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I have kept travel journals and notes for just about all of my adult life. Mostly handwritten, but several years ago I began writing up my notes on a computer, first as Usenet posts and now as entries on MarkWasson.com. Many of the entries include pictures from the trip or (more common) links to Worldisround, where I post a number of my travel-related photos. (Mark's Worldisround Travel Photos takes you to my Worldisround home page.)
The following is a list of the trips I have taken since 2000. Beginning with 2004, most are linked to trip summaries that I have written up over the years.
| 2008 Trips | |
| 2007 Trips | |
| 2006 Trips | |
| 2005 Trips | |
| 2004 Trips | |
| 2003 Trips | |
| 2002 Trips | |
| 2001 Trips | |
| 2000 Trips |
Spain 2008-A
(S08A), April 17 - May 14
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Dayton 2008-A
(D08A), June 14 - June 26
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Florida 2008-A
(F08A), July 1 - July 3
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Idaho 2008-A
(I08A), July 10-14
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Alaska 2008-A
(A08A), July 26 - August 3
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Las Vegas
2008-A (V08A), August 23 - August 28
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Oklahoma 2008-A
(O08A), September 13 -
September 21
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Montana 2008-A
(M08A), September 25 -
September 29
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Relatives 2008-A (R08A), November 20 -
November 28
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Travel statistics for 2008 follow:
| 8 trips | |||||||||||||
| 78 travel days | |||||||||||||
| 6 countries (Denmark, Gibraltar, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, United States) | |||||||||||||
36 state/units
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| Visited 12 National Park Service system site (1 first timers), bringing the total to 362 sites | |||||||||||||
| Completed all counties in 2 states, bringing the total to 45 states |
Upstate New York 2007-A (N07A), April
21 - April 29
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Utah 2007-A (U07A), May 12 - May 29
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California 2007-A (C07A), June 2 -
June 10
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Relatives 2007-A (R07A), June 26 -
July 3
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Germany 2007-A (G07A), August 14 - September 10
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Dayton 2007-A (D07A), September 23 - October 6
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Idaho 2007-A (I07A), October 9 - October 13
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Travel statistics for 2007 follow:
| 7 trips | |||||||||||||||||
| 91 travel days | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 countries (Austria, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, United States) | |||||||||||||||||
36 states/units
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| Visited 20 National Park Service system site (1 first timer), bringing the total to 361 sites | |||||||||||||||||
| Completed all counties in 0 states, bringing the total to 43 states |
San Jose 2006-A (J06A), January 8 -
January 13
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Florida 2006-A (F06A), April 16 - April
19
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Oregon 2006-A (O06A), May 4 - May 7
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Dayton 2006-A (D06A), May 13 - May 21
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New York City 2006-A (N06A), June 2 - June 12
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Vancouver 2006-A (V06A), June 30 -
July 2
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Scandinavia 2006-A (S06A), July 13 - August 7
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Philadelphia 2006-A (P06A), August 18 - August 27
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Hawaii 2006-A (H06A), September 23 - October 8
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Louisiana 2006-A (L06A), October 20 - October 29
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Dayton 2006-B (D06B), November 5 - November 11
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Relatives 2006-A (R06A), November 17 - November 24
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Travel statistics for 2006 follow:
| 12 trips | |||||||||||
| 114 travel days | |||||||||||
