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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, along with some dating further back. Most are linked to trip summaries that I have written up over
the years.
2010- 2009- 2008- 2007- 2006
- 2005- 2004- 2003- 2002- 2001
2000- 1999- 1998- 1997- 1996
- 1995- 1994- 1993- 1992- 1991
1990- 1989- 1988- 1987
- 1986 - 1961 thru 1985
2010
Trips
 | Relatives 2010-A (R10A), January 1 - January 6
 | In Minnesota for a family matter |
|
| Dayton 2010-A (D10A), January 25 -
January 30
| A business trip to Dayton |
|
| Dayton 2010-B (D10B), March 21 - March
26
| Another business trip to Dayton |
|
| Europe 2010-A (E10A), May 17 - June 16
| Returning to favorite spots
from past overseas trips, I revisited Berlin, London and Glasgow; I also
tacked on visits to Prague and Dublin to wrap up my coverage of western
European countries |
|
| Dayton 2010-C (D10C), June 28 - July 1
| Still another business trip to Dayton |
|
Travel statistics for 2010 follow:
| 4 trips |
| 49 travel days |
| 5 countries (Czech Republic, Germany, Ireland, United Kingdom, United States) |
| 14 state/units
|
Czech Republic:
Central
Bohemian Region, Prague
Region. Ústí nad
Labem Region |
|
Germany: Berlin State,
Brandenburg
State, Sachsen
(Saxony) State |
|
Ireland: County
Dublin |
|
United Kingdom:
England, Scotland |
|
United States: Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Washington |
|
| Visited 0 National Park Service system sites (0 first timers), bringing
the total to TBD sites |
| Completed all counties in 0 states (None), bringing the total to 45 states |
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2009 Trips
| Dayton 2009-A (D09A), March 28 - April 3
| A business trip to Dayton with an overnight visit to Columbus |
|
| Dayton 2009-B (D09B), May 2 - May 7
| Another business trip to Dayton with an overnight visit to Columbus |
|
| 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 |
|
| Victoria 2009-A (V09A), July 31 - August 2
| A return to the capital of British Columbia, including its famous
Butchart Gardens |
|
| 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 |
|
| Dayton 2009-C (D09C), September 21 - September 25
| A business trip to Dayton |
|
| Fairfax 2009-A (F09A), September 29 - October 4
| A business trip to Fairfax, Virginia, followed by some regional
sightseeing over the weekend |
|
| Relatives 2009-A (R09A), November 6 - November 15
| Visiting relatives in Iowa, Illinois and Minnesota |
|
| Dayton 2009-D (D09D), December 14 - December 17
| A final business trip to Dayton for this year |
|
Travel statistics for 2009 follow:
| 10 trips |
| 88 travel days |
| 10 countries (Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg,
Mexico, Netherlands, Switzerland, United States) |
| 46 state/units
|
Belgium: Capital
Region, Flanders, Wallonia |
|
Canada:
British Columbia |
|
Denmark: Hovedstaden |
|
France: Basse-Normandie, Champagne-Ardenne, Haute-Normandie, Île-de-France, Lorraine, Picardie |
|
Liechtenstein:
Oberland |
|
Luxembourg:
Diekirch, Luxembourg |
|
Mexico:
Sonora |
|
Netherlands:
Noord
Brabant, Noord
Holland, Utrecht, Zuid Holland |
|
Switzerland:
Aargau, Glarus, Graubünden, Lucerne, Schwyz, St. Gallen, Zug, Zürich |
| United States: Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois,
Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West
Virginia, Wisconsin |
|
| Visited 21 National Park Service system sites (0 first timers), bringing
the total to 362 sites |
| Completed all counties in 0 states (None), bringing the total to 45 states;
completed one independent city |
2008 Trips
| Spain 2008-A
(S08A), April 17 - May 14
| Southern Spain, Lisbon, Gibraltar, Morocco,
Madrid and Barcelona |
|
| Dayton 2008-A
(D08A), June 14 - June 26
| A Columbus conference and business in
Dayton |
|
| Florida 2008-A
(F08A), July 1 - July 3
| Just a short business trip |
|
| Idaho 2008-A
(I08A), July 10-14
| Road trip through the Owyhee country of
southwestern Idaho, northern Nevada and southeastern Oregon |
|
| Alaska 2008-A
(A08A), July 26 - August 3
| Exploring the Kenai Peninsula and the
colonial Russian heritage of Sitka |
|
| Las Vegas
2008-A (V08A), August 23 - August 28
| Limited sightseeing tacked onto a
conference trip |
|
| Oklahoma 2008-A
(O08A), September 13 -
September 21
| A county trip across Oklahoma and northern
Arkansas |
|
| Montana 2008-A
(M08A), September 25 -
September 29
| Butte and sightseeing there and back |
|
| Relatives 2008-A
(R08A), November 20 -
November 28
| Visiting relatives in Iowa, Illinois and
Minnesota |
|
Travel statistics for 2008 follow:
| 9 trips |
| 87 travel days |
| 6 countries (Denmark, Gibraltar, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, United States) |
| 41 state/units
| Denmark: Hovedstaden |
| Gibraltar (British Territory): Gibraltar |
| Morocco: Chaouia-Ouardigha, Fez-Boulemane, Gharb-Chrarda-Beni
Hssn, Grand
Casablanca, Marrakech-Tensift-El
Haouz, Meknes-Fafilalet, Sale-Zemmour-Zaer, Tadla-Azilal, Tangier-Tetouan |
| Portugal: Alentejo, Algarve, Centro, Lisboa |
| Spain: Andalusia, Castilla La
Mancha, Castilla Y
