Over the years I’ve been very fortunate to be able to pursue one of my great passions, which is travel. Two of the types of places I love visiting are national parks and state highpoints. Below are links to my various blog posts about my adventures at these magnificent places.

My Interview On The 50 States Highpointing Podcast. From Mountain Sickness to Mountain Goats.

Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah. Life in the Theater.

Wheeler Peak, Highpoint of New Mexico. I’ve Heard There’s A Nice View From The Top.

Mount Elbert, Highpoint of Colorado. What Goes Down Must Come Up.

Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota. Third Time’s The Charm.

Great Barrier Reef Maritime Park, Queensland, Australia. Diver Down.

Hinchinbrook Island National Park, Queensland, Australia. My Own Personal Walkabout.

Black Mountain, Highpoint of Kentucky. Black Mountain, Black Of Night, Black Bears… There Was A Theme.

Everglades National Park, Florida. Keeping My Feet On Not-So-Solid Ground.

Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado. An Alien Planet In The Middle Of America.

Gateway Arch National Park, Missouri. Super sketchy, But I Did It.

Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida. Best Birthday Ever.

Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota. Stuck In A Dangerous Situation.

Great Basin National Park, Nevada. An Unexpected Journey.

White Butte, Highpoint of North Dakota. Really? More Goats?

Mount Katahdin, Highpoint of Maine. If At First you Don't Succeed...

Hawkeye Point, Highpoint of Iowa. So... Much... Corn...

Granite Peak, Highpoint of Montana. I Have Seen The Top Of The Mountain, And It Is Good.

Mount Borah, Highpoint of Idaho. The Great American Eclipse Of 2017. 

Tri-Point Of Iowa, Nebraska, And South Dakota. Hot. Damn Hot. Real Hot.

Sassafras Mountain, Highpoint of South Carolina. Please excuse our mess.

Ebright Azimuth, Highpoint of Delaware. Rock bands and space shuttles.

Charles Mound, Highpoint of Illinois. A farmland stroll.

Tri-point of NC, TN, and VA. My car meets its match.

Mount Rogers, Highpoint of Virginia. OH MY GOD!!! LOOK AT ALL THE FUZZY PONIES!!!

Guadalupe Peak, Highpoint of Texas. Birth of an obsession. And big freaking bugs.