Welcome to Laura and Lee's Vacation Page!
We started this page in January 1997, when, in honor of our tenth
wedding anniversary (January 31), we decided to do some sort of
vacation/getaway every month. We documented the trips here, with
trip reports and photos. Tigger accompanied us on many of our trips,
and his trip reports are here, too.
(For those of you who are *just* here for Tigger's trips - and you
know who you are... :-) - you might want to bookmark
Tigger's Vacation Page,
which only has
his trips listed on it.)
(For your general amusement, here's our wedding photo
from 1987.)
We had so much fun in 1997 that we decided to try and continue the
practice, and we're still taking trips to lots of fun places.
Tigger
of course, still going with us, and still providing his valuable
insights. He was joined in 2003 by Stitch...let's just say that they
tend to reinforce each other's less desirable traits. :-)
The trips are now sorted in reverse chronological order, so that the
most recent trip is at the top instead of at the bottom. We didn't
want all of you to wear out that scroll bar. :-)
Ok, I must admit that since 2006 I've gotten a little bit lazy,
and rather than
writing web pages with trip reports, I mostly did on-line photo albums
on the KodakGallery.com web site instead. You do not have to be a
member to view the photo albums - just go to the page and click on the
"View Slideshow" link.
And since 2007 I have had a Disneyland blog
at AllEars.net - though I
blog about our Disney World trips and cruises there, too. So the more
extensive trip reports tend to be on my blog now, with additional photo
albums usually available.
2011 Trips
- December 7-12 - Walt Disney World
- November - Mammoth
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Photo Album
- October 15-22 - Disney Dream Cruise and WDW Food & Wine
Festival
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Part 1 - Embarkation
Part 2 - Nassau
Part 3 - Castaway Cay
Part 4 - Day at Sea
Part 5 - Debarkation, Epcot
Part 6 - Animal Kingdom, Epcot
Photo Album
- September 2-5 - Disneyland Half Marathon
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Part 1
Part 2
Photo Album - Disneyland 5K and Half Marathon
- June 3-11 Yosemite
-
Wawona
Yosemite Valley, Part 1
Yosemite Valley, Part 2
- April 27 - May 10 - Disney Cruises of Pacific Coast and Alaska
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Day 1 - Embarkation in Los Angeles
Day 2 - At Sea
Day 3 - San Francisco
Day 4 - San Francisco
Day 5 - At Sea
Day 6 - Victoria
Day 7 - Vancouver and Alaska Departure
Day 8 - At Sea, Part 1
Day 8 - At Sea, Part 2
Day 9 - Tracy Arm
Day 10 - Skagway, Part 1
Day 10 - Skagway, Part 2
Day 11 - Juneau
Day 12 - Ketchikan
Day 13 - At Sea
Day 14 - Vancouver Debarkation
Photo Album
- January 6-10 - Walt Disney World
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Part 1
Part 2 - Half Marathon Day
Part 3 - Marathon Day
Photo Album - Half Marathon Photos
Photo Album - Marathon Photos
2010 Trips
- December 8-14 - Walt Disney World
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Part 1
Part 2 - Universal's Islands of Adventure - the Wizarding World of Harry
Potter
Photo Album - Wizarding World of Harry Potter
Photo Album - Islands of Adventure
Part 3 - Animal Kingdom
Photo Album - Animal Kingdom
Part 4 - Epcot
Photo Album - Epcot
Part 5 - Magic Kingdom
Photo Album - Magic Kingdom
Part 6 - Studios
Photo Album - Studios
Part 7 - Epcot and home
Photo Album - Last day
- September 6-11 - Yosemite
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Photo Album Part 1 - Mirror Lake, Birthday Dinner
Photo Album Part 2 - Biking the Valley, Vernal/Nevada Fall
Photo Album Part 3 - Cloud's Rest
- September 4-5 Disneyland Half Marathon
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Part 1 - Health and Fitness Expo
Part 2 - Race Day
Race Day Photo Album
- May 12-27 - Mediterranean Cruise Aboard Disney Magic
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Part 1 - Barcelona
Photo Album - Barcelona
Part 2 - Embarkation Day
Part 3 - At Sea
Part 4 - Valletta, Malta
Photo Album - Embarkation, At Sea, Malta
Part 5 - Tunis, Tunisia
Photo Album - Tunisia
Part 6 - Port of Naples - Vesuvius and Pompeii
Photo Album - Vesuvius and Pompeii
Part 7 - Rome
Photo Album - Rome
Part 8 - At Sea
Part 9 - Port of La Spezia - Florence and Pisa
Photo Album - At Sea, Florence and Pisa
Part 9 - Ajaccio, Corsica
Photo Album - Corsica
Part 10 - Villefranche, France
Photo Album - Villefranche, At Sea
Part 11 - At Sea, Debarkation, Barcelona, Home
Photo Album - Debarkation, Barcelona
- March 12-15 - Mammoth - Fun in the Snow
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Photo Album
- January 27-February 3 - New Orleans - I had a work trip to
New Orleans, but managed to do some sightseeing with my co-workers while
I was there.
