Date	States	General Route	General Description
October 21,	Missouri	Taum Sauk Section - Ozark Trail	15 mile day hike - hiked out in dark
1995		Johnson's Shut-ins to Hwy A
Day Hiking
a section
of the Ozark
Trail

Date	States	General Route	General Description
October 8,	Missouri	Hughes Mtn., Millstream Gardens, &	Good trip but a very long day from St. Louis.
1995		Castor River Shut-Ins
Day Trip

Date	States	General Route	General Description
August 24,	Missouri	I-70 to I-29	St. Louis to Kansas City to north
1995	Nebraska	I-29 to Hwy 2 to I-80	Nebraska City to Lincoln, NE
		I-80 to Hwy 26	Lincoln to Ogallala to Wyoming
Road Trip		Scott’s Bluff National Monument	Quick visit & drove to top of mesa.
(Backpack)	Wyoming	Fort Laramie National Monument	Nobody home.
(extra long		Grand Teton National Park	Jenny Lake campground (took site 4 nights)
weekend)		President Clinton visit	Flew into Jenny Lake area in helicopter
		Jenny Lake	Rode boat across Jenny Lake
Summer		Cascade Canyon	Started Backpack here after boat crossing
Check out		The Bull moose of Cascade Canyon	Photographed him in the canyon
Grand Teton		South Fork Cascade Canyon	Camped near group site first night
Nat. Park		Hurricane Pass	Climbed - very windy - great views
Trip		Sunset Lake	Break here - water is absolutely ice cold
		Alaska Basin	Amazing wildflowers - I will not forget this.
		Higher Trail	Took instead of dropping to Basin Lakes
		Buck Mountain Pass	Camped near a trail to another Pass
		Static Peak	Climbed this for some amazing views
		Death Canyon	Absolutely beautiful hike down into canyon
		Phillips Lake	Hiked out to car in parking lot
		Jenny Lake Campground	Back here for one night
		Jackson	Showers at the Youth Hostel
		Yellowstone National Park	Photographed the burn from 1988
		Old Faithfull.	Watched geyser and in hotel lobby
		Return Trip	Returned on the same route non stop

Date	States	General Route	General Description
June 18,	Missouri
1995	Illinois	Giant City State Park	Rappelling at Shelter House #1  (second time)
Day Trip

Date	States	General Route	General Description
May 25,	Missouri	I-70 to Hwy 36	Non-stop to Hwy 36
1995	Kansas	Hwy 36	Boulder to Estes Park
	Colorado	Rocky Mountain National Park	Moraine Park Campground 2 nights
Road Trip		Heavy snow in late May	Trail Ridge Road not yet open
(weekend)	Kansas	Loche Valle in Glacier Gorge	Rented snow shoes to do hike
Scouting	Missouri	I-70	Non-stop back
Thatchtop

Date	States	General Route	General Description
March 23,		I-70 to Limon CO.	Drove non stop
1995		Limon to Colorado Springs	Drove this two lane to cut cross country
	Colorado	I-24 to Walsenburg, CO	Drove non stop
Road Trip		Great Sand Dunes National Monument	Main campground 1 night
(1 week)		High dune.	Hiked to the top of the 700’ high dune
		Snow chains	Bought snow chains in Alamosa
Spring Break		Wolf Creek Pass	Helped a lady out of the ditch.
Explore the		Mesa Verde National Park	Drove to visitors center
Four-Corners		Cliff Palace	Drove to this great ruin
Trip	Utah	Page, AZ	Motel 1 night
	Arizona	Antelope Canyon near	Hired guide to Antelope Canyon
		Glenn Canyon Dam	Visitors center (not my favorite place)
		White House Trailhead	Camped 2 nights –no fee at that time
		Confluence of Paria River & Buckskin	Hiked & waded to this confluence
		Wire Pass	Drove to trailhead to scout for future trip
		Zion National Park	Main campground 2 nights
		Angel’s Landing	Climbed the awesome trail to the Landing
		Bryce Canyon National Park	Drove here to check it out
		Inspiration Point	One of the most beautiful views anywhere
		Ruby’s Inn	motel/resort next to Bryce 1 night
		Hwy 12	Very impressive scenery on this drive
		Capitol Reef National Park	Stopped at visitors center only
		Moab, UT	Motel 2 nights
		Mesa Arch	To Mesa Arch at sunset.
	Colorado	Arches National Park	Hiked to Delicate Arch
	Kansas	Hwy 128 to I-70	Always a good drive
	Missouri	I-70	Non stop drive back

