Chrono
Aug 20/13 – The journey begins in Vancouver, BC….GIZMO’s wheels are pointed south.
Aug 21/13 – Overnite in Woodland, WA….heading south into Oregon.
Aug 22-23/13 – Staying in Eugene, OR at Erik’s (camp chef) house. Loading up the sound, kitchen & food supplies into truck.
Aug 24-25/13 – Overnight drive to Black Rock City, NV (Burning Man)…arrive ready to build Camp Reverbia.
Aug 26-Sep 2/13 – Burning Man on the Black Rock Desert in Nevada.
Sep 3/13 – Pyramid Lake, NV.
Sep 4/13 – Washoe Lake near Carson City, NV.
Sep 5/13 – Battle Mountain, NV.
Sep 6/13 – Salt Lake City, UT.
Sep 7-9/13 – Moab, UT.
Sep 10/13 – Vail, CO.
Sep 11/13 – Fort Collins, CO.
Sep 12/13 – Julesburg, CO.
Sep 13-Oct 19/13 – Fort Thompson, SD for Habitat for Humanity at the Crow Creek Indian Reservation.
Oct 20/13 – Badlands National Park
Oct 21/13 – Hill City, Wyoming
Oct 22/13 – Outside east entrance of Yellowstone National Park.
Oct 23/13 – Gardiner, Montana (outside north entrance of Yellowstone National Park)
Oct 24/13 – Coure d’Alene, Idaho
Oct 25/13 – Salmo, BC
Oct 26/13 – Nelson, BC
Oct 27/13 – Hope, BC
Oct 28/13 – We are back in Vancouver….but for how long???
Nov 28/13 – MVA: GIZMO T-bones a UPS Sprinter van that blows through a stop sign across Hwy 10 in Delta, BC. Sadly GIZMO is now only a memory…
Dec 05/13 – CANCELLED: Due to injuries from accident; trip to Maui, touring the island for 2 weeks in a Westfalia camper van.
Dec 10/13 – N & J engaged… wedding date to be announced.
Jan 13/14 – HOBBES our new 1988 Westfalia van is purchased in Portland, Oregon.
Apr 1-28/14 – California road trip in HOBBES …Portland, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, Santa Barbara, LA & return.
Jun 22/14 – N & J tie the knot!!!
Jun 24-Jul 06/14 – Honeymoon at Ross Lake (Shhhhhh!!!! N’s secret spot).
Jul 28/14 – WESTY is sold to a good family (previous Westfalia owners), to continue her journey. J will miss her, WESTY was a trooper.
Aug 16/14 – The journey starts again, leaving Vancouver for Eugene, Oregon, where the preparations for Burning Man (Reverbia Camp) continues.
Aug 23-30/14 – Burning Man 2014, Black Rock Desert, Nevada.
Aug 30-Sep 01/14 – Pyramid Lake, Nevada, Blockhouse Beach campsite.
Sep 02/14 – Tahoe Vista, Lake Tahoe, California.
Sep 03/14 – Zephyr Cove, Lake Tahoe, Nevada.
Sep 04/14 – Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe, California.
Sep 05-06/14 – Squaw Valley, Lake Tahoe, California.
Sep 07-11/14 – Yosemite National Park, California.
Sep 12-13/14 – Mammoth Lakes, California.
Sep 14/14 – Keough Hot Springs, Bishop, California.
Sep 15/14 – Beatty, Nevada.
Sep 16/14 – Lake Mead, Nevada.
Sep 17/14 – St. George, Utah.
Sep 18-21/14 – Zions National Park, Utah.
Sep 22/14 – Grand Canyon National Park, North Rim, Arizona.
Sep 23/14 – St. George, Utah.
Sep 24-27/14 – Las Vegas, Nevada.
Sep 28/14 – Kingman, Arizona.
Sep 29/14 – Flagstaff, Arizona.
Sep 30/14 – Jerome, Arizona.