Leon, Catalonia, Comunidad de
Madrid |
| United States: Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho,
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Washington,
Wisconsin |
|
| Visited 12 National Park Service
system site (1 first timers), bringing the total to 362 sites |
| Completed all counties in 2 states (Arkansas, Oklahoma), bringing the total to 45 states |
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2007
Trips
| 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 |
|
| Dayton 2007-A (D07A), September 23 - October 6
| Basic business trip with some sightseeing in Kentucky and alligator
hunting in Florida
tacked on |
|
| Idaho 2007-A (I07A), October 9 - October 13
| Pacific Northwest road trip, with extra emphasis on Idaho sites |
|
Travel statistics for 2007 follow:
| 7 trips |
| 91 travel days |
| 8 countries (Austria, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia,
United States) |
| 36 states/units
| Austria: Burgenland, Niederosterreich, Vienna |
| Canada: Ontario, Quebec |
| Denmark: Hovedstaden |
| Germany: Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Berlin, Brandenburg,
Hessen |
| Hungary: Gyor-Moson-Sopron, Komárom-Esztergom, Pest,
Budapest |
| Poland: Lubusz, Wielkopolskie |
| Slovakia: Bratislava |
| United States: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia,
Idaho, Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Montana, Nevada,
New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Utah, Washington |
|
| 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 |
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2006
Trips
| 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 |
|
| Oregon 2006-A (O06A), May 4 - May 7
| Sightseeing along the coast and Oregon Cascades |
|
| Dayton 2006-A (D06A), May 13 - May 21
| Work in Dayton; Native American mounds and related sightseeing;
Columbus |
|
| New York City 2006-A (N06A), June 2 - June 12
| A conference in Brooklyn, sightseeing all over |
|
| 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 |
|
| Philadelphia 2006-A (P06A), August 18 - August 27
| A conference and some sightseeing in the City of Brotherly Love |
|
| Hawaii 2006-A (H06A), September 23 - October 8
| Visiting all the National Park Service sites and finishing off the
counties |
|
| 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 |
|
| Dayton 2006-B (D06B), November 5 - November 11
| Work in Dayton and nothing else |
|
| Relatives 2006-A (R06A), November 17 - November 24
| Thanksgiving trip to see the relatives |
|
Travel statistics for 2006 follow:
| 12 trips |
| 114 travel days |
| 5 countries (Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, United States) |
| 32 states/units
| Canada: British Columbia |
|
Denmark:
Hovedstaden, Sjælland |
| Norway: Akershus, Buskerud, Hedmark, Hordaland, Nord-Trøndelag,
Oppland, Oslo, Sogn og
Fjordane, Sør
Trøndelag |
| Sweden: Stockholm, Uppsala |
| United States: Arkansas, California, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois,
Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Jersey, New
York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington |
|
| 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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2005
Trips
|
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 |
|
Travel statistics for 2005 follow:
| 10 trips |
| 102 travel days |
| 7 countries (Argentina, Chile, Italy, Netherlands, United States, Uruguay,
Vatican City) |
| 31 states/units
| Antarctica: Antarctica |
| Argentina: Buenos Aires, Federal Capital, Tierra del Fuego
Antartida e Islas del Atlantico Sur |
| Chile: Santiago, Valparaiso |
| Italy: Emilia-Romagna, Lazio, Tuscany, Umbria |
| Netherlands: North Holland |
| United States: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana,
Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico,
Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington |
| Uruguay: Colonia |
| Vatican City |
|
| 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 |
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2004
Trips
| 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 |
|
Travel statistics for 2004 follow:
| 11 trips |
| 100 travel days |
| 4 countries (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United States) |
| 29 states/units
| Australia: New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland |
| Canada: British Columbia |
| New Zealand:
Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Northland, Waikato |
| United States: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia,
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio,
Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Washington, West Virginia |
|
| 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 |
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2003
Trips
| 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 |
|
Travel statistics for 2003 follow:
| 14 trips |
| 124 travel days |
| 5 countries (Canada, France, Great Britain, Iceland, United States) |
| 40 states/units
| Canada: Alberta, British Columbia |
