First things first, get the furnace serviced, I will want it at night I am sure.

July 25, 2019

Beginning mileage 47,979

First night out, Salt Fort State Park, Lore City, Ohio.

Mileage 48,265  ( 286 miles )

Hobo at rest

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July 26, 2019

Second night out Moraine View State Park, Le Roy, Illinois

Mileage 48,704  ( today 439 cumulative 725 )

Hobo rests again.

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July 27, 2019

Third night out Timberline RV Campground,  Waukee, Iowa

Mileage 49038 (  today 334  cumulative 1,059 )

Two landmarks today.

A Rialta sighting I 74 east bound near Knoxville, Ill.

Crossed the Mississippi River.

Hobo at rest and cooling down.

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Forth night out The County Line Campground, Summit, South Dakaota

Mileage 49424 (  today 386   cumulative 1445  )

Hobo at rest and drying off after a sometimes rainy day.

Sunset over Summit, South Dakota.

Shy and Judy resting on Hobo's bed.

Fifth night out Pierce County Fairground, Rugby, North Dakota.
Free boondock with electric and water

Mileage 49750  ( today 326 cumulative 1771 )

Big sky

Pierce County Fairgrounds

There was one other camper way over the other side of the fairgrounds.
You can just see Hobo at the far left of the picture.

Obligatory Hobo pic

Rugby, South Dakota is also the Geographical center of north America.

July 30, 2019

Sixth night out Shady Rest Campground, Glasgow, Montana

July 31, 2019

Seventh night out Daisymay Campground, Ft Macleod, Alberta, Canada

Mileage 50467 Cumulative 2488

Alberta Welcome Center

Hobo

August 1, 2019

Overflow camping at Lake Louise, Banff NP,Alberta, Canada
This is a three day weekend for Canadians so camping in popular spots is sparce.

Mileage  50682  today 216 cumulative 2703

Banff National Park

Banff NP again, pretty water running pretty fast, would make a nice Kayak ride.

Banff NP, did I say they have some mountains?

The overflow parking lot overflow camping area.

Adendum to the day

On the way to Banff we stopped at Clarity Cannabis in High River, Alberta.
claritycannabis.ca for their menu.

A gram of sativa ( La Strada ) and a gram of an indica ( Casablanca ) were purchased.
This purchase was made with my US MasterCard, first buy ever on a credit card for me.

August 2, 2019

Nitehawk Campground Grovedale, Alberta

Mileage 51066  today 384 cumulative 3087

We departed our Banff NP luxury accomodations and headed north into Jasper NP

They have these mountains here.

They also have lakes with their mountains.

A pretty mangy looking Stone Sheep

His buddy was a little more photogenic.

Thay have crazy rivers. When they hit a flat spot the break up into dozens of little channels.

Columbia Ice Field ( glacier ) Third largest in North America.

The town of Jasper seems mostly built to get that tourist Loonie. That is the Canadian one
dollar coin, the two dollar coin is called the Toonie. The smallest bill they print is a five. The
paper money is not paper, it is plastic.

Leaving the park we took route 40 to Grand Prairie ( the scenic route ).

Carabu crossing sign

Mandatory Hobo pic.

August 3, 2019

Pink Mountain Campground, Pink Mountain, British Columbia Canada

Mileage 51295 today 229 cumulative 3311

Started out the day in Grande Praire with an oil change with 5W40 Full Synthetic.
Then had the right rear tire pulled and inspected. It had lost a little pressure and
I wanted to see things were right before taking off into the wilderness.
And did laundry.
That is why only 229 miles today.

For me a once in a lifetime event.
Okay OMB, there is a pic of me.

The mandatory Hobo pic of the day.

August 4, 2019

Strawberry Flats Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada

Mileage 51579  today  284  cumulative  3600

Yes, more mountains

Even more mountains.

And rivers

Some Canadian shrooms

Shy on patrol in the Canadian wilderness

Not mountain goats, Stone Sheep

A bunch of Stone Sheep.

Mandatory Hobo shot.

August 5, 2019

Caribu RV Park, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada

Mileage 52013  today 434 cumulative  4034

Signpost Forest Watson Lake, Yukon Territory

A lot of signs

Bison

More bison

Even more bison

Several at a time

Tending the young one

And a baby one.

