Beth and Eric's Travelogues
Outside United States
- New Zealand, an exotic land of glaciers and volcanoes, with incredible wildlife, where we celebrated our 2016 anniversary
- Northern Europe, including the volcanoes, glaciers and puffins of Iceland, along with the famous sites of London and Paris
- Brazil--2012, including expansive views of Rio de Janeiro, the enormous Iguaçu Falls, and Itatiaia National Park
- Brazil--2002, including the exotic Amazon Rainforest, historic Rio de Janeiro, and the beach resort of Ilha Grande
- Australia, including Sydney, the Blue Mountains, and Queensland, with the Great Barrier Reef and baby kangaroos and wallabys
- Egypt, including the world-famous Egyptian Museum, the extremely ancient Pyramids of Giza, the only mildly ancient Temples of the Nile Valley, and the beaches and reefs of Sharm el Sheikh
California
- Death Valley National Park
- Joshua Tree National Park
- Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
- Lassen Volcanic Park
- Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
- Point Reyes, northern coast
- Big Sur, central coast
- 2017 anniversary trip back to the Mt. Shasta area, with the Dunsmuir Railroad Park Resort, Timbered Crater, and Shasta Caverns
- Boat-in adventures at Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park
- 2015 railroad-themed anniversary trip to Napa Valley, Eastern Sierra
- 2014 anniversary trip to Mammoth and Mono Lakes, with Devil's Postpile National Monument, Eastern Sierra
- 2013 anniversary trip to lovely Mendocino Coast
- 2012 anniversary trip to beautiful East Brother Light Station on the San Francisco Bay
- 2007 anniversary trip Northern California Cascade Area
- 2006 anniversary trip to Legoland, San Diego area
- 2004 anniversary trip to Mammoth and Mono Lakes, Eastern Sierra
- Marine Mammals from Monterey Bay Area, central coast
- Elephant seals at Año Nuevo State Reserve
Bike Trips
Alaska and Hawai'i
- 20th anniversary voyage to the amazing State of Alaska, with a glacier trek, a calving glacier, waterfalls galore, and many, many birds and mammals, including a close encounter with a bear
- The beautiful State of Hawai'i, including two helicopter rides, an amazing boat trip, lava from the air, lava crashing into the water, beaches, more waterfalls than you could shake a stick at, and a fall into a swamp
Pacific Northwest
- Visit to our friends' Okanagan Valley apple farm in southern BC, a fabulous anniversary party in a beautiful place
- 2017 Great American Eclipse Event, including Diamond Hitch Ranch in Kimberly, OR, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, and the incredible eclipse itself--our best camping trip ever!
- 2015 Pacific Northwest Tour, including Newberry, Palousse Falls, Hell's Canyon, the Hiawatha Trail, Spokane World Science Fiction Convention, Olympic, Orcas Island, and a lot of smoke
- Grand 2010 Pacific Northwest Tour, including Lava Beds National Monument, Crater Lake National Park, Newberry Volcanic National Monument, Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, Mt. Rainier National Park, Vancouver, Vancouver Island, and Olympic National Park
- Magnificent Oregon Coast
- Seattle
Continental United States, Outside of West Coast
- Western Colorado Plateau, featuring Grand Canyon, Zion, and Bryce National Parks, along with Sunset Crater, Vermilion Cliffs, Cedar Breaks, and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, and Kodachrome Basin, Coral Pink Sand Dunes, and Snow Canyon State Parks, some of the most amazing scenic erosion on Earth
- South Florida, featuring Everglades, Biscayne, and Dry Tortugas National Parks, along with Big Cypress National Preserve and several Florida state parks--many great bird sightings
- The Northern Rockies, featuring Grand Teton, Yellowstone, and Glacier/Waterton National Parks, with Craters of the Moon as well--dramatic mountain and boiling volcanic scenery
- Central Rocky Mountains, including Amtrak ride, Rocky Mountain National Park, and Garden of the Gods
- 2009 Northeastern Trip, including Montreal
- New England