HAMMS ON THE ROAD'S TRAVEL BLOG
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Dave & Lynda decided a few years ago take early retirement but there were lots to do before they could get on the road, the biggest was to sell the big house on Sandon Drive in Vernon, BC.

Hamms on the Road's Travel Blogs and Reviews
Travel Blogs and Reviews  
Title and Date Location  
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Our Trip Across Canada Apr 20 '06 
Vernon, British Columbia
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Vernon, British Columbia
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Trout Lake, BC Apr 29 '06 
"Visiting with the Thiems and Maxwell"
Trout Lake, British Columbia
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Radium & area May 01 '06 
Radium Hot Springs, British Columbia
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Airdrie, Alberta May 02 '06 
"Visiting with Dave & Anette Ball & family"
Airdrie, Alberta
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Red Deer, Alberta May 03 '06 
"Visiting with Lydia Kelston"
Red Deer, Alberta
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Ryley, Alberta May 03 '06 
"Visiting an Aunt Agnes & Uncle Martin Hamm"
Edmonton, Alberta
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Warburg, Alberta May 04 '06 
"Visiting with Dave's sister Eva & her husband Fred"
Edmonton, Alberta
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Edmonton, Alberta May 05 '06 
"Aunt Margaret & Lizzie Hamm: They Love to Tell us History of the family"
Edmonton, Alberta
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Heading Back to Red Deer!!!! May 08 '06 
"Red Deer Again!!!!"
Red Deer, Alberta
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Three Hills, Alberta
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Maple Creek, Saskatchewan
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Saskatoon 16 West RV Park May 12 '06 
"Saskatoon"
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
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Melfort, Woelke & Evans former home May 13 '06 
"Land of the Living Skies"
Melfort, Saskatchewan
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Mothers Day at Melfort May 14 '06 
"The Evans family adopt the Hamm family for the day"
Melfort, Saskatchewan
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Lunch break at Chamberlain May 15 '06 
"Pit stop at Chamberlain"
Chamberlain, Saskatchewan
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Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
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Some more items of interest May 16 '06 
"Some more sights in Moose Jaw"
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
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Whitewood, Saskatchewan
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Brandon, Manitoba
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Winnipeg, Manitoba May 20 '06 
"Visting with Dave's niece Darlene & husband Mark"
Iles de Chenes, Manitoba
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Stopping to view Barb Lunn's Resting Place May 20 '06 
"A Final good-bye to a dear friend"
Winnipeg, Manitoba
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More to see in the Heritage Village May 21 '06 
"Steinbach-2"
Steinbach, Manitoba
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Finding some of Dave's roots May 21 '06 
"Dave learns more of his family history"
Steinbach, Manitoba
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Finally we reach Ontario May 22 '06 
"The Hamms go fishing!!!!!"
Regina Lake, Ontario
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Thunder Bay, Ontario May 24 '06 
"The price is right at Wal Mart"
Thunder Bay, Ontario
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Views along Lake Superior May 25 '06 
"Lots of lovely views in Northern Ontario"
Marathon, Ontario
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Between Marathon & Terrace Bay, Ontario May 25 '06 
"Rustic Camping"
Rossport, Ontario
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Off the Road for a few days May 26 '06 
"The Hamms took some down time."
Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario
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Manitoulin Island May 28 '06 
"Peaceful Manitoulin Island"
Manitoulin, Ontario
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Providence Bay and area May 30 '06 
Manitoulin, Ontario
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Gore Bay & Kagawong May 31 '06 
"Two more lovely stops on the Island"
Manitoulin, Ontario
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Visiting with some May relatives Jun 01 '06 
"Lovely weather in North Bay"
North Bay, Ontario
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Huntsville Jun 03 '06 
"Some friends who used to live in Vernon"
Huntsville, Ontario
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Gravenhurst, the Muskoka's Jun 03 '06 
"Muskoka is beautiful, mosquitoes are awful!"
Gravenhurst, Ontario
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Barrie (Shanty Bay) Ontario Jun 07 '06 
"A delightful family"
Barrie, Ontario
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Bolton, Ontario
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Busy downtown Toronto Jun 09 '06 
"Crazy Toronto"
Toronto, Ontario
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Scarborough Jun 10 '06 
"Getting connected with lots of relatives at once"
Scarborough, Ontario
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Back to Barrie Jun 11 '06 
"Visiting with more family"
Barrie, Ontario
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Peterborough, Ontario Jun 12 '06 
"A Beautiful Campground"
Peterborough, Ontario
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Ottawa Jun 13 '06 
"Ottawa, where I had my first job."
