The 15,000 Mile/100 Day* Circle:
Alabama - Alaska - Alabama
Spring/Summer/Fall 2004
* actually 108 days, but who's counting?
- DRAFT  ITINERARY -
(There's never going to be a 'Final Itinerary', it will change throughout the trip - day-to-day!
But, when a row - a day - turns lime green, you can read about it in our Alaska Journaling section.)


TRIP
DAY

DATE

DAY OF
WEEK

FROM - TO

NOTES & FRIENDS TO
VISIT ALONG WAY
     

ACROSS THE UNITED STATES (Map 1 below)

  
     1    April 18     Sun Home - Memphis, Tennessee Tom Sawyer's Mississippi River RV - W. Memphis, AR
     2             19   Mon Memphis, TN Memphis British Sports Car Club meeting
Tom Sawyer's Mississippi River RV - W. Memphis, AR
    3             20   Tues Memphis, TN - Cape Girardeau, Missouri John D. Weimer
     4             21   Wed Cape Girardeau, MO - Osage Beach, MO Osage Beach RV Park
     5             22   Thurs Osage Beach, MO Osage Beach RV Park
    6             23   Fri Osage Beach, MO Osage Beach RV Park
     7             24   Sat Osage Beach, MO - Bonner Springs, Kansas Cottonwood RV Park
     8             25   Sun Bonner Springs, KS Cottonwood RV Park
Day Trip: Fort Leavenworth, KS & Weston, MO
     9             26   Mon Bonner Springs, KS - Minden, Nebraska Pioneer Village RV Park
   10             27   Tues Minden, NE  Harold Warp Pioneer Village Museum
Pioneer Village RV Park
  11             28   Wed Minden, NE - Wall, South Dakota Sleepy Hollow RV Park
   12             29   Thurs Wall, SD - Rapid City, SD  Wall Drugs
Ellsworth AFB FAMCAMP
   13             30   Fri Rapid City, SD Ellsworth AFB FAMCAMP
      --------------------------May-------------------------  
   14      May 1   Sat Rapid City, SD Sturgis - Spearfish - Lead - Deadwood Loop
Ellsworth AFB FAMCAMP
   15                 2   Sun Rapid City, SD Badlands National Park
Ellsworth AFB FAMCAMP
   16                 3  Mon Rapid City, SD Mt Rushmore - Custer, SD - Crazy Horse Monument Loop
Ellsworth AFB FAMCAMP
   17             4     Tues Rapid City, SD - Buffalo, Wyoming Via Devil's Tower
Deer Creek Campground
   18             5   Wed Buffalo, WY - Hardin, Montana Grandview Campground
   19             6     Thurs Hardin, MT Little Big Horn Battlefield
Grandview Campground
   20             7   Fri Hardin, MT - Cody, Wyoming Ponderosa Campground
   21             8   Sat Cody, WY - Yellowstone National Park Coulter Bay  Village RV Park
   22             9   Sun Yellowstone - Jackson Hole, WY Grand Tetons Nat'l Park
The Virginian RV Resort
   23            10   Mon Jackson Hole, WY - Mountain Home, Idaho Craters of the Moon Nat'l Monument
Mountain Home AFB FAMCAMP
   24            11   Tues Mountain Home, ID - Boise, ID Bob Muenchausen, Dave Russell
   25            12   Wed Boise, ID - Baker City, Oregon Simon Clowes
   26            13 Thurs Baker City, OR - Pendleton, OR Chris Roop
   27            14   Fri Pendleton, OR - Prosser, Washington Dick Price - Hermiston, OR
Wine Country RV Resort
  28            15   Sat Prosser, WA - Ellensburg, WA Yakima Valley Wineries
E&J RV Resort & Best Inn
   29            16   Sun Ellensburg, WA - McChord AFB, WA McChord AFB FAMCAMP
   30            17   Mon McChord AFB, WA McChord AFB FAMCAMP
  31             18   Tues McChord AFB, WA McChord AFB FAMCAMP
   32            19   Wed McChord AFB, WA McChord AFB FAMCAMP
   33            20   Thurs McChord AFB, WA - Chilliwack, British Columbia Cottonwood Meadows RV Park
     

