Mike Breiding's Epic Road Trips
Ashok Bhatnagar
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Ashok cooked us Thanksgiving Dinner not once but twice!
24 November 2016
Mike and Ashok
Ashok sent me this video "Just to lift your spirits".
Ashok was my friend, drinking buddy, advisor and confidant.
I really miss him.
~Mike
Mike Breiding's
Epic Road Trips: ****
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- Contact Mike
- 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: 40th Anniversary Celebration
- 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
- Report From Fort Wayne:
Flatland Cycling, Beal History
and an Indiana Thanksgiving - Mike and Betsy's Honeymoon
- The Original Epic Road Trip
- 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