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07.06.15 : Layers upon layers of rock viewed from the Green River Overlook at Canyonlands National Park. Wishing we were there. #canyonlandsnationalpark #canyonlands #moabutah #canyoncountry #islandinthesky #greenriver07.07.15 : Woke up at 4:00am and started hiking in pitch blackness and rain to arrive at Delicate Arch by sunrise. Today we would have recreated this moment had a global pandemic not intervened... Maybe next year. #delicatearch #travelutah #archesnationalpark #cloudysunrise #moab #moabutah #redrock04.21.19 : The late afternoon sun perfectly lit the wing while heading home from Vancouver last spring. Ideally, we’d be seeing a similar view tomorrow morning on the way to Moab, UT... #grounded #notravel #cancelled #cancelledtrip #bummer #overwing #unitedairlines #winglet #737 #boeing737 #somewhereoveriowaJust finished up my 2019 brewery visitation maps. We visited 50 while on the road last year. They’re marked by location and numbered chronologically across three maps. They’re also on Facebook.com/highkicktravel for closer views. #map #mapproject #brewerymap #canadianbreweries #beertravel #beermap #cartographyart #cartography #roadtrip #beertrail #mapart #mapnerdWhile we’re grounded from travel, I decided to do a little rewind and made a list of our favorite food and beverage experiences of 2019. (List is at highkicktravel.com) Pic 1 is our dinner at Bao Bei in Vancouver, pic 2 is the Paper Plane cocktail at The Diamond (also Vancouver), pic 3 is the bison platter at The Bison restaurant in Banff, AB. Cheers. #bestfood #bestof2019 #vancouverfood #vancouvercocktails #thebisonbanff #baobei #thediamondvancouver #canadianfood #travelfood #welovefood #highkicktravelHappy 183rd birthday to the city of Chicago! Incorporated March 4, 1837. Photo taken July 16, 2019 from the Willis Tower Skydeck. #chicago #chicagobirthday #incorporatedmarch4th1837 #183rdbirthday #skyscrapers #chicagoskyline #willistower #willistowerskydeck #chiarchitectureHappy belated 148th birthday to Yellowstone National Park (March 1, 1872). Pic taken 07.13.13. #yellowstonenationalpark #bison #chillbison2020 plans are well under way, but I finally got around to finishing last year’s illustrated edition of “Most Memorable Travel Moments”. #highkicktravel #memorablemoments #travelmoments #travelmemories #illustration01.20.20 : Rows and rows of beautiful motorcycles at the Harley-Davidson Museum last weekend in Milwaukee. #harleydavidson #harleydavidsonmotorcycles #harleydavidsonmuseum #milwaukee #motorcycles #chrome #handlebars #oneheadlight #headlights #vroomvroom #hdmuseum-
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Nick & Neil’s Best of 2019
Presenting the 2019 edition of the best things we ate and drank during our year in travel. (Ordered chronologically) Food 1. Chilaquiles – Lunitas : Gibsons, BC 2. Ling Cod – Drift : Gibsons, BC 3. Crispy Brussels Sprouts – Wobbly Canoe : Sechelt, … Continue reading
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Tagged best drinks 2019, Best food 2019, best restaurants 2018, Brewery Road Trip, Calgary Drinks, Calgary Food, Canadian Rockies Drinks, Canadian Rockies Food, national parks road trip, road trip food, Travel food, Vancouver Drinks, Vancouver Food
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2019 Year in Review
Some statistics from our 2019 year in travel. See Photos from our Trips here: Spring Break Vancouver/Sunshine Coast Summer Canadian Rockies Trip
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Tagged 2019 Travel, Infographics, Road Trip Statistics, Road Trips, Travel Infographics, Travel Statistics
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Statistics: Summer 2019 Canadian Rockies
Some information on last summer’s road trip
Summer 2019 Canadian Rockies Gallery
Here’s a taste of the incredible scenery we experienced on our three-week trip to the Canadian Rockies from July 21 to August 10. It was tough to narrow it down to so few photos, but hopefully this captures the … Continue reading
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Summer 2019 National Parks Basics
Here’s some basic location and comparison information on the parks we’re going to be visiting from July 21-August 9. We’re heading mostly north of the border to hit up 7 National Parks in the Canadian Rockies and then coming back … Continue reading
Summer Trip Route Map
Introducing the official planned route of our summer 2019 Road Trip. We’ll visit eight national parks, go whitewater rafting, walk on a glacier, stay in four different campgrounds and hike countless kilometers. Can’t wait!
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Tagged banff road trip, banff travel, canadian rockies, Road trip, road trip map
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Vancouver Gallery – April 2019
Images from our 2019 Spring Break trip to Vancouver and the Sunshine Coast in British Columbia. April 12-21, 2019.
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