Date	States	General Route	General Description
February 25,	Missouri	Taum Sauk Section – Ozark Trail	12 miles and it's pretty rocky.
1995		(Taum Sauk Mtn to Johnson’s Shut Ins)
Day Hiking
a section
of the Ozark
Trail

Date	States	General Route	General Description
November 3,	Missouri	Eleven Point Section – Ozark Trail	Rained two days - flooding
1994		(McCormick Lake to end - 17 miles)	made for a very interesting backpack.
			(3 nights - 4 days)
Backpacking
Trip
on the Ozark
Trail

Date	States	General Route	General Description
October 30,	Missouri	McCormick Lake/Greer Spring/Cain Bluff	Scouting out a proposed Backpack Trip
1994
Day Trip

Date	States	General Route	General Description
October 23,	Missouri	Trace Creek Section – Ozark Trail	7 mile section - ends nicely with a massive drop to Ottery Creek -
1994		(Hwy 32 to Hwy A)	also found one of the Peter's Caves - not an easy find.
Day Hiking
a section
of the Ozark
Trail

Date	States	General Route	General Description
October 8,	Missouri	Sutton Bluff to Bees Fork to Ozark Trail	We created this route & had to get permission.
1994		(Loop hike back to Sutton Bluff-15 mi)	(2 nights - 3 days)
Backpacking
Trip
on the Ozark
Trail

Date	States	General Route	General Description
October 2,	Missouri	Sutton Bluff/Bee Fork/Ozark Trail	Scouting out a proposed Backpack Trip
1994
Day Trip
Scouting a
Backpacking
Trip

Date	States	General Route	General Description
September 11,	Illinois	Giant City State Park	Rappelling at Shelter House #1  (first time)
1994
Day Trip

Date	States	General Route	General Description
August 11,	Missouri	I-70 to Hwy 36	Non-stop to Hwy 36
1994	Kansas	Hwy 36	Boulder to Estes Park.
	Colorado	Rocky Mountain National Park	Morraine Park campground 7 nights.
Road Trip		Twin Sisters	Climbed as a practice hike.
(1 week)		Trail Ridge Road	Drove this road and rested one day.
		Long's Peak Climb (Keyhole Route)	Up at 1:00 AM and ready for climb.
Long's Peak		Long's Peak Ranger Station	Started hike at 2:00 AM .
Climb -Keyhole		Grant's Pass	Sunrise at Grant’s Pass.
Route		Boulderfield	Boulderfield by 9:00AM.
		Keyhole	Good little climb up to Keyhole.
		Traverse above Glacier Gorge	Bottom of Trough - 10:30AM.
		Trough	Long climb to top of Trough - Noon.
		Homestretch	This is pretty steep -  started at 12:30 PM.
		Summit of Long's Peak	Topped out at around 1:00 PM.
		Decent	Left top at 2:45 PM.
		Long's Peak Ranger Station	Back by 6:30 PM.
		Day of Rest	Basically sleep & took it easy all day.
		Celebration Dinner	Nicky's
	Missouri	I-70	Non-stop back

Date	States	General Route	General Description
June 18,		I-70	Non-stop to Golden, CO.
1994		Hwy 119	Central City, CO. to Nederland, CO
	Colorado	Hwy 7	Nederland, CO. to Estes Park
Road Trip		Rocky Mountain National Park	Glacier Basin campground 2 nights.
(weekend)		Long’s Peak Ranger Station.	To Chasm Lake from here
		Chasm Lake	Hiked 4 miles to the Lake.
Scouting		Mills Glacier	To Glacier & up to base of Diamond.
Proposed		I-70	Non-stop back
Keiners Route
on Longs's Peak

Date	States	General Route	General Description
March 24,		I-70	Non-stop to Grand Junction.
1994		Grand Junction	Motel one night.
		I-70 to Hwy 128	I-70 to Hwy 128 to Moab.
Road Trip	Utah	Arches National Park	Hiked to Landscape Arch.
(1 week)		Wilson Arch	Stopped briefly on Hwy 191.
	Arizona	Monument Valley	Stopped briefly.
Grand Canyon/		Grand Canyon National Park	Main campground 7 nights.
South Kaibab		South Kaibab Trail	Hiked to Phantom Ranch & back to rim in one day.
Trail Rim		Extreme tiredness(12 hrs up & back)	How I felt after dragging my myself out.
to River		Hermits Rest	Drove West Rim Drive to overlooks.
& back		Boucher Trail	Hiked 1 mile into this trail from Dripping Springs.
in a day		Hwy 160	Keyanta, AZ to Durango, CO
Trip		Four Corners Monument	Stopped briefly for lunch break.
		Hwy 550	Durango, CO to Grand Junction, CO
		Grand Junction	Motel one night.
		I-70	All the way back – 18 hours -1100 miles.

