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USA and BC Holiday 2011

Here is a brief look a our car trip. We started in August driving to Toronto, Morpeth and then crossing the AMbassador Bridge to Chicago. From there we went to Omaha and Lincoln, Ne. Then on to Laramie, Wy. Salt Lake City was great and we stayed a couple days before hanging in Sparks, Ne. Reno sucked. Then it was San Francisco,  Sacramento, Eureka, Grant's Pass, Portland, Or, and Seattle before going to Vancouver, Sidney and Duncan on Vancouver Island before going on to Tofino. Heading back we went to Whistler, and then on to Kirkland and Edmunds Wa then headed home via Missoula, Jamestown,ND, Minneapolis, Beloit, Chicago, and then back across the Ambassador Bridge to Chatham, Toronto and home. More than 2 months of fun.

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For real a gas station service center
MAny rest stops have wifi great for booking motels.
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Saying goodbye to Omaha,Ne as we head to Laramie, Wy
 Ah yes the Mormon Tabernacle organ
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Dolores St. in Noa Valley, San Francisco
Letting the boys experience some sensory deprivation on the deck - SF
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vac sac sensory deprivation
Redwoods on the way to Grant's Pass
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Bellevue boy having a snooze in a vac sac
 I take a snooze myself
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On the Queen of Vancouver heading to North Sidney,
 Another sensory deprivation experiment begins
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a day of sensory deprivation
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Goldstream, Park Gold Miner's Trail
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Mt. Baker from Central Saanach Vancouver Is.
Yes after a horrendous drive to Tofino I needed a drink
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Tofino famous for its surf
 Ready to spend the day exploring the beaches
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amazing surf
No sun the entire time we were at Tofino - love it
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And yes we were indoors long enough for breakfast
Another visit to try sensory deprivation in cotton
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Loved being on the trails around Whistler.
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At the Whistler Gondola
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Our hotel in the background
Time to head out to Blackcomb
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Ready to say goodbye to Whistler/Blackcomb
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Seattle Boy trying an exosuit
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Well duhh yes for me but it was a long way to the rest stop from the parking lot.