fast to change between green and red thus, rarely stopped for long.
• The west is often dealing with forest fires. Well, their town names don't help any. Nevada and Oregon both have a town named Sparks and Washington has an exit off I-90 called Sparks Road. Fire starters!
• After having seen, from several years ago, a DVD story where Star Trek actor Will Wheaton went to the Seattle Pop Culture Museum and showed the viewers the numerous Star Trek items -- phasers, tricorders, medical devices, uniforms, etc., I was looking forward to seeing that museum. However, after taking the 30 minute walk (in a typical Seattle light rain) and standing in the ticket line, the Star Trek exhibit consisted of a uniform shirt worn by Mr. Spock and a constantly-running video about Star Trek. That was it!! I was out of there in under five minutes after getting my $32 entry ticket.
• I had long thought that the U.S. west coast cities were in bloom with flowers most of the year but learned that is only a spring-time thing. Bushes and trees, however, continue to have blooms in the summer months.
• Washington state uses an abbreviation "LK" which I eventually learned stands for "Lake"
• Little surprise that (A) it took me longer than it should have to simply get onto I-5 and headed out of Seattle, and, (B) I-5 had quite heavy traffic until I exited north of Bellingham. It was a Sunday summer afternoon so maybe that had something to do with the traffic volume.
• British Columbia is all mountains and trees and lakes and rivers -- and LOTS of all of those. After leaving Kamloops heading east on a partly cloudy day, I was stunned to see the tops of the mountains sticking out ABOVE the clouds.
• The Trans Canada Highway 1 from Abbotsford to Kamloops was a nice four lane at 75 MPH (120 KPH). However, east aof Kamloops it was two-lane and varied in speed limits. Every once in a while it had either a third passing lane or went back to four lanes for a while. I was expecting four lanes at 120 KPH the whole way to Golden BC (which, although in British Columbia, it is on Mountain TIme with Alberta) This, B.C. takes a bit longer to traverse east-west than expected.
• Saskatchewan is like Arizona and Hawaii -- never does Daylight Saving Time. So during DST time, the province is in Mountain Time and when not DST time, the province is in Central time.
• While driving through British Columbia I noticed several signs saying we are in "Avalanche Country". Believe that is the first time I have ever seen such a sign.
• The small town of Drumheller, Alberta is quite impressive for a small town. I drove through it on the way to Saskatoon from the Calgary area
• Highways 7 in Alberta that became highway 9 in Saskatchewan was a nice, mostly straight and flat two-lane with hardly any traffic between 5:00 am and 9:00 am. I did not pass a single vehicle during that time although a number of vehicles passed me.
• By my second full day in Canada, when people ask how is it going, I say something such as "I am on a mission to find every road construction zone in western Canada" since I seem to be doing that. When I mentioned that to a police officer (he was in a hotel lobby), he quickly added "That's fair to say at this time of year".
• It seems that Canadian vehicles are just three basic colors: white, black or red. Have hardly seen any P.T. Cruisers though (aka. the World's Ugliest Vehicle Ever Made)
• Saskatchewan has an unusual sign that warns drivers about the upcoming four-lane intersection, it says "Important Intersection". Every one of them were narrow gravel roads and only one of the dozen or so I saw had any traffic. "Important??"
• Alberta and Saskatchewan have dozens of dozens of trucks parked just off the highways whose sides are used as billboards. Rather tacky looking, but, that is rural living.
• Saskatchewan had a few road construction signs that said "Loose Stones". First time I ever saw that sign, but I never did see any stones in the road
• The clientele of hotels in Canada are quiet during the night sleeping hours. Wish I could say the same for the U.S. hotel clientele who are quite the opposite, as if they come to a hotel to Party! In general, on several levels, hotels in Canada are nicer to stay at than their similar ones in the U.S.