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Photo Album - Part 1
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Photo Album - Part 2
2009 Trips
- December 7-12 - Holidays at Walt Disney World
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Part 1
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Part 3
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Part 4
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Part 5
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Part 6
- September 5-7 - Disneyland Half Marathon
- September
5 - Registration
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September 6 - Race Day
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Race Day Photo Album
-
Park Touring
- July 3-11 - Nags Head
- Photo
Album
- May 31 - June 6 - Yosemite
- Yosemite
Photo Album
- May 24 - Elephant Odyssey at the San Diego Zoo
- Opening
of new Elephant Odyssey Exhibit at the San Diego Zoo
- April 16-20 - New Jersey
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New Jersey Photo Album
- April 10-11 - Wild Animal Park and San Diego Zoo
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Wild Animal Park Photo Album - Butterflies, Cats and Flowers
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San Diego Zoo Photo Album
- March 4-9 - Disney Princess Half Marathon at Walt Disney Word
- Race
Photo Album
Trip Photo Album
Blog Entry - Day 1
Blog Entry - Days 1-2
Blog Entry - Race Day
Blog Entry - The Rest of the Weekend
January 22-31 - Walt Disney World and Disney Cruise
Pre-Cruise
WDW Visit Photo Album
Blog Entry - WDW Days 1-2
Blog - Cruise Day 1 - Embarkation and Departure
Blog - Cruise Day 2 - Key West
Blog - Cruise Day 3 - At Sea
Blog - Cruise Day 4 - Grand Cayman
Blog - Cruise Day 5 - Cozumel/Tulum
Blog - Cruise Day 5 Continued - Tulum
Blog - Cruise Day 6 - At Sea
Blog - Cruise Day 7-8 - Castaway Cay and Debarkation
Cruise Photo Album
2008 Trips
- December 10-15 - Walt Disney World
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Blog - Day 1
Blog - Day 2 - Animal Kingdom
Blog - Day 3 - Epcot
Blog - Day 4 - Magic Kingdom
Blog - Day 5 - Studios
Blog - Day 6
Photo Album
- October 22-29 - WDW and Epcot Food and Wine Festival
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Blog Day 1: Arrival and Epcot
Blog Day 2: Epcot
Blog Day 3: Studios, City Tastes
Blog Day 4: Animal Kingdom
Blog - Tower of Terror 13K
Blog Day 5: Animal Kingdom, Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party
Blog Day 6: Studios, Epcot, Jiko
Blog Days 7-8: Animal Kingdom and Epcot
- August 29-September 6 - Yellowstone National Park
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Days 1 and 2 - Mammoth Hot Springs, Norris Geyser Basin
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Days 3 and 4 - Lamar Valley, Yellowstone Falls, Lake Yellowstone
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Day 5 - West Thumb Geyser Basin, Upper Geyser Basin, Old Faithful
Inn
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Day 6 - Lone Star Geyser, Upper Geyser Basin
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Days 7 and 8 - Fairy Falls, Grand Prismatic Spring, Lower Geyser Basin,
Black Sand Basin, Fountain Paint Pot
- June 28-July 5 - Nags Head
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Photo Album
May 4-10, Walt Disney World
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Blog Day 1: Arrival and Epcot
Blog Day 2: Epcot
Blog Day 3: Animal Kingdom, Magic Kingdom
Blog Days 3-4: Magic Kingdom Dream Event, Epcot
Blog Days 5-6: Animal Kingdom, Epcot, Home
Photo Album
- February 29-March 3 - Snowshoeing at Mammoth
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Photo Album
2007 Trips
- October 26-November 2 - Walt Disney World
- Part 1
- Part 2
- Part 3
- Part 4
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Photo Album
June 30-July 6 - Nags Head
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Photo Album
- May 27-June 2 - Yosemite National Park
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Photo Album
- March 3-10 - Maui - We spent a week on Maui with family and
friends, celebrating my mom's 75th birthday.
