Jul 31 - Day one - went on bike ride with Rebecca to Gresham. Put almost 200 bales of hay up in the barn. Aug 01 - Flower garden project. Date with Nancy. Aug 02 - First day of 8 week sabbatical. Aug 03 - Solo Roadtrip Portland to Cheyenne (1144 miles total). I84 east - (to Boise) - 756 miles to I80 (Salt Lake City) I80 east - (to Cheyenne) - 388 miles to I25 - Exit 359A / I25 (Denver) Aug 04 - Solo Roadtrip Cheyenne to Bartlesville, Oklahoma (762 miles) I25 south - 80 miles to E-470 - Exit 228 towards Limon/Airport E-470 south - 25 miles to I70 - towards Limon I70 east - 411 miles to I135 south - towards Wichita. I135 south (to Wichita) - 96 miles to I35 south. I35 south (to Oklahoma City) - 63 miles to US-60 (exit 214) US60 east (to Bartlesville) - 82 miles. go through Ponca City - stay on US60 east go through Pawhuska - stay on US60 east come in west side of Bartlesville, OK R at first flashing red light signal at intersection (OK123) L at very next signal (Adams Boulevard US60 east) stay on Adams Boulevard for about 3 miles cross RR tracks past downtown with high rise buildings past Lowe's on R past Walmart on R R onto Madison Boulevard (appx 1 mi. past Walmart) Madison Blvd south for almost 1 mile Mark's house is 1601 Madison Boulevard on R (918) 333-5249 home (918) 440-6123 cell Aug 05 - Bartlesville, OK (Mark and Ken) Aug 06 - Bartlesville, OK to Interior, SD (843 miles) US75 north (42 miles) to US160 east US160 east (7 miles) to US169 north US169 north (79 miles) to US59 north US59 north (22 miles) to I35 north (towards Olathe) I35 north (40 miles) to I435 west (towards KS10) I435 north (31 miles) to I29 north (towards St. Joseph / Sioux Falls) I29 north (343 miles) to I90 west I90 west (265 miles) to Exit 131 (see instructions to hotel below) Badlands Inn / Cedar Pass Lodge. (605) 433-5460 www.cedarpasslodge.com West on I90 to exit 131. South on Hwy 240, the Badlands loop road and enter Badlands National Park at the northeast entrance. The Lodge is 8 miles in just past the Ben Reifel park visitor center. The Inn is another 1.5 miles past the lodge on the east side of Hwy 377. If you make it to the town of Interior, you have gone too far. Aug 07 - Operate NAQP CW contest from South Dakota (K7RE / Spearfish) Meet Dad, Pat and Corrine for breakfast at 6:30 AM Back up 377 and 240 to I90. I90 west to Exit 8 (3rd Spearfish exit) - Highway 14. Turn left and go under freeway - then right onto Hwy 14. After about two miles, you go back under the freeway and come out on the north side. Go another mile up the hill and look for the blue house with the antennas. Aug 08 - Meet Dad, Pat, Corrine for breakfast. Aug 09 - with dad in Badlands Aug 10 - Interior -> Devil's Tower -> Powell -> Laurel, MT (526 miles) Interior -> Powell (451 miles) Take Hwy 14 offramp from I90 (to Yellowstone - Exit 9). Go about 111 miles on Hwy 14 and you are in Powell. Powell -> Laurel, MT (about 75 miles) Back east on Hwy 14 about 4.5 miles to WY-114 (Garland) North on WY-114 11 miles to US-310 (Beaver) North on US-310 62 miles to I-90/Laurel. Aug 11 - Laurel, MT -> Boring, OR (869 miles) Laurel, MT -> Cheney, WA (541 miles) Cheney, WA -> Boring, OR (334 miles) Brenda 615 W 3rd Street Home number 509 235 5156 Cell phone 509-990-2184 Work 509-474-4942 Aug 12 - Dentist at 9 AM Aug 13 - VSD picnic at Champoeg Park Aug 14 - A day off!! Aug 15 - Rebecca comes home from LA. Aug 16 - Rebecca's day to relax Aug 17 - Leave for Alberta Trip to Vashon Island. Stay at Chez Silver. Ferry schedule from Tacoma 11 AM 11:55 AM 12:50 AM 2:40 PM Aug 18 - Go to Seattle and sightsee. Ferry schedule from Vashon to Fauntleroy 9, 9:40, 10:10, 10:30, 11:30, 11:55. Westin Hotel 1900 Fifth Avenue Seattle, WA 98101 (206) 728-1000 2 rooms hopefully adjoining Cancel before 6 PM on the 17th Confirm # 127317809 Preferred membership on e-mail. Aug 19 - Morning in Seattle - drive in the afternoon to Cheney and have dinner with Brenda. Stay at Super 8 - I90 Exit 272 One room with 2 queen (non smoking) $67.12 + tax One suite $83.12 + tax (non smoking). They do not have joining rooms. Confirm # P12150 Brenda 615 W 3rd Street Home number 509 235 5156 Cell phone 509-990-2184 Work 509-474-4942 Aug 20 - Drive from Spokane to Banff. I90 east (towards Coeur D'Alene) to US95 north (towards Moscow/Sandpoint) US95 north for about 100 miles into Canada - becomes Provincial Route 95. PR95 / Crownsnest Hwy north about 40 miles to PR93 North (Ft. Steele/Radium). PR93 north about 147 miles to PR1 (trans Canada Hwy) - east towards Banff. PR1 east about 19 miles to Banff. Hidden Ridge Resort 4 nights - Checkin 4PM or later. Checkout 11AM 14 day cancellation Rate $449/night - First night paid. Full payment taken Aug 06 http://www.bestofbanff.com/hrr/2bedloft.html Confirm #44 92 61 Tunnel Mountain Drive. Take the second Banff exit (Banff Avenue). Wolf Street and Banff is centre ville. You can head east on Wolf until you get to St. Juliene Road. Go right until you get to Tunnel Mountain Drive. Go north. Aug 21 - Banff Aug 22 - Banff Aug 23 - Banff Aug 24 - Drive to Drumheller (lunch in Calgary) Drumheller Super 8 - Confirm # 92417 $229.99 / day (sleeps 8) Across from the A&W. Aug 25 - Drumheller - Royal Tyrrell Museum Aug 26 - Drumheller - Royal Tyrrell Museum 10:30 AM - 12 PM ExcavateIt! reservations. Aug 27 - Drumheller Aug 28 - Drumheller -> Sandpoint, ID (434 miles) K2 Inn 501 North Fourth Avenue Sandpoint, ID 83864 208-263-3441 http://www.sandpoint.com/Lodging/hotels.asp Two bedroom suite (room 37) apartment w/kitchen Queen in one bedroom - another room with two beds. Rollaway will be brought in. $109 Aug 29 - Sandpoint, ID -> Boring, OR (420 miles) Aug 30 - Aug 31 - Sep 01 - Sep 02 - Sep 03 - Sep 04 - Sep 05 - Sep 06 - Sep 07 - Nana and Papu arrive Sep 08 - Nancy and Tree leave for Alaska Sep 09 - Sep 10 - Sep 11 - Board cruise ship Sep 12 - Sep 13 - Sep 14 - Sep 15 - Sep 16 - Sep 17 - Sep 18 - Return to Boring from Vancouver. Sep 19 - Sep 20 - Sep 21 - Sep 22 - Sep 23 - Sep 24 - Sep 25 - Sep 26 - Sep 27 - Back to work - which one is my office again?