Chicago Mar 2009

Total miles covered 329 by train	Total miles on foot 12	Number of Pics 27
Highlights A quick weekend getaway in March where the Windy City lived up to it's name by providing some very ugly winter weather. Activities included train rides, shopping and of course some delicious dining that only Chicago can provide.

Upper Michigan Wine Tour Oct 2008

Total miles covered approx 780 by car	Total miles on foot not much	Number of Pics 61
Highlights A two day trip up through Leelanau Peninsula, Michigan and Traverse City to tour some wineries and enjoy some great free wine. It was amazing weather and the fall colors were absolutely ahhh-mazing! Activities included tasting wine, driving around the hilly countryside, ahh-ing at fall colors and even wondering at a college girl chasing a dog who was frightened out of it's wits!

Chicago July 4th, 2008

Total miles covered 386 by car	Total miles on foot approx 9	Number of Pics 35
Highlights  Two days of perfect weather in the Windy City over July 4th weekend. Activities included dressing like twins, marathon shopping on the Magnificent Mile, site seeing, an awesome dinner at Ruth's Chris and even a fainting episode.

Backpacking Ecuador (Dec 13 - 29, 2007)

Total miles covered 6528 by plane, 475 by bus	Total miles on foot 14	Number of Pics 300
Highlights An amazing 10 day backpacking adventure covering the beaches, waterfalls, and Andes mountains in Ecuador. Click the pic to see the full blog for this trip and view the pics.

Backpacking Maui (Nov 2005)

Total miles covered 9435 by plane, 140 by car	Total miles on foot 22	Number of Pics 60
Highlights A 10 day backpacking exploration of Maui on a shoestring budget. Starting with super-cheap $600 round trip plane tix out of Fort Wayne airport w/ layover in LAX and then 6 hours to Hawaii was not fun, but everything in between was truly paradise! This was a first time in Hawaii for all of us and was an amazing experience full of sun, waves, fresh fruit, mountains, beaches, tents, and giant foot-long centipedes. We even were able to meet a few of our brothers in Hana and go to a meeting with a attendance of only 2 others.