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Maui - Days 1 and 2 - Arrival and tour around West Maui
Maui - Day 3 - Haleakala
Maui - Day 5 - The road to Hana
Maui - Day 6 - Birthday bash
Maui - Day 7 - Virtual whale-watching
Tigger's Maui Mania
Podguy Goes to Maui
Podguy Meets the Maui Marauder
2006 Trips
- December 26-30 - Yosemite
- Yosemite
in Winter - we spent several days in Yosemite after Christmas, and
even had some fresh snow!
The Adventures of Gorillapod Guy
Tigger's Snow Days in Yosemite
- November 27-December 3 - Walt Disney World - We posted a daily
photo album while we were there.
- Day
1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Day 6
Holidaze Around the World with Tigger and Stitch
- September 17 - Disneyland Half Marathon - We ran the very
first Disneyland Half Marathon - you only get one chance to do the first
one!
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Half Marathon photos
- September 1-5 - Mammoth and vicinity
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Photos - including hikes around Rock Creek and the Saddlebag Lake
basin.
- July 1-8 - Nag's Head - We spent a week with friends in a beach
house at Nag's Head, NC.
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Photos
- May 29-June 3 - Yosemite - Our annual trip to Yosemite - we
did lots of hiking and bike riding.
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Photos
- April 22-29 - Walt Disney World - We posted another daily
photo album while we were there enjoying the Flower and Garden Festival.
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Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Day 6
Day
7
Day 8
Tigger's Floral Frolic
- March 22-28 - Hawaii - We visited the Big Island and
attended the Kona Chocolate Festival. Yum.
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Photos from Hilo, Kona, and the Chocolate Festival
- February 2-6 - Mammoth - We went dogsledding and
snowshoeing and cross-country skiing.
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Dogsledding photos
- January 5-10 - Walt Disney World Marathon
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Photos from the Walt Disney World Marathon
- Marathon Report
2005 Trips
- November 9-13 - Wining and Dining at Walt Disney World
- Part One
- Part Two
- Part Three
- Tigger's Cusine-art
- June 11-16 - Photos from our Yosemite trip
- Photo Album - Saturday
- Photo Album - Sunday
- Photo Album - Monday
- Photo Album - Tuesday
- Photo Album - Wednesday and
Thursday
- Flower photos - page 1
- Flower photos - page 2
- Jan 27-31 - Snow Much Fun in the
Sierras!
- Tigger's Snow Tracks
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January 6-11 - Photos from our
Walt Disney World Half Marathon trip
2004 Trips
- December 5-11 - Walt Disney World
- Part One
- Part Two
- Part Three
- Part Four
- Tigger and Stitch's Holiday
Escape
- Photos of resort decorations
- June 19-26 - Nags Head
- Tigger's Beach Bash
- Photo Album - Page 1
- Photo Album - Page 2
- Photo Album - Page 3
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- May 29 - June 5 - Yosemite - The
Assault on Half Dome (finally finished!)
- Tigger's Half Dome Hike
- Photo Album - Page 1
- Photo Album - Page 2
- Photo Album - Page 3
- March 13-19 - The Big Island of Hawaii
- Part One
- Part Two
- Part Three
- Trip Photo Album - Just the pix, ma'am!
- Tigger's Hawaiian Hukilau
- February 5-9 - Lauri and Laura's Disney Vacation
- Part One
- Part Two
- Tigger's February Frolic
2003 Trips
- December 7-13 - Walt Disney World
- Part One
- Part Two
- Part Three
- Part Four
- Part Five
- Epcot's Holiday Storytellers
- Tigger's Christmas Carols
- Holidaze with Tigger and Stitch
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October 11-19 - The Post-Apocalyptic Virginia Tour
- Part One
- Part Two
- Part Three
- Tigger's Histerical Virginia Tour -
Part One
- Tigger's Histerical Virginia Tour
- Part Two
- June 11-17 - Yosemite National
Park
- Yosemite with Tigger and Stitch - coming soon
- April 26 - May 5 - Park Tour of Southern Utah
- Part 1 - Arches
- Part 2 - Arches, Canyonlands, Goblin
Valley
- Part 3 - Capitol Reef, Grand
Staircase
- Part 4 - Grand Staircase, Kodachrome
Basin, Bryce
- Part 5 - Bryce and Zion
- Utah Wildflowers
- The Utterly Unique, Uproarious,
Unruly, and Ultimately Unusual Utah Adventure of Tigger and Stitch
- March 29 - April 5 - Walt Disney World
- Part 1
- Part 2
- Tigger and Stitch's Disney
Invasion
- Stitch Was Here
- February 6-10 -
The Lauras' Excellent Disney Vacation
- January 23-27 -
Laura and Lee's Alpine Adventure
- Tigger's Mammoth Moguls
2002 Trips
December 8-15 - Walt Disney World
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Tigger's Part of the Magic - Finally!
