Where Have You Been?

“I was thinking that since we have a "Who Have You Met?" thread, we needed a "Where Have You Been?" thread as well.

In the last year I've been to:

Isle Royale, Michigan
Morgan-Monroe, Indiana -- winter camping
Beaver Creek Reserve, Wisconsin -- winter camping symposium
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
Shawnee NF, Illinois
Sierra Mountains, California
Joshua Tree NP, California
Red River Gorge, Kentucky
Upper Iowa River, Iowa -- canoeing
Nordhouse Dunes, Michigan
Sturgis Bike Week, South Dakota (hey, I camped!)
Big Bear Lake, Wyoming
Shoshone NF, Wyoming
Yellowstone NP, Wyoming
Livingston, Montana area
Devils Tower, South Dakota
Gauley River, West Virginia -- white water rafting
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“New Orleans, La: Sugar Bowl
Atlanta, Ga; Braves Games
Daytona, Fl: Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona
Braselton, Ga: Petit Lemans
Rising Fawn, Ga: Canyon Ridge golf club
Pine Mountain, Ga: Callaway Gardens Golf Resort
Birmingham, Al: Bruno's Memorial Classic
Pine Moutnain, Ga: Pine Mountain Trail, FDR State Park
Elijay, Ga: The mysterious Secluded Cabin
Dallas, TX: Ramada Inn by the Papadeux.”

“Twas a very slow year because of the house buying. Almost forgot:

Cumberland Trail, Signal Mt, TN.”

“Adirondack Park, NY:
Pharaoh Lake Wilderness
Dix Mountain Wilderness
Giant Mountain Wilderness
High Peaks Wilderness
Silver Lake Wilderness
West Canada Lakes Wilderness
Blue Ridge Wilderness
Five Ponds Wilderness
Jay Mountain Wilderness
Lake George Wild Forest
Wilcox Lake Wild Forest
Jessup River Wild Forest
Moose River Plains Wild Forest
Ferris Lake Wild Forest
Saranac Lakes Wild Forest
Blue Mountain Wild Forest
Hurricane Mountain Primitive Forest

Catskill Park, NY:
Slide Mountain Wilderness
Indian Head Wilderness

NH:
Presidential Range-Dry River Wilderness
White Mountain National Forest

ME:
Baxter State Park
Bigelow Preserve
Gulf Hagus”

“around”

“Northern Maine
Eastern Maine
Western Maine
Mid Coast Maine
Canada”

“here and there...

2004? NC, SC, WV, PA, NY, TN, FL, GA, KS, MO, IL, KY

2005 -- CO, CO, CO, MT, WY, SD”

“Twiggy, didn't you make a trip over to Mount Marcy a few years ago?”

“2004:
Savage Gulf, TN
Oak Mtn SP, AL
Mt Cheaha, AL
Sipsey Wilderness, AL
Great Smoky Mtn NP, TN
Colorado Springs, CO
Destin, FL
Cozumel, Mexico
Walt Disney World, FL
Oneonta covered bridges, AL

2005:
Walls of Jericho, AL
Sipsey Wilderness, AL
Jamaica
Destin, FL
Great Smoky Mtn NP, TN
Mt Cheaha, AL
Walt Disney World, FL”

“oh yeah - New Yawk...LOL
and I've hiked in NH some...”

“I’ve been to so many new places this year that I haven’t been around my old stomping grounds at all.

Nordhouse Dunes in Michigan at least two times
Smokies
Indiana at least thrice
Red River Gorge at least three times
Wildcat Hollow in Ohio”

“Hannibal, MO (geocaching)

Cumberland Island, GA
Savannah, GA

Yellow River State Forest (umpteen times and 2 TT trips, plus 1 to come), Iowa

Black River State Forest, WI

Kettle Moraine South, WI

Upper Iowa River canoe trip, Iowa

Kettle Moraine North, WI (and apparently will be returning for big group hike next weekend.. shhh! YES... "the other side")

Badlands Ntl Park, South Dakota
Craven Canyon, SW South Dakota
Laramie Peak, Douglas, WYO

A bit of Door Co. and Lake Michigan shore, WI (following a bike ride)

Badlands again
Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota
Custer State Park, South Dakota

and hope to possibly do something over Thanksgiving and/or Christmas weekends. Ideas??”

“You don't know where I've been Lou! You don't know where I've been!”

“2004

Ocala National Forest, FLA

Chattahoochie Ntl Forest/Cohutta Wilderness, GA

A couple Yellow River State Forest trips with TT, Iowa (more on own)

Namekagon River canoe trip, WI

Buffalo Gap Ntl Grasslands, SD/Indian Creek
Fort Robinson, NE
Soldier Creek Wilderness, NE
Warbonnet, NE
Toadstool Park, NE
Agate Fossil Beds Ntl Monument, NE
Lusk, WYO
Hill City 1880 train, SD
Fairburn agate beds, SD

Shawnee Ntl Forest, IL

Oconee Ntl Forest, GA
Juliette, FA ("Fried Green Tomatoes" town)
Andersonville Ntl Historic Site, GA
Ocmulgee Ntl Monument, GA”

