 | Dayton 2009-A (D09A), March 28 - April 3
 | A business trip to Dayton with an overnight visit to Columbus |
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| Dayton 2009-B (D09B), May 2 - May 7
| Another business trip to Dayton with an overnight visit to Columbus |
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| Europe
2009-A (E09A), June 11 - July 8
| A vacation to pick off the leftovers of western Europe, including
sites in Denmark, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, the Netherlands, Belgium,
Luxembourg and France |
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| Victoria 2009-A (V09A), July 31 - August 2
| A return to the capital of British Columbia, including its famous
Butchart Gardens |
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| Western US (W09A), August 28 - September 12
| Following the mountains south and the desert back north as I hit
several places that I've been promising myself that I would see or
return to someday |
|
| Atlanta 2009-A (A09A), September 16 -
September 18
| A business trip to Boca Raton |
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| Dayton 2009-C (D09C), September 21 - September 25
| A business trip to Dayton |
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| Fairfax 2009-A (F09A), September 29 - October 4
| A business trip to Fairfax, Virginia, followed by some regional
sightseeing over the weekend |
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| Relatives 2009-A (R09A), November 6 - November 15
| Visiting relatives in Iowa, Illinois and Minnesota |
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| Dayton 2009-D (D09D), December 14 - December 17
| A final business trip to Dayton for this year |
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| Spain 2008-A
(S08A), April 17 - May 14
| Southern Spain, Lisbon, Gibraltar, Morocco,
Madrid and Barcelona |
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| Dayton 2008-A
(D08A), June 14 - June 26
| A Columbus conference and business in
Dayton |
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| Florida 2008-A
(F08A), July 1 - July 3
| Just a short business trip |
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| Idaho 2008-A
(I08A), July 10-14
| Road trip through the Owyhee country of
southwestern Idaho, northern Nevada and southeastern Oregon |
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| Alaska 2008-A
(A08A), July 26 - August 3
| Exploring the Kenai Peninsula and the
colonial Russian heritage of Sitka |
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| Las Vegas
2008-A (V08A), August 23 - August 28
| Limited sightseeing tacked onto a
conference trip |
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| Oklahoma 2008-A
(O08A), September 13 -
September 21
| A county trip across Oklahoma and northern
Arkansas |
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| Montana 2008-A
(M08A), September 25 -
September 29
| Butte and sightseeing there and back |
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| Relatives 2008-A
(R08A), November 20 -
November 28
| Visiting relatives in Iowa, Illinois and
Minnesota |
|
| Upstate New York 2007-A (N07A), April
21 - April 29
| A Rochester conference and sightseeing from Niagara Falls to Ottawa,
Canada |
|
| Utah 2007-A (U07A), May 12 - May 29
| Hiking and sightseeing in southern Utah, northern Arizona, southern
Nevada and Death Valley |
|
| California 2007-A (C07A), June 2 -
June 10
| A Stanford conference, Big Sur sightseeing and Pinnacles hiking |
|
| Relatives 2007-A (R07A), June 26 -
July 3
| Relatives in Illinois and Iowa, including family history-related sites
in and around Onslow, Iowa |
|
| Germany 2007-A (G07A), August 14 - September 10
| Berlin, Frankfurt, Nürnberg, Munich, Vienna and numerous side trips,
among them visits to Poland, Slovakia and Hungary |
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| Dayton 2007-A (D07A), September 23 - October 6
| Basic business trip with some sightseeing in Kentucky and alligator
hunting in Florida
tacked on |