Mandatory Hobo pic.

August 6, 2019

Beaver Creek RV Park & Motel, Beaver Creek, Yukon Territory

Mileage 52289  today  276   cumulative  4310

Tough 276 miles today.  Rain off and on. The road got pretty nasty.

No pix today, more tomorrow after we cross into Alaska.

August 7, 2019

Chena River State Recreation Area, Fairbanks, Alaska

Mileage 52607  today  318   cumulative  4628

YAHOO, we made it to Alaska.

We had pizza from Fast Eddy's in Tok

Nice old Buick spotted in Beaver Creek

Mandatory Hobo pic

Hopefully I will find a new battery for my good camera
and we will have some better pictures tomorrow.

August 8, 2019

Same camp as last night

Mileage  52629  today 19  cumulative  4,647

Antler Arch

Antler Arch Sign

Rose in the park

Hobo in a parking lot with plugs for block heaters ( COLD winters ).

August 9, 2019

Rivers Edge RV Park, Fairbanks,Alaska

Mileage  52,792  today 163  cumulative  4813

We went to Livengood, Alaska today, 80 miles to a highway maintainance shop.

Results of a forest fire.

A little view of the pipeline.

We did get there.

August 10, 2019

Tatlanica Campground Healy Alaska

Mileage  52980  Today  188  Cumulative  5001

Okay Key Northern Lights theme, we saw a moose.

Big old burl in Denali NP

Some shrooms

Some big shrooms

Denali road sign

A sled dog that likes attention and let me scratch on him.

Oh, and they do have mountains.

Mandatory Hobo picture.

August 11, 2019

Still at Tatlinka

Mileage  53,061  today  87  Cumulative  5082

Moose antlers

He says it goes in the snow.

Shy and Judy in the wild.

Shy on patrol.

Yes, Alaska even has more mountains

Hobo at Otto Lake, Healy, Alaska.

August 12, 1019

Cantwell RV Park, Cantwell, Alaska

Mileage  53149  today 88  Cumulative  5170

Judy saw caribou

And moose

And a rare clear day view of Denali

What a great mountain.

Judy at Denali

Mandatory HOBO pic.

August 13, 2019

Cantwell RV Park again

Mileage  53158  today  9  cumulative  5179

Overcast draizzle off and on kind of day. Laundry got done.

If you need some dog mushing done, these are the people.

Hobo parked on Jack River Canyon Road just ouside Cantwell.

August 14, 2019

ARRI semi Campground, Talkeetna, Alaska

Mileage  53284  today 126  cumulative 5305

Alaska Veterans Memorial

An excellent dinner was  consumed here in Talkneeta.

With a very good chocolate malt from these folks for dessert.

Hobo and I in a hubcap.

August 15, 2019

Lucy Lake Park, Wasilla, Alaska

Mileage  53357   Today 73    Cumulative  5378

We had brunch here after stopping and getting some pastry yesterday. Recommended

Judy stumbled across a fixer upper.

We went here.

Saw this replica of a food cache.

Hobo and a big friend

August 16, 2019

Creekwood Motel and RV Park, Anchorage, Alaska

Mileage  53422  today  65  cumulative  5443

Early morning moose on the loose in the campground

Eklutna Lake

Eklutna Glacier ( also seen in the upper right corner of the previous picture

Mandatory Hobo pic.

August 17, 2019

Centenial Park, Anchorage, Alaska

Mileage  53458  today  36  cumulative  5,479

A moose on the loose again.

A touchy moment when they first met.

And still mountains everywhere.

Hobo buttoned up for the night and pulling 32 OTA TV broadcast channels.

August 18, 2019

Centenial Park, Anchorage, Alaska

Mileage  53471  today  13  Cumulative  5.492

A salmon stream in almost downtown Anchorage

Ship Creek salmon

Hobo, moved over one campsite.

August 19, 2019

Resurrection North Campground, Seward, Alaska

Mileage  53623  today  152  cumulative  5644

Today was glaciers

And wildlife

August 20, 2019

Homer Spit Campground, Homer, Alaska

Mileage  53792  today  169  cumulative  5813

Smokey going along Sterling Highway

The smoke was very heavy.