| France: Île-de-France, Nord-Pas de Calais, Picardy |
|
Iceland: Höfuðborgarsvæðið,
Suðurland, Suðurnes, Vesturland |
| United States: Arizona, California, Colorado, District of
Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky,
Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota,
Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon,
Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Wyoming |
| United Kingdom: England, Scotland |
|
| 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) |
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2002
Trips
| 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 |
|
Travel statistics for 2002 follow:
| 15 trips |
| 121 travel days |
| 2 countries (Canada, United States) |
| 30 states/units
| Canada: Alberta, British Columbia,
Northwest Territories, Yukon Territory |
| United States: Alaska, Arizona, California,
District of Columbia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland,
Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas,
Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin |
|
| 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) |
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2001 Trips
| 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
| An 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 |
|
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
| Canada: British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec |
| Mexico: Baja California |
| United States: Alabama, California, District of
Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts,
Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia,
Washington, West Virginia) |
|
| 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) |
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2000 Trips
| 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 |
|
Travel statistics for 2000 follow:
| 16 trips |
| 110 travel days (includes Jan 1, 2000, from a 1986 trip) |
| 1 country (United States) |
| 37 states/units
| United States: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware,
District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas,
Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri,
Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North
Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota,
Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming |
|
| 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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Now that I have finished migrating my trip summaries from my
old site, I may start adding summaries from earlier trips. I've got notes
for 125 earlier trips, most of which took place after college graduation.
They include three major western road trips and lengthy sightseeing trips to
Canada, California, the Pacific Northwest and Texas. Of course, they also
include 17 overnight trips to Columbus and four getaway weekends in
Louisville. Still, fleshing them out would give me a nice excuse to go back and look
through the related photos and old travel notes.
1999 Trips
| Place 1999-A
(Z99A), Date - Date
| Description |
|
Travel statistics for 1999 follow:
| TBD trips |
| TBD travel days |
| TBD countries ( United States) |
| TBD state/units
| United States: TBD |
|
| Visited TBD National Park Service system sites (0 first timers), bringing
the total to TBD sites |
| Completed all counties in TBD states (None), bringing the total to TBD states;
completed one independent city |
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1998 Trips
| Place 1998-A
(Z98A), Date - Date
| Description |
|
Travel statistics for 1998 follow:
| TBD trips |
| TBD travel days |
| TBD countries ( United States) |
| TBD state/units
| United States: TBD |
|
| Visited TBD National Park Service system sites (0 first timers), bringing
the total to TBD sites |
| Completed all counties in TBD states (None), bringing the total to TBD states;
completed one independent city |
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1997
Trips
| Place 1997-A
(Z97A), Date - Date
| Description |
|
Travel statistics for 1997 follow:
| TBD trips |
| TBD travel days |
| TBD countries ( United States) |
| TBD state/units
| United States: TBD |
|
| Visited TBD National Park Service system sites (0 first timers), bringing
the total to TBD sites |
| Completed all counties in TBD states (None), bringing the total to TBD states;
completed one independent city |
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1996
Trips
| Place 1996-A
(Z96A), Date - Date
| Description |
|
Travel statistics for 1996 follow:
| TBD trips |
| TBD travel days |
| TBD countries ( United States) |
| TBD state/units
| United States: TBD |
|
| Visited TBD National Park Service system sites (0 first timers), bringing
the total to TBD sites |
| Completed all counties in TBD states (None), bringing the total to TBD states;
completed one independent city |
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1995 Trips
| Place 1995-A (Z95A), Date - Date
| Description |
|
Travel statistics for 1995 follow:
| TBD trips |
| TBD travel days |
