Mike Breiding's Epic Road Trips
Welcome to Mike & Betsy's Epic Road Trips
Featuring: Travels with Mike and Betsy
And Other Assorted Goodies (and Naughties!)
This site is dedicated to my father
George H Breiding: Deceased
In Homage
Mom - Jane Rector Donaldson: Deceased Wayne Paul Breiding: Deceased
G. Sutton Breiding: Writings
William Breiding: Writings
Tom Breiding: Music
Julian Weldon Martin: Writings
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Epic Road Trips
Master Index
2025
- March
Hiking the Mt Lemmon Loop with 3Sixty Bruce - February
Betsy Tours the Baja Peninsula - Why Is This Woman Smiling?
- January
The Shiva Saguaro of the Avra Valley - Sabino Canyon: Up and Down
- Sabino Canyon: Phone Line Trail to the Big Rock
2024
- December
Oak Tree Canyon - Arizona Trail - Christmas Day Hike to
Wasson Peak in the Tucson Mountains - November
Hiking the Sweetwater Preserve - Thanksgiving Day
Hike to Rogers Rock - October
Morgantown to Fort Wayne
Betsy's Greyhound Adventure - July
The Wilds of Pennsylvania - May
Our 42nd Wedding Anniversary Road Trip - Springtime Walkabout in Oglebay Park
- Springtime in the West Virginia Mountains:
Hiking the Scott Run Loop in
Coopers Rock State Forest - March
Tucson to Morgantown:
El Paso, Marfa, Alpine, Georgia,
San Antonio, Sleepy Hollow,
Berlin Homestead and Cabin #18 - AZ: Catalina Mountains
Hiking up Pima Canyon to the First Dam - February
Ecuador Birding with Betsy in the Ecuadorian Andes - January
AZ: Tortolita Mountains
Alamo Springs and Wild Mustang Trails Hike - Winter Birding in Southeast Arizona
- August
Colorado - Six Days of Hiking:
Rocky Mountain National Park Area - December
Christmas with Mike and Betsy - 1982 to 2022 - September - October
* Introduction: California and Oregon Road Trip
* California - Beautiful Basin and Range, Tehachapi Loop, and Cesar Chavez
* California - Out of the Central Valley and Visiting Our Favorite Aussie
* California - San Francisco ~ Day 1 Part 1
* California - San Francisco ~ Day 1 Part 2 - August
Chautauqua Creek Gorge - May
Our 40th Anniversary Celebration
Longwood Gardens
Jenkins Gardens
Betsy's Photos
- March
Tucson to Morgantown Part 1
Tucson to Morgantown Part 2 -
End of Season Potpourri
Cacti, Wrens, Pots and Pies - February
Hiking the Painted Hills in Tucson Mountain Park
A Rainy Morning Turns into a Fine Day - January
Golder Ranch Hikes
in the Catalina Mountains -
Our Hike to Seven Falls in
Bear Canyon - December
Hiking the Desperado Loop:
Sweetwater Preserve - November
Happy Thanksgiving! -
Starr Valley Sampler
Tucson Mountain Park - Sonoran Sunset
- October
Morgantown to Tucson - September
Clarence Beal Remembers Roger Tory Peterson
A Tale of Beals, Breidings, Birds and Love - August
Betsy Kayaks the Lower Columbia River - July
Four Days Hiking the Highlands of West Virginia - A Summer Time Walk in Oglebay Park
- June
How We Met the Frog Maiden - May
A Rainy Walk in Oglebay Park - April
Wrapping up our 10th Winter in Tucson
and a return to Almost Heaven and Spring Time Walks on the Mon River Rail-Trail - Quick Takes: Winter of 2020 - 2021
- An index Page for all of 2020 is here
- October
Tucson Winter: 2020 - 2021
Hiking and Biking and More - Our 10th Year in Tucson:
Getting off to a Good Start - Morgantown to Tucson:
Back Roads and Some New Territory - Deckers Creek Rail-Trail
Masontown to the End of the Trail: Summer's End - A Comparison of Concrete and Wooden Bridge Decking of Rail-Trail Trestles: 1999 to 2020
- August
Along Came a Spider:
A Kayakers Tale of Woe by Betsy Breiding - May
Your Order Has Arrived!!!:
A Covid poem by G Sutton Breiding - March
Tucson to Morgantown
Mr Corona Chases Us Home - Sonoran Wildflowers
Catalina State Park - Tucson Area Hikes
Potpourri - February
