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- Colorado Trip Reports =>
- “14er” Mountains =>
- Pikes Peak, 14,110′, Sep 13, 1993 and 7 Jun 1995
- Mount Antero, 14,269′, Oct 2, 1993, Near Buena Vista
- Mt Bierstadt Summit Attempt, 14,061′ 13 Apr 1994
- Mt Bierstadt, 14,060′, 17 Apr 94
- Quandary Peak, 14,265′ – May 13, 1994 – Feb 26th, 2006
- Mt Sherman, 14,036′ – May 22, 1994
- Mt Evans (14,264) and Mt Spaulding (13,842), Colorado, May 23rd, 1994
- Tabeguache Mountain (14,155), Mount Shavano (14,229), May 28, 94
- Mt Democrat (14,148), Mt Lincoln (14,286), and Mt Bross (14,172), June 2, 1994
- Grays Peak (14,270’) and Torreys Peak (14,267’) June 4th, 1994
- Mt Yale, 14,196′, June 18th, 1994
- Mt Oxford (14,153), Mt Belford (14,197) Missouri Mountain (14,067), Jun 25th 1994
- Mt Lindsey, 14,042′ – Jul 4th, 1994
- Mt Princeton, 14,197′ – July 9th, 1994
- Castle Peak, 14,265′, Elk Range, July 14, 1994
- Mt Elbert, 14,433′, July 23, 1994
- Mt Huron, 14,005, July 30, 1994
- Uncompahgre Peak (14,309), Wetterhorn Peak (14,015) Aug 6-7, 1994
- Longs Peak – Rocky Mountain National Park, 14,256′, Aug 21, 1994
- Mt Massive, 14,421’ – Aug 25, 1994
- Crestone Peak, 14,294′, Aug 27, 1994
- LaPlata Peak, 14,336′, Sep 7, 1994
- Mt Harvard, 14,420 and Mt Columbia, 14,073, Sep 10, 1994
- Mount of Holy Cross, 14,005′, Sep 17, 1994
- Mt Blanca, 14,345 and Ellingwood Pt, 14,042, Sep 20, 1994 – Almost died…
- Handies Peak, 14,048′, Sep 22, 1994
- Redcloud Peak, 14,034 and Sunshine Peak, 14,001, Sep 23, 1994
- San Luis, 14,014′, Sep 24, 1994
- Humboldt Peak, 14,064′, June 13, 1995
- Culebra Peak, 14,047’ and Red Mountain, 13,908’, June 24, 1995
- Mount Sherman as a family, 14,036′, August 2nd 2005
- Other Mountains =>
- Mt Herman 21 Feb 94
- Square Top Mountain, 26 Feb 94 and Spring 1995
- Mt Arkansas, 13,795′, 2 Apr 94 – Three Attempts
- West Spanish Peak, 13,656′, Nov 6th, 1994
- North Star Mountain, 13,614, Dec 11, 1994
- Mosquito Peak (13,781) and Treasurevault Mountain (13,701), Dec 31, 1994
- Mt Silverheels, 13,822 Jan 7, 1995 – Most Exciting Climb
- Loveland Mountain, 13,692′, Jan 28, 95
- Barr Camp Hike, Feb 18, 2005
- Crags Trail, Divide Colorado, June 19th, 2005
- Manitou Incline Hike – July – September 2005 – Third Time is a Charm
- Pancake Rocks, Near Cripple Creek, CO – Jan 6, 2006
- Blodgett Peak, 9423′, Colorado Springs, Jan 28th, 2007
- East and West Buffalo Peaks, July 14th, 2007
- South Tarryall Peak, 11,206′, Lost Creek Wilderness, October 27th, 2007
- Dome Rock, Dome Rock Wildlife Area, Divide Colorado, Nov 17, 2007
- Sentinel Point, 12,579’, West Side of Pike’s Peak, CO May 4th, 2008
- Tarryall Peak, 11,780’, Lost Creek Wilderness, Colorado, May 31, 2008
- “14er” Mountains =>
- US Trip Reports =>
- Mt LeConte (GSNP) (6594′) – Chasing Footprints – Jul 28th, 1995
- Climbing Ice, 29-30 Dec 95, Somewhere in N.C.