Also where the road ends

Homer Spit, we are camped out at the end of it.

Canna Bus

August 21, 2019

Centenial Park Campground, Anchorage, Alaska
We liked this one so are staying a night again on our way to Palmer.

Mileage  54,019  today  227  cumulative  6,040

Morning sun through smoke.

On our way back north we stopped at the Soldotna Wednesday Market In The Park.

Lots of smoke coming up.

Smoldering right along the road.

Smoke everywhere.

Hobo at Homer Spit this morning.

August 22, 2019

Grand View Cafe And RV Park, Grand View, Alaska

Mileage  54,135  today  116  cumulative  6,156

Matanuska Glacier most impressive so far

Matanuska River

Hobo on a backroad bridge

August 23, 2019

Northern Nights Camp Ground, Glennallen, Alaska
Sparks grocery right across the road has great pizza.

Mileage  54,231  today  96  cumulative  6,252

Matanuska Glacier

End of the glacier

Judy on the glacier

Hobo in the campground. and Shy on the left.

August 24, 2019

Wrangle-St Elias National Park boondock at the Dead Dog Hill Wayside
18 miles down a dirt road

Mileage  54,339  today  108  cumulative  6,360

1956 Buick Century parked across from the camp ground

Hobo found a friend at the Wrangle-St Elias visitors center

Yes, they have mountains in southeast Alaska too.

Little lake just below our boondock

Hobo and me at Wrangle-St Elias National Park

August 25, 2019

Tundra RV Park, Tok, Alaska

Mileage  54,420  today  81  cumulative 6,441

Breakfast view

Alaskan flora

Yes they have snowcapped mountains in southeast Alaska

August 26, 2019

Kluane RV Kampground, Haines Junction, Yukon Territory, Canada

Mileage  54,704  today 284  cumulative  6,725

Snowcaps ttrying to hide in the clouds

View out of Hobo's back window this evening.

August 27, 2019

Downtown RV Park, Watson Lake, Yukon Territory, Canada

Mileage  55,069  today  365  Cumulative  7,090

Judy meets moose

Carabou

August 28, 2019

Triple G Campground, Fort Nelson,      , Canada

Mileage  55,380 today  311  cumulative 7,401

Caribou

Wood Bison

Judy in hot water.  Liard River Hot Springs Provincial Park

August 29, 2019

Mile 0 RV Park, Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada

Mileage 55,663  today  283  cumulative 7,684

Finally got a bear picture.

Hobo got to park next to Kris Valencia of the Milepost staff.

August 30, 2019

Lessard Lake Campground and Outdoor Education Center
Sangudo, Alberta, Canada

Mileage  55,964  today  301  cumulative  7,985

Sunset over Lessard Lake

Hobo in the wild with Shy.

August 31, 2019

Glenburn Provincial Park, Maymont, Saskatchewan, Canada

Mileage  56,299  today  335  Cumulative  8,320

Canadian wheat fields forever.

Hobo at the Beer Garden

September 1, 2019

York Lake Reginal Park Campground, Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada

Mileage  56,574  today  275  cumulative  8,595

Morning dew on a spiderweb

September 2, 2019

Arrowhead RV Park, Ile Des Chenes, Manitoba, Canada

Mileage  56,870  today 296  cumulative  8,891

Hanging with some big rigs.

September 3, 2019

St Cloud Campground and RV Park, St Cloud, Minn, USA

Mileage  57,281  today 411  cumulative 9,302

I like it.

Shy, Judy, Hobo

September 4, 2019

Shabbona Lake State Park, Shabbona, Illinois

Mileage  57,710  today  429  Cumulative  9,731

Strange cloud?

Nope, a polluting smoke stack

September 5, 2019

Tomorrow's Stars RV Resort, South Charleston, Ohio

Mileage  58,118  today  408  Cumulative 10,139

As close as we got to downtown Indianapollis

Indianapollis afternoon rush hour.

September 6, 2019

Home

Mileage  58,509  today  391  cumulative  10,530

Lovely downtown Columbus, Ohio.

It has been a fun 10,530 miles.