Tucson Area Hikes: Potpourri Number 1 - December
Catalina Mountains
Sabino Canyon Wander - Christmas in the Rincons
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Santa Rita Mountains
Hike to Rogers Rock - November
The Roof of the Rincons:
Hiking the Tanque Verde Ridge Trail
to Grossman Dome -
Perch Party at Bob's in Tucson Estates
A Lofty Time - October
Gordon Hirabayashi - History - Catalina Mountains:
Prison Camp to Sycamore Canyon Hike - The Tucson Mountains:
The Bowen House - 87 Year Stone Ruin - YIPPEE! Back in the Sonoran Desert
- Summer Update:
The Vacation That Wasn't - April
Sabino Canyon Wildflowers - March
Sonoran Desert Wildflowers: Two Hikes
Sutherland Trail in the Catalina Mountains
King Canyon in the Tucson Mountains - January
New Years Day Hike to the Summit of Wasson Peak in the Tucson Mountains - 2018 - The Year in Review
What Mike and Betsy Did - November
Birds and Bats and Lizards - Oh My!! Fun with our Animal Freinds - October
California Road Trip - Saying Good-bye to Mom - Krein Summit Hike in the Tucson Mountains
- The Santa Rita Mountains: Madera Canyon Nature Trail
- April
Tucson to Wheeling: April 2018 - February
Las Vegas and the Red Rocks - August
10 Days in Wyoming, Utah and Colorado - July
Flood Damage at our Wheeling Home - Two Weeks in Michigan
- June
Betsy's Ireland Adventure - May
Our 35th Wedding Anniversary Celebration: Road Trip! - April
Tucson to Wheeling:
Wrapping Up Our Sixth Winter in the Tucson Mountains - December 14th
64 & Counting: Getting High on My Birthday - September-October
Road Trip: Wheeling to Tucson - July
Michigan Road Trip - May & June
Road Trip: Northwest Pennsylvania and Western New York - May: Arizona
The Wrap Up - Our 5th Winter in Tucson - March: Arizona
My First Glider Flight at the Tucson Soaring Club Gliderport - January: Arizona
South and Central Arizona Road Trip - Wheeling to Tucson
September the 30th: Getting Off to a Rough Start - March: Arizona
Winter Number Four in SE Arizona - March: Texas
Texas Wildlife: Dead and Alive - March: Arizona
Foray to Fred's Arena, Bar & Steakhouse - May: West Virginia
Mike and Betsy Do 33 Years of Hard Time - May: Michigan
Michigan Meander: From the Thumb to the Yooper - July: Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Road Trip - July: West Virginia
Betsy tries out Stand Up Paddle Boarding - September: New Brunswick
New Brunswick - Exploring the Fundy Trail - December: Arizona
Hats Worn by a Hillbilly - January:
South East Arizona - Tucson Mountains: Hiking the David Yetman Trail - Jan-Feb-Mar: Arizona
Our Third Winter in SE AZ - April: Utah
Return to Honeymoon Heaven - June: West Virginia
Field Trip to the Central Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia - July:
Solo Sojourn: Illinois - Wisconsin - Michigan - September:
San Francisco Road Trip
Damnation Creek Hike at Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park - September:
Fun with Betsy in San Francisco - November:
Movin' On ... After 27 Years - The End of an Era - November: Southwest Florida
In Search of Warmer Temperatures - October: San Bernardino Mts
of Southern California:
Intro - September: Michigan and Wisconsin Road Trip
Intro - June: Our First New England
Road Trip
Intro - May: Walking the Scottish Highlands
Intro and Itinerary - May: Madrid and Segovia
Intro - Snowbirding in Arizona
Intro - Great Smoky Mountains NP
- 3 Weeks in Minnesota
- Ohiopyle State Park
- Escape From Morgantown
- Martin and Kathy: The Wedding
- From 30 to 62: Senior Citizenry
- Mike and Betsy's Big 30
- ASS Bicycle Ride
- Green Valley or Bust!
- Road Trip to San Francisco!
- The Flight of the Snow Birds!
- WV: Greenbrier River Rail-Trail
November:
Green Valley or Bust!
Morgantown WV to Belzoni MS- Spain - 10 Days in Segovia
- San Francisco!