ACROSS CANADA (Map 2 Below)

  
   34            21   Fri Chilliwach, BC - Cache Creek, BC Brookside Campsite
   35            22   Sat Cache Creek, BC -  Prince George, BC Southpark RV Park
   36            23   Sun Prince George, BC - Dawson Creek, BC Tubby's RV Park
   37            24   Mon Dawson Creek, BC Tubby's RV Park
  38            25   Tues Dawson Creek, BC - Fort Nelson, BC West End RV Campground
   39            26   Wed Fort Nelson, BC - Muncho Lake, BC Muncho Lake Lodge w/afternoon @ Liard Hot Springs
   40            27   Thurs Muncho Lake, BC - Johnson's Crossing, Yukon Johnson's Crossing Campground
   41            28   Fri Johnson's Crossing, YK - Skagway, Alaska Garden City RV Park
   42            29   Sat Skagway, AK Garden City RV Park
  43            30   Sun Skagway, AK Garden City RV Park
   44            31   Mon Skagway, AK - Haines, AK Haines Hitch-Up RV Park
      ------------------------June--------------------------  
   45    June 1    Tues Haines, AK - Tok, AK Border City Lodge & RV
     

OUT & ABOUT IN ALASKA (Map 3 Below)

  
   46             2    Wed Tok, AK - Fairbanks, AK John & Judy Hite - Delta Junction
   47             3    Thurs Fairbanks, AK Dinner @ Turtle Club
FT Wainwright (Glass Park)
   48               4    Fri Fairbanks, AK FT Wainwright (Glass Park)
   49             5    Sat Fairbanks, AK FT Wainwright (Glass Park)
   50             6    Sun Fairbanks, AK FT Wainwright (Glass Park)
   51             7    Mon Fairbanks, AK - Valdez, AK Eagle's Rest RV Park
   52             8    Tues Valdez, AK Eagle's Rest RV Park
   53             9    Wed Valdez, AK - Wasilla, AK Ice Worm RV Park
  54               10   Thurs Wasilla, AK Ice Worm RV Park
   55            11    Fri Wasilla AK - Talkeetna, AK Talkeetna Camper Park
   56            12    Sat Talkeetna, AK - Denali, AK Denali Rainbow Village RV
   57            13    Sun Denali, AK - Palmer, AK Town & Country RV Park
   58            14    Mon Palmer, AK Town & Country RV Park
   59           15   Tues Palmer, AK - Anchorage, AK Ft Richardson - Black Spruce RV Park
   60           16   Wed Anchorage, AK Ft Richardson - Black Spruce RV Park
   61           17         Thurs Anchorage, AK Ft Richardson - Black Spruce RV Park
   62            18   Fri Anchorage, AK Ft Richardson - Black Spruce RV Park
   63           19   Sat Anchorage, AK  Ft Richardson - Black Spruce RV Park
   64           20   Sun Anchorage, AK - Homer, AK Oceanview RV Park
   65           21   Mon Homer, AK Oceanview RV Park
   66           22   Tues Homer, AK Oceanview RV Park
   67           23   Wed Homer, AK Oceanview RV Park
   68           24   Thurs Homer, AK - Seward, AK Seward Army Resort
   69           25   Fri Seward, AK Seward Army Resort
   70           26   Sat Seward, AK Seward Army Resort
   71           27   Sun Seward, AK Seward Army Resort
   72           28    Mon Seward, AK Seward Army Resort
   73           29   Tues Seward, AK Seward Army Resort
   74           30   Wed Seward, AK Seward Army Resort
      -----------------------July----------------------------  
   75     July 1        Thurs    Seward, AK Seward Army Resort
   76             2   Fri Seward, AK Seward Army Resort
     

