Updated! Oh the Places We've Been....

Over the past two years, we have shared “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 (in the order that we did them).  We’ll update this list as often as possible…

Pictures can be found here: 

Great Plains: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10101302404083868&type=1&l=1b6dcd4658

Hawai’i: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10101302419497978&type=1&l=f04d630dab

Mid-West:
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Northeast: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10101302429368198&type=1&l=74747341b8

Pacific NW & California: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10101302418365248&type=1&l=56379f9386

Rocky Mountains: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10101302414787418&type=1&l=2abfab7a96

South & Southeast: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10101302416419148&type=1&l=3d8369552f

Southwest: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10101302425046858&type=1&l=0471e58781

Canada: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10101302428405128&type=1&l=b9b60e8974

Dominican Republic: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10101302411858288&type=1&l=a6ab39ba7b


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 
Kilauea National Wildlife Reserve, Kaua’i, Hawai’i
Ke’e State Park, Kaua’i, Hawai’i
Na Pali Coast State Park, Hawai’i
Waimea Canyon, Kaua’i, Hawai’i
Koke’e State Park, Kaua’i, Hawai’i
Polihale State Park, Kaua’i, Hawai’i
Cumberland Gap National Historic Park, Virginia
Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky
Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area,  Tennessee
Cave in Rock State Park, Illinois

Shawnee National Forest, Illinois

Sam A. Baker State Park, Missouri

Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri

Mammoth Springs State Park, Arkansas

Buffalo National River, Arkansas

Ozark National Forest, Arkansas

Boston Mountains, Arkansas

Ouchita National Forest, Arkansas

Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas

Heber Springs, Arkansas

St. Francis National Forest, Arkansas

Mississippi River State Park, Arkansas

Natchez Trace Parkway, Mississippi, Alabama, & Tennessee

Cherokee National Forest, Tennessee

Nantahala National Forest, North Carolina

Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina

Jefferson National Forest, Wytheville, Virginia

Nebraska National Forest, Halsey, Nebraska

Nebraska National Forest, Chadron, Nebraska

Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota

Black Hills, South Dakota

Boysen Resevoir State Park, Shoshone, Wyoming

Hot Springs State Park, Thermopolis, Wyoming

Wind River Range, near Pinedale, Wyoming

Snake River, Gormer Canyon, Idaho

Craters of the Moon National Monument, Arco, Idaho

Sawtooth Range, Ketchum, Idaho

Salmon-Challis National Forest, near Stanley, Idaho

Kirkham Hot Springs, Lowman, Idaho

Burns District BLM Land, Oregon

Rogue River National Forest, Oregon

Crater Lake National Park, Oregon

Siskiyou National Forest, near Obrien, Oregon

Six Rivers National Forest/Smith River National Recreation Area, Gasquet, California

Redwoods National Park, Orick, California

Meyer Creek Beach, near Gold Beach, Oregon

Coos County Park, Charleston, Oregon

Siuslaw National Forest, Yachats, Oregon

Heceta Head Lighthouse, near Yachats, Oregon

Oswalt West State Park, Oregon

Cape Meares Lighthouse, near Tillamook, Oregon

Lewis & Clark National Historic Park, Astoria, Oregon

Quinault-Olympic National Forest, Quinault, Washington

Olympic National Park, Washington

Mt. Rainier National Forest, near Greenwater, Washington

Mt. Rainier National Park, Washington

Puget Sound, Bellingham, Washington

North Cascades National Park, Washington

Kaniksu National Forest, near Tiger, Washington

Glacier National Park, Montana

Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Indiana
Niagara Falls State Park, New York
Watkins Glen State Park, New York
Adriondack Mountains, New York
White Mountains, New Hampshire
Acadia National Park, Maine (for a second time around)

Kayaked, Surfed, Swam, Snorkeled, & Sailed
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
Rock Quarries Beach, Kaua’i, Hawai’i
Tunnels Beach, Kaua’i, Hawai’i
Moloa’a Bay, Kaua’i, Hawai’i
Poipu Beach, Kaua’i, Hawai’i
Kalihiwi Beach, Kaua’i, Hawai’i
Ke’e Beach, Kaua’i, Hawai’i
Koke’e Beach, Kaua’i, Hawai’i
Playa Sosua, Sosua, Dominican Republic
Playa Encuentro, Caberete, Dominican Republic
Kentucky Lake, Tennessee
Turkey Bayou, Illinois
Ouchita Lake, Arkansas
Mississippi River State Park, Arkansas
Ocoee River, Tennessee
Boysen Reservoir State Park, Shoshone, Wyoming
Wind River Canyon, near Thermopolis, Wyoming
Snake River, Gormer Canyon, Idaho
Alturas Lake, Sawtooth Range, near Ketchum, Idaho
Upper South Fork of the Payette River, Boise Mountains, Lowman, Idaho
Smith River, Gasquet, California
Pacific Ocean, Crescent City, California
Lake Crescent, Olympic National Park, Washington
Puget Sound, Bellingham, Washington
Diablo Lake, North Cascades National Park, Washington
Upper Two Medicine Lake, Glacier National Park, Montana  
Lake Winona, Madison, Wisconsin
    