- Martin's 50th Birthday Bash
- Alaska
- Betsy's Retirement Party
- Three Weeks in Michigan
- 3 Weeks in Michigan:
Betsy's Journal - Dunkard Creek Float Trip
- Central and
Southeastern States - Three weeks in San Francisco
- Four Weeks in Texas
- Another Tree Mutilation in Morgantown
- Tygart Lake SP: WV
- Martin's Birthday Bash
- Raleigh, NC
- Mexico
- Texas
- The Grounds of Hornbeck
- Mason-Dixon Park Hike - PA&WV
- BBC at TA - WV
- Dolly Sods Reunion - WV
- Christmas in Fort Wayne
- Coopers Rock State Forest, WV
- Terra Alta Spring Reunion, WV
- Morgantown Bike Parade
- Our 25th Wedding Anniversary
- Happy Hour at Paul's
- 4th of July Cookout
- Central California
- MD and WV Mountains
- Beal Reunion - NY
- Double Nickel Sushi
- McTrail Rail-Trail - WV
- Coopers Rock State Forest - WV
- White Park Winter - WV
- Terra Alta in Winter
- Oklawaha Visitors Center Trail
- Otters and Cranes
- Cocoa Beach Sunrise
- Viera Wetlands
- Florida
- Southern New Jersey
- Big Savage Tunnel, PA
- Mon River Float Trip, WV
- Allegheny Highlands Rail-Trail
- Coopers Rock State Forest, WV
- Youghiogheny River Float Trip
- Terra Alta Work Weekend, WV
- Mountaineer Triathalon, WV
- Pennsylvania and New York
- Terra Alta Celebration
- CRC Sturgisson Picnic
- Our Second Car Crash
- Betsy's Rehab
- Dan's 50th Birthday Bash
- DiBartolomeo's 4th of July Party
- Hostas at Hornbeck
- Kathy's Big 50!
- Maiden Voyage
of the Monongahela Monitor - Monongahela River Views
- My First Solo ERT
- Illinois and Wisconsin
- The New MCTRAIL Rail-Trail
- Allegheny Highlands Rail-Trail
- Digging, Dividing and Planting Hosta
- Joe's Run Loop - WV
- Labor Day Cookout
- Jeffrey A. Mann Reception
- MRTC Poker Run
- Cycling Over Mt Davis - PA
- Potomac Highlands Cycling Tour
- Beal Reunion - Indiana
- Pedestrian and Cycling
Tunnels,Bridges,Overpasses - Il&WI - Seneca State Forest - WV
- Thanksgiveing Snow - NY
- Yough River Rail-Trail
- Happy Hour at the Brew Pub
- CRC Christmas Party
- The Jimmy Thibodeaux Band at The Crazy Corner
- McTrail Rail-Trail WV
- ~ A Really Beally Christmas ~
- Dunkard Creek Float Trip - WV
- Florida or Bust!
- Body Art
- Country Roads Cyclists
- Lost Creek Rail-Trail Dedication
- Mon River Rail-Trail Drainage
- Potomac River Float Trip
- CRC Pizza Party
- Susan's Big 50th
- Jamestown - New York
- New Orleans
- Typical Male Brain
- WV: Paddling The North Branch Of The Blackwater River
- WV: West Fork Rail-Trail
- Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail
- Niagra Falls
- Cycling the New York Canals
- San Francisco: Visiting Brother Bill
- Lindy Point - WV
- Wisconsin Rail-Trails and More
- Michigan and Ohio: Hiking and Biking
- The Big Trip - 13 States and 5000 miles
- Christmas Vacation in Southern Arizona
Hiking and Biking
in the Sonoran Destert - West Coast Trip
(Exploring San Francisco, Central California, Northwest Washington and the Coast of Oregon) - Report From Fort Wayne:
Flatland Cycling, Beal History
and an Indiana Thanksgiving - San Francisco: Visiting Brother Bill
- Bawdy Fern Humor
- Mike and Betsy's Honeymoon
- San Francisco: Family Photos
- The Original Epic Road Trip
- Julian Weldon Martin: Commentary
- G. Sutton Breiding: Poetry and Prose
- Craig Mains: Travelogues
- The Saguaro Forest
April 1937 National Geographic Magazine - Photo Sampler 1
- Beal Family Scans
- George H. Breiding
- Mom - Jane Rector Donaldson
- Wayne Paul Breiding
- Elizabeth Ann Bartholomew
- Joe Gatski
- Ashok Bhatnagar