- Echo Lake – Desolation Wilderness, Lake Tahoe, CA Jan 10-11th, 1997
- Hike and River Running in the Bitterroots, Missoula, MT, 28-30 Jun 97
- Mt Shasta, 14,162’, Shasta, California, 14 Jul 97
- Medicine Bow Peak, WY (12013’/3662m), Aug 13, 1997
- Bell Mtn, Bell Mtn Wilderness, Mark Twain Nat’l Forest, Missouri, Feb 28, 1998
- Bell Mtn, Bell Wilderness, Mark Twain Nat’l Forest, Missouri, Feb 28, 1998
- Old Rag Mountain, (3291’), Oct 24, 1998
- Shenandoah National Park, Jan 1, 1999
- 14th Annual Dogwood Half Hundred 50 KN Endurance Speed Hike
- Diamondhead, Aug 4th, 2001, Honolulu, Oahu
- Mary’s Rock Hike- Shenandoah National Park Sep 6th, 2010 with Ben
- Mary’s Rock Hike- Shenandoah National Park, Dec 19, 2012 with Kate
- State Highpointing =>
- Brasstown Bald, (4784’) North Georgia, April 23-24, 96
- Mt Whitney, 14, 495’, Sep 24, 1997, Lone Pine, California
- The Grand Circle – State Highpoints of IL, WI, MI and MN! – Jun 1998
- Mt Rogers, Virginia, 5,729’, Mt Rogers Natl. Recreation Area, Jefferson Natl. Forest – Jan 22, 1999
- Hitting the wall… Guadalupe Peak, (8749′) – 1May 2003
- White Butte, 3,506 Feet, Amidon, North Dakota – Oct 18, 2003
- Harney Peak 7242′, Custer, South Dakota – 19 Oct 2003
- Nebraska State Highpoint (Panoramic Point, 5424′) October 29th, 2005
- Kansas State Highpoint (Mount Sunflower, 4039′) – May 27, 2006
- Oklahoma State Highpoint (Black Mesa 4,975′) – September 8th, 2007
- Foreign Trip Reports =>
- Mount Kosciusko, 2228m, Nov 18, 1994, Australia
- Thanksgiving 1996 in Mexico – Mexican Volcanoes
- Ch’iaksan National Park, Pobring Peak, 1288 Meters, near Wonju, South Korea, Nov 11, 2000
- Kyeryong-san National Park, Kwanubong Peak, 816 Meters, Sambulbong Peak, 775 Meters, near Taejon, South Korea, Apr 13, 2001
- Colorado Trip Reports =>
- Motorcycling
- ** 2003 IRON BUTT RALLY
- My Grandfather in Motorcycling 1918
- My Motorcycles =>
- Iron Butt Association Ride Essays =>
- Summer in December -a Jaunt Around Virginia – Dec 6,1998
- Some People Trailer to Daytona… SaddleSore 1000 – March 9, 1999
- 1999 Capitol 1000 Endurance Motorcycle Rally June 11-13, 1999
- Two Rides and a Wedding Aug 26th – 30th, 1999
- FITE V – Morganton, North Carolina – October 1999
- Fearless Cap 1000 Rally – June 2003
- When Turkeys Fly… Mini Mason Rally – Oct 9, 2004
- “Tick-Tock or not” Random thoughts as of October 2004
- The Loneliest Road in America… Sep 2006
- 2007 Iron Butt Rally Start, Aug 17-19th, 2007
- Other Motorcycle Ride Essays =>
- Hobie Kayaking
- Leesylvania State Park – October 21, 2012
- Occoquan Reservoir, Fountainhead Regional Park, VA – Nov 12, 2012
- Abel Reservoir, Stafford, VA – 23 Nov 2012
- Kayaking in Key West, Florida – Feb 18th, 2013
- Rappanhannock River, Fredericksburg VA, Aug 9, 2013 -Tucker’s First Kayak Trip
- Currituck Sound, Outer Banks, Duck, North Carolina Kayaking Trip – Sep 2013
- HAM Radio (KU3C)
- Cycling
- 2012 Year in Cycling Review
- Feed Zone Derailer – Aug 2013
- Hartwood Reverse 49 Mile Bike Ride – “It’s cold!” – Sep 2013
- New – Cycling Test Video – Dec 2013
- 2013 Mileage Summary and 2014 Goals
- Winter Cycling Ride with Video, Dec 28th, 2013
- The Art of Leading from the Front – May 2014
- 2014.08.06 – Sperryville Cycling Climbing Trip
- 2014.08.31 – Steve’s Cycling Crash
- 2014.11.06 — 67 Days after Steve, I crash in the rain!
- 2014 Cycling Summary and 2015 Goals
- 2015 Half Ironman Triathlon, May 9th, Lake Anna, VA
- Tour De Willowmere, July 3, 2015 – 152 Mile Day
- 2015.08.22 Near Miss…..
- 2015 Summary and 2016 Goals
- 2016 Century Challenge – A Century (100 miles) a Month for 12 Months- 12/12/1200
- 2016 Recap and 2017 Cycling Goals
- Porsche