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Old 21st-July-2008, 06:57 AM
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Wow!!
What a great vacation!
My wife, son and I took a two week road trip from London Ontario through Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota, Wyoming and Montana. We then traveled north to British Columbia where we visited my sister and her family for a few days before beginning the return trip through Alberta, North Dakota, northern Minnesota, Manitoba and finally northern Ontario and down through Michigan to Port Huron and back into Ontario.

Highlights:
Chicago - what an interesting mixture of old and new architecture. I had a kink in my neck for hours after leaving the city!
South Dakota - The Badlands are awesome. Everyone should experience the ruggedness and raw beauty of this territory at least once.
Wyoming - The mountains and Yellowstone Park, who could ask for anything more?
British Columbia - Eagles and Big-horn Sheep, mountains, hundreds of crystal clear lakes and awesome fishing... simply amazing! I really enjoyed a feed of fresh Kokanee (land locked Salmon) that we caught on Lake Koocanusa.
Banff - Morraine Lake and Lake Louise are spectacular. The Rockies take your breath away.
Northern Ontario - Somewhere between Kenora and Thunder Bay we sited a bear on the side of the road... it was one of my son's favorite moments. The Superior trail is stunning. The rock cuts and cliffs along with amazing views of Lake Superior rival anything we saw out west.

14 days, 8500 kilometers and 1000 photos later... it's time to get back into work mode. At least until next year

I'll post some pics soon but in the meantime I have an album uploaded to Facebook. This is the url... http://www.facebook.com/photos.php?i...0&id=666191188
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Hi Terry,

Welcome back. Looks like you have an awesome vacation. Looking forward to viewing the photos.
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WB Terry! Sounds like a terrific vacation indeed and you chose some awesome spots!

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Welcome Back! Sounds like an awesome trip, I am yet to see a bear in Canada and I have been here for 3 years.
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My son had been camping in Algonquin Park three times without seeing a bear. We were just lucky to be in the right place at the right time... the one we saw was sitting on top of a rock bluff right beside the highway.

These are some Buffalo we spotted in Wyoming...






A herd of Long Horn Mountain Sheep we found just north of Golden British Columbia....









A female Bald Eagle in her nest....




The male in a nearby tree keeping a close watch on us....




Canadian Rockies, at Banff Alberta....






The Badlands, South Dakota...











A prairie sunset....

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What camera do you use? Those wild life pics are great!
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We used a Cannon SLR zoomed 12X for the dangerous ones. My son hiked in as close as was safe... sometimes too close for my liking

We also used a 30X spotting scope to locate some of the birds and animals.
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Great pictures Terry, thanks for sharing with us! And welcome back to the forums!
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Wow,
Looks like you had a great time. Welcome back. I really like the buffalo pic. It must have been thrilling.
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Welcome home Terry and thanks for the pics, enjoyed the facebook ones too. What an incredible trip and a great bonding experience as well.
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