Voting on the "Best Of" North America

On our last night of camping in the States, the four of us reflected upon, remembered and reminded ourselves of all the wonderful places and activities we had been to and done over the past three months. So we thought up the following Twelve Of The Best categories. Predictably, it was way too hard to come up with an Absolute Favourite for most of the categories, hence more than one answer for  most of them! Enjoy our favorite memories…

1.  Best Official Campsite (NP or Forestry):

Mendenhall Glacier campsite, Juneau, Alaska

Cooper's Landing, outside Soldotna, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
Also: Boya Lake, Yukon, Canada (no photo)

 2.  Best Wild/Free Campsite:

Mount Baker forest, Washington

Mojave high desert, California

3.  Best Camp Meal:

Gus' freshly caught sockeye salmon, Russian River, Kenai Peninsula, AK

4.  Best Meal:

Alaskan King Crab (Cathy, we shall never forget it, thank you!!)

5.  Favourite Big City:

Seattle, Washington State 

6.  Place We’d Most Like to Return to: 

Denali National Park, Alaska

7.  Best View:

Crater Lake, Oregon

Yosemite, California

Mount Baker, Washington

Hermit Meadows, Glacier National Park, BC, Canada

8.  Place That Took Us Most by Surprise:

Chicken town, Alaska

Crater Lake, Oregon

9.  Best Hike:

Yosemite NP, California 

Glacier NP, BC, Canada

10.  Best Museum:

SS Moyie, 1896, Kaslo, British Columbia, Canada

Seattle Science Centre

Seattle Museum of Flight

11.  Most Fun Activity:

Taking a flight in Mark Lee's Cessna 182 through a glacial valley, Palmer, Alaska

The boys swimming in the river in Yosemite NP

Going around Dawson City gold rush town on a period tour, Yukon, Canada

12.  What We Missed Out On This Trip, But Would Like to Do Next Time!

Drive the Dalton Highway to the furthest northern First Nation community in Yukon, Canada;
    continue the Alaskan Highway up to Prudoe Bay, into the Arctic Circle;        
go to Fairbanks;
AND...

… drive a self-contained camping van (RV) to combat all the cold and the rain, so we could sleep
dry and warm!!

LE FIN