Ottawa, Ontario
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Cornwall, along the St. Lawrence Jun 17 '06 
"Visiting with my oldest sister"
Cornwall, Ontario
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Father's Day with family Jun 18 '06 
"Father's Day in Cornwall, Ontario"
Cornwall, Ontario
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A visit to the area of my younger years Jun 20 '06 
"A visit to a lost village"
Cornwall, Ontario
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Montreal was full Jun 23 '06 
"Montreal full due to their big holiday"
Montreal, Quebec
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Wonderful Quebec City Jun 24 '06 
"Old Quebec"
Quebec City, Quebec
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Riviere-du-Loup for 2 rainy days Jun 26 '06 
"Rainy Riviere-du-Loup"
Rimouski, Quebec
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Matane,Quebec Jun 28 '06 
"Some people just have to have their computers"
Matane, Quebec
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What an awesome area Jun 30 '06 
"A Quaint Fishing area"
Gaspe, Quebec
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Gaspe Provincial Park Jul 01 '06 
"We hiked out onto the point at Gaspe"
Gaspe, Quebec
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Visiting Perce for the day Jul 02 '06 
"A wet day at Perce"
Gaspe, Quebec
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Now into New Brunswick Jul 03 '06 
"Into another province-New Brunswick"
Campbellton, New Brunswick
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Miramichi, NB Jul 04 '06 
"Lovely sights on our way to Miramichi"
Miramichi, New Brunswick
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Shediac, New Brunswick Jul 05 '06 
"Visiting with the McDonalds from Vernon"
Shediac, New Brunswick
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Cap-Pele Jul 06 '06 
"We all love lobster!"
Shediac, New Brunswick
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Moncton, New Brunswick Jul 07 '06 
"Another day of being tourists"
Moncton, New Brunswick
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Borden-Carleton, PEI Jul 08 '06 
"Lovely Island, awful roads"
Summerside, Prince Edward Island
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Summerside, PEI Jul 09 '06 
"Visiting Summerside, PEI"
Summerside, Prince Edward Island
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O'Leary, North Cape & Tignish Jul 10 '06 
"A trip to the West Coast all the way up to the North Cape"
Tignish, Prince Edward Island
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Cavendish & Charlottetown PEI Jul 11 '06 
"PEI the Gentle Province"
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
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Pt. Prim up to St. Peters Jul 12 '06 
"A visit with a friend from Vernon"
Montague, Prince Edward Island
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Nova Scotia Jul 13 '06 
"We will take some down time again before visiting friends and family"
Springhill, Nova Scotia
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Truro, NS Jul 14 '06 
"Truro's Famous Tidal Bore"
Truro, Nova Scotia
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Majestic Fundy Shore Drive Jul 15 '06 
"A day of majestic views"
Port Williams, Nova Scotia
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Peggy's Cove Jul 17 '06 
"Beautiful coves and ocean views"
Halifax, Nova Scotia
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A full day in Halifax Jul 18 '06 
"Beautiful city on the ocean"
Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Shelburne Jul 19 '06 
"What a wonderul town with lots of history"
Shelburne, Nova Scotia
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Gunning Cove & Area Jul 20 '06 
"A foggy day in Shelburne"
Shelburne, Nova Scotia
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Founders Day in Shelburne Jul 22 '06 
"An old Loyalist town"
Shelburne, Nova Scotia
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Annapolis Royal Jul 23 '06 
"Another nice area of Nova Scotia"
Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia
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Back tracking to Yarmouth Jul 24 '06 
"More beautiful spots"
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
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Dartmouth Jul 25 '06 
"Saying good-bye was hard"
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
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Antigonish, Nova Scotia Jul 26 '06 
"Rough roads again"
Antigonish, Nova Scotia
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Beautiful Cape Breton Jul 27 '06 
"Nova Scotia was one of our favoritie places we visited"
Sydney, Nova Scotia
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Cabot Trail Jul 31 '06 
"A long day on the Cabot Trail"
Sydney, Nova Scotia
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Heading for NEWFOUNDLAND Aug 02 '06 
"The last province for us to visit"
Placentia, Newfoundland
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Avalon Peninsula Aug 04 '06 
"Wonderful fishing villages"
St. John's, Newfoundland
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Signal Hill Aug 06 '06 
"Beautiful views from the top and we also saw whales"
St. John's, Newfoundland
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St. John's, Newfoundland Aug 07 '06 
"The San Fransisco of Canada"
St. John's, Newfoundland
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Bonavista Aug 09 '06 
"The Bonavista loop"
Bonavista, Newfoundland
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Musgrave Harbour Aug 10 '06 
"Cold and cloudy in Newfoundland so where is summer?"
Musgrave Town, Newfoundland
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Gander Aug 11 '06 
"Gander, just a small city"
Gander, Newfoundland
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Twillingate Aug 11 '06 
"What a peaceful little town."
