Flashback: 2009 August
2012 I was just trying to remember that route we drove back in 2009 August, from home, out west across the top of the US and back home through Canada. So I’ve fired up google maps and will attempt to recreate the trip by listing the cities we drove through.
Day 1 (saturday): Ontario: Kaladar, Eganville Pembroke, Petawawa, Deep River, North Bay, Sudbury, Espanola, Blind River, Thessalon, Sault St Marie. Michigan: Munising, Marquette, Negaunee and Champion.
1173km
Day 2 (sunday): Michigan: Covington, Wakefield, Ironwood. Wisconsin: Ashland, Superior. Minnesota: Duluth, Aitkin, Crosby, Brainerd. South Dakota: Sioux Falls.
983km
Day 3 (monday): South Dakota: Mitchell, Chamberlain, Badlands National Park, Wall, Rapid City, Mt. Rushmore National Memorial, Keystone, Deadwood, Lead, Spearfish, Belle Fourche. Wyoming: Hulett, Devils’ Tower National Monument.
853km
Day 4 (tuesday): Wyoming: Moorcroft, Gillette, Buffalo, Fort Phil Kearny, Sheridan, Bighorn National Forest, Greybull, Cody, Yellowstone National Park. Montana: Gallatin National Forest canyon campground.
800km
Day 5 (wednesday): Montana: Livingston, Big Timber, Lewiston, James Kipp Recreation Area (Missouri river), Malta, Morgan. Saskatchewan: Monchy, Climax, Frontier, Shaunavon, Eastend, TRex discovery centre.
665 km
Day 6 (thursday): Saskatchewan: Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park.
127km
Day 10 (monday): Saskatchewan: Maple Creek. Alberta: Medicine Hat, Taber, Lethdridge, Vulcan, Calgary
536km
Day 11 (tuesday): Alberta: Strathmore, Brooks, Medicine Hat. Saskatchewan: Maple Creek, Swift Current, Moose Jaw, Regina
760km
Day 12 (wednesday): Saskatchewan: Balgonie, Wolseley,
Broadview, Whitewood, Moosomin, Brandon, Portage la Prarie, Winnipeg. Ontario: Kenora, Vermilion Bay.
888km
Day 13 (thursday): Ontario: Dryden, Thunder Bay, Nipigon, Macleod, Longlac, Fushimi Lake Provincial Park.
883 km
Day 14 (friday): Ontario: Kapuskasing, Cochrane, North Bay, Petawawa, Pembroke, Eganville, Napanee.
1067km