• Three Canadian highway signs that are just pictures/icons that I have yet to determine their meaning are: (1) Three connected-at-their-base solid triangles which look like three dormers or gables on a house, (2) three cubic meter-sized boxes with a small vertical opening in each are stacked vertically and a truck is driving towards them, and, (3) a solid triangle with the base on horizontal and the right-side line bulges out a bit and the straight left-side has outside of it several different-sized circle things -- from this, I get the impression it is a native American sitting hunched over with a blanket draped over his shoulders and his is blowing smoke signals. Weird, all!!!
• .........Later learned what those three signs mean: (1) rough road (2) trucks entering highway (3) falling rocks
• While British Columbia and Alberta west of Calgary were mountainous with rivers and lakes and trees and waterfalls, east of Calgary through Saskatchewan and Manitoba is flat farm land.
• Canada has done away with using The Penny -- all amounts rounded up to the nearest nickle. They often use coins for $1 (called "Loonie") and for $2 (called "Toonie") as well as dime and quarter. Coin-operated machines accept quarters and Loonies.
• Canadian drives tend to be less agressive than U.S. drivers -- except for when they want to pull into traffic from a side street.
• Manitoba is mostly flat farm land
• Manitoba has occasional signs that list some of the local attractions for tourists
• Manitoba has a sign telling when the Passing Lane begins (fair enough, although it is about 50 feet before when the lane actually begins) and another sign to tell you when the Passing Lane has ended (AFTER that lane no longer exists, so, DUH!). In general, Canada is better than the U.S. at providing passing lanes more often. And, they usually let drivers know how far until the next passing lane will appear.
• Whereas the "back highways" of Alberta and Saskatchewan were lightly traveled, the same cannot be said for Manitoba. Also, the Trans Canada Highway 1 is less crowded than other provinces. There was even a point where the speed limit was 120 KPH, something never seen in Alberta and Saskatchewan. Also, there seems to be about 75% - 80% fewer big trucks on the highways in Canada than in the U.S. although there are still plenty of them on certain highways.
• Another good idea Canada has is they have highway signs that give the frequency and call letters of the local radio station. Now if only they would add what type of radio station it is (i.e. Country or Gospel or News or Talk, etc.)
• My Verizon account claims it will not charge me roaming charges while in Canada. I note on the MiFi that it shows "Telus" which is the Canadian telecommunications company. That "handshaking" deal is usually slow for response and sometimes fails to even connect.
• Whereas the Winnepeg area was flat and dusty, western Ontario is forested with many lakes
• Ontario's signs warning of deer crossings has an additional small sign that says "Night Danger"
• In Ontario, I kept noticing these little diamond-shaped reflectors along the side of the road. The top half of each "diamond" was one color and a different color on the bottom half. After I started paying more attention to when they appeared, and, their top and bottom colors, I realixzed that when a rail guard begins, the top half is Green and the bottom half is white. At the end of the guard rail, the Green and White switch positions with White on top. When I got into Minnesota to see what that state does at guard rails, they simply have the same looking relector at the start and end of all guard rails.
• Canada does not seem to get much wind. In my 2,200 mile trek across western Canada, I saw neither the windmills so frequently seen in the U.S. nor any solar panel farms. I assumed that Canada would be ahead of the U.S. in renewable energy generation in these areas. I also noticed how calm all lakes are -- the glassy-smooth look.
• Canada has gotten too little rain of late, thus, all of their on-going forest fires. I noted how vehicles on side roads really kicked up a cloud of dust
• Canada lacks a highway system that (1) is four lanes from Ottowa to Vancouver (2) has zero traffic lights and stop signs (3) can drive at 120 KPH (aka, 75 MPH)
• Highway 61 along the western coast of Lake Superior going from Grand Portage to Duluth was bumpy much of the way and went through many small towns (25 to 40 MPH per town). There were no actual "passing lanes" north of the town of Two Harbors, only what is called a "bypass lane" which is, at most, 100 feet long, just enough to let a really slow RV or semi pause for a couple of vehicles to pass. Never seen that "design" before, they basically were worthless with normal traffic and I never saw one get used.
