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Adventures of Dale Stenseth

Links to my state high point pages are below. Past adventures are archived to another page. It is my hope that you will find these pages helpful and amusing. Secrets of the City press coverage.
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International adventures:
2008/9 Freighter round the world
2008 Italy, Switzerland, Vatican
2007 Brazil Carnival
2007 Antarctica
2007 Argentina Iguazu Falls
2006 England, Ireland, Scotland
2005 Nepal Everest fly-by
2005 India Taj Mahal
2005 Egypt Pyramids, Sphinx
2004 China Great Wall
2004 Japan 14 trips
1999 Peru Machu Picchu
1998 Australia Ayers Rock
1966 Guam Mt. Lamlam

US adventures:
2009 Boston Lobster trip
2007 Southeast US Road-trip
2007 New York City
2006 Trebuchet Events
2005 Idaho High-point
2005 Grand Canyon
2004 Alaska Cruise-tour
2003 California Hikes
2003 Northeast US Road-trip
2002 Southwest US Road-trip
2001 Hawaii tour & high point
2000 Northwest US Road-trip
1997 Freight Train Ride
1996 Grays Peak First 14k mtn.
1991 Skydiving
1987 House constr. adventure
Skiing
Other Hiking Links
Travel & Retirement

Pages of Friends and Favorites:
Fishin' with Dave
George's Freighter BLOG
Hiker Bill
Bionic Dale
Star Fred Images
Library Thing
Hostelling International
Lenox Speaker Schedule

Next Adventures

Started visiting the MN Art Museums.
My book, Freighter Odyssey, is now available at Hennepin County Library.
Now reading My Life as a Quant: Reflections on Physics and Finance by Emanuel Derman.
2/14 Freighter presentation, Menorah Plaza
Ski in early March!
6/2010 Scandinavia
6/2010 Grand Canyon - North rim to south rim, with stops at Monument Valley, Mountain Meadows Memorial, and the Union Pacific high-point monument in Wyoming, maybe.

Recent Adventures

2/8/10 Broke up a concrete laundry tub. Shoveled snow.
1/21/2010 Weisman Art Museum.
1/15/2010 Minneapolis Institute of Art.
1/13/2010 Freighter presentation, Village Shores, Richfield.

See also past adventures.

Other Travel Ideas

2011 Greece and Turkey.
2011 Spain, Guggenheim Museum - Portugal
French museums and art galleries.
Train tours: Europe high-speed, Copper Canyon.
Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay. Eastern Canada.
Other US trips, including winter ice falling in Yosemite, and the rest of the Hawaiian Islands.
50 state low-points idea This would require 2 flights, 13,000 miles and 250 hours of driving, plus some hiking time.
Alabama 2003 31
Alaska
Arizona 2004 42
Arkansas 2003 28
California
Colorado 2003 11
Connecticut 2003 18
Delaware 2003 16
Florida 2003 30
Georgia 2003 34
Hawaii 2001 1
Idaho 2005 43
Illinois 2003 26
Indiana 2003 12
Iowa 2002 5
Kansas 2002 2
Kentucky 2003 37
Louisiana 2003 29
Maine 2003 21
Maryland 2003 14
Massachusetts 2003 19
Michigan 2003 10
Minnesota 2003 6
Mississippi 2003 32
Missouri 2003 27
Montana - Grizzlies
Nebraska 2002 4
Nevada 2004 39
New Hampshire 2003 22
New Jersey 2003 17
New Mexico 2004 41
New York 2003 24
North Carolina 2003 36
North Dakota 2003 8
Ohio 2003 25
Oklahoma 2002 3
Oregon
Pennsylvania 2003 15
Rhode Island 2003 20
South Carolina 2003 35
South Dakota 2003 7
Tennessee 2003 33
Texas 2004 40
Utah
Vermont 2003 23
Virginia 2003 38
Washington DC 2007
Washington State
West Virginia 2003 13
Wisconsin 2003 9
Wyoming - Grizzlies

43 State high points, plus DC

Alaska, Denali, 20,320 ft.

