- I witnessed the launch of Apollo 11, mankind's first trip to the moon, from near the VAB.
- I was on the last run 4/24/83 of the last privately-owned passenger train, the Rio Grande Zephyr. The RGZ was a descendant of the California Zephyr.
- I was on the last revenue flight of Concorde 10/23/03.
- I visited Astroland on its last day in 2008.
- I was on the first triple-rig to capsize on the Colorado River, in 2019. Scary stuff. Don't recommend.
- Article on Don Q Inn of Dodgeville Wisconsin, dated 7/31/1975, scanned 2024:
Dodgeville_Chronicle_1975_07_31_OCR.pdf - All of a sudden, I appear in Google Street View - A Man Out Standing in His Field: September 2023
- Building Site for Sale: Exit240.com
- Farewell Our Zephyr - Final Run of Rio Grande Zephyr 40 years ago
- Video shot at Cathedral in the Desert
- Stereo photo of me at Cathedral in the Desert 4/3/19
- Featured: 16/S16 Holiday Expeditions Cataract Canyon 68kcfs Short 2019
- 35 Santa Fe Semaphore Signal 717 in NM 2020
- 35 Two Semaphores on a Hill 706.1 & 706.2 2020
- S16 Cathedral in the Desert @ 3568' (Glen Canyon) 2019
- 16 Red's Eats 2019
- 16 Mt Washington Cog Railway 2019
- S16 Weeki Wachee Mermaids! 2019
- S16 Gatorland Zoo! 2019
- S16 Kentucky Rural Ferries - Still Running, For Now 2019
- 8 Royal Gorge 2019
- 16/S16 Holiday Expeditions Cataract Canyon - Long Form 2019
- 8 Hole in the Rock Road 2019
- 8 Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad 2019
- S16 Boreas Pass Railroad Day 2019
- S16 Keokuk Junction Railroad - Last Run of Streamlined Locomotive (F7) 2019
- 16 Route 66 50D Magazine Tests 2016
- 35 New Mexico Semaphores 2016
- 35 Raton Pass Southwest Chief at Wootton's Ranch 2016
- 16 B&W Trip to New Mexico Semaphores 2016
- 16 B&W Pie Anyone? 2015
- 16 B&W George's Trip to MO (and Back) 2015
- 16 Teletype ASR 33 Found! (Not really, it's a gag) 2015
- S16 Navajo Generating Station 2014
- S16 Glen Canyon Dam High Flow Experiment 2014
- S16 Glen Canyon Dam Tour 2014
- S16 SS Badger Carferry 2014
- S16 New Bolex SBM Unboxing!
- S16 Chicago & Evanston Railroad (Remnants) 2014
- 16 