Oct 01-02/14 – Sedona, Arizona.
Oct 03/14 – About 10 miles west of Winslow, Arizona…at a rest stop.
Oct 04/14 – On the Arizona/New Mexico border…at a rest stop.
Oct 05-06/14 – Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Oct 07/14 – Los Alamos, New Mexico.
Oct 08/14 – Ojo Caliente, New Mexico.
Oct 09/14 – NE of Taos, New Mexico.
Oct 10/14 – Fort Collins, Colorado.
Oct 11/14 – Thermopolis, Wyoming.
Oct 12/14 – Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
Oct 13/14 – North of Gardiner, Montana.
Oct 14/14 – East of Helena, Montana.
Oct 15/14 – Kalispell, Montana.
Oct 16/14 – Kimberley, BC.
Oct 17-18/14 – Banff, Alberta.
Oct 19/14 – Halfway between Golden and Revelstoke, BC.
Oct 20/14 – Salmon Arm, BC.
Oct 21-22/14 – Kelowna, BC.
Oct 23/14 – Chilliwack, BC.
Oct 24/14 – Ladner, BC.
Oct 25/14 – Back Home in Vancouver, BC (Total driven = 13,600 kms/8500 miles).
Aug 24/19 – Whistler, BC to Bridge Lake, BC (start of N&J’s cross-Canada trip)
Aug 25/19 – Edmonton, AB
Aug 26/19 – Saskatoon, SK
Aug 27/19 – Minnedosa, SK
Aug 28/19 – Kenora, ON
Aug 29/19 – Kakabeka Falls, ON
Aug 29/19 – Ignace, ON
Aug 30/19 – Rossport, ON
Aug 31/19 – Pukaskwa National Park (south of Marathon, ON)
Sep 01/19 – Blind River, ON
Sep 02/19 – Mattawa, ON
Sep 03/19 – Smith Falls, ON
Sep 04-05/19 – St. Lazare, QC
Sep 06/19 – St. Pierre-les-Becqets, QC
Sep 07/19 – St. Jean-Port-Joli, QC
Sep 08/19 – Mont-Joli, QC
Sep 09/19 – Miramichi, NB
Sep 10/19 – Charlottetown, PE
Sep 11/19 – Pictou, NS
Sep 12/19 – Margaree, NS
Sep 13/19 – Ingonish, NS
Sep 14/19 – North Sydney, NS
Sep 15/19 – Port Aux Basques, NF
Sep 16/19 – Deer Lake, NF
Sep 17/19 – L’anse aux Meadows, NF
Sep 18/19 – Arches Provincial Park, NF
Sep 19/19 – Terra Nova National Park, NF
Sep 20/19 – St. John’s, NF
Sep 21/19 – St. John’s, NF
Sep 22/19 – Corner Brook, NF
Sep 23/19 – Baddeck, NS
Sep 24/19 – Halifax, NS
Sep 25/19 – Kejimkujik National Park, NS
Sep 26/19 – Saint John, NB
Sep 27/19 – Harrington, Maine
Sep 28/19 – Concord, New Hampshire (state capital)
Sep 29/19 – Coolidge State Park (near Ludlow, Vermont)
Sep 30/19 – Saranac State Park (near Lake Placid, New York)
Oct 01 /19 – Bronte Harbour Yacht Club, Oakville, ON
Oct 02/19 – Paw Paw, Michigan
Oct 03/19 – Pigeon Creek Campground, Black River, Wisconsin
Oct 04/19 – Carrington, North Dakota
Oct 05/19 – Rouleau, SK (aka Dog River of “Corner Gas” fame)
Oct 06/19 – Calgary, AB
Oct 07/19 – Sunnybrae Beach Park, Tappen, BC
Oct 08/19 – Back home in Whistler, BC (end of cross-Canada trip / total of 18,400kms)
Feb 14/20 – Jesse’s 6th Birthday (MEOW!!!!!!).