- Sept 2-8 - September in the Sierras
- Tigger's Mini-Mammoth Vacation - at last!!!
- Aug 31-Sept 1 - Grand Californian
mini-vacation
- Tigger's Grand Adventure
- June 12-17 - Yosemite National
Park
- Yosemite According to Tigger
- April 6-7 - Mono Lake and Death
Valley
- Tigger's Death Valley Day
- April 28 - May 4 - Walt Disney World
- Part 1
- Part 2
- Part 3
- Part 5
- Tigger's Disney World Day
- February 11-18 - The
Lauras' Excellent Cross-Country Adventure
- Laura drove cross-country from Florida to California with her
friend Laura, seeing lots of sights along the way!
- On-line Photo Album
- Tigger and Bear's version
- January 6 - Disneyland
- Laura, Lee and Tigger toured Disneyland and DCA with Teddy,
a travelling teddy bear from Ms. Simon's third grade class in
Kansas City, MO.
2001 Trips
- November 28-December 5 - Walt Disney World
- Part 1
- Part 2
- Part 3
- Tigger's Magical Moments
- October 19 - A Day in Julian (coming soon)
- Tigger's Fall Frolic
September 6-9 - Mammoth
Tigger's Labor Day Lark
- June 14-18 - Yosemite National Park
- Tigger's 2001 Yosemite Odyssey
- May 3-7 - Walt Disney World
- Eating Around the Resorts Tour
- Tigger's Fun Among the Flowers
April - Wild Animal Park - Trip report coming one of these days...
March 23-26 - Mammoth - Trip report coming one of these days...
March 7-14 - Walt Disney World
Tigger's Animal Kingdom Adventure
January 29 - Disney's California
Adventure Preview
Tigger's California Adventure
2000 Trips
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December 6-13 - Walt Disney World
- Part 1
- Part 2
- Part 3
- Tigger's Florida Festivities
- Lee Rocks Around the World
- RADP-V Meet Photos - a page of links
to various RADP Meet photos
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October 6-9 - Laura Sees D.C.
- Tigger's Washington Wanderings
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September 6-10 - 40th Birthday Follies
- yes, I finally finished it!
- Tigger's Bodie Forebodings
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June 15-19 - Yosemite National Park
- Tigger's Yosemite Trials, Trails,
and Tales
May 16 -
Laura and Lee See What's New at the Zoo
- March 22-28 - Laura and Lee's Mad Magical Millennium March Merriment
- Part 1
- Part 2
- Part 3
- Tigger's Exquisite Escapades
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February 6 - Chocolate Around the
World!
- (Ok, so *Lee* wasn't even on this trip, and Laura didn't actually write
this trip report...but she participated in this so... :-) )
1999 Trips
-
December 8-15 - We're at Walt Disney World!
- Here's our Somewhat Live Trip Report
- Part 1
- Part 2
- Part 3
- Part 4
- Part 5
- Part 6
- Tigger's Millennium Marlarkey
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October 17 - RADP Meet at Disneyland
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October 7-11 -
Laura's District Distractions
- Tigger's Capital Capers
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September 10-12 - Laura and Lee's
Northwest Wedding Narrative
- Tigger's Wedding Whimsy
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September 3-7 - Laura and Lee's
Labor Day Lark
- Tigger's Kayak Kaper
- August 20 - Laura and Lee
and Tigger's Visit to the Wild Animal Park
- July 2-5 - Mammoth
and vicinity
- Tigger's Sierra Summits
- June 3-6 - Sequoia National Park
- Tigger's Treemendous Tale
- April 22-28 - Our Semi-Live
Walt Disney World Trip Report! Part 1
- Part 2
- Part 3
- Part 4
- Part 5
- Tigger's Hats Around the World
- Lee's Swan Paranoia Page
- NEW! Photos of Epcot's Flower
and Garden Festival
- April 9-12 - Sierra Schuss
- Tigger's Snowy Skiventure
- March 28 -
Tigger's Tide Pool Trip
- February 27 - Tigger's Disneyland
Ditties
- February 20 -
Torrey Pines State Reserve
- Tigger's Trip
- January 30 - Balboa Park -
all the photos are finally back.