Click either the state name at left or the state image in the map below to see pictures and trip information. I have summited all the red states. I have hiked in, but not summited the green states.
US Map - Click on a State Alabama 2003, Cheaha Mtn., 2407 ft. Arkansas 2003, Magazine Mtn., 2753 ft. Arizona 2004, Humphreys Peak, 12,633 ft. California, Mount Whitney, 14,494 ft. Colorado 2003, Mount Elbert, 14,433 ft. Connecticut 2003, Mt. Frissell (south shoulder) Delaware 2003, Elbright Azimuth, 448 ft. Delaware 2003, Elbright Azimuth, 448 ft. Georgia 2003, Brasstown Bald, 4784 ft. Hawaii 2001, Mauna Kea, 13,796 ft. Illinois 2003, Charles Mound, 1235 ft. Indiana 2003, Hoosier High Point, 1257 ft. Iowa 2002, Hawkeye Point, 1670 ft. Kansas 2002, Mount Sunflower, 4039 ft. Kentucky 2003, Black Mountain, 4145 ft. Louisiana 2003, Driskill Mountain, 535 ft. Maine 2003, Mount Katahdin, 5268 ft. Maryland 2003, Backbone Mountain, 3360 ft. Massachusetts 2003, Mount Greylock, 3491 ft. Michigan UP 2003, Mount Arvon, 1979 ft. Michigan LP 2003, Mount Arvon, 1979 ft. Minnesota 2003, Eagle Mountain, 2301 ft. Mississippi 2003, Woodall Mountain, 806 ft. Missouri 2003, Taum Sauk Mountain, 1772 ft. Montana, Granite Peak, 12,799 ft. Nebraska 2002, Panorama Point, 5424 ft. Nevada 2004, Boundary Peak, 13,143 ft. North Carolina 2003, Mount Mitchell, 6684 ft. North Dakota 2003, White Butte, 3506 ft. New Hampshire 2003, Mount Washington, 6288 ft. New Jersey 2003, High Point, 1803 ft. New Mexico 2004, Wheeler Peak, 13,161 ft. New York 2003, Mount Marcy, 5344 ft. Long Island, New York Ohio 2003, Campbell Hill, 1550 ft. Oklahoma 2002, Black Mesa, 4973 ft. Oregon, Mount Hood, 11,239 ft. Pennsylvania 2003, Mount Davis, 3213 ft. Rhode Island 2003, Jerimoth Hill, 812 ft. South Carolina 2003, Sassafra Mountain, 3560 ft. South Dakota 2003, Harney Peak, 7242 ft. Tennessee 2003, Clingmans Dome, 6643 ft. Texas 2004, Guadalupe Peak, 8749 ft. Utah, Kings Peak, 13528 ft. Vermont 2003, Mount Mansfield, 4393 ft. Virginia 2003, Mount Rogers, 5729 ft. Washington DC, Fort Reno Park, Tenleytown, 411 ft. Washington State, Mount Ranier, 14,411 ft. Wisconsin 2003, Timms Hill, 1951 ft. West Virginia 2003, Spruce Knob, 4863 ft. Wyoming, Gannett Peak, 13804 ft.

Summited 4 states (2 through 5) in 2002.
Summited 33 states (6 through 38) in 2003. - 2003 road trip itineraries
Summited 4 states (39 through 42) in 2004, and Mt. Fuji in Japan.
Summited Idaho (43) in 2005, and hiked the Grand Canyon, down & up in 1 day.
Summited Washington DC high point in April 2007.

Dr. Peter Thompson's Geology of the high points.

50 state low-points idea This would require 2 flights, 13,000 miles and 250 hours of driving, plus some hiking time.


I have never been lost, but I will admit to being confused for several weeks.
  Daniel Boone

The mountains are calling and I must go.
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