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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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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!
Posted in Destinations, Maps, Upcoming Travel
Tagged banff road trip, banff travel, canadian rockies, Road trip, road trip map
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Travelogue: Chicago to Maine
July 12-15, 2017 On day one, we rose early and escaped Chicago before rush hour. Lake Shore Drive was traffic free, so with coffee in hand, we entered Indiana within 40 minutes. The tollways across northern Indiana and Ohio are … Continue reading
Statistics: Northeast Road Trip 2017
Our summer 2017 trip was the longest we’ve ever taken, leading to some serious information overload. Here it is broken down into some statistics and fun facts. Click the images for larger view.
Northeast 2017 Gallery
Images from our longest road trip yet, July 12 – August 5, 2017. Click to enlarge, read captions and view slideshow.
Posted in Destinations, High Kick Photos
Tagged Bay of Fundy, bethel, Bingham house, Cabot Trail, Canadian parliament, Cape Breton Highlands, Cape Breton Island, fort stanwix, Fortress of Louisbourg, fundy national park, Grafton Notch, Kejimkujik National Park, Lunenburg, Mabou, Maine road trip, New Brunswick, niagara falls, Nova Scotia, Road trip, Tuckerman Ravine
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Northeast 2017: Quick Recap
We’ve been back from our Northeastern road trip just over a week now. The final mileage total was 4,839, driven over the course of 25 days. This makes it our longest trip yet, jumping ahead of our summer 2015 western … Continue reading
The wheels are in motion.
Today we’re departing on what will be a record-breaking journey for us, the longest road trip yet by both mileage and time away from home. Over the next 24 days we’ll travel more than 4,500 miles through nine U.S. states … Continue reading