- Tigger's Balboa Bounce
1998 Trips
- December 9-16 - Our Almost Live
Walt Disney World Trip Report!
- Part 1 - December 9-12 - Official
RADP Meet photo added 12/17, list of names added 12/21, more photos added
12/28
- Part 2 - December 13 - ToT photos
added 12/18, more photos added 12/28
- Part 3 - December 14-15
- Part 4 - December 16
- Official RADP Meet photo, with
most people identified
- Photo Links - a page of links
to various photos from our trip
- Christmas Decorations - a page of links
to photos of the various Christmas decorations in the parks and resorts.
- Tigger's Christmas Capers -
added 12/28
- Photos from the December 12 meet -
new photos added 1/4
- October 9-12 - Laura and
Tigger do D.C. - Lee stayed home for this one.
- Tigger's Trip
- Pictures from the D.C. RADP Meet
- Sept 25-27 - Tourist Mickey
Visits Southern CA - Laura and Lee played host to Tourist
Mickey and took him to Disneyland and on a tour of San Diego.
- Sept 4-7 - Mammoth Lakes
- Tigger's Mammoth Mayhem
- July and August - Tigger
and friends at Disneyland
- July 16-20 - Maine/Acadia National
Park
- Tigger's Acadia Adventure
- June 19-22 -
Yosemite National Park
- Tigger's Yosemite Yarns
June 5 - A Day At Disneyland -
with photos
- Tigger's Tomorrowland Tour
May 7-12 - Walt Disney World - We're going to Laura and Dave's
wedding!
- Photos are up!
- Part 1
- Part 2
- Part 3
- Tigger's Whimsical Wedding Wanderings
- List of wedding photos
- April 26, 1998 -
Club 33 at Disneyland
- Tigger's Club 33 Carousing
- March 20, 1998 - San Diego Zoo
- Tigger's Zany Zooventure
- January 28-Feb 4 - Walt Disney World
- We wrote this trip report while we were down in Florida!
- Semi-live trip report - Part 1
- Part 2
- Part 3
- And for those of you who have been asking, here, at last, is
Tigger's Trip!
1997 Trips
- December 6-11 - Walt Disney World
- Lee and I were the "Mystery Guests"
at the radp dinner at The Brown Derby restaurant. Prior to dinner a
group of us rode The Tower of Terror - here's the
photo.
- Trip report and photos.
- And Tigger's trip, too!
- December 14 - Disneyland
- November 16 - Universal Studios
- And Tigger's trip to Hollywood.
- October 9-15 - Washington D.C.
- Trip Report and photos.
- And Tigger's trip too!
- September 21, September 27-28 - RADP Mini-Meets at Disneyland
- Trip Report from 9/21
(photos available!)
- Splash Mtn photo, 9/27, front to back: Pam
Teixeira, Jeff Spencer, Laura, Lee, Laura Acker, Dave Scribellito.
- More photos.
-
Joint trip report by Pam, Jeff, Lee, and Laura available
on Jeff Spencer's page
- Tigger's Trip!
- August 29-September 4 -
Mammoth Lakes, Ancient Bristlecone Pines, Yosemite
- And don't forget Tigger's trip
- July 2-7 -
Yosemite, Mammoth, Mono Lake, and vicinity
- Tigger's version
- June 14 - San Diego Wild Animal Park
- And Tigger went along to visit his
relatives...
May 18 - Girls' Day at Disneyland - including
the Practically Perfect Tea. OK, so Lee didn't go on this one, but
Tigger did!
- May 9 - Palomar Mtn Observatory
- And Tigger's version, of course!
- April 11 - Sequoia National Park
- (Here's Tigger's version...)
- March 9-13 - Hawaii, north shore of Oahu
- (Tigger visited Hawaii with us - here's
his version of the trip...
Feb 21 - Disneyland (no photos)
January 30-Feb 4 - Walt Disney World
Previous Trips...
April 23-30 1996,
Walt Disney World
October 11-20, 1996,
Autumn in New England
December 15, 1996 -
Disneyland (with photos)
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Copyright © 1997-2010 by Laura Gilbreath.
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Laura Gilbreath, email: lgil at lgil dot net
Last updated 12/28/2010