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....for the past year and a half!!  haven't updated anything in a long long time, perhaps this winter as the darkness sets in....  check back soon! for now, the stories below go from sept 2007 through april 2008....
 
10 things I love about chicago

a few days in the windy city - sept 24-26

 
college towns and good eats
madison to minneapolis - sept 26-28
 
where's miller?
thanks to a very long detour, I ended up in a tiny village I never expected - sept 28-29
 
the men in the mountains
more beauty in the mountains as I worked my way through 3 completely different states - sept 29-oct 1
 
the pacific northwest, already?
the skies cleared as I entered the west coast states - oct 1-oct 4
 
the longest 9 miles, ever

hard to reach but worth it beach town - oct 4-8  

 
the odd couple and frozen water

cali capital and amazing national park - oct 8-14  

 
wine, hippies and the uber wealthy

more beauty in the hills of northern california - oct 14-17

 
sunsets, future in-laws, and being on the edge

dog unfriendliness, the lettuce capital of the u.s. and beautiful drops into the blue - oct 18-26

 
lots of saints

saint simeon, saint luis obispo, saint barbara, saint diego .... - oct 26-nov 9

 
a big hole in the desert

a visit with relatives and a friend comes out for a little adventure in a big canyon - nov 9-14

 
good stuff from southwest to southeast

there's more than conservative republicans in the south - nov 14-20

 
g'day and good on ya

after a stressful lead-up getting here, sydney and the surrounding areas prove to be a simply magical welcome to australia - jan 24-feb 5

 
gorgeous queenstown

queenstown is full of tourists, beauty and crazy adventure - feb 26-29

 
hitchiking and lord of the rings

a soggy trek, my first hitchiking in nz and sunny milford sound - february 29-mar 4

 

 
lots of hiking and a bit more hitching

long walks to beautiful hikes in amazing places - mar 5-9

 
a land of contrast

from sunny nelson, to the gorgeous coastal trek of abel tasman to the sort of bustling streets of christchurch, the landscape continues to change - mar 10-15

 

 
from one island to the next
a quick stop in one city and I head right off to the north island for a whole new adventure - mar 16-20

 
only in new zealand
things that would happen no where else, continue to happen here - mar 21-27

 

 
pardon?
a simple question leads me to a change of plans and week with a great family - mar 28-apr 2

 
slothful relaxation

elaborate plans turn into lazy lounging in the biggest city in new zealand - april 2-8

 

 
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