“I soon realized that no journey carries one far unless, as it extends into the world around us, it goes an equal distance into the world within.”

~Lillian Smith

Places I Have Lived

1. Gates Chili, New York
2. North Chili, New York
3. Olean, New York
4. Perugia, Italy
5. Orlando, Florida
6. Thornton, Colorado
7. Denver, Colorado
8. Chicago, Illinois
9. New Orleans, Louisiana (Current)

2012 Travel Destinations (from New Orleans)

• January: Road trip – Rochester, New York to Cleveland, Ohio to Lake Erie Shores & Islands in Sandusky, Ohio to Shipshewana, Indiana to South Bend, Indiana to Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Indiana to Chicago, Illinois to Springfield, Illinois to St. Louis, Missouri to Nashville, Tennessee to Franklin, Tennessee to Tupelo, Mississippi (via Natchez Trace) to New Orleans, Louisiana
• March: Road Trip – New Orleans, Louisiana to St. Teresa, Florida
• May: Road trip – New Orleans, Louisiana to Orlando, Florida/Costa Rica: San Jose, La Fortuna (Arenal National Park), Monteverde, Manuel Antonio, Quepos/Gulf Shores, Alabama
• July: Syracuse, New York

2011 Travel Destinations (from Chicago Jan-Aug/New Orleans Sept-Dec)

• January: Denver, Colorado/Breckenridge, Colorado
• February: Merrillville, Indiana
• April: Merrillville, Indiana
• May: Merrillville, Indiana/Rochester, Oneonta & Cooperstown, New York/Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, La Jolla & San Diego, California
• June: Road trip – Chicago, Illinois to Indianapolis, Indiana to Olean, New York
• July: Rochester & 1000 Islands, New York
• August: New Orleans, Louisiana/Road trip Chicago, Illinois to Louisville, Kentucky to Nashville, Tennessee to Memphis, Tennessee to Little Rock, Arkansas to New Orleans, Louisiana (Move to New Orleans)
• September: Denver, Colorado
• October: Washington, D.C.
• December: New York, New York/Easton, Pennsylvania/Rochester, New York

2010 Travel Destinations (from Chicago)

• January: Orlando, Florida (Disney World)
• April: Washington, DC
• May: Baltimore, Maryland/Danville, Pennsylania/Washington DC/Arlington, Virginia
• July: 1000 Islands, New York/Seneca Lake, New York/Denver, Colorado
• August: Peru: Lima, Cusco, Machu Picchu, Puno, Puerto Maldonado (Amazon rainforest), Lake Titicaca, Arequipa & Chivay (Colca Canyon)
• October: Jacksonville, Florida/New Orleans, Louisiana
• December: Rochester, New York

2009 Travel Destinations (from Denver Jan-Aug/Chicago Sept-Dec)

• January: Aspen, Colorado/Vail, Colorado
• February: Chicago, Illinois
• March: Chicago, Illinois
• May: Rochester, New York/St. Bonaventure, New York/Chicago, Illinois/Pueblo & Mosca, Colorado (Great Sand Dunes)
• June: Estes Park, Colorado (Rocky Mountain National Park)
• July: Greely, Colorado/Chicago, Illinois/Alpine Valley, Wisconsin/Outer Banks, North Carolina
• August: Rochester, New York/Niagara Falls, New York & Canada/Keuka Lake, New York/Chicago, Illinois
• September: Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, San Diego, La Jolla, Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, California/Road trip Denver, Colorado to Omaha, Nebraska to Chicago, Illinois (Move to Chicago)
• November: Cincinnati, Ohio/Rochester, New York
• December: Rochester, New York

2008 Travel Destinations (from Denver)

• January: Breckenridge, Colorado/Vail, Colorado
• March: Aspen, Colorado (X Games)/Dillon, Colorado/Orlando, Florida (Disney World)/Fort Lauderdale, Florida/Breckenridge, Colorado
• April: Breckenridge, Colorado/Dillon, Colorado/New York, New York
• May: Colorado Springs, Colorado (Garden of the Gods)/Moab, Utah/Grand Junction, Colorado
• June: Aspen, Colorado
• July: 1000 Islands, New York
• August: Aspen, Colorado/Road trip – Denver, CO to St. Louis, Missouri to Rochester, New York/Syracuse, New York/Chicago, Illinois
• September: Wichita, Kansas/Tahlequah, Oklahoma
• October: Seattle, Washington/Syracuse, New York
• December: Keystone, Colorado/Rochester & Watertown, New York

2007 Travel Destinations (from Denver)

• March: Gold Coast, Morton Island, Nimbin, Byron Bay, Springbrook (Gondwana Rainforest), Beerwah (Australia Zoo) & Surfer’s Paradise, Australia
• June: Skydive over Boulder, Colorado/Glenwood Springs, Colorado/Rochester, New York
• July: Lyons, Colorado/Cheyene, Wyoming (Frontier Days)/Fort Collins, Colorado
• August: Walden, Colorado (State Forest – Colorado State Park)
• September: Riverton, Ouray, Million Dollar Highway, Silverton, Durango, Mesa Verde National Park, Ute Mountain (4 Corners – Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Arizona) & Telluride, Colorado
• October: Beaver Creek, Colorado
• November: Rochester, New York
• December: Breckenridge, Colorado/Rochester & Syracuse, New York