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| Idaho 2007-A (I07A), October 9 - October 13
| Pacific Northwest road trip, with extra emphasis on Idaho sites |
|
| San Jose 2006-A (J06A), January 8 -
January 13
| A
business trip with some South Bay explorations. |
|
| Florida 2006-A (F06A), April 16 - April
19
| A business trip with a day off for some Miami Beach Art Deco sightseeing |
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| Oregon 2006-A (O06A), May 4 - May 7
| Sightseeing along the coast and Oregon Cascades |
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| Dayton 2006-A (D06A), May 13 - May 21
| Work in Dayton; Native American mounds and related sightseeing;
Columbus |
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| New York City 2006-A (N06A), June 2 - June 12
| A conference in Brooklyn, sightseeing all over |
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| Vancouver 2006-A (V06A), June 30 -
July 2
| Getaway weekend to Vancouver |
|
| Scandinavia 2006-A (S06A), July 13 - August 7
| Stockholm, Copenhagen and several sites in Norway |
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| Philadelphia 2006-A (P06A), August 18 - August 27
| A conference and some sightseeing in the City of Brotherly Love |
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| Hawaii 2006-A (H06A), September 23 - October 8
| Visiting all the National Park Service sites and finishing off the
counties |
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| Louisiana 2006-A (L06A), October 20 - October 29
| County drive through Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana, wrapping up
with a visit to post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans |
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| Dayton 2006-B (D06B), November 5 - November 11
| Work in Dayton and nothing else |
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| Relatives 2006-A (R06A), November 17 - November 24
| Thanksgiving trip to see the relatives |
|
|
Antarctica 2005-A (A05A),
February 1 - February 24
|
A vacation that began in Santiago, Chile, continued with a 10-day cruise
to Antarctica, and ended with several nights in Buenos Aires, Argentina,
with days in Valparaiso, Chile, Ushuaia, Argentina, and Colonia del
Sacramento, Uruguay thrown in for good measure |
|
| Dayton 2005-A (D05A), April 18 - April 24
| Another business trip to
Dayton |
|
| Italy 2005-A (I05A), May 25 - June 13
| With a conference in
Bologna, I headed over there early to see the sites in Rome, Vatican
City, Florence, Pisa and Ravenna, too |
|
| Spokane 2005-A (S05A), July 22 - July 24
| Some hiking in the
Idaho panhandle and in Washington |
|
| Portland 2005-A (P05A), August 5 - August 7
| Some hiking at Mt.
Hood and Mt. Rainier |
|
| Chicago 2005-A (C05A), August 19 - August 25
| A conference and
some downtown sightseeing |
|
| New Mexico 2005-A (N05A), September 10 - September 25
| A vacation centered
on northern New Mexico and Colorado |
|
| Dayton 2005-B (D05B), October 3 - October 9
| Yet another business trip to Dayton, Caesar Creek exploration |
|
| Relatives 2005-A (R05A), November 16 - November 25
| South Dakota sightseeing and spending Thanksgiving with the relatives |
|
| Dayton 2005-C (D05C), December 4 -
December 9
| Back to Dayton
strictly for business this time |
|
| Dayton 2004-A
(D04A), January 19 - January 28
| Dayton for business, but also sightseeing
in Lexington and the nearby Shaker Village in Kentucky |
|
| Dayton 2004-B
(D04B), April 17 - April 25
| Dayton for business, with area sightseeing
and a side trip over to Flight 93 National Memorial in Pennsylvania |
|
| Boston 2004-A
(B04A), April 28 - May 9
| A site visit, a conference and sightseeing
in Boston and across southern New England |
|
| Utah 2004-A (U04A), May 27 - June
9
| Utah hiking around Mexican Hat and Moab,
Arizona hiking around Page, Las Vegas and Death Valley |
|
| Oregon 2004-A
(O04A), June 17 - June 20
| Hiking at John Day, Mt. Hood, Mt. St.
Helens |
|
| Vancouver
2004-A (V04A), July 15 - July 18
| Vancouver's Museum of Anthropology, Mt.
