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The People You Meet

September 2, 2012by champslikeus 2 Comments

Bar Harbor, ME — No one tells you that you have sunscreen that’s not rubbed in when you travel alone.  I pulled into the Bar Harbor, Maine KOA with a smear […]

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Antigonish

August 19, 2012by champslikeus Leave a comment

Prince Edward Island to Dunvegan, Nova Scotia – After disembarking from the ferry, only slightly shocked that they loaded cars while we were still unloading, I knew I needed to […]

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Little Joe

August 19, 2012by champslikeus 1 Comment

Cornwall, Prince Edward Island – I wake to a misty morning, determined to get a bike ride in for some exercise.  I pick out the destination of Blockhouse Point Lighthouse […]

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Canada Travel Tips

August 18, 2012by champslikeus 2 Comments

Waterloo, ON to Cornwall, PEI – If swearwords are all you know in the tongue of the country where you travel, do not be dismayed — you can at least […]

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Wyoming Gets Me Going

August 8, 2012by champslikeus Leave a comment

Denver, CO to Spearfish, SD – After a quick stay in Denver to lighten my load (I have everything I own in the trusty little Toyota Matrix), I head north.  My […]

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10,000 Mile Road Trip - 2012

Turn-Around’s Fairplay

August 6, 2012by champslikeus 2 Comments

Green River, UT to Denver, CO – On Wednesday, I woke up Colorado-bound.  Moab tempted me but I wanted to make it to Denver by night.  I was a little wistful […]

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Drive through Nowhere

August 4, 2012by champslikeus Leave a comment

Boise, ID to Green River, UT – I call this section of the trip, The Drive through Nowhere #1.  Outside of Boise, you follow I-86 and then drop down to Logan, […]

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Revolve Around the Water

August 4, 2012by champslikeus 1 Comment

Boise, ID – Boise came next and I realized again that life in the desert revolves around water.  The river runs through downtown and everyone who is anyone floats it.  Little […]

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othello

Sucker for Shortcuts

August 4, 2012by champslikeus 3 Comments

Seattle, WA to Lewiston, ID – It turns out that I’m a sucker for shortcuts suggested by people at gas stations.  On my way through Othello, WA to Lewiston, ID, […]

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