Welcome to Laura and Lee's Vacation Page!

This page has been updated and re-organized a little bit...

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 now it's 10 years later and we've celebrated our 20th anniversary! 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. :-) And now in 2007 we've added Podguy to the mix, who is not only appealing and photogenic, but also useful!

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. :-)

2007 Trips

Ok, I must admit that in 2006 and now 2007 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.

October 26-November 2 - Walt Disney World: Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4

March 3-10 - Maui - We spent a week on Maui with family and friends, celebrating my mom's 75th birthday.: 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!: Half Marathon photos
September 1-5 - Mammoth and vicinity: 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.: Photos
May 29-June 3 - Yosemite - Our annual trip to Yosemite - we did lots of hiking and bike riding.: Photos
April 22-29 - Walt Disney World - We posted another daily photo album while we were there enjoying the Flower and Garden Festival.: 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.: Photos from Hilo, Kona, and the Chocolate Festival
February 2-6 - Mammoth - We went dogsledding and snowshoeing and cross-country skiing.: Dogsledding photos
January 5-10 - Walt Disney World Marathon: 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
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

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

Epcot's Holiday Storytellers

Tigger's Christmas Carols

Holidaze with Tigger and Stitch

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

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

October 6-9 - Laura Sees D.C.: Tigger's Washington Wanderings


September 6-10 - 40th Birthday Follies - yes, I finally finished it!: Tigger's Bodie Forebodings

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

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

October 17 - RADP Meet at Disneyland

October 7-11 - Laura's District Distractions: Tigger's Capital Capers

September 10-12 - Laura and Lee's Northwest Wedding Narrative: Tigger's Wedding Whimsy

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 - updated 12/29; Part 4 - December 16 - added 12/29; 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 (Updated 5/19/98)

April 26, 1998 - Club 33 at Disneyland (Updated 5/19/98): 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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Laura Gilbreath, email: lgil at lgil dot net
Last updated 11/14/2007