| 5 countries (Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, United States) | |||||||||||
32 states/units
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| Visited 21 National Park Service system sites (7 first timers), bringing the total to >360 sites | |||||||||||
| Completed all counties in 3 states (Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi), bringing the total to 43 states |
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Antarctica 2005-A (A05A), February 1 - February 24
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Dayton 2005-A (D05A), April 18 - April 24
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Italy 2005-A (I05A), May 25 - June 13
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Spokane 2005-A (S05A), July 22 - July 24
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Portland 2005-A (P05A), August 5 - August 7
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Chicago 2005-A (C05A), August 19 - August 25
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New Mexico 2005-A (N05A), September 10 - September 25
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Dayton 2005-B (D05B), October 3 - October 9
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Relatives 2005-A (R05A), November 16 - November 25
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Dayton 2005-C (D05C), December 4 -
December 9
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Travel statistics for 2005 follow:
| 10 trips | |||||||||||||||||
| 102 travel days | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 countries (Argentina, Chile, Italy, Netherlands, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City) | |||||||||||||||||
31 states/units
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| Visited 19 National Park Service system sites (1 first timer), bringing the total to 358 sites | |||||||||||||||||
| Completed all counties in 2 states (Colorado, South Dakota), bringing the total to 40 states |
Dayton 2004-A
(D04A), January 19 - January 28
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Dayton 2004-B
(D04B), April 17 - April 25
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Boston 2004-A
(B04A), April 28 - May 9
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Utah 2004-A (U04A), May 27 - June
9
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Oregon 2004-A
(O04A), June 17 - June 20
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Vancouver
2004-A (V04A), July 15 - July 18
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Iowa 2004-A (I04A), August 4 - August 9
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Juneau 2004-A
(J04A), August 26 - August 29
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Australia
2004-A (A04A), October 6 - October
31
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Dayton 2004-C
(D04C), November 13 - November
20
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Portland 2004-A
(P04A), November 25 - November
27
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Travel statistics for 2004 follow:
| 11 trips | |||||||||
| 100 travel days | |||||||||
| 4 countries (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United States) | |||||||||
29 states/units
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| Visited TBD National Park Service system sites (4 first timers), bringing the total to 357 sites | |||||||||
| Completed all counties in 1 state (Massachusetts), bringing the total to 38 states | |||||||||
| Added 1 state (Alaska) to the list of states where I've been to the state capital, bringing the total to 50 states, completing this goal |
| Iowa 2003-A (I03A), January 13 - January 19 | |
| Florida 2003-A (F03A), January 28 - February 2 | |
| Dayton 2003-A (D03A), February 15 - February 23 | |
| Olympics 2003-A (O03A), April 17 - April 19 | |
| New York 2003-A (Y03A), May 2 - May 15 | |
| Alberta 2003-A (A03A), May 23 - June 2 | |
| Europe 2003-A (E03A), July 3 - July 24 | |
| Mount St. Helens 2003-A (H03A), August 15 - August 16 | |
| Washington DC-A (W03A), August 21 - August 30 | |
| Montana 2003-A (M03A), September 11 - September 20 | |
| Boston 2003-A (B03A), September 23 - October 5 | |
| Portland 2003-A (P03A), November 6 - November 9 | |
| Vancouver 2003-A (V03A), November 14 - November 15 | |
| Relatives 2003-A (R03A), November 18 - November 28 |
Travel statistics for 2003 follow:
| 14 trips | |||||||||||
| 124 travel days | |||||||||||
| 5 countries (Canada, France, Great Britain, Iceland, United States) | |||||||||||
35 states/units
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| Visited 42 National Park Service system sites (0 first timers), bringing the total to 353 sites | |||||||||||
