Karen Hechinger | FindPenguins

Alaska Summer 2022 Voyageur
3. Oregon to Canada
5 août 2022, Canada ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
We decided to hug the Washington coastline as we headed up to Canada, enjoying the many inlets, bridges, seaside communities and ocean views along the way. Here are a few pix...
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2. Cannon Beach OR
3 août 2022, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
.....GO!

Our 11.5 hour trip from Reno to Cannon Beach OR represented a smooth start to our adventure. We had a pretty drive past Klamath Lake, then through Eugene & Salem (up route 5, which is embedded in Willamette National Forest) before heading towards the coast at Portland. The temps dropped about 15 degrees at the coast, where we checked into the Tolovana Hotel, right on the beach.

Cloudy & rainy is the forecast here 80% of the time, according to a local, but we had beautiful weather. Craig & I stretched our legs on a beachwalk today, before our 6.5 hour drive on Friday to Vancouver and Victoria, Canada.

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Voyageur Hey Craig, any good burgers at Moe’s?
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1. Trip Prep & Itinerary
1 août 2022, États Unis ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
Alaska, here we come! Its 2 days till Craig and I hit the road on our estimated 5 week road trip through the eastern part of the state, and the usual final prep is taking place. Packing, final itinerary adjustments, lawn maintenance arrangements, online management of bills, mail forwarding and all that. Craig has the car ready to go.

Craig and I have engaged in several adventure travel trips through South America and the US, so we have developed a bit of a travel rhythm based on managing the logistics of the trip, and on each other's travel personalities. (Note to Karen: NEVER "help" with driving suggestions, and make sure Craig gets fed every 2 hours).

Our itinerary starts with a brief stay in coastal Oregon, and a trip to Victoria & Vancouver as we make our way through British Columbia to get to Skagway, the northernmost part of the Inner Passage's typical cruise ship port stops, where Craig has some business to deal with. The rest of our trip is highlighted on the attached map.

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VoyageurSo excited for you guys - have a great trip!
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10. Wild Buffalo SD
15 août 2020, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 88 °F
VoyageurDid you have a chance to eat any buffalo or bison burgers???
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9. The Badlands SD
15 août 2020, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 90 °F
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8. Mt. Rushmore SD
15 août 2020, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
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7. Bear Country Wildlife Park 3
15 août 2020, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
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6. Bear Country Wildlife Park SD 2
15 août 2020, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
VoyageurGotta love them bears!
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5. Bear Country Wildlife Park SD
15 août 2020, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
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4. Deadwood SD
14 août 2020, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
Annual motorcycle festival. Almost no masks! (Except us.)
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Voyageur Craig is trying to ignore the biker babe...but you know he really wants to check her out right?
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VoyageurDamn...I wanted to have you get me a Sturgis t-shirt
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3. Drive to Deadwood - MT, WY, SD
13 août 2020, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
Slow rolling hills with endless hay farms. As many campers & RVs as cars.
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2. Glacier National Park
11 août 2020, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
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1. Relatives - Spokane & Colville
8 août 2020, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F
After an overnight stay in Tri-cities WA, we began our trip with a visit to Craig's cousin in Spokane. Mike & Rosemary we're delightful hosts & showed us around the area.
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90. HOME
5 décembre 2019, États Unis ⋅ ☁️ 28 °F
On Wednesday evening, Craig accompanied me on the shuttle from our hotel to the airport, where I was scheduled to catch an 11 hour redeye flight from Santiago to LAX, with a 7 hour layover before my connection to Reno. All went well and I'm home safe and sound.En savoir plus
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89. Chile - Santiago & Vina del Mar
3 décembre 2019, Chili ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
My last stop in South America before I head home!

Because of more political unrest and protestor demonstrations, Santiago was a bit of a bust for us. At the suggestion of the concierge, Craig and I set off on a day trip to Vina del Mar and the coast. It was a casual day of people watching at the beach and on the peatones, along with lunch overlooking the water. Truthfully I think both of us had our minds on the changes that would occur Thursday, with me travelling back to the States and Craig continuing south on his own.En savoir plus
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88. Mendoza Argentina to Santiago Chile
1 décembre 2019, Argentine ⋅ ☀️ 48 °F
The sights on the drive from Mendoza across the border back to Chile included the mighty Aconcagua, the highest peak in North/South America, as well as several ski resorts. Portillo Resort is famous for Inca Lake that waits to punish any out of control skiers with an icy bath. Lends a new sense of urgency to the phrase "ski in control"!En savoir plus
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87. Argentina - Mendoza 2
29 novembre 2019, Argentine ⋅ ☀️ 91 °F
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86. Argentina - Mendoza
29 novembre 2019, Argentine ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
Love Mendoza! Greater Mendoza is a city of almost 2 million people. Strolling through the streets, I feel like I'm in a mini version of NYC (without the skyline). The city of 21 sq miles is lined with shops, restaurants, bars, and plenty of accommodation options. There's no shortage of plazas and small parks as well.

