Friday, March 30, 2012

State List

I thought an index of states might help followers who want to see where I have been.  Some state photos are only on Facebook at this time but I will try to get blog pages made for those as soon as I can.  Thank you for following along.
State / Location / Date / Link
Alabama - 2012?
Alaska - Will be my 49th state. 2013-4?
Arizona #2 - Watson Lake June 2009. Photos not on Blog yet, only on Facebook.
Arkansas - 2012?
California #1
1) Monterey Bay bef July 2009
2) Morro Bay-Photos only on Facebook for now.
3) Montano de Oro State Park. Photos only on Facebook for now.
4) Lake Tahoe 8/3/09. Photos only on Facebook for now.
5) Gold Lake 8/2009. Photos only on Facebook for now.
Colorado / #39
Jackson Lake near Orchard, CO  -  Oct 11, 2011 -
Connecticut / #20
Put in at Westerly, RI and paddled back and forth from RI to CT to mouth of Little Narragansett Bay.  Oct 25, 2010.
Delaware /23
Cape Henlopen – Nov 2, 2010

Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Beach Access Rd. Nov 2, 2010.
District of Columbia
?
Florida / #29
1) Santa Fe River in Columbia State Park – High Springs, FL – Thanksgiving 2010 
2) Ichetucknee Spring State Park  - New Year’s Eve 2010.
3) Cedar Key, West Coast of FL – Dec 19, 2010 -
Georgia / #28
Tybee Island, Nov. 16, 2010
Hawaii
Will be 50th state!
Idaho / #6
Priest Lakes – Oct 18, 2009 
Illinois / #36
Lake Shelbyville – Sept 23, 2011.
Indiana / #35
Lake Monroe – Aug 19, 2011
Iowa / #37
Sept 29, 2011 – where was this???
Kansas
2012?
Kentucky / #34
Fredericks Landing, Wilder, KY – Aug 18, 2011
Louisiana
2012?
Maine / #19 or 17?
Acadia National Park – Long Lake near Mountain Desert Island - http://swankiewheels.blogspot.com/2010/10/17th-state-paddlemaine-oct-12-2010.html
Maryland / #24
Sinepuxent Bay near Mystic Harbor @ Ocean City Municipal Airport – Nov 2 2010.
Massachusetts / #19
Kay’s Secret Lake – Oct 21, 2010
Michigan / #14
Thunder Bay Marine Sanctuary, Alpena – Aug 31, 2010 -
Gross Isle – Detroit River -
Minnesota / #12
Boundary Waters Canoe Area near Ely – Aug 7 2010 -
Floodwood, MN  - St. Louis River – Aug 3, 2010 
Mississippi
2012?
Missouri
2012?
Montana / #7
Flathead Lake – Oct 19, 2009 
Nebraska / #38
Lake McConaughy, Ogallala, NE - Oct 10, 2011
Nevada / #3
Cave Rock (east side of Lake Tahoe) July 2009 
Callville Bay Marina, Lake Mead – Dec 3, 2009 - http://www.facebook.com/media/albums/?id=1573053507#!/media/set/?set=a.1166302649071.2021521.1573053507&type=3
New Hampshire / #16
Oct 5, 2010 – where is this???
New Jersey / #22
Sandy Hook  - Gateway National Recreation Area.   Oct. 27, 2010.
New Mexico / #40 or 39?
Lake Caballo near Truth or Consequences – Oct. 15, 2011.  On the Rio Grande River.
New York / #15
Grand Island – Beaver Point – Sep 25, 2010 -
North Carolina / #26
An unnamed lake – Nov 10 2010
North Dakota / #10
Langlier’s Bay on Lake Oahe,  July 28, 2010.
Ohio / #33
Mad River – July 28-29, 2011 - http://www.facebook.com/media/albums/?id=1573053507#!/media/set/?set=a.1880713828904.2087534.1573053507&type=3

Buck Creek State Park Lake – July 2011
Oklahoma
2012?
Oregon / #4
Siltcoos Lake – Aug 31, 2009 
Pennsylvania / #32
Loyalhanna Lake, Bush Recreation Area – July 24, 2011.
Rhode Island / #21
Put in at Westerly, RI and paddled back and forth from RI to CT to mouth of Little Narragansett Bay.  Oct 25, 2010.
South Carolina / #27
Folly Beach – Nov.  13, 2010.
South Dakota / #11
Mobridge, SD on Missouri River on Lake Oahe – July 28 2010.
Tennessee / #30
Newport / Leadvale – July 18, 2011
Texas
2012?
Utah / #8
Quail Creek Reservoir near St. George – Nov. 2, 2009 
Vermont / #18
Oct 19, 2010 – name of small lake???
Virginia / #25
First Landing State Park near Virginia Beach -  Nov 5, 1010
Washington / #5
1) Port Angeles – Sept 9-15, 2009 

2) Port Townsend Sept 12, 2009  - http://www.facebook.com/media/albums/?id=1573053507#!/media/set/?set=a.1121698694000.2016126.1573053507&type=3

3) Port Angeles – July 1, 2010
Washington / #5
Elliott Bay @ Alki Point
Washington / #5
Wenatchee – Turtle Island
West Virginia / #33 or 31st?
Sutton Lake – July 23, 2011
Wisconsin / #13
Apostle Islands National Lake Shore – Aug 14, 2010
Wyoming / #9
Big Horn Canyon Recreation Area – Horseshoe Bend Lake – July 25, 2010.
   
   If you have suggestions for places to kayak in the states I have not yet visited, please email them to me at charlene.swankie@gmail.com.



    

Who is Swankie?

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In 2006, I was shopping for a wheelchair. By 2007, I had new knees, better health and by 2008 a kayak. In Aug 2013, I kayaked my 49th state, Alaska, at the Holgate Glacier and in May 2014, I kayaked Hawaii, my 50th state, to celebrate my 70th Birthday and the finale to the wonderful adventure of Kayaking America? Next up... Solo Hiking the Arizona Trail, 820 miles? Maybe. Still healing from shoulder and trying to decide.

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