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121.365 - Exceeded Expectations

I never thought my car would make it to 100,000 miles. But this 10K+ trip sent it right over that milestone.

This was yet another day of at least 1000 miles traveled and nearly nonstop driving for lots of hours (around 16, if I had to guess). Around 10 p.m., we crossed 100K and I decided to stop and take a photo.

The light sucked, and as soon as I stepped out of the car, I was bitten three times by mosquitos - three new bumps emerged within minutes. We took this as fast as I could and we went on.

Turns out that you can drive to the tip of Alaska, south of Juneau. How do I know this, despite it not being illustrated on the map? Cause I nearly drove there. And nearly had a fit of rage in a quaint little town called Stewart, in B.C.

We had to sleep next to a bridge outside of town because it was too late to get gas and we didn't have enough in the tank to cover our detour blunder. This made for an even longer day of driving the next day. Not a fun couple of days.

But....yay for Gideon. He's still going......for now - knock on wood.

Uploaded on Jul 17, 2009

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Oh So Sweet...

For Paul.

A happy image is in order, I think.

Uploaded on Jul 16, 2009

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120.365 - Caution: Scenery Overload

It's an odd thing to be so bombarded with natural beauty with each approaching bend in the road that you become desensitized to it.

You just gotta stop, shut out the idea of making distance for as long as you can, and let it sink in.

And there's plenty to let sink in.

....rawr.

Uploaded on Jul 16, 2009

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119.365 - Day Maker

I was not in a good mood this day - my car was leaking and I had to stay an extra day on the side of the road to wait for a mechanic to open the next morning. This on top of having to deal with a whole new set of cruise patrons - a very irritating crowd.

But this beach made things better.

It's a giant mudflat and it feels like you're walking on a trampoline over water. Very strange sensation. Just don't stand in one place for too long...you'll sink. At one point, I thought I was in trouble. But, as you can see, I jumped free.

Jump, mutha effa!

Uploaded on Jul 16, 2009

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Stranger #42 -Tammy

She told me her name...I think it's Tammy.

She sat next to us on a glacier tour.

Here's what I know about her:

- Her husband's name is Jim - he's a pediatrician.

- she's very possessive of her man. If he left our table on the boat for more than a couple minutes, she'd ask us where he went.

- she thought I should be more optimistic about my poor job options because it could be worse...she illustrated this by saying that I could be like the people in Whittier. She never explained why they're so unfortunate, but I think that the people in that town have a pretty sweet set up.

- she lives in Virginia.

- she wears a lot of eye makeup.

- she really likes beef.

- she and her husband spent almost a grand to stay at a Denali lodge for 2 nights with tips.

I don't know why they shared this with us.

That's it.

Uploaded on Jul 16, 2009

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119.365 - Day Maker

Stranger #42 -Tammy

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