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A Birthday Celebration at San Diego Zoo Safari Park!

Post author:Colleen
Post published:February 18, 2024
Post category:Adventure Exploring Our Favorite Places Videos Wildlife

What a special Birthday! We left Borrego Springs and headed to Escondido for a night of luxury at the Bandy Canyon Ranch and stayed in a very cute cottage. https://bandycanyon.com/Early in the morning we drove just a few minutes to the San Diego Zoo Safari Park for a 9:15 Wildlife Safari! As we boarded the safari truck we were asked if we were celebrating anything special…well yes…my birthday! The guide came back with a personalized birthday badge. I quickly pinned it on my shirt and wore it proudly! Our day was stunning with perfect weather and the excitement of seeing so…

The Stunning Alaska Highway! Dawson Creek to Liard Hot Springs!

Post author:Colleen
Post published:June 25, 2023
Post category:Adventure Alaska Adventure Exploring Our Favorite Places Videos Wildlife

This week we start our journey on the Alaska Highway through British Columbia as we travel from Dawson Creek to Liard River Hot Springs Provincial Park. First Stop, Dawson Creek and the N.R.A. Station Museum at the Visitor Center, where we learned a lot about the AlCan highway. The Alaska highway, also known as the AlCan Highway, was built in response to Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941. In 1942, the US entered into World War II and a supply and defense route to Alaska was critical. Canada agreed to building the Alaska-Canada highway on the condition that…

10 Days in Jasper National Park! (our last week in the Canadian Rockies)

Post author:Colleen
Post published:September 25, 2022
Post category:Adventure Exploring Our Favorite Places Videos

* This video was filmed the last week of August 2022 It is hard to believe this is our last video our month long adventure in the Canadian Rockies. The first two weeks we were in the Banff area and the third week in the Lake Louise Area…in this video we head to Jasper National Park via the Icefields Parkway. This drive is one of the most beautiful drives ever! The ride is 232 miles with some stunning sights that include Bow Lake, Peyto Lake and Athabasca Glacier. We spent ten days at Whistlers Campground in the National Park. During…

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