Jun 22/20 – N&J’s 6th Wedding Anniversary.
Sep 12/20 – Start of Yukon trip leaving Whistler, BC
Sep 13/20 – Green Lake Provincial Park (PP) south of 100 Mile House, BC
Sep 14/20 – 10 Mile Lake PP north of Quesnel, BC
Sep 15/20 – Whiteswan Municipal Camp, Fraser Lake, BC
Sep 15/20 – Anderson Flats PP near New Hazelton, BC
Sep 16/20 – Meziadin Lake PP at the junction of 37A to Stewart, BC
Sep 17/20 – Visit to Stewart, BC, then overnight at Kinaskan Lake PP, south of Dease Lk.
Sep 18/20 – Boya Lake PP just south of the BC-Yukon border.
Sep 19/20 – Free camp at Little Atlin Lake, YK.
Sep 20/20 – A visit to Atlin, BC; then back to Yukon, overnight at Conrad Territorial Park.
Sep 21/20 – Fox Lake Territorial Park campground.
Sep 22/20 – Freestyle ‘river side’ camping north of McQuesten, YK on the Stewart River.
Sep 23/20 – Dawson City, Yukon.
Sep 24/20 – Campsite in Tombstone Territorial Park on the Dempster Hwy.
Sep 25/20 – Creestyle camping north of Carmack, YK on the Yukon River.
Sep 26/20 – Lakeside at Drury Creek Territorial Park on Little Salmon Lake.
Sep 27/20 – Free camp along the Liard River just west of Watson Lake, YK.
Sep 28/20 – Somewhere along a river far north of Fort Fraser, BC.
Sep 29/20 – Camped along the ‘rocky’ river south of Fort Fraser, BC.
Sep 30/20 – Hudson’s Hope, BC municipal campground ….free!!!
Oct 01/20 – Free camping (again!!!) south of Hudson’s Hope, BC along the lake.
Oct 02/20 – ‘Rough Redneck’ Camping south of Grande Prairie, AB
Oct 03/20 – Snaring River campsite, Jasper National Park (JNP).
Oct 04/20 – Wapiti campground, JNP.
Oct 05/20 – Freestyle camping west of Hat Creek Ranch, BC.
Oct 06/20 – Back Home in Whistler, BC (end of Yukon trip / 7980 kms)
Jun 18-19/21 – Rogers Creek Rec Site, Duffey Lake Corridor, BC
Jun 20-22/21 – Kentucky-Alleyne Prov Park, east of Merritt, BC
Jun 23-25/21 – Lake Tuc-el-nuit, Oliver, BC
Jun 26/21 – Rogers Creek Rec Site, Duffey Lake Corridor, BC
Jun 27/21 – Back home in Whistler, BC
May 11/22 – Porpoise Bay Provincial Park, Sechelt, BC
May 12/22 – Lois Lake ‘freestyle camp’, south of Powell River, BC
May 13/22 – Inland Lake Provincial Park, Powell River, BC
May 14/22 – Okeover Provincial Park, east of Lund, BC
May 15/22 – Miracle Beach Provincial Park, north of Courtney, BC
May 16-17/22 – Green Point Campsite (Pacific Rim Nat’l Park), between Ucluelet & Tofino
May 18/22 – Taylor River ‘freestyle camp’, north of Sproat Lake, BC
May 19-21/22 – Snow Creek Rec Site, north-east end of Sproat Lake, BC
May 22/22 – overnight at friend’s driveway, Qualicum Beach, BC
May 23/22 – Jordon River Regional Park, Jordon River, BC
May 24-25/22 – overnight at aunt’s driveway, Oak Bay, BC
May 26/22 – return home to Whistler, BC (1650 kms traveled)
Jun 14-16/22 – Horsefly Lake Provincial Park (east of 150 Mile House, BC)
Jun 17-18/22 – Dugan Lake Rec Site (150 Mile House, BC)
Jun 19/22 – Forest Rose Campground (Barkerville, BC)