| Completed all counties in 3 states (Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota), bringing the total to 37 states | |||||||||||
| Added 1 state to the list of states where I've been to the state capital, bringing the total to 49 states (Alaska remains) |
| Seattle 2002-A (S02A), February 27 - March 4 | |
| Columbus 2002-A (Q01A), March 16 - March 17 | |
| Seattle 2002-B (S02B), March 27 - April 4 | |
| Dayton 2002-A (D02A), April 13 - April 20 | |
| San Jose 2002-A (J02A), April 27 - May 1 | |
| Missoula 2002-A (M02A), June 13 - June 16 | |
| Philadelphia 2002-A (P02A), July 3 - July 14 | |
| Edmonton 2002-A (E02A), July 19 - August 4 | |
| Palo Alto 2002-A (B02A), August 13 - August 18 | |
| Dayton 2002-B (D02B), August 23 - August 29 | |
| California 2002-A (C02A), September 11 - September 24 | |
| Washington DC 2002-A (W02A), October 7 - October 19 | |
| Oregon 2002-A (O02A), November 8 - November 10 | |
| Relatives 2002-A (R02A), November 20 - November 29 | |
| Las Vegas 2002-A (V02A), December 4 - December 8 |
Travel statistics for 2002 follow:
| 15 trips | |||||
| 121 travel days | |||||
| 2 countries (Canada, United States) | |||||
30 states/units
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| Visited 32 National Park Service system sites (1 first timer), bringing the total to 353 sites | |||||
| Completed all counties in one state (Wisconsin), bringing the total to 34 states | |||||
| Added 1 state to the list of states where I've been to the state capital, bringing the total to 49 states (Alaska remains) |
| Boston 2001-A (B01A), February 6 - February 8 | |
| Columbus 2001-A (Q01A), February 24 - February 25 | |
| San Diego 2001-A (H01A), March 16 - March 26 | |
| Boston 2001-B (B01B), April 4 - April 5 | |
| Cleveland 2001-A (C01A), April 18 - April 19 | |
| Seattle 2001-A (S01A), May 3 - May 14 | |
| Pittsburgh 2001-A (P01A), June 1 - June 7 | |
| Columbus 2001-B (Q01B), June 23 - June 24 | |
| Montreal 2001-A (M01A), July 13 - July 22 | |
| San Francisco 2001-A (F01A), August 24 - August 30 | |
| New Orleans 2001-A (N01A), September 8 - September 14 | |
| Orlando 2001-A (O01A), October 6 - October 13 | |
| New York City 2001-A (Y01A), October 24 - October 28 | |
| Washington DC 2001-A (W01A), November 2 - November 11 | |
| Southeast US 2001-A (G01A), November 15 - November 24 | |
| Columbus 2001-C (Q01C), December 8 - December 9 | |
| Relatives 2001-A (R01A), December 17 - December 26 |
Travel statistics for 2001 follow:
| 17 trips | |||||||
| 111 travel day (includes Jan 1, 2001, from a 2000 trip) | |||||||
| 3 countries (Canada, United States, Mexico) | |||||||
30 states/units
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| Visited 25 National Park Service system sites (1 first timer), bringing the total to 352 sites | |||||||
| Completed all counties in three states (North Carolina, Georgia, Iowa), bringing the total to 33 states | |||||||
| Added 1 state to the list of states where I've been to the state capital, bringing the total to 49 states (Alaska remains) |
| Columbus 2000-A (Q00A), March 11 - March 12 | |
| Atlanta 2000-A (A00A), March 28 - April 2 | |
| Minneapolis 2000-A (M00A), April 15 - April 18 | |
| Seattle 2000-A (S00A), April 27 - May 8 | |
| Smokies 2000-A (X00A), May 25 - May 29 | |
| Columbus 2000-B (Q00B), June 24 - June 25 | |
| Columbus 2000-C (Q00C), July 8 - July 9 | |
| Boston 2000-A (B00A), August 18 - August 24 | |
| Utah 2000-A (U00A), August 30 - September 26 | |
| Minneapolis 2000-B (M00B), October 14 - October 22 | |
| Washington DC 2000-A (W00A), November 3 - November 12 | |
| Florida 2000-A (F00A), November 17 - November 25 | |
| New York City 2000-A (N00A), November 28 - December 3 | |
| Columbus 2000-D (Q00D), December 9 - December 10 | |
| Plainfield 2000-A (P00A), December 22 - December 25 | |
| Louisville 2000-A (L00A), December 31 - January 1 |
Travel statistics for 2000 follow:
| 16 trips | |||
| 110 travel days (includes Jan 1, 2000, from a 1999 trip) | |||
| 1 country (United States) | |||
37 states/units
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| Visited 67 National Park Service system sites (28 first timers), bringing the total to 351 sites | |||
| Completed all counties in five states, Virginia, Wyoming, Alabama, Florida and South Carolina, bringing the total to 30 states | |||
| Added no states to the list of states where I've been to the state capital, bringing the total to 48 states (Alaska and Missouri remain) |
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