Shannon's Alaska Visit Begins

Shannon Arrives Anchorage 3pm

   77            3    Sat Seward, AK - Girdwood, AK Alyeska Resort
   78            4    Sun Girdwood, AK - Seward, AK Trail Lake Lodge
   79            5    Mon Seward, AK Resurrection Bay Cruise
Trail Lake Lodge
   80            6    Tues Seward, AK - Homer, AK Visit Kenai & Ninilchik On Way - Land's End Resort
   81            7    Wed Homer, AK Land's End Resort
   82            8    Thurs Homer, AK - Girdwood, AK Boat Trip to Halibut Cove
Alyeska Resort
   83            9    Fri Girdwood, AK Alyeska Resort
   84             10   Sat Girdwood, AK - Anchorage, AK Ft Richardson - Black Spruce RV Park
     

Shannon's Alaska Visit Ends

Shannon Leaves Anchorage 4:30pm
   85          11    Sun Anchorage, AK Ft Richardson - Black Spruce RV Park
  86          12    Mon Anchorage, AK - Tok, AK Tok RV Village
   87          13    Tues Tok, AK - Haines, AK Haines Hitch-Up RV Park
   88          14    Wed Haines, AK Haines Hitch-Up RV Park
   89          15    Thurs Haines, AK Haines Hitch-Up RV Park
   90          16    Fri Haines, AK Haines Hitch-Up RV Park
     

Begin Inside Passage Ferry Cruise
via the Alaska Marine Highway

  
   91          17    Sat Haines, AK - Juneau, AK Ferry M/V Kennicott leaves Haines @ 10:45pm
   92          18         Sun Juneau, AK Ferry M/V Kennicott arrives Juneau @ 3:15am
Spruce Meadow RV Park
   93          19         Mon Juneau, AK Spruce Meadow RV Park
   94          20    Tues Juneau, AK - Sitka, AK Ferry M/V Columbia leaves Juneau @ 7am & arrives Sitka @ 3:45pm
Sitka Sportsman RV Park
   95          21    Wed Sitka, AK Sitka Sportsman RV Park
   96          22    Thurs Sitka, AK  
   97          23rd     Fri Sitka, AK - Prince Rupert, British Columbia Ferry M/V Matanuska  leaves Sitka @ 1:15am 23rd
     

End Inside Passage Ferry Cruise

  
     

RETURN TRIP HOME (Map 4 Below)

  
   98          24    Sat Prince Rupert, BC -  Prince George, BC Southpark RV Park
   99          25    Sun Prince George, BC - Troy, Montana Kootenai River Campground
  100          26    Mon Troy, MT - Hardin, MT Hardin KOA
  101          27    Tues Hardin, MT - Mitchell, South Dakota Rondee's Campground
  102          28    Wed Mitchell, SD - Mount Vernon, Illinois Walmart
  103          29    Thurs Mount Vernon, IL - Gurley, Alabama  

PLANNED ROUTES & MILEAGE

Map 1
Across United States

Map 2
Across Canada

Map 3
Out & About in Alaska

Map 4
Trip Home

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 3392 Miles

2267 Miles 

2783 Miles

5418 Miles

ACTUAL ROUTES & MILEAGE

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3511 Miles*

2045 Miles*

4096 Miles*
(716 Miles on Alaska Marine Highway Inside Passage)

3389 Miles

*plus MGB Side Trips in:


Memphis, TN
Lake of the Ozarks, MO
Leavenworth, KS
Sturgis/Deadwood/Spearfish, SD
Crazy Horse/Mount Rushmore, SD
Badlands, SD
Jackson, WY
Pendleton, OR
Tacoma/Seattle, WA

Dawson Creek, BC
Muncho Lake, BC
Liard Hot Springs, BC
Skagway, AK

Fairbanks, AK
Valdez, AK
Wasilla, AK
Palmer, AK
Anchorage, AK
Homer, AK
Seward, AK
Haines, AK
Juneau, AK
Sitka, AK

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