Date	States	General Route	General Description
March 13,	Missouri	Lone Elk County Park to W. Tyson	(7) mile one way hike on the Chubb Trail
1994
Day Hike

Date	States	General Route	General Description
February, 17,	Missouri	Rock Pile Wilderness Area	(8 miles - returned the way we started)
1994		Hiked to Cave Creek Shut-Ins	Cave Creek is more of a cascade ending in an pool
		Hiked into Turkey Pen Hollow & St. Francois River	Definitely a wilderness in Turkey Pen Hollow.
Day Trip

Date	States	General Route	General Description
October 23,	Missouri	Bell Mountain from Hwy A	My favorite place in Missouri.
1993			(8 miles round trip)
Backpack
Another
Fall Weekend
Trip to Bell

Date	States	General Route	General Description
October 16,	Missouri	Bell Mountain from Hwy A	My favorite place in Missouri
1993			(8 miles round trip)
Backpack

Date	States	General Route	General Description
August 14,	Missouri	I-70	Non stop to Hwy 36.
1993	Kansas	Hwy 36	Boulder to Estes Park.
	Colorado	Rocky Mountain National Park.	Glacier Basin campground 7 nights.
Road Trip		Trail Ridge Road	Drove this road to Alpine Visitors center
(1 week)		Flat-top Mountain	Climbed from Bear Lake
		Hallet's Peak	Climbed from Flat-top Mountain
Long's Peak		Andrews Glacier	From Hallet's Peak & slid down to tarn
Climb - North		Lock Valle	Hiked from & to Glacier Gorge.
Face Route		Campground & Estes Park	Rested for one day & explored Estes Park.
		Long's Peak Ranger Station	Met Guide at 2:00AM for Long’s Peak.
		Grant's Pass	Just shy of here at sunrise.
		Boulderfield	Arrived at 9:00AM. & took a break
		Chasm View - edge view of Diamond	Climbed up to & roped up
		Cable Route	Eyelets still in rock - this is steep for 250'.
		Above Diamond	Off Ropes after crossing snow tongue.
		Massive rock steps below summit	Final push to summit.
		Summit	Topped out around 1:30 PM.
		Steep slabs above Chasm View	Cool rappel down to Chasm View
		Boulderfield	Fast boulder-hop down to Boulderfield
		Long's Peak Ranger Station	Returned around 8:00 PM.
		Drive back to Campground	Had never been this exhausted.
		Day of Rest	Basically sleep for 12 hours
		Celebration Dinner	Nicky's

Date	States	General Route	General Description
July 24,	Missouri	Eleven Point Section – Ozark Trail	Extremely hot & an encounter w/ a giant  rattlesnake
1993		(start to McCormick Lake - 15 miles)	(2 nights - 3 days)
Backpack

Date	States	General Route	General Description
June 25,	Missouri	Current River Section – Ozark Trail	Extremely hot & ticks - great shut-ins
1993		(Owls Bend to Peck Ranch - 16 miles)	(2 nights - 3 days)
Backpack

Date	States	General Route	General Description
May 30,	Missouri	Sutton Bluff Campground	Camped 1 night
1993		Karkagne Section - Ozark Trail	(Packed in one mile maybe - 1 night)
			(Eric's first backpack
Backpack

Date	States	General Route	General Description
May 1,	Missouri	Taum Sauk Mountain State Park	Attended opening day of this park
1993		Mini Sauk Falls	Hiked to falls and beyond - good amount of water
		Devil's Toll Gate	Passage thru rock on an old stage route.
Day Hike

Date	States	General Route	General Description
April 18,	Missouri	Bell Mountain Wilderness Area	First time on Bell Mountain
1993			(8 mile loop hike - out Joe's Creek)
Day Hike

Date	States	General Route	General Description
April 3.	Missouri	Sam A Baker State Park	A lot of up & down on this loop hike
1993		(Muddy Creek Trail – 12 miles)	(My first exp. w/ muscle fatigue in knee )
Day Hike

Date	States	General Route	General Description
March 14,	Missouri	Hawn State Park	Front Loop - 6 miles
1993
Day Hike

Date	States	General Route	General Description
October 17,	Missouri	I-64 to Hwy 41	To Evansville IN
1992	Illinois	Hwy 41 to Audobon Parkway	Evansville, IN to Owensboro, KY
	Kentucky	Audobon Parkway to Natcher Parkway	Owensboro, KY to Bowling Green, KY
Road Trip		Mammoth Cave National Park	Cave City - Motel 2 nights
		Returned the same way