“(B) denotes a backpacking trip

Tioga Pass area (E of Yosemite)
Yosemite
Yosemite (B - winter)
Michigan
Stockton
Vail
WA/OR
Kearsarge Lakes, E. Sierra (B)
Mosquito Lakes, Sequoia NP (B)
Rock Creek, E. Sierra

Upcoming
Phoenix
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“Hiking/Backpacking Trips this year:

Jan 19-21 AT in PA (Clarks Ferry to Swatara Gap)
Feb 22-24 Allegheny National Forest - Hickory Creek Trail, PA
March 18-23 New Orleans, LA
April 9-10 Brunswick, ME
April 15-17 Pine Grove Furnace, PA
April 22-24 Quehanna Trail, PA
April 29 – May 1 Altoona, PA
May 6-8 French Creek, PA
May 12-14 Trail Days, Damascus, VA
May 28-31 Mid State Trail, PA
June 5-6 Old Rag, SNP, VA
June 11-12 Worlds End State Park, PA
June 18-19 Rt 183 – Port Clinton, PA
June 24-25 Canoe trip in Harrisburg, PA
July 1-5 AT in VT
July 8-10 High Peaks of ADK’s, NY
July 17-23 White Mountains, NH
July 28-29 Pinnacle, on the AT in PA
August 4-15 Banff, Alberta Canada
August 18-19 Quehanna Trail, PA
August 26-28 Whittenburg, Cornell Slide Loop, Catskills, PA
Sept 3-5 Black Forest Trail, PA
Sept 9 Jack Johnson, Columbia, MD
Sept 16-18 Harriman State Park, NY
Sept 23-25 Catskills, NY
Sept 30-Oct 1 DWG, NJ

Other non-BP trips:

Chicago, IL ~ weekend getaway
Madrid, Spain ~ long weekend
New Orleans, LA ~ week vacation

I think that about covers it. ;)”

“I've been from Tuscon to Tucumcari....
Tehachapi to Tonapah....
I've Driven every kind of rig that's ever been made
Driven the back roads so I wouldn't get weighed
And if you give me: weed, whites, and wine
and you show me a sign
I'll be willin', to be movin'

Willin' - Lowell George”

“All fifty states.
All but two Canadian provinces.
Lots of National/Provincial Parks.
Some foreign countries.
Best place: sitting down for a meal with family members...Priceless.”

“Damn LMG is that in one year! I'm Awed! Run into any Amish lately?”

“When do you all have time to do housework?”

“Damn LMG is that in one year! I'm Awed! Run into any Amish lately?”
jacksOlantern
8:03:25 PM
10/06/05

Yup ~ all this year. LOL It was a banner year for me! No Amish...hmmm...I'm slacking on finding them lately. How've you been?”

“Not to bad. I'm doing a local jaunt to Wolf Gap WV over the 15th. Weather should be perfect. And I'm doing the Mt Rogers trip in Nov. Shouls be alot of fun.”

“I gotta start doing a trip journal again.”

“GA-ME
assateague island
rocky mountain NP
sangre de cristos
hoosier NF
red river gorge
nordhouse dunes
manistee river loop
shawnee NF
NCT
shades state park
morgan monroe state forest
isle royale
black hills NF
badlands NP
ocala NF
mammoth cave NP
huron NF”

“I'm planning on the Wolf Gap trip too as well as Mt. Roger's so I guess I'll see you twice jacksOlantern

Unfortunately I don't really keep any records so I can't remember where all I have been but I have been in some _good_ places and have met a lot of _good_ people while backpacking”

“trips this year:

Jan - NH/VT
Feb - NY
Mar - OH
May - TN and OH
Jun - WI
Aug - OH
Sep/Oct - Ontario

And, so far, in every month, except April and September, I've done at least one trip w/in my own state, Michigan.

I have at least one trip planned in Michigan for Oct. And, will likely get out at least once in each Nov and Dec.”

“Maryland AT Southern Half
West Rim Trail - Ansonia, Pa. (twice)
Newfound Gap Tenn.
AFT - PA.
Giant Ledge, Catskills, NY
High Knoll, Va.”

“When do you all have time to do housework?”
Ruby
6:06:23 PM
10/06/05


You've GOT to be kidding me?!?!

Seriously?”

“Already posted this somewhere:

A great year!

New Years Eve/Day - Rancherias Trail, Big Bend Ranch SP

March - 5 nights in the Big Bend NP desert

May - 3 nights with a kayak on the sandy beaches of Lake Texoma

July - 2 nights with a kayak on the Brazos River above Lake Whitney
2 nights at 11,500' in the Pecos Wld, NM

August - 4 nights on Broken Bow Lake, OK with the family
10 nights in Wyoming on the trip of a lifetime with a night in CO on either end

September - 2 more nights on the sandy beaches of Lake Texoma

Besides all that camping I had a week outside of Raleigh, NC for business and a few nights in Marble Falls, TX at Mom & Dad's.”

“Kettle Moraine North
Yellow River SF
Black River SF
Horicon Marsh
Newport SP
Kettle Moraine South
Lake Winnebago
Upper Iowa River
Isle Royale
Kettle Moraine North
Lake Michegan coastline Milwaukee-Door County
Boundry Waters
Porcupine Mountains
Wind Cave NP
Custer SP
Badlands
My house
the bathroom
A few bars”