The following are our planned "major events". Check out the calendar to see when we're planning on being there.
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June
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Last Day of Work for Julie and Matt
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Final Preparations. Drive to Cedar Rapids, IA
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Drive to Julesburg, CO
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Drive to (and hangout in) Boulder, CO
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Drive to Breckinridge, CO
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Hang out in Summit County
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Head for Oregon
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Head for Oregon
Maybe stop at Crater Lake22
Arrive Astoria, Oregon
We'll be staying with and hanging out with family in Astoria23
Astoria - Sturgeon Fishing!
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Astoria (cont) - not leaving until Matt catches a Columbia River Sturgeon
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Leave for B.C. no later than today!
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Arrive at trailhead and register @ 3:30PM
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West Coast Trail, Vancouver Island, B.C., Canada
July
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Take bus/boat back to start
West Coast Trail, Vancouver Island, B.C., Canada
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Start heading back to Oly Nat'l Park, WA
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Olympic National Park Beach Hike, WA This hike may get skipped. After 8 days on the West Coast Trail, we may not want to see another coastal trail for sometime reservation needed for bus back to start
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Hoh-Glacier Meadows via Hoh River Trail, Olympic National Park, WA
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2 days to the lakes, 1 day to relax, 2 days to return.
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Hike Loowit Trail, Mt. St. Helens, WA
3-4 day hike depending on how tired we are
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Lake Chelan
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Lake Chelan Continued
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August
Sunday Monday Tuesday
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Campbell River Snorkeling
[MAP]2
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Arrive Port Hardy
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Leave For Alaska. Travel Port Hardy to Prince Rupert
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Take 10AM Ferry (M/V Taku) to Ketchikan (Arrive at 5PM)
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Hang out in Ketchikan
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Take 4AM Ferry (M/V Kennicott) to Skagway
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Arrive Skagway 11:45PM
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Sleep In!
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Gear up for Chilkoot Hike
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Chilkoot Trail Hike
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Ride train back to Skagway Chilkoot Trail Hike
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Skagway (relax)
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Skagway (relax)
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Skagway (relax)
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Kayaking in Glacier Bay
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Kayaking in Glacier Bay (Cont.)
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Travel to Prudhoe
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Travel to Prudhoe
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Travel to Prudhoe
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Travel to Prudhoe
 
September
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Prudhoe Bay
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The next few weeks will be spent living by the moment in Alaska... no planned activities
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We'll probably start thinking about heading home sometime over the next week.
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October
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Arrive at home sometime in the next week.
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Back to Work
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