On the Trails of BarnesNorth

Home!!

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3034.0 miles

Ok... Who wants to come help us unpack?!

Downtown LA

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Mile 2938

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Crossing over the grapevine...

Mile 2804

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Only 5 hours left of our vacation... Bummer.

Home sure sounds goof, though.

Sunset at 2775

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Getting gas at Panoche Junction

Stockton... Mile 2665

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Hobby Shop...

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Checked out a cool hobby store in Sacramento. Lots of cool stuff, but we managed to get out of there without spending a penny!

Approaching Sacramento...

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Mike 2608

Approaching Redding...

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Mt. Shasta

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2384 miles

California!

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Mile 2342

Sunrise in southern Oregon

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2327 miles... Just approaching Ashland.

2245- Canyonville OR

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4 hour rest stop... Feel good now...

Mile 2172

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Quick gas stop in Cottage Grove, OR and an enroute midnight snack for Clayton and Abby.

The things you learn on road trips...

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If you are passing through Salem, the capital of Oregon, you can stop and see the Capitol of Oregon... But do you know and why to use capital vs. capitol?
See:
http://www.englishrules.com/writing/2005/capital-and-capitol/

Think I should follow this truck for a while!

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Mile 2052.1

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Just completed our 30 second flyby tour of downtown Portland. Too bad everyone onboard was sleeping and missed it...

2000.0!

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40 miles from the Oregon border...

Clayton and Abby fast asleep, Zach not far behind. Jenn is enjoying a Canadian chocolate bar, and I'm still sipping the last Tim Hortons coffee, even though it's quite cool now.

Weather is partly cloudy with the occasional drizzle; perfect driving conditions.

Mile 1875 - Seattle

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First 100 miles went fast... Hopefully the next 1200 will be the same!

Mile 1773

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Just crossed the border... Already missing Tim Horton's (even though I have a full cup next to me!)

Here we be at the end of the I-5!

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1268 Miles

24 1/2 hours

Stay tuned for more vacation posts...

Mile 1255... Almost to the border!

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Look who we found at the Bellingham McDonald's

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Another great name...

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Chuckanut Drive

1202.4

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40 miles to Bellingham

Seattle- Mile 1156

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Strange Thought #2

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Ever wonder why Seattle has such a great history of creating such highly successful companies? Microsoft, Boeing, Costco, Starbucks, REI, Seattles Best Coffee, Fred Meyer, Nordstroms... Are the ones I can think of now.

Another amazing thing about these companies; think of the similar customer- centric attitude that Nordstroms, REI, Fred Meyer, Costco, and Starbucks all share. Must be something in the water up here...

The snoozing princess.

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Sunny Olympia

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Page 196 / mile 1104

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Coolest geographic name on this trip so far...

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Skookumchuck River

22 miles south of Olympia

Mile 1064

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Somewhere between here and there.

Revised ETA: 3:14

Mile 999.8

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Fatty Patty's for breakfast in Vancouver WA... Home of the biscuits and gravy that is pretty much the size of a loaf of bread, and this was the half order!

Mile 940...Salem

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915 miles from home...

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Mike 857

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Somewhere in Oregon.

Slept 2 hours while Jenn drove...

Kids are all up and crunching on dry cereal. Clayton is very vocal that he is "tired of driving"!

Oregon

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691 miles...

Yreka

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1/2 Way!!

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Cold.

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500.4

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Approaching Arbuckle - 467 miles

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All's quiet and warm in the van; Freezing cold and clear skies full of bright stars outside.

Sac International Airport

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Mile 431

An involuntary stop at mile 410

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Thanks, Elk Grove... Thought we were don with this traffic stuff for the night.

Mile 390

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Screaming 3 year old. Not so perfect.

Mile 376 - Stockton

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Back into civilization...at least a town with something more than a 4 lane highway and a truck stop.

Mile 310 - Santa Nella

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Starbucks in hand, kiddos in PJ's. Full tank of gas. Perfect.

What does this little yellow light do?!

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Mile 265

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200 miles of road where don't need a steering wheel...

Strange thought #1

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Ever wonder how much 1 mile of road costs if all the reflective dots in the road only cost $.50 each?

Mile 155

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Open road. 80 mph. Playing leap frog with the big rigs. Kids complaining about the smell of cows....

ETA: 1:14pm

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Think we can beat the GPS?

Mile 69

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On the 5 north... from now to Canada

Mile 33.8

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Monrovia.

Road Trip!!

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Mile 0.0

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No Snow!

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Current webcam of the pass above Redding:

.Picture from 3 years ago at about 2am:

I like this year's conditions a little better...

6 hours till Launch!

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ROAD TRIP!!

Stay tuned...

Chains... Check!

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The first mile of a new journey draws nigh

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Another long trail awaits this party of five... 3 sleeps and counting.

The Trails of BarnesNorth will host this latest rendition of TrailsNorth, a BarnesNorth production.

Beat the heat!

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Starbucks Corporate

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Lake Washington

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View of the day!
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Downtown Seattle

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Snow in Seattle...

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Nothing a hot bowl of clam chowder couldn't cure!

What are you reading Abigail?

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Beware the ides of March!

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Happy March 15th -- enjoy a Ceasar Salad today!

Et tu Brutus?

In Escrow - waiting & praying...

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First in Texas, now on the Pacific...

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Slowly but surely the book holder previously mentioned is gaining popularity! I wonder if I can get a patent on this genius idea?
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Coming soon to Wal-Mart near you...

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...This amazing book holder. No hands required, just a nice tight pair of Fruit of the Loom!
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Mr. FAA Agent

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The annoying inspector who has held up two planes as we sit and wait...
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Orlando International

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One of ONLY ways to make business travel enjoyable.
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Lego family

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Lego Shark!

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Florida Wildlife

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An example of the extent of my wildlife viewing in Orlando.
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Miss you Clayton (aka Shark)

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Vince Pocsente

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HFC convention

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Welcome.

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A Florida Good Morning

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The tail of today's trail.

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Mile 3066.9

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Home.
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Mile 3039.0

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57 freeway.
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Mile 3000.0

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55 miles to go.
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Mile 2992.9

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First sight of smog in almost two weeks! Approaching the 210.
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Mile 2974.1

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1st glimpse of Socal.
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Mile 2945.3

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...And out of the clouds after the summit
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Mile 2942.8

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Into the clouds on the Grapevine.
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Mile 2875.0

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Does this include blogging?
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Mile 2829.3

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Mile 2744.4

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A necessary component to mobile blogging.
Girls are sleeping, boys are still enjoying Tom & Jerry, and I am eating up the long peaceful drive.
Passing Santa Nella, CA.
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Mile 2718.8

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300 miles to Los Angeles
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Mile 2628.1

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On the road again...
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Nighty night

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Sure beats the carseat! Stay tuned tomorrow for the last leg of our journey. We should have a quick trip from Sacramento to home (as long as there's not too much traffic).
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Mile 2543.2

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Potty break under the stars near Willow, CA. Freezing cold, and only 1 hour to a warm hotel in Sacramento.
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Mile 2440.0

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Night night daylight
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Mile 2377.0

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Mt. Shasta viewpoint. Cold.
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Mile 2359.9

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California!
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Mile 2341.3

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18 miles to California.
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Mile 2255.5

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Very pretty area of Oregon (4 miles from Riddle)
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