Page update July 6, 1999
Site update Sept. 19, 1999
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JULIE'S JOURNAL
You may follow along in our journey by visiting Julie's Journal page. It will include photographs, suggestions, mishap adventures and our experiences on the road and back-country trails.
HISTORY
If you would like to know more about the history of our adventure click here for the history page. How we planned, saved money, chose our equipment and prepared for ten months on the road.
LINKS
These are some other web sites we found useful and/or have recpical links with.
Below are the trips stops.
Returning Home
(July 19 to July 23, 1999)
Port Angeles, WA;
Olympic National Park, WA;
Seattle, WA
(June 13 to July 18, 1999)
Victoria, Naniamo & Vancouver, British Columbia (June 22 to June 25, & July 12, 1999)
Mt. St. Helens & Mt. Rainer, Washington (June 7, to June 11, 1999)
Redwoods National and State Parks, California (May 22, to June 4, 1999)
Pacific Coast Highway - Oregon, US Route 101, May 1999
Pacific Coast Highway - Los Angeles to Oregon, Route 1, May 1999
White Rim 4x4 Trail, Canyonlands National Park, Utah
Crater Lake National Park, Oregon and Oregon Caves National Monument, Oregon (May 18, 1999 to May 21, 1999)
San Francisco, California (May 7, 1999 to May 12, 1999)
Los Angeles, California (May 1, 1999 to May 6, 1999)
Yosemite National Park, California (April 23, 1999 to May 1, 1999)
Lake Tahoe, California (April 19, 1999 to April 23, 1999)
Titus Canyon 4x4 Trail Death Valley National Park, California
Canyonlands and Arches National Park, Utah (April 10, 1999 to April 18, 1999)
Mesa Verde, CO; Durango, CO; Colorado Springs, CO (March 27, 1999 to April 10, 1999)
Special Report "Our Truck and Trailer"
Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona (March 18, 1999 to March 27, 1999)
Zion National Park, Utah (March 12, 1999 to March 18, 1999)
Death Valley National Park, California (March 7, 1999 to March 12, 1999)
Las Vegas, NV (March 3, 1999 to March 7, 1999)
Jousha Tree National Park, CA (February 22 1999 to March 2, 1999)
White Sands NP, NM to San Diego, CA (February 14, 1999 to February 22, 1999)
Big Bend National Park, TX (February 4, 1999 to February 13, 1999)
Delaware Water Gap, PA (August 26, 1998 to August 30, 1998)
Niagara Falls, NY (May 22, 1998 to May 25, 1998)
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written by Julie Hackler & David Fink
The following is an index listing of all the places Dave and I have visited and will visit on our journey. (Not all are linked yet) Please pick and choose as you like. We will add to this as we travel so follow along and enjoy!
We have already visited:
Death Valley National Park, California
We have yet to see:
 In association with Amazon.com
Books that helped us plan for the trip or helped while on our trip:
"Mountain Directory West for Truckers, RV, and Motorhome Drivers" by Richard W. Miller
This is a book that describes the mountain passes in very good detail. The new 1999 edition has 400 mountain passes in the Western edition. They also have an edition for the Eastern states. I remember driving west over Wolf Creek Pass in southern Colorado in 1988 not knowing what was in store for me. If I had known what the pass was like I would have been prepared, but I descended only having the information that the road map gave me. It was a very uncomfortable descent. If I had had the R & R Publishing book, then I would have known what was ahead of me and my comfort level would have increased. I bought a copy of this book for Dave & Julie before they left on the trip and I know of at least one road they did not take because of the book. I will never tow in the mountains (east or west) without a copy of this book handy.
Another source of the book is direct from R & R Publishing, Inc.. R & R and Amazon are both the same price, the only difference may be the shipping and handling or the one you are more comfortable ordering from. I have also seen it at some bookstores and camping places like Camping World.
Larry Hackler
Links
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We welcome any suggestions or comments. hacklerj@mindspring.com
Copyright by Julie Hackler © 1999
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