It's a Gavination

We have visited four continents, 24 countries, 27 states, and 25 US National Parks. Here is a Google Map of our Travels. Here’s a snapshot of where we have been and where we are going:

2024

• Ridgway, Colorado
  • September – Julian Alps Hike, Slovenia
  • April – 7 Days in Southwest Utah

2023

• Ridgway, Colorado
  • October – The Dingle Way, Ireland
  • April – Best of the Rota Vicentina, Portugal

2022

• Ridgway, Colorado
  • September – West Highland Way, Scotland
  • April – Morro Bay, California

2021

• September – December – Ridgway, Colorado
  • When Small Business Owners Fight
• May – August – King Salmon, Alaska
• March – April – National Park Running
• January – February – Private Ranch in Oak Creek, Colorado

2020

• September – December – Private Ranch in Oak Creek, Colorado
• April – August – Change of plans (COVID-19)… laid off and still in Destin, Florida
• February – March – Destin, Florida
• January – Sligo, Ireland Goodbye Facebook – From Ireland

2019

• May – December – Destin, Florida, Our Beach Home!
• January – April – Ridgway, Colorado Searching For a Beach Home – Part 3

2018

• October – December – Ridgway, Colorado: A Brief Recap
• April – October – Telluride, Colorado
• March – Durango, Colorado
• February – Arizona & Colorado
• January
  • Sligo, Ireland
  • Belfast, Northern Ireland
  • Zermatt, Switzerland

2017

• December
  • US Road trip
• August – November
  • Destin, Florida
  • WWOOFing… where our food comes from
    • Bon Aqua, Tennessee
    • Bluffton, Georgia
• June – July – Germany: Language School
  • Cologne, Germany
  • Munich, Germany
  • Managing Expectations: Americans on Holiday Abroad
  • Brugge, Belgium
  • Kitzbuhel, Austria
• May – European Tour
  • Managing Jet Lag and Long Travel Days
  • Searching For a Beach Home – Part 1
    • Great Britain
    • Ireland
    • Edinburgh, Scotland
    • Paris, France
    • Nice, France
    • Monte Carlo, Monaco
  • Searching For a Beach Home – Part 2
    • Rome, Italy
    • Vatican City, Italy
    • Venice, Italy
    • Milano Marittima, Italy
    • Berlin, Germany
• April – Colorado, Arizona
• January – March
  • Bozeman, Montana
  • Canadian Skiing Road Trip

2016

• December
  • Maui, Hawaii
• November
  • Nepal
    • Khumbu Valley and Ama Dablam
    • Pokalde Traverse
• October
  • Nepal – Manaslu Trek
  • Bhutan – Cultural Tour
• September
  • France, Switzerland, Italy, & Austria – Touring European Ski Towns
• August
  • Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, & Montana – Touring US Ski Towns
• July
  • Washington D.C., Philadelphia, PA, & New York City, NY
• June
  • Destin, Florida – Family Wedding
• June
  • South Central Alaska – Unexpected Adventure
• May
  • Alaska – Climbing Denali
• April
  • Durango, Colorado – Preparing to Climb
• January – March
  • Telluride, Colorado – Living Purposefully

2015

• September – December
  • Telluride, Colorado – Living Purposefully
• August
  • Zanzibar, Uganda & Tanzania – Safari Adventures
• July
  • Destin, Florida – Visiting Family
  • Alaska Cruise
• June – Full-time travel begins
  • Coastal California
  • California Climbing
  • Learning Travel Lessons
  • Durango, Colorado – Starting our Adventure

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Other trips but not an exhaustive list…

2013

July

• Mount Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota

2012

• December
  • Isla Mujeres, Mexico
• June
  • Ecuador
    • Climbing Chimborazo
    • Climbing Cotopaxi

2011

• Four Adventures 11-Months (video) 
• • September
    • Summit Grand Teton
  • July
    • Summit Mount Rainier
  • March
    • Summit Mount Whitney

2010

• October
  • Grand Canyon
• June
  • Mount Rainier

2007

• December – Our 1st International Trip Together!!!
  • Cozumel, Mexico