• Highway 2 through Wisconsin was very generous with having many extra "passing lanes"
• I noted along the highways around Lake Superior that many bushed and wildflowers were in bloom but only in purple, pink and white.
• Sunrise in Canada and also just across the U.S. border were all hazy (smoke?) orange every morning
• I noted that many highways on which I traveled would cross the same named river twice, one of them even a third time!
• The two-lane highway surfaces in northwestern Michigan and northern Wisconsin were quite rough -- winter maybe takes it toll on the road materials
• The upper Michigan Keweenaw Penisula towns-across-the-river-from-each-other of Houghton and Hancock are in a valley whereas the land to their north and south are at a much higher elevation.
• I saw several signs pointing to a side road and labeled "Boat Landing". It occurs to me that boats also depart from there as well as land (aka. dock). So, wonder if instead they should be called something such as "Boat Dock".
• I get a kick out of seeing restaurants called "Supper Clubs", they are in Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota
• Some hotels started having dual (i.e. side-by-side) toilet paper roll dispenser. Two reasons that is a good idea. One, the guest does not have to change the roll if one runs out. Two, it allows for both ways to have the toilet paper dispensed -- over top or out the back -- which covers the preferences for both types of people!
• Strikes me a funny that states have highway signs telling of the upcoming Welcome Center just as drivers are leaving the state
• Northern Nebraska is quite hilly -- many large hills -- as well as sandy
• Seems like the farms along Nebraska highway 12 are more for growing hay than growing crops
• Some years ago I drove south to north along Highway 2 in central Nebraska. The highway has a dual set of railroad tracks running to the side. The first time I drove it, I enjoyed seeing numerous trains running along side the highway. This time, the tracks were totally empty in the northern half of the state but had a few trains in the southern half.
• Some years ago I had noted that rural Nebraska drivers that go the opposite direction from me will do a small one-or-two-finger wave. I had forgotten about that until I started seeing it happening again on this trip.

The Bests:

1. Viewing the Yakima River from my hotel room in the town of Yakima -- it was quite pleasant to just stare at plus watching the numerous birds taking advantage of the fast-moving river waters
2. Visiting with two western friends -- Sherry and Lisa
3. Getting relatively quickly through the traffic of Los Angeles and Riverside since I was expecting an hour or more of traffic jam delays but had only 20 minutes worth!!!
4. After pushing hard for a week and get two days ahead of schedule, got to relax a bit on Saturday afternoon in Seattle. Did laundry too which is always an uplifting thing when traveling.
5. British Columbia and Saskatchewan, when it gives a passing lane (and there was a sign telling how far away it is), it tells how long the passing lane is. That is a GREAT feature to know.
6. Canada having several "Good Ideas" -- drop using the Penny, telling how long a passing lane is, giving the frequency and call letters for the local radio stations.
7. A person can sleep peacefully in Canadian hotels because the clientele is quiet, the opposite of most U.S. hotels
8. Waterfalls are such a powerful force of nature. The Kakabeka Falls just west of Thunder Bay in Ontario certainly displays that power. It is very loud!
9. The feeling of walking along the shore of Lake Superior both at the Grand Portage National Heritage and at the hotel in Ontoganon MI

The Worsts:

1. O R E G O N - I never have liked driving in this state, they are visitor un-friendly. How? One, no self-serve gas pumping. Two, they have numerous construction zones with long traffic delays. Three, their very high hotel prices for so-so hotel facilities. I believe I am forever DONE with Oregon and never have to return for any reason which is fine with me, that leave the Oregon Caves National Park site in the southwest corner as never visited, So be it!
2. So many cloudy and rainy days in the U.S. Mountain and Pacific time zones -- just makes the photographs so much more BLAH!
