Oh the Places We’ve Been…

Over the past several months, we have told “our story” to hundreds of curious people.  One of their first questions is always, “Well, where all have you been?”  That question is becoming harder and harder to answer without launching into the whole narrative.  To this end, we’ve made a list of many of the things that have been keeping us busy since early September 2012.  We’ll update this list as often as possible…

State & Federal Public Lands/Waters Visited
New River Gorge National River, West Virginia
Wilderness State Park, Michigan
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Upper Peninsula, Michigan
Grand Island National Recreation Area, Upper Peninsula, Michigan
Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada
Gatineau Provincial Park, Quebec, Canada
Acadia National Park, Maine
Campobello International Park, New Brunswick, Canada
Great Dismal Swamp, Virginia/North Carolina
Congaree National Park, South Carolina
St. George Island State Park, Florida
Apalachicola National Forest, Florida
Manatee Springs State Park, Florida
Honeymoon Island State Park, Florida
Caladesi Island State Park, Florida
Lover’s Key State Park, Florida
Everglades National Park, Florida
Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Reserve, Florida
Collier-Seminole State Park, Florida
Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida
John Pennekamp State Park, Florida (Keys)
Biscayne National Park, Florida
Gulf Shores National Seashore, Florida
DeSoto National Forest, Mississippi
Galveston State Park, Texas
Big Bend National Park, Texas
Guadalupe National Park, Texas
Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico
Petroglyph National Monument, New Mexico
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah
Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah
Manti-La Sal National Forest, Utah
Sand Flats, Utah
Canyonlands National Park, Utah
Colorado National Monument, Colorado
Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
Garden of the Gods, Colorado
Pikes Peak National Forest, Colorado
Sangre De Cristo Mountains, San Isabel National Forest, Colorado
Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado
Orient Land Trust, San Isabel National Forest, Colorado 
Curecanti National Recreation Area, Colorado
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado
San Juan National Forest, Colorado
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
Wild Rivers National Recreation Area, New Mexico
Ciobola National Forest & Grasslands, New Mexico
Painted Desert & Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona
Coconino National Forest, Arizona
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, Arizona
Wutpatki National Monument, Arizona
Kaibab National Forest, Arizona
Grand Canyon National Park (North Rim), Arizona
Grand Escalante Staircase, Utah
Zion National Park, Utah
Losee Canyon, Dixie National Forest, Utah
Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
Captiol Reef National Park, Utah
Desolation & Gray Canyons National Historic Landmark, Utah
Uinta National Forest, Utah
Camp Cloud Rim, Wasatch National Forest, Utah
Big Cottonwood Canyon, Wasatch National Forest, Utah
Sawatch-Cache National Forest, Utah
Grand Tetons National Park, Wyoming
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Gallatin National Forest, Montana
Big Horn National Forest, Wyoming
Devils Tower, Wyoming
Mt. Rushmore National Monument, South Dakota
Badlands National Park, South Dakota
Pipestone National Monument, Minnesota 
St. Croix National River, Chengwatana State Forest, Minnesota 
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wisconsin
Ottawa National Forest, Upper Peninsula, Michigan 
Mackinac City Park, Michigan
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan 
Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia
 
   

Paddling & Sailing
Sutton’s Bay, Michigan
Lake Michigan, Michigan
Lake Charlevoix, Michigan
Round Lake, Michigan
Grand Traverse Bay, Michigan
Little Traverse Bay, Michigan
Lake Superior, Michigan (UP)
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Michigan (UP)
Grand Island National Recreation Area, Michigan (UP)
Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada
St. Lawrence Seaway, Ontario/New York
Lake Champlain, Vermont
Saco River, Maine
Chesapeake Bay, Delaware
Tybee Island, Georgia
Congaree National Park, South Carolina
St. George Island, Florida
Honeymoon Island State Park, Florida
Caladesi Island State Park, Florida
Everglades National Park, Florida
Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Reserve, Florida
Largo Sound, Florida (Keys)
Wacissa Springs, Florida
Seaside Beach, Florida
Galveston State Park, Florida
Town Lake & Barton Springs, Texas
Rio Grande River, Texas
Lake Powell, Utah
Colorado River, Utah
Arkansas River, Colorado
Animas River, Colorado
San Juan River, Colorado
Green River, Desolation & Gray Canyons, Utah
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wisconsin
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan 
    Hiked, Backpacked & Snowshoed
New River Gorge National River, West Virginia
Great Sable Dunes, Michigan (UP)
Tahquamenon Falls State Park, Michigan (UP)
Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada
White Mountains, Maine
Mt. Washington (White Mtns), New Hampshire
Acadia National Park, Maine
Lubec Coastal Trail, Maine
Campobello International Park, New Brunswick, Canada
Bold Coast, Maine
Freedom Trail (Boston), Massachusettes
Great Dismal Swamp, Virginia
Congaree National Park, South Carolina
St. George Island State Park, Florida
Apalachicola National Forest, Florida
Lover’s Key State Park, Florida
Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida
Tallahassee, Florida
St. Mark’s National Wildlife Reserve, Florida
Florida Caverns State Park, Florida
City Lake, Louisiana
Bayou Park, Texas
Big Bend National Park, Texas
Guadalupe National Park, Texas
Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico
Petroglyph National Monument, New Mexico
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah
Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah
Manti-La Sal National Forest, Utah
Sand Flats, Utah
Canyonlands National Park, Utah
Grand Junction, Colorado
Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
Boulder, Colorado
Garden of the Gods, Colorado 
Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Colorado
Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado
San Juan National Forest, Colorado
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
Wild Rivers National Recreation Area, New Mexico
Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona
Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
Zion National Park,Utah
Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah 
Desolation Canyon National Historic Landmark, Utah
Uinta National Forest, Utah
Desolation Lake/Big Cottonwood Canyon, Utah
Grand Tetons National Park, Wyoming
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming
Badlands National Park, South Dakota
Pipestone National Monument, Minnesota
Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area, West Virginia 