Twillingate, Newfoundland
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Baie Verte & La Scie Aug 14 '06 
"More beautiful coastal villages"
Baie Verte, Newfoundland
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Gros Morne National Park Aug 15 '06 
"What a remote area"
Deer Lake, Newfoundland
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Port au Choix Aug 17 '06 
"More remote areas"
Port au Choix, Newfoundland
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Corner Brook Aug 18 '06 
"On our way home"
Corner Brook, Newfoundland
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Port aux Basques Aug 19 '06 
"Not everyone is as fortunate as people in BC"
Port aux Basques, Newfoundland
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North Sydney, Nova Scotia Aug 21 '06 
"Back to Nova Scotia"
North Sydney, Nova Scotia
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Halifax for the second time Aug 22 '06 
"Oh the lobster is so good!!!"
Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Peggy's Cove Aug 22 '06 
"One of the nicest days weatherwise yet!"
Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Truro for the second time also Aug 23 '06 
"Back again to Truro"
Truro, Nova Scotia
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Hopewell Cape, New Brunswick Aug 25 '06 
"What a fantastic site!!!!!"
Hopewell, Nova Scotia
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Cape Enrage, NB Aug 27 '06 
"Gorgeous Fundy Coastal Drive"
Cape Enrage, New Brunswick
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St. Andrew Aug 28 '06 
"Gorgeous heritage cape town"
Saint Andrews, New Brunswick
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Ministers Island Aug 29 '06 
"We did 3 tours today"
Saint Andrews, New Brunswick
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Fredericton & Woodstock Aug 30 '06 
"Lynda got a big fish"
Fredericton, New Brunswick
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Bangor, Maine, USA Sep 02 '06 
"Visitors in a different country"
Bangor, Maine
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Bethel, Maine Sep 03 '06 
"Looks are deceiving"
Bethel, Maine
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East Thetford, Vermont Sep 04 '06 
"Trees, trees and more trees"
East Thetford, Vermont
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Bernardston, Massachusetts Sep 05 '06 
"We did a couple of tours today"
Bernardston, Massachusetts
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South Deerfield Sep 06 '06 
"Lovely gardens and so much to see!"
South Deerfield, Massachusetts
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Binghamton, New York Sep 07 '06 
"Huge trees in this part of the country"
Binghamton, New York
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Mercer, PA Sep 09 '06 
"We saw lightning and heavy rain this weekend"
Mercer, Pennsylvania
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Bowling Green, Ohio Sep 11 '06 
"A nice spot by a lake again"
Bowling Green, Ohio
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Port Huron, Michigan Sep 12 '06 
"Emmett KOA Campground"
Port Huron, Michigan
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Sarnia, Ontario Sep 13 '06 
"Visiting with a long time friend"
Sarnia, Ontario
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Emmett, Michigan Sep 14 '06 
"It feels good to be in Canada"
Emmett, Michigan
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Plymouth, Indiana Sep 16 '06 
"Some more down time in Plymouth"
Plymouth, Indiana
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Indianapolis, Indiana Sep 17 '06 
"Hamms at the Indy 500 Raceway"
Indianapolis, Indiana
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Nappanee, Indiana Sep 18 '06 
"Visiting the Newmar factory"
Nappanee, Indiana
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Ottawa, Illinois Sep 19 '06 
"Ottawa, Ontario and Ottawa, Illinois"
Ottawa, Illinois
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Big Flats, Wisconsin Sep 20 '06 
"Disneyland just outside of the prairies"
Baraboo, Wisconsin
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Ashland, Wisconsin Sep 21 '06 
"A little early for the leaves but managed to see some red"
Ashland, Wisconsin
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Superior/Duluth, Wisconsin Sep 22 '06 
"Wet Minnesota"
Superior, Wisconsin
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Devils Lake, North Dakota Sep 23 '06 
"Different camping spot"
Devils Lake, North Dakota
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Williston, ND Sep 24 '06 
"Lots of nothing in between small communities"
Williston, North Dakota
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Havre, Montana Sep 25 '06 
"Time to have the truck serviced again"
Havre, Montana
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Kalispell, Montana Sep 26 '06 
"More prairies and then mountains"
Kalispell, Montana
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Spokane, Washington Sep 27 '06 
"Montana, Idaho & Washington"
Spokane, Washington
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Spokane, Washington Day 2 Sep 28 '06 
"A beautiful hot day in the city of Spokane"
Spokane, Washington
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Marysville, Washington Sep 29 '06 
"Another Wal Mart RV campground"
Marysville, Washington
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Blaine/Canadian Border Sep 30 '06 
"Canada looks so good!!!!!"
Blaine, Washington
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Surrey, BC Oct 01 '06 
"Time to see grandchildren again"
Vancouver, British Columbia
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Whistler, BC Oct 02 '06 
"Gorgeous Whistler"
Whistler, British Columbia
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