| TBD countries ( United States) |
| TBD state/units
| United States: TBD |
|
| Visited TBD National Park Service system sites (0 first timers), bringing
the total to TBD sites |
| Completed all counties in TBD states (None), bringing the total to TBD states;
completed one independent city |
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1994 Trips
| Place 1994-A (Z94A), Date - Date
| Description |
|
Travel statistics for 1994 follow:
| TBD trips |
| TBD travel days |
| TBD countries ( United States) |
| TBD state/units
| United States: TBD |
|
| Visited TBD National Park Service system sites (0 first timers), bringing
the total to TBD sites |
| Completed all counties in TBD states (None), bringing the total to TBD states;
completed one independent city |
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1993 Trips
| Place 1993-A (Z93A), Date - Date
| Description |
|
Travel statistics for 1993 follow:
| TBD trips |
| TBD travel days |
| TBD countries ( United States) |
| TBD state/units
| United States: TBD |
|
| Visited TBD National Park Service system sites (0 first timers), bringing
the total to TBD sites |
| Completed all counties in TBD states (None), bringing the total to TBD states;
completed one independent city |
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1992 Trips
| Place 1992-A (Z92A), Date - Date
| Description |
|
Travel statistics for 1992 follow:
| TBD trips |
| TBD travel days |
| TBD countries ( United States) |
| TBD state/units
| United States: TBD |
|
| Visited TBD National Park Service system sites (0 first timers), bringing
the total to TBD sites |
| Completed all counties in TBD states (None), bringing the total to TBD states;
completed one independent city |
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1991 Trips
| Place 1991-A (Z91A), Date - Date
| Description |
|
Travel statistics for 1991 follow:
| TBD trips |
| TBD travel days |
| TBD countries ( United States) |
| TBD state/units
| United States: TBD |
|
| Visited TBD National Park Service system sites (0 first timers), bringing
the total to TBD sites |
| Completed all counties in TBD states (None), bringing the total to TBD states;
completed one independent city |
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1990 Trips
| Place 1990-A (Z90A), Date - Date
| Description |
|
Travel statistics for 1990 follow:
| TBD trips |
| TBD travel days |
| TBD countries ( United States) |
| TBD state/units
| United States: TBD |
|
| Visited TBD National Park Service system sites (0 first timers), bringing
the total to TBD sites |
| Completed all counties in TBD states (None), bringing the total to TBD states;
completed one independent city |
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1989 Trips
| Place 1989-A (Z89A), Date - Date
| Description |
|
Travel statistics for 1989 follow:
| TBD trips |
| TBD travel days |
| TBD countries ( United States) |
| TBD state/units
| United States: TBD |
|
| Visited TBD National Park Service system sites (0 first timers), bringing
the total to TBD sites |
| Completed all counties in TBD states (None), bringing the total to TBD states;
completed one independent city |
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1988 Trips
| Place 1988-A (Z88A), Date - Date
| Description |
|
Travel statistics for 1988 follow:
| TBD trips |
| TBD travel days |
| TBD countries ( United States) |
| TBD state/units
| United States: TBD |
|
| Visited TBD National Park Service system sites (0 first timers), bringing
the total to TBD sites |
| Completed all counties in TBD states (None), bringing the total to TBD states;
completed one independent city |
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1987 Trips
| Place 1987-A (Z87A), Date - Date
| Description |
|
Travel statistics for 1987 follow:
| TBD trips |
| TBD travel days |
| TBD countries ( United States) |
| TBD state/units
| United States: TBD |
|
| Visited TBD National Park Service system sites (0 first timers), bringing
the total to TBD sites |
| Completed all counties in TBD states (None), bringing the total to TBD states;
completed one independent city |
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1986 Trips
| Place 1986-A (Z86A), Date - Date
| Description |
|
Travel statistics for 1986 follow:
| TBD trips |
| TBD travel days |
| TBD countries (United States) |
| TBD state/units
| United States: TBD |
|
| Visited TBD National Park Service system sites (0 first timers), bringing
the total to TBD sites |
| Completed all counties in TBD states (None), bringing the total to TBD states;
completed one independent city |
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1961 thru 1985
Trips
| TBD |
Travel statistics from select trips for years prior to college graduation:
| 3 countries (Norway, United Kingdom, United States) |
| 19 states/units
| Norway: Akershus, Hedmark,
Oppland, Oslo, Sogn og Fjordane |
| United Kingdom: Scotland |
| United States: Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky,
Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wisconsin,
Wyoming |
|
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