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
Waimea Canyon, Kaua’i, Hawai’i
Koke’e State Park, Kaua’i, Hawai’i
Sleeping Giant, Kapa’a, Kaua’i, Hawai’i
Maha'ulepu Trail, Kaua'i, Hawai'i
NaPali Coast, Kaua’i, Hawai’i
Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky
Shawnee National Forest, Illinois
Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas
Natchez Trace National Historic Trail, Mississippi, Alabama, & Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina
Wind River Range, near Pinedale, Wyoming
Craters of the Moon National Monument, Arco, Idaho
Crater Lake National Park, Oregon
Redwoods National Park, Orick, California
Oregon Coast trails, Oregon
Oswalt West State Park, Oregon
Lewis & Clark National Historic Park, Oregon
Quinault-Olympic National Rain Forest, Quinault Lake, Washington
Olympic National Park, Washington
Mt. Rainier National Park, Washington
North Cascades National Park, Washington
Glacier National Park, Montana  
Adriondack Mountains, New York
White Mountains, New Hampshire

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
Island of Kaua’i – From Ke’e to Koke’e State Parks. Hawai’i
Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic
Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky
Sam A. Baker State Park, Missouri
Mississippi River State Park, Arkansas
Natchez Trace Parkway, Mississippi, Alabama, & Tennessee
Sand Hills, Halsey, Nebraska
Black Hills, South Dakota
Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota
Craters of the Moon National Monument, Arco, Idaho
Crater Lake National Park, Oregon
Siuslaw National Forest, Yachats, Oregon
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Upper Mississippi River Valley, Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Indiana

Acadia National Park, Maine
Soaked
Valley View Hot Springs, Orient Land Trust, Colorado
Pagosa Springs, Colorado
Diamond Fork Hot Springs, Utah 
Hot Springs National Park, ArkansasHot Springs State Park, Thermopolis, Wyoming
Kirkham Camp/Hot Springs, Lowman, Idaho

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
River Girl Fishing Company, Todd, NC
Slippery Slope Winery, Berkeley, CA

Family & Friends Visited
Jim and Margaret Hutchison - Sutton's Bay, Michigan
Daniel Kaminski & Andree Morneault, North Bay, Ontario
Cathy & Silvano Tochi, Ottawa, Ontario
Betsy Beaulieu, Burlington, Vermont
Lee Burdette Williams, Norton, Massachusetts
Jim Williams, Middleboro, Massachusetts
Dale West & Hannah Durrant, Northhampton, Massachusetts
Bob & Gloria Buntrock, Orono, Maine
Missy & Kara Eich-Richardson, Amherst, Massachusetts
Sarah Roth & Michael Lee, Boston, Massachusetts
Rob Hanson & Katie Keplinger, Cheverly, Maryland
Bob Hutchison & Sue Annis, Arlington, Virginia
Nikki Karabinis, Savannah, Georgia (random meeting!)
Matt Hutchison & Aleia McCord (while in Florida)
Drew Reisigner, Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida (random meeting!)
Jen Grady & Bernie, Everglades City, Florida
Kelly McCoy & Amy Wahl, Seaside, Florida
Merideth Cronan, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Claire Hutchison, Houston, Texas
Kate Prichard & Alex Schwartz (while in Utah)
Ann Perri & Delite, Moab, Utah
Tad & Geisela, Ferguson, Grand Junction, Colorado
Nate & Lori Llerandi, Boulder, Colorado
Lisa Sporte, Denver, Colorado
Sarah Schmidt, Denver, Colorado
Selena Giacento, Boulder, Colorado
Stacey Waldrup, Boulder, Colorado
Al Smith, Durango, Colorado
Rachel Bennett, Durango, Colorado
Jenny & Steven Miranda, Taos, New Mexico
Christina Hansen, Kanab, Utah (random meeting!)
Ryan Hygon & Katie Richards, Park City, Utah
Wynn & Leslie Shooter, Salt Lake City, Utah
Kelly & Rick Birdsall, Cleveland, Ohio
Martha & Bob Junkin, Wooster, Ohio
Jerry Hutchison, Smithville, Ohio
Nick Walter & Courtney Smith, Durham, North Carolina
Amy & Kevin Holway, Durham, North Carolina
A bunch of friends and family back in the High Country of North Carolina!
Scott Sporte, Oakland Hills, California 
Katie & Kenny Nelesare, Kaua’i, HI
Erin Hartley & Ben, Snake River, Idaho
Chris Barker, Snake River, Idaho
Asia & Luke Heller, Crescent City, California (random meeting!)
Carla & Mark Ainsworth, Seattle, Washington
Theresa Hadley, Bellingham, Washington
Matt Hutchison & Aleia McCord, Madison, Wisconsin
Scott & Mindy Markland, Kettering, Ohio
Joel and Catherine Barricklow, Chicago, Illinois
Kristi & Bill Hutchison, Skokie, Illinois
Lee Williams & Betsy Beaulieu, Burlington, Vermont