3. Hotels that are way more expensive in the post-pandemic times yet less service is given and the hotel facilities are so-so at best plus the hotels seem to be attracting more and more people who are inconsiderately noisy all night long
4. Sure wish we could find a way to separate big trucks from the rest of the traffic, especially because their numbers (i.e. percent of total traffic volume) keep growing and growing
5. Pop Cultural Museum in downtown Seattle was a DUD! Walked 30 minutes from my hotel in a drizzle rain to this museum and waited in a long line to pay $32 to spend two minutes in the place. The supposed Big Display of Star Trek stuff was merely a shirt worn by Mr. Spock and a continuously-running video of Star Trek things.
6. Canadian highways!! One, speed limits are way too slow and construction zones are ridiculous -- about 30 MPH. Two, construction zones -- apparently for the summer they set up a construction zone every 10-20 kilometers. Three, their "interstate" highway, the Canadian Trans Hwy #1, is only four-lane sometimes, otherwise, it goes through towns with their very slow speed limits along with their traffic lights. In short, it takes much longer to get anywhere in Canada, at least in the summer months. For these reasons, I would have a really tough time living in Canada,
7. Lake Louise and Lake Moraine -- for well over thirty years I had looked forward to seeing Lake Louise, reportedly by many as THE MOST BEAUTIFUL spot in all of North America. I drove the distance to it, waited in long vehicle entry lines to get to the parking lot only to be told that there is no parking available. I could drive ten kilometers and try to get on one of the shuttle buses. No thanks! I did not want to spend hours there, simply long enough to look at the lakes for 10-15 seconds, then snap five or so photos of the lakes, then leave. So, a half a lifetime dream/goal shattered. ANd for Lake Moraine, starting this year (2023) they no longer allow private vehicles down the road to the lake. More shuttling!
8. Calgary -- I expected somewhat of a mountain resort town here. But I found San Francisco or Seattle. Between numerous road construction zones, traffic jams and stopping at most every traffic light at every intersection, and, driving through that to get to a Chili's that went out of business, I was ready to leave the town. In fact, this town couple with having just had to give up on Lake Louise made me want to turn south and head back to the U.S. But only decided to skip Edmonton and continue with the rest of the trip as planned. I did check highway construction in Saskatchewan and Manitoba and found there is none on Highway 1 in the former and minimal in the latter.
9. Saskatoon -- this town is similar to Santa Fe, meaning, a person cannot simply "drive around the block" if a turn was missed. Garmin GPS was too slow at telling me to turn and the means to get turned around, particularly with on-going road construction, meant an additional 45 minutes to get to my intended destination. So I skipped visiting Wanuskewin which might have been interesting to visit.
10. U.S. Border at Grand Portage -- just as I was turning to go to the Canadian side of the Pigeon River, I noticed one of those electronic portable signs saying that because of bridge work, expect 1-to-2-hour delay crossing into the U.S. So I bailed on the Canadian side of the river and went on to "get in line". Turns out that only one lane of the bridge was open and a traffic light let one way or the other cross. I was first in line so my total time crossing the border was less than ten minutes. Thanks Sign for causing me to miss the Canadian side of the Pigeon River area. However, the scenery I saw on the U.S. side was prettry good.
11. Duluth MN -- been thru this town probably four times over the years. I always leave it with the feeling of that I really dislike trying to drive through this town. This time, a marathon was going on and had the last six miles of highway 6 from the north closed. After waiting in a traffic line for a while, realized I could be there for an hour or more. So took a detour through country roads. Added a total of 22 miles and45 minutes to my drive for the day.
12. Ironwood MI -- upon entering this town I got the feeling that time has long passed by this rundown town. Zero bars for my Verizon phone or MiFi. My booked hotel looked rundown too. When I got there, with food-needing-refrigeration just bought at the grocery store, the hotel had zero cars there and the office has a "closed" sign. Seemingly no one was in the building, anywhere! Despite having already pre-paid the hotel, I decided to drive another hour to the next town after buying ice that hopefully would keep my food-needing-refrigeration would remain frozen or cold.

The Totals:

• Miles Driven: 8105
• Driving: 131 hours in 18 days
• States: 15 - Missouri, Nebraska, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, Arizona (barely), California, Oregon, Washington, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas
• Provinces: 5 - British Columbia (repeat), Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario (repeat)
• Universities: 1 - California Baptist -- that completes all univerities west of the Mississippim remaining are 1 in New Orleans, 1 in Georgia, 1 in West Virginia, three in D.C. and two in Massachusetts
• Pictures Taken: 709 (40 deleted)
• National Parks: 19 (total 316 of 424 visited) - Timpanogos (repeat), Mojave, Manzanar, Eugene O'Neill (needed reservation), Port Chicago (unable to get to it), John Muir, Rosie Riveter, San Fran Maritime, Fort Polnt, Muir Woods (needed reservation), Point Reyes, Whiskeytown, Lava Beds, John Day Fossil, Whitman Missions, Grand Portage, Keweenaw, and, Mississippi River (repeat), Missouri River Recreational, Niabrara Recreational

Remaining to Visit by State/Province
• AL - DONE but would like to revisit Russell Cave missed in Sept. 2022 trip
• AK - DONE
• AZ - Go to the visitor Center for Hohokam Pima although visitors no longer allowed in the actual park since it belongs to a Tribe -- planned for Oct.2023
• AR - DONE, but could visit the Buffalo National River NP near Harrison
• CA - Need to visit Devil's Postpile plus photograph the park sign for Yosemite (planned for Oct.2023). Three parks in the San Francisco area were closed in June 2023.
• CO - DONE
• CT - DONE
• DC - Fort Bayard National Park as well as photograph the campus signs at three colleges: Trinity, Galluadet and Univ. of D.C.
• DE - DONE
• FL - Likely will visit Orlando area where a high school classmate and a cousin both live, still want to take the ferry at Fort Matanzas, and, re-attempt to visit a couple of places on the Gulf Coast: Sarasota (downtown), Pine Island and the Naples Botanical Gardens
• GA - Want to actually get into the Chattahooche National Park Ford visitor center plus other parks for the first time visit: MLK, Kennesaw Mountain, Cumberland Island, Arabia Mountain, Augusta Canal, Gullah/Geechee and Trail of Tears (which runs through AL, AR, GA, IL, KY, MO, NC, OK, TN). Also could photograph campus sign at Valdosta State University.
• HI - DONE
• ID - DONE but would like to drive from Boise to Moscow to cover that part of the state to yet drive through
• IL - Chicago has some places yet to visit including Chicago Portage NHS and the Pullman Historic District NP, also, maybe more family history research in Danville, Pecatonica as well as Washington county (town of Nashville)
• IN - Total eclipse in June 2024, family history research in Ft.Wayne plus maybe find ancestral cemeteries and more in Brown county and in Terre Haute
• IA - DONE though could do some extended family history in various counties (i.e. Dubugue, Marshalltown and the counties of Plymouth and Woodbury)
• KS - DONE, but currently live here
• KY - DONE
• LA - Maybe visit cousins in New Orleans plus see national parks: Atchafalaya, El Camino Real de los Tejas and Jean Lafitte plus photograph the campus sign at the University of New Orleans
• ME - Revisit Acadia National Park to photograph the park sign and just see the park again (was there in 1986), also visit the area around Eastport-Lubec and nearby International Park as well as the St. Croix Islands NP
• MD - Visit Piscataway NP just southeast of D.C. -- planned for Sept.2023
• MA - Visit Blackstone River Valley NP, visit Martha's Vineyard. Also, do family history research plus I know many fellow Toastmasters in Boston. And, a good friend lives in this state.
• MI - DONE, but would like to determine what (and where) scenic things can be seen in Pictured Rocks National Park and maybe someday ferry to Isle Royale National Park
• MN - DONE
• MS - Visit Tupelo NP -- planned for April 2024
• MO - DONE, but I live too close to KCMO to avoid it
• MT - Visit two parks -- Grant-Kohrs and Bighorn Canyon plus maybe try a fourth attempt someday to Glacier National Park to drive the Going-to-the-Sun Road and even a third attempt at Big Hole NP. MT does have gorgeous scenery.
• NE - DONE
• NV - DONE
• NH - DONE
• NJ - Visit Morristown NP
• NM - Visit national parks Salinas (Gran QUivira visitor center) and Gila Cliff Dwellings -- planned for Oct.2023
• NY - Many many places yet to revisit (from the 2015 trip) in this state. Also, in NYC is Federfal Hall and Statue of Liberty to visit.
• NC - Could visit Cape Lookout NP
• ND - Visit the International Peace Garden. Would like to drive from Bowman to Rapid City, South Dakota to cover a part of those states I have yet to drive through
• OH - Visit the David Berger NP, do family research in several towns. Also, one cousin in Columbus
• OK - DONE
• OR - DONE, N E V E R want to be in this state again
• PA - DONE but it is possible that future family history discoveries brings me back here to check out something
• RI - DONE
• SC - Visit Charles Pinckney NP -- planned for Sep.2023
• SD - DONE but would like to drive from Rapid City to Bowman North Dakota to cover a part of those states I have yet to drive through
• TN - Do more family history research in Memphis
• TX - Brother lives in this state as does a friend, also, would like to drive from Amarillo through Lubbock and on to San Angelo to cover a big chunck on the state I have yet to drive through
• UT - Visit Cedar Breaks NP -- planned for Oct.2023
• VT - Want to drive entirely around Lake Champlain, also, maybe some family history research in Windham county
• VA - Photograph the campus sign at the University of Lynchburg -- planned for Sept.2023 trip. Also, several cousins live in this state.
• WA - DONE but a friend lives in Seattle
• WV - photograph Concord University -- planned for Sept.2023
• WI - DONE but would like to maybe re-attempt (it was pouring rain years ago when there) to visit the House of the Rocks and Taliesman near the town of Spring Green
• WY - DONE
• AB - REALLY, REALLY, REALLY wanted to see Lake Louise and Lake Moraine but logistics simply did not work out despite actually driving into the parking lot there. Also the town of Edmonton would be passed through if drive someday to Fairbanks, Alaska.
• BC - Love Vancouver and Butchart Gardens plus much more north along the coast to see on Vancouver Island all the way to Port Hardy
• LB - Newfoundland/Labrador is worth one visit someday but it is a big undertaking since it takes a day each way just to ferry from Nova Scotia
• MB - DONE although it would have been nice to get a sunrise or sunset photo over either Lake Manitoba or Lake Winnepeg
• NB - New Brunswick was gorgeous with the fall colors and I liked the three highways I drove going across the province but I never really stopped to see anything. Want to see Saint Johns and along the coast northeast of it, also the Kouchibouguac national park
• NS - Missed much here and would like to return someday, two national parks to visit: Cape Breton and Kejimkujik (dark skies)
• NW - The Northwest Territory town of Yellowknife might be worth a visit if I someday drive to Fairbanks, Alaska
• ON - DONE since visited Toronto, Ottawa and Thunder Bay
• PE - DONE since Prince Edward Island was unimpressive, so likely done here although I did entirely miss the western half of the province
• QC - DONE since visited Montreal and Quebec city and some towns south of them, plus, drove the entire coastline so unknown if will return here -- do not like feeling ostricized with the French everywhere
• SK - Wanuskewin in Saskatoon in Saskatchwean might be worth one visit someday, would pass through here if drive to Fairbanks, Alaska someday
• YK - Yukon town of Whitehorse might be worth a visit if I someday drive to Fairbanks, Alaska. Plus, from that town, can drive into Skagway, Alaska to see the Klondike National Park site there