Baker and North Cascades |
|
| Iowa 2004-A (I04A), August 4 - August 9
| High school reunion in Iowa, Reagan sites
in Illinois |
|
| Juneau 2004-A
(J04A), August 26 - August 29
| Mendenhall Glacier, Icy Strait, Glacier
Bay and Juneau |
|
| Australia
2004-A (A04A), October 6 - October
31
| Northern Territory, Sydney, New Zealand's
North Island |
|
| Dayton 2004-C
(D04C), November 13 - November
20
| Dayton for business, with a daytrip
visiting presidential historical sites across northern Ohio |
|
| Portland 2004-A
(P04A), November 25 - November
27
| Holiday events |
|
| Iowa 2003-A (I03A),
January 13 - January 19
| An unexpected trip because of a family
situation |
|
| Florida 2003-A
(F03A), January 28 - February 2
| An Orlando business and east coast Florida
sightseeing that had me visiting the Kennedy Space Center the day that
the Columbia disintegrated en route to a Florida landing |
|
| Dayton 2003-A
(D03A),
February 15 - February 23
| An admittedly dull week in Dayton on
business |
|
| Olympics 2003-A
(O03A), April 17 - April 19
| Olympic National Park sites and Lewis
& Clark-related sites |
|
| New York
City 2003-A
(Y03A), May 2 - May 15
| Some weekend fun and a work week in
Manhattan, followed by some weekend fun and a work week in Dayton |
|
| Alberta 2003-A
(A03A), May 23 - June 2
| Vancouver, the Canadian Rockies and a
conference in Edmonton |
|
| Europe 2003-A
(E03A), July 3 - July
24
| My first overseas trip on my own, mostly
playing it save with Great Britain, but also a day trip to Paris and a
4-day excursion to Iceland |
|
| Mount St. Helens
2003-A (H03A), August 15 - August 16
| An overnight visit to Portland positions
me for a day spent at Mount St. Helens |
|
| Washington DC-A
(K03A), August 21 - August 30
| A conference, some business meetings, and
a couple days of typical Washington, DC, sightseeing |
|
| Montana 2003-A
(M03A), September 11 - September 20
| One of my classic road trips, featuring
Glacier National Park and other Montana sites, along with stops in the
Dakotas and Wyoming |
|
| Boston 2003-A
(B03A),
September 23 - October 5
| Dayton business meetings and actual
sightseeing followed by the same in Boston |
|
| Portland 2003-A
(P03A), November 6 - November 9
| Following the Oregon Coast southward to
Crescent City, California, and scenic stops along the way back north |
|
| Vancouver 2003-A
(V03A), November 14 - November 15
| Some shopping in Vancouver followed by a
day touring Washington's Whidbey Island. |
|
| Relatives 2003-A
(R03A), November 18 - November 28
| A county road trip across Minnesota and
North Dakota followed by Thanksgiving with the kin |
|
| Seattle 2002-A
(S02A), February 27 - March 4
| Househunting in Seattle in preparation for my move |
|
| Columbus 2002-A
(Q02A), March 16 - March 17
| My last Columbus overnighter for a Columbus Gay Men's Chorus concert |
|
| Seattle 2002-B (S02B), March 27 - April 4
| My last trip to Seattle because it was my move to Seattle, complete
with a blizzard, monster size pheasants, relatives and a handful of
other stops along the way |
|
| Dayton 2002-A
(D02A), April 13 - April 20
| My first of several business trips to Dayton after moving to Seattle |
|
| San Jose 2002-A
(J02A), April 27 - May 1
| Weekend explorations of the South Bay area followed by a few days of
business meetings |
|
| Missoula 2002-A
(M02A), June 13 - June 16
| Exploring the remnants of Glacial Lake Missoula in Montana, Idaho and
eastern Washington |
|
| Philadelphia 2002-A
(P02A), July 3 - July
14
| A few days of Philadelphia sightseeing wrapped around a week-long
conference. |
|
| Edmonton 2002-A
(E02A), July 19 - August 4
| A conference in Edmonton, Alberta, provided an excuse for a road trip
through Vancouver and the Canadian Rockies, and the perfect place to
start a vacation exploring northwest Canada |
|
| Palo Alto 2002-A
(B02A), August 13 - August 18
| A conference and a day exploring old Spanish mission churches |
|
| Dayton 2002-B (D02B), August 23 - August 29
| A short business trip to Dayton and not much else |
|
| California 2002-A
(C02A), September 11 -
September 24
| San Francisco, the Sierras, some coastal missions and Los Angeles-area
sites including West Hollywood, Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica,
Burbank and Bel Air |
|
| Washington DC 2002-A
(W02A), October 7 -
October 19
| A Dayton/Washington DC business trip, combined with the DC sniper on
the loose and a mugging attempt near my hotel |
|
| Oregon 2002-A
(O02A), November 8 - November 10
| Portland and exploring the Columbia River Gorge |
|
| Relatives 2002-A
(R02A), November 20 -
November 29
| Wisconsin county drive, Iowa Indian mounds, Minnesota petroglyphs and
