El Plan

I love it when a plan comes together.

I know where I want to go and I can't wait to see certain amigas and amigos at certain places at certain times along the way. Click on the map below to see my route.

The Itinerary*

• Teddy Roosevelt National Park (NP), ND, USA
• Yellowstone NP, WY, USA
• Grand Tetons NP, WY, USA
• Idaho, USA
• Seattle area, WA, USA
• Vancouver, BC, Canada
• Vancouver Island (Kayaking in the Broken Islands!), BC, Canada
• Skagway, AK, USA (in order to take a ferry to...)
• Juneau, AK, USA
• Anchorage, AK, USA
• Kenai, AK, USA
• Denali NP, AK, USA
• Fairbanks, AK, USA
• Jasper NP, AB, Canada
• Banff NP, AB, Canada
• Waterton NP, AB, Canada
• Glacier NP, MT, USA

*The Itinerary is subject to change at any time for any reason without advance notice.

Welcome to "Destination: Alaska!"

Dear Friends and Family,

Welcome!

I am experiencing several firsts; I've never written a blog before and I've never written for a large audience (save for a few emails at work with a large "cc:" list). And, oh yeah, I've never made a meandering 9,000-mile round-trip to Alaska over the period of about 2 months. I am looking forward to it! I hope you can check in with me periodically along the way. I will post entries whenever the spirit moves me and my cell phone coverage permits. (More about the technology that makes these blogs possible later...)

FYI: The term "blog" is a truncated form of "web log" - or online journal. The blog will display my journal entries in reverse chronological order. The term, blog, is used in different ways; I am blogging. I am a blogger.

My goal during this trip is to have fun and to see new places. My goals of blogging:

1. Record my journey. Interesting experiences, places, and people. I want to remember it all!
2. Entertain and educate you. (Feel free to entertain and educate me at any time by clicking on "Comments" button below any post.)

All for now. It is getting on towards the end of April 2006. I don't intend to start my Alaska trip until sometime at the end of May, so I'll be able to provide many more details before then.

~ Leif