Cycled
New River Gorge National River, West Virginia
Petoskey, Michigan
Leelanlau County, Michigan
Wilderness State Park, Michigan
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Michigan (UP)
North Bay, Ontario, Canada
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Gatineau Provincial Park, Quebec, Canada
Burlington, Vermont
St. George Island, Florida
St. George Island State Park, Florida
Manatee Springs State Park, Florida
Everglades National Park, Florida
Tallahassee, Florida
St. Mark’s National Wildlife Refuge, Florida
Zilker Park, Texas
Big Bend National Park, Texas
Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah
Sand Flats Slick Rock Trail, Utah
Boulder, Colorado 
Garden of the Gods, Colorado
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado
San Juan National Forest, Colorado

Pagosa Springs, Colorado
Wild Rivers National Recreation Area, New Mexico
Zion National Park, Utah
Park City, Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
Grand Tetons National Park, Wyoming
Badlands National Park, South Dakota
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan 

Soaked
Valley View Hot Springs, Orient Land Trust, Colorado
Pagosa Springs, Colorado
Diamond Fork Hot Springs, Utah

Volunteered

Rippling Waters Organic Farm, Standish, Maine

Orchard Pond Organic Farm, Tallahassee, Florida
The Golden Hoof Farm, Boulder, Colorado
Green River, BLM Volunteer River Ranger, Utah 
Camp Cloud Rim Girl Scout Camp, Park City, Utah

Family & Friends Visited
Jim and Margaret Hutchison - Sutton's Bay, MI
Daniel Kaminski & Andree Morneault, North Bay, ONT
Cathy & Silvano Tochi, Ottawa, ONT
Betsy Beaulieu, Burlington, VT
Lee Burdette Williams, Norton, MA
Jim Williams, Middleboro, MA
Dale West & Hannah Durrant, Northhampton, MA
Bob & Gloria Buntrock, Orono, ME
Missy & Kara Eich-Richardson, Amherst, MA
Sara Roth & Michael Lee, Boston, MA
Rob Hanson & Katie Keplinger, Cheverly, MD
Bob Hutchison & Sue Annis, Arlington, VA
Matt Hutchison & Aleia McCord (while in FL)
Jen Grady & Bernie, Everglades City, FL
Kelly McCoy & Amy, Seaside, FL
Merideth Cronan, Baton Rouge, LA
Claire Hutchison, Houston, TX 
Kate Prichard & Alex Schwartz (while in UT)
Ann Perri & Delite, Moab, UT
Tad & Geisela, Ferguson, Grand Junction, CO
Nate & Lori Llerandi, Boulder, CO
Lisa Sporte, Denver, CO
Sarah Schmidt, Denver, CO
Selena Giacento, Boulder, CO
Stacey Waldrup, Boulder, CO
Al Smith, Durango, CO
Rachel Bennett, Durango, CO
Jenny & Steven Miranda, Taos, NM
Ryan Hygon & Katie Richards, Park City, UT
Wynn & Leslie Shooter, Salt Lake City, UT
Kelly & Rick Birdsall, Cleveland, OH
Martha & Bob Junkin, Wooster, OH 
Jerry Hutchison, Smithville, OH
Nick Walter & Courtney Smith, Durham, NC