The main industries here are olive oil and wine production, with a focus on Malbecs. We took a wine tour at 2 wineries, including Domiciano Winery, with a mostly Spanish speaking group. I connected with an old friendly woman who walked with a cane. I think she got hammered pretty fast. I didn't understand a word she said, but she made a joke and laughed, and I laughed too. (Maybe I was a little hammered as well?)En savoir plus
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85. Argentina - Salta to Cafayate
24 novembre 2019, Argentine ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
Today's travels took us from Salta City to the wine region of Cafayate. If you're tired of the mountain pix, just skip this step. For some reason, when we're driving through them, my camera finger gets trigger happy!

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84. Change of Plans - off to Argentina
20 novembre 2019, Argentine ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
Due to all of the demonstrations and roadblocks in Bolivia, we were forced to cut out many of the Bolivian cities from our itinerary, and ended up in Chile about 10 days ahead of schedule.

Chile is plagued with political unrest as well, so rather than fight it by heading down the Chilean coast, we scooted over to Argentina. I do have a flight home from the Chilean capital of Santiago on Dec 4, where the political demonstrations are focused, but we're hoping tensions subside before then, so I can get to the airport. If we can't drive through Chile safely, I may have to grab a flight from Argentina to Chile, just to get access to the Santiago airport. Geez. (Btw - when I mention this to my youngest sister, she just says "Well, that's what you signed up for, right?". And yup, she's right)

In the meantime, we went north in Argentina to a town called Humahuaca, which is described as "a painter's palette of color on barren hillsides". Enjoy the astounding colors of the mountains in these pix - they are not touched up.En savoir plus
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83. Chile - San Pedro
17 novembre 2019, Argentine ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
We end of the amazing Laguna Route put us on the doorstep of Chile. We crossed the border with ease, and landed in a little town called San Pedro.
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82. Bolivia- more Laguna Route pix
17 novembre 2019, Bolivie ⋅ ☁️ 45 °F
The last of our journey through the Laguna Route before crossing the border to Chile
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81. Bolivia-LR-Sol de Manana Springs
17 novembre 2019, Bolivie ⋅ ☁️ 43 °F
Continuing on the next morning, we stopped to check out a goethermal area called Sol de Manana (morning sun) Springs. It extends over 10 sq. km and is filled with mud lakes and steam pools.
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80. Bolivia - Laguna Route - Hostel
16 novembre 2019, Bolivie ⋅ ⛅ 45 °F
Craig and I had originally expected we may be camping out at night on the Laguna Trail. We were delighted to learn that there were some simple accomodations in the area.

We located a set of very basic hostels about 5 miles from Laguna Colorado. No town, just these crumbling brick buildings, specifically for Laguna Colorado visitors. But, there were dormitory rooms with 4 walls, 2 beds & a shared bathroom, and that sure beats dropping a sleeping bag on the floor of a tent, so we were grateful.

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79. Bolivia-Laguna Route-Laguna Colorado
16 novembre 2019, Bolivie ⋅ ⛅ 46 °F
Laguna Colorado is a shallow salt lake on the Laguna Route. It's depth runs between 14 & 60 inches, depending on the season.

The Laguna is all about the color and the almost extinct puna flamingos.
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78. Bolivia - the Laguna Route
16 novembre 2019, Bolivie ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
The Laguna Route is a passage from Uyuni in southwest Bolivia to San Pedro Chile, located at the North end of the Atacama Desert.

The route is mostly sandy dirt and rocks, aptly named for the spectacular colorful lakes that you pass along the way.

It took us about 8 hours, including one stop for lunch and to reduce the air on the tires for the ride, to get to the first lake. Here are some pix before we reached the lake.En savoir plus
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