relatives |
|
| Las Vegas 2002-A
(V02A), December 4 - December
8
| Zion, Paria and the Grand Canyon followed by Valley of Fire and Vegas |
|
| Boston 2001-A
(B01A), February 6 - February
8
| A basic business trip to Beantown |
|
| Columbus 2001-A
(Q01A), February 24 -
February 25
| My first Columbus overnighter of the year |
|
| San Diego 2001-A
(H01A), March 16 - March 26
| San Diego-area and Los Angeles sightseeing sandwiched around a
conference and some business meetings |
|
| Boston 2001-B (B01B), April 4 - April 5
| An overnight business trip and nothing else |
|
| Cleveland 2001-A
(C01A), April 18 - April 19
| Some downtown Cleveland sightseeing in advance of an early morning
business meeting |
|
| Seattle 2001-A
(S01A), May 3 - May 14
| A vacation in a city I love, with a side excursion to Vancouver,
another city I love |
|
| Pittsburgh 2001-A
(P01A), June 1 - June 7
| A conference trip with limited downtown sightseeing |
|
| Columbus 2001-B (Q01B), June 23 - June 24
| Overnight trip for Columbus Gay Pride |
|
| Montreal 2001-A
(M01A), July 13 - July 22
| I thoroughly enjoyed Montreal when I was there for a 1998 conference,
so I headed back this time for a great vacation. |
|
| San Francisco 2001-A
(F01A), August 24 -
August 30
| A conference and limited sightseeing as I wanted to save my vacation
days |
|
| New Orleans 2001-A
(N01A), September 8 -
September 14
| In town for a conference when terrorists attacked the country on
September 11 |
|
| Orlando 2001-A
(O01A), October 6 - October 13
| A business trip and conference held at Disneyworld |
|
| New York City 2001-A
(Y01A), October 24 -
October 28
| Checking out New York in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks |
|
| Washington DC 2001-A
(W01A), November 2 -
November 11
| A DC conference with some Appalachian sighting during the drives there
and back |
|
| Southeast US 2001-A
(G01A), November 15 -
November 24
| A road trip across the southeast to pick off the counties in North
Carolina and Georgia, including a weird run-in with some Georgia state
troopers |
|
| Columbus 2001-C (Q01C), December 8 -
December 9
| A day and night in Columbus providing a much needed break from the
routine |
|
| Relatives 2001-A
(R01A), December 17 -
December 26
| Xmas with the relatives with lots of eccentric Missouri and Iowa
sightseeing thrown in |
|
| Columbus 2000-A
(Q00A), March 11 - March
12
| An overnight trip to Columbus for a concert |
|
| Atlanta 2000-A
(A00A), March 28 - April 2
| A conference with some sightseeing, including sites related to Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. and Jimmy Carter, and a tour of the CNN Center |
|
| Minneapolis 2000-A
(M00A), April 15 -
April 18
| A day with the folks and a 2-day workshop |
|
| Seattle 2000-A
(S00A), April 27 - May 8
| Visiting my favorite city for a conference and some weekend
sightseeing |
|
| Great Smoky Mountains 2000-A
(X00A), May 25 - May 29
| The Smokies, the Blue Ridge Parkway and finishing off the counties of
Virginia |
|
| Columbus 2000-B (Q00B), June 24 - June 25
| An overnight trip for Columbus gay pride |
|
| Columbus 2000-C (Q00C), July 8 - July 9
| An overnight trip to Columbus for a movie and a concert |
|
| Boston 2000-A
(B00A), August 18 - August 24
| A conference and some Boston Harbor sightseeing |
|
| Utah 2000-A
(U00A), August 30 - September 26
| Colorado, the pueblo ruins sites of the Four Corners region,
Canyonlands, Arches, Capitol Reef, some back road sites, Nevada,
Dinosaur, Wyoming, Nebraska's Sand Hills and other sites during my
fourth month-long western road trip |
|
| Minneapolis 2000-B (M00B), October 14 -
October 22
| A visit with the folks, a conference, catching up with a high school
buddy, and Minneapolis sightseeing |
|
| Washington DC 2000-A
(W00A), November 3 -
November 12
| A conferences some president sightings, and Veterans Day activities |
|
| Florida 2000-A
(F00A), November 17 - November 25
| A road trip across the south to pick off the counties in Alabama,
Florida and South Carolina, with a bit of drama from the 2000
presidential election thrown in when I passed through Tallahassee |
|
| New York City 2000-A
(N00A), November 28 -
December 3
| Christmas season sightseeing and some business meetings |
|
| Columbus 2000-D (Q00D), December 9 -
December 10
| An overnight trip to Columbus for a movie and a concert |
|
| Relatives 2000-A
(R00A), December 22 -
December 25
| An uneventful Christmas visit with the relatives |
|
| Louisville 2000-A
(L00A), December 31 -
January 1
| A movie and New Year's Eve at a favorite Louisville club |
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