Jun 20/22 – Ghost Lake Campground (Cariboo Mountains Prov Park)
Jun 21-22/22 – Howard Lake Rec Site (near Canim Lake, BC)
Jun 23-25/22 – Leighton Lake Campground (Tunkwa Provincial Park)
Jun 26/22 – return home to Whistler, BC (1730 kms traveled)
Jul 15/22 – Marble Canyon PP (east of Lillooet BC)
Jul 16/22 – Okanagan South PP (between Peachland & Summerland BC)
Jul 17-21/22 – In Penticton BC
Jul 22/22 – returned home to Whistler (992 kms traveled)
Aug 07/22 – Porpoise Bay Provincial Park (Sechelt, BC)
Aug 08/22 – Katherine Lake Municipal Campsite (Pender Harbour, BC)
Aug 09/22 – Klein Lake Recreational Site (near Egmont, BC)
Aug 10/22 – returned home to Whistler (366 kms traveled)
Sep 14/22 – Homesite Creek Recreational Campground (near Halfmoon Bay, BC)
Sep 15-16/22 – Inland Lake Provincial Park (near Powell River, BC)
Sep 17/22 – returned home to Whistler
Oct 15/22 – Overnight at M’s in Nanaimo
Oct 16-22/22 – Alaqua at the Beach (on Chesterman Beach), Tofino, BC.
Oct 23/22 – returned home to Whistler
May 16-19/22 – Vaseux Lake Provincial Park (south of OK Falls, BC)
May 20/23 – Tunkwa Lake Provincial Park
May 21/23 – returned home to Whistler (909 kms traveled)
Jun 23/23 – Traveled up the Hurley Pass (north of Pemberton, BC), overnite at Gun Lake Rec Site, near Gold Bridge, BC
Jun 24-25/23 – Kingdom Lakes Rec Site (near Bralorne, BC)
Jun 26/23 – Tyaughton Lake Rec Site (near the Tyax Lodge)
Jun 27/23 – Carol Lake Rec Site (between Lillooet & Gold Bridge, BC)
Jun 28-Jul 02/23 – Big Bar Provincial Park campsite (west of Clinton, BC)
Jul 03/23 – returned home to Whistler (470 kms traveled)
Jul 15/23 – Old Hedley Road West Rec Site (along the Similkameen River, 10kms east of Princeton, BC)
Jul 16-19/23 – Haynes Point Provincial Park campground (Osoyoos, BC)
Jul 19/23 – returned home to Whistler (1087 kms traveled)
Aug 31-Sep 01/23 – Stayed at Oceanside Hideaway on Qualicum Beach, BC
Sep 02/23 – Coleman RV Camp near Port Alberni, BC
Sep 03/23 – Elizabeth Scott Centennial Park campground in Bamfield, BC
Sep 04-05/23 – Parchena Bay Campground near Bamfield, along the ocean
Sep 06/23 – Kissinger Lake Campsite, approx 10kms NW of Lake Cowichan
Sep 07-09/23 – Pine Point Rec Site on north side of Lake Cowichan
Sep 10/23 – Englishman River Falls Provincial Park, west of Parksville, BC
Sep 11/23 – Boondocking (alongside the E&N Railway) near Qualicum, BC
Sep 12/23 – returned home to Whistler (637 kms travelled)
Sep 17-20/23 – Penticton, BC
Sep 21/23 – Boondocking along the north-east side of Nicola Lake (north of Merritt, BC)
Sep 22/23 – Latremouille Lake Rec Site (on Hwy 24, west of Little Fort, BC)
Sep 23/23 – Dugan Lake Rec Site (near 150 Mile House, BC)
Sep 24/23 – returned home to Whistler (903 kms travelled)
2 Comments
michael
Hey Colorado – South Dakota….. you’re going the wrong way! Glad to see you’re having such a great time. Michael
westfaliajournal
Cute! Thanks Michael 🙂