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Rough Draft
of Itinerary for Sunny's May 2004 Trip New December 15, 2003 |
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| Mon, April 26 -- Thu, April
29 |
Drive to Michigan |
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| Thu, April 29 -- Sun, May 2 |
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore;
Big Island Lake and Rock River Canyon
Wilderness Areas & Laughing Whitefish Falls
State Scenic Site |
Lake Superior scenic hikes,
hardwood forests, lakes, wildflowers (Rod Planck) Little Beaver CG 20 mi E of Munising. |
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Sun, May 2 -- Tue, May 4 |
Whitefish Point |
Hawk migration NF campgrounds N. of Paradise |
| ** Tue, May 4 -- Sat, May
15 |
Crystal Lake |
Open cottage; visit Luanne
& Mom's friends; arrange memorial service;
find wildflowers; Wally. |
| Sun, May
9-- Fri, May 14 (any 3 days) |
Point Pelee / Rondeau, Ontario (SE of Detroit) |
Bird migration Several CGs nearby |
| Sun, May 9-- Fri, May
14 (any 1 day) |
Grayling / Huron NF; Spruce/alder thicket west of Houghton Lake |
Warblers |
| Sat, May 15 |
Kenosha, WI -- Don &
Kathy |
Drop off trailer |
| ** Sun-Sun, May 16-23 |
St Augustine, FL |
(different itinerary) |
| Sun, May 23 |
Kenosha, WI -- Don &
Kathy |
Pick up trailer |
| Mon-Wed, May 24-26 |
Crex Meadows WA, NW corner
of Wisc (50 miles N. of Hwy 94) |
Fawns, goslings, resident birds
all returned, prairie wildflower peak. 4 CGs near Grantsburg (Memory Lake Park is closest) |
| Wed-Fri, May 26-28 |
Tamarac NWR -- 40 miles NE. of Hwy 94, w side of Minn |
Songbird migration, nesting swans, eagles, wild turkeys. Private campground W. of refuge |
| ? Fri-Sun, May 28-30 |
International Wolf Center, Ely (N of Duluth) |
Wolves are fed on May 29 |
| Gunflint Trail, NE corner of
Minn (110 miles N. of Duluth) -- 65 mile trail |
Boreal Birding Festival (late
May) neotropical bird migration, waterfowl migr. Several private campgrounds on trail. |
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| Sun-Tues, May 30 - June 1 | Agassiz NWR -- NW corner of Minn. (23 miles N of Thief River Falls; more from Hwy 2) | Waterfowl migration; nesting
Franklin's gulls, earred grebes, and b-c night herons; w-t deer, moose,
river otter, wolves, coyote, & red fox (pups/kits born in April).
Primitive campsites on nearby? Hayes Lake SP CG (showers) - 20 miles NE. |
| Tue-Thur, June 1-3 |
Chase Lake NWR -- central No.
Dak, 10 miles N of Hwy 94 |
Nesting A. white pelicans (largest),
cormorants, terns, avocets, gulls, geese; prairie and marsh birds. CG email sent. |
| Thu-Sat, June 3-5 (or longer) |
Theodore Roosevelt NP (S. unit)
-- west No. Dak just off Hwy 94 |
Painted canyon, badlands, bison,
prairie dog babies, wild horses. Cottonwood CG (no showers). |
| Sat-Mon, June 5-7 |
Lostwood NWR (recommended by Karen Holingsworth - NANPA) NW N.
Dakota |
Shorebirds, sparrows, raptors, s-t grouse, w-t deer, butterflies, prairie flowers. |
| Mon-Wed, June 7-9 |
Medicine Lake NWR -- NE corner
of Mont (N. of Hwy 2) |
Nesting A. white pelicans
(2nd largest), waterfowl, prairie birds, w-t deer. CG email sent. |
| Wed-Thurs, June 9-10 |
Makoshika SP - E. Montana, Glendive - S. of Hwy 94 |
Badlands, wildflowers. Campground $12. |
| ?
June |
Bowdoin NWR -- NC Mont - N of Hwy 2; SE of Malta UL Bend NWR & Manning Corral Prairie Dog Town - S of Bowdoin |
Migrating waterfowl, shorebirds;
nesting pelicans, gulls, herons, cormorants, w-t deer,
pronghorn. Malta area camping (both free and fee) Prairies dogs, ferrets, mule deer, pronghorn. |
| ? June |
Great Falls and Benton NWR; Freezeout NWR - SE of Choteau |
Shorebirds, waterfalls, etc. Choteau KOA |
| ? June |
Glacier NP |
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| NO |
S. thru Red Lodge and Beartooth Hwy (usually open Mem. Day) toYellowstone -- or W. to Benton Lake NWR and Great Falls (skip Yellowstone) |
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| NO
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Yellowstone NP |
Camp in Lamar Valley. |
| NO |
Red Rocks Lakes NWR |
nesting s-h cranes, trump.
swans; pronghorn. Camp on refuge. |
| Mid-June |
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