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2022
August
Chautauqua Creek Gorge
May
Our 40th Anniversary Celebration
Longwood Gardens
Jenkins Gardens
Betsy's Photos
March
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
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
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
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
North Bend Rail-Trail: WV
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
1995
Report From Fort Wayne:
Flatland Cycling, Beal History
and an Indiana Thanksgiving
1982
Mike and Betsy's Honeymoon
1966
The Original Epic Road Trip
Misc
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