USA TRIPS

travel journals

FLORIDA 2005 - an adventurous week in this US state

KAUA'I (Hawaii) 2007 - a week in paradise, including an ultralight filght

GRAND CANYON 2008 - 16 days, 225 miles, rafting from Lee's Ferry to Diamond Creek

SEQUOIA & KINGS CANYON 2009 - a 1-week visit to these national parks

UP TO THE BORDER 2012 - a 3-week drive through Wyoming, Oregon, Washington and briefly into Canada

WILD WEST 2013 - trips around Colorado, Arizona, Utah, New Mexico and South Dakota

CALIFORNIA DRIVE 2014 - 1 month excursion from Colorado to California & back

WILDERNESS CAMPING 2014 - a 5-day backpacking trip in the Mt. Zirkel Wilderness

FALL ESCAPE 2014 - 12 days searching for warmer weather in Arizona and New Mexico

MAUI 2014-15 - a 4-month winter escape

EASTERN FALL COLOR 2015 - 5 weeks in the mid-west and back East (Michigan, New York, Kentucky & much more!)

THE BUCKET LIST 2016 - a 3-week tour of some of the highlights of the west

CALIFORNIA LONG 2016 - a drive down the eastern side of the state

CALIFORNIA LONG 2 2019 - a drive up the western side of the state

TEXAS 2021 - a 1-week vacation

IDAHO 2022 - continuing the 1-week vacation theme

SOUTH CAROLINA 2022 - a short family visit

SOUTHEASTERN UTAH 2022 - exploring slickrock and history

DEADWEIRD 2022 - a Halloween celebration in Deadwood, South Dakota

NASHVILLE 2023 - a 28-day trip centered around this famous city (stops in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri & more)

SAN DIEGO 2023 - 2 weeks out-&-back to this California coastal city

CALIFORNIA ESCAPE 2024 - a week escaping chilly Colorado

ECLIPSE 2024 - a week in Missouri to see the solar event

NATIVE TRAILS 2024 - my first job as a professional travel guide, 15 days in Arizona and New Mexico

NEW ORLEANS 2024 - a week in this beautiful southern city

WILD WEST YELLOWSTONE 2024 - my second job as a travel guide, 17 days from San Francisco (CA) to Cody (WY)

MICHIGAN FLYING 2024 - a 24-day trip in the minivan to have some flying adventures in a SeaRey

RUBY HORSETHIEF RAFTING 2024 - a 4-day float on the Colorado River through spectacular canyons

SOUTHWEST ADVENTURE 2024 - another 15-day job as a travel guide

day trips

COLORADO - cities, mountains, tours, lots of fun stuff!

EAST COAST - PA, NY, DC