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PRE DEPARTURE POSTS - For pre-departure posts, please go to the bottom of this index.   TRIP POSTS Click here to read the final posting of the trip first. 1 Day 1, Aug 15, 10:36, 168282 odo, ready to go 2 Day 1, August 15,  Off at last 3 Day 2, August 16, Mongaup NY State Park to Canada 4 Day 2, Aug 16, 4pm, at the border; photo of abandoned dog... 5 Day 2, Aug 16, Mongaup Park to Charleston Lake Pro... 6 Day 4, August 18...Champlain Park, near North Bay,... 7 Aug 18, our camp at Champlain Provincial Park, Nor... 8 Aug 18..the trip so far 9 Aug 18, day 4, at Brent camp 10 Day 4, August 18, Saturday, PM, Champlain Lake Pro... 11 Day 5, Monday, August 19, PM, Fairbank Lake Provin... 12 The view from our tent at sunset Fairbank Provinci... 13 Day 6, Tuesday, August 20, PM, Agawa Provincial Pa... 14 Aug 21, On the Road to Pukaskwa National Park 15 Day 7, August 21, Wednesday, 1800 milse, Pukaskwa ... 16 Day 8, Thursday, August 22, Pukaskwa to Sleeping G... 17 Day 9, the trip so far 18 Day 9, Friday, August 23, Sleeping Giant to Aaron... 19 Day 10, Saturday, august 24, 2525 miles. Aaron Pr... 20 Via Inmarsat: 21 day 11, Sunday, August 25, Birds Hill Park, Winnip... 22 Day 12, Disaster strikes the Defender. (Well, mayb... 23 Day 12, problem solved, temporarily, I hope 24 Day 12' Monday, august 26, Riding Mountain Nationa... 25 Day 13, Tuesday, august 27, 3524 miles, Buffalo Po... 26 The trip so far: Day 14, Wednesday, August 27, BA... 27 Day 14, Wednesday, august 29, Poplar Grove Camp to... 28 Lake Louise and Leben and Erde 29 Day 15, Thursday, august 30th, Johnson Canyon Camp... 30 Day 16, As it is happening, Jasper Alberta 31 Day 16...their day is complete 32 Day 16, Friday, August 30, Bannf's Johnson Canyon ... 33 Day 17, as it is happening, Seeley Lake 34 Day 17, Saturday, august 31, Pruden Lake Provincia... 35 Day 18, as it is happening 36 Day 18, Sunday, September 1, Seeley Lake Provincia... 37 Day 19, Monday, September 2, Kinaskin Provincial ... 38 Day 20, Tuesday, September 3, Boya Provincial Park... 39 The trip so far, Day21, Whitehorse (Yukon Territ... 40 The trip so far, Day21, Dawson City, Yukon Terri... 41 Day 21 to Day 23 42 Some photos days 21-24 43 Day 25, as it is happening....ALASKA, 1:10, Septem... 44 Day 25, Saturday, September 7, 6147 miles, Yukon t... 45 Day 25. Sunday...break on the ALCAN to Fairbanks 46 Day 26, the trip so far, Monday, September 8, 635... 47 Day 26, Monday, September 9, Tanana Camp, Fairbank... 48 Day 27, Tuesday, September 10, The Arctic, 6600 mi... 49 Day 28, Fairbanks, Cold Spot Dog Grooming 50 Day 25, Sunday, September 8, Moon Lake State Park ... 51 Day 29, Thursday, September 12, DENALI at last, 6... 52 Day 33, Monday, September 16, Denali National Park... 53 Day 33, Monday, September 16, DENALI, 7260 miles (... 54 Day 33, September 16, Denali to Tangle Lake Park... 55 Day 34, as it is happening, Richardson Highway and... 56 Day 35, 18 September, Haines Junction, ALCAN, Yuko... 57 Post still due 58 Day 35, The Trip So Far, Skagway, Alaska 59 Days33-35, Monday-Wednesday, September 16-18, Dena... 60 The Dalton and the Arctic 61 Days 29-33, September 12-16, DENALI 62 photos at denali 63 Day 37, Friday, september 20, AS IT IS HAPPENING, ... 64 days 36-38, the ferry from Skagway to Prince Ruper... 65 Day 37, Ferry Cuisine, aboard the Manatuska 66 day 38, Saturday, September 21, at the gates of th... 67 day 39, Sunday, September 22, on the BC ferry to P... 68 day 40, Monday, September 23, Quatse River Tempera... 69 days 40-43, , September 23-26, Port Hardy, Cape Sc... 70 Day 43, thursday, September 26, In the tent at Cam... 71 days 40-43, Monday-Thursday, September 23-26, Cam... 72 day 43, 8:14pm Camp Quatse time 73 day 43, 10:00 p.m. Quatse time 74 day 44, noon, Friday, September 27, Leaving Quatse... 75 day. 44, 3:00 pm, As It Is Happening, Telegraph Co... 76 day 44, Friday, September 27, Quatse River Camp to... 77 Day 45, Saturday, September 28, parking lot of a g... 78 Day 45, September 28, Miracle Beach to Cathedral G... 79 day 46, Sunday, 9/29, WYA Oceanside Camp, near Ucl... 80 day 46, as it just happened 81 day 47, Monday, 9/30, Wya Yurt Camp to Strachans' ... 82 day 48, Tuesday, October 1, Rathtrevor Provincial... 83 Day 49, Wednesday, October 2, Rathtrevor Provincia... 84 Day 50, 10:11 a.m.,Thursday, Oct. 3, Victoria, 10,... 85 Day 50, 9:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct 3, KOA Seattle/Ta... 86 day 51, oct 4, as it is happening, 12:39 87 day 51, 5:00 p.m. dinner break on the road in beau... 88 Day 51, Friday, October 4, Emigrant Hill State Pa... 89 day 52, sat, Oct 5, Trip so far, 10,600 miles, 18,... 90 day 52, Saturday, October 5, Bruneau Dunes State P... 91 day 53, Sunday, October 6, Bruneau Dunes Camp, Ida... 92 day 54, 10:00 am, Monday, Oct 6, as it is happenin... 93 day 54, oct 7, 3pm, as it is happening, rest stop ... 94 Day 54, Monday, October 7, Rockport Stats Park in ... 95 day 55, 9:45 am, Tuesday, October, 11,571 mikes (1... 96 day 55, Tuesday, October 8, 11:00 a little snag in... 97 day 55, Tuesday, Oct. 9, Curt Gowdy State Park Wyo... 98 day 55, tuesday, oct 8, the trip so far (11571 mil... 99 day 56, Wednesday, October 9, 12,373 miles (93 day... 100 day 56, trip so far 101 day 57, Thursday, October 10, 12,827 miles (16,427... 102 day 57, the trip so far 103 Day 58, Friday, Oct 11, 2pm 104 day 58, Friday, October 11, Columbus Ohio KOA, 13,... 105 Day 59, 3:00 p.m., october 12, As it is happening 106 Day 59, The Trip So Far, 8:05 p.m., HOME, Saturday, Octo... 107 Note: Post-Trip Reflections and Notes PRE DEPARTURE POSTS 1           New Estimated Date of Departure 2           New Tent for the road 3           Trial Run 4           African Queen 5           A little snag 6           "Was there a fight in your condo last evening?" my... 7           July 13, 11:30 a.m. : Comparisons with "... 8           Leben at Dean and Deluca 9           Results of the Denali Lottery 10           Tuesday, July 16th...The Good News, The Bad News,... 11           The Journey begins to take shape 12           Remaining ToDo list, July 23rd 13           To take list (July 24) 14          July 29: If it is not one thing, it's another 15           July 29: Answers to questions about Erde's situati... 16           July 29: my options 17           July 30th - My decision on Erde's situation 18           July 31: A few maps 19           August 1: Erde at Vet Hospital Updated: 4:00 p.m. 20           Aug 1: route options as of today 21          August 2: The plan from today 22          August 2: Erde, D90 23           August 2: Daily Food Rations 24           August 3: Getting the Defender Ready, Just in Case... 25           August 6th: Erde's situation (revised 10pm 8/6) 25           August 7 ...Vet appointment today (Revised 6:30 p.... 27           August 8th- Erde's test results; packing continues... 28           August 11th - Closer to a decision 29           August 12th- Decision day 30           August 12...the decision My decision is that barri... 31           Our Outward Bound Plans 32           Packing wardrobe 33          Packing is done 34           August 14 - Almost made it 35           August 14th - 7pm 3 items left