Mike Breiding's Epic Road Trips

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Master Index

2026

• May
  The Man Who Flew Without Engines
• Pere Marquette Rail-Trail and Sew Fun!
• February
  Mike Breiding and the 60's
  1985 Interview by Sean Michael
• Two Hikes In The Tucson Mountains
• January
  Photos Only: New Years Day Hike
  to the Summit of Krein Peak
• Betsy's Jackson Hole Wyoming Report:
  January 25th - 30th

2025

• Christmas 2025: Wasson Peak Hike
• November
  A Postman's Holiday
  My Starr Valley Hike with Cyd
• October
  Madera Canyon Walk
• Road Trip to Tucson
• September
  An Unexpected, but Welcome Guest
• August
  McTrail Rail-Trail:
  Butterflies, Caterpillars, and Ferns
• June-July
  A Week In The Heart of The Highlands of West Virginia
• April-May
  Farewell to April and May
• May
  The Betsy Update
  A Springtime Walk on the Rail-Trail
• March
  Hiking the Mt Lemmon Loop with 3Sixty Bruce
• A Mountain Lion sighting in Tucson Estates
• Why Is This Woman Smiling?
• February
  Betsy Tours the Baja Peninsula
• 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

2023

• August
  Colorado - Six Days of Hiking:
  Rocky Mountain National Park Area

2022

• 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

2021

• 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

2020

• 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

2019

• December
  Catalina Mountains
  Sabino Canyon Wander
• Christmas in the Rincons
• 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

• 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
• Notes: San Francisco - Summer 1967
  by G. Sutton Breiding
• 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

2017

• 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

2016

• 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

2015

• 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

2014

• 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

2013

• 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




2012

• 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!







2011

• 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




2010

• 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




2009

• Three weeks in San Francisco
• Four Weeks in Texas
• Another Tree Mutilation in Morgantown
• Tygart Lake SP: WV
• Martin's Birthday Bash




2008

• 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




2007

• 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




FLORIDA

• Oklawaha Visitors Center Trail
• Otters and Cranes
• Cocoa Beach Sunrise
• Viera Wetlands




2006

• 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




2005

• 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




2004

• 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

2003

• Jamestown - New York
• New Orleans
• Typical Male Brain

2002

• WV: Paddling The North Branch Of The Blackwater River
• WV: West Fork Rail-Trail

2001

• Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail
• Niagra Falls
• Cycling the New York Canals
• San Francisco: Visiting Brother Bill

1999

• Lindy Point - WV
• Wisconsin Rail-Trails and More

1998

• Michigan and Ohio: Hiking and Biking

1997

• The Big Trip - 13 States and 5000 miles

1996

• 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)

1995

• Report From Fort Wayne:
  Flatland Cycling, Beal History
  and an Indiana Thanksgiving
• San Francisco: Visiting Brother Bill

1983

• Bawdy Fern Humor

1982

• Mike and Betsy's Honeymoon

1979

• San Francisco: Family Photos

1966

• The Original Epic Road Trip

The Works of Others

• Julian Weldon Martin: Commentary
• G. Sutton Breiding: Poetry and Prose
• Craig Mains: Travelogues

Misc

• The Saguaro Forest
  April 1937 National Geographic Magazine
• Photo Sampler 1
• Beal Family Scans

In Memoriam

• George H. Breiding
• Mom - Jane Rector Donaldson
• Wayne Paul Breiding
• Elizabeth Ann Bartholomew
• Joe Gatski
• Ashok Bhatnagar
•