March 30, 2016: Upon exiting Shenandoah National Park we made our way to Blue Mountain Brewery for a very late lunch. We had two appetizer plates and a beer before continuing on to Monticello – the home of Thomas Jefferson (and a World Heritage Site).
We met Camper Dan on August 22, 2014 and departed on our epic road trip on September 15, 2014. Some road trip statistics and highlights include:
December 8 – 9, 2014: Our first stop in Kentucky was at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green. This stop was in honor of my dad who has a 1969 Corvette.
November 21 – 22, 2014: We started our visit to Grand Canyon National Park at the Grand Canyon Visitor Center on the south rim. Our first view of the canyon was from the Mather Point viewpoint (the most accessible and therefore most touristy). The immense size of the canyon made it more difficult for me
October 29 – 31, 2014: Upon entering Yosemite around noon we headed straight for the road leading to Glacier Point and arrived at the trailhead for Sentinel Dome by 1pm.
October 22 – 25, 2014: Inside Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park we did the Simpson-Reed and Stout Grove hikes. Both were essentially short strolls and were a peaceful and relaxing introduction to California.
September 30 – October 2, 2014: After completing the Glacier Skywalk at Athabasca Glacier, we continued north on the Icefields Parkway towards Jasper with stops along the way at various viewpoints – Tangle Falls, Sunwapta Falls (Sunwapta is another glacier in the area), Mount Kerkeslin and Athabasca Falls.
September 29 – 30, 2014: If there was any question in our minds about whether to continue north towards Jasper National Park, the stunning scenery in Lake Louise made up our minds to keep going.
September 28 – 29, 2014: We set out to explore Lake Louise and Lake Moraine only to find out that the road to Lake Moraine was closed. We headed on to Lake Louise and, upon arriving, quickly realized what all the hype was about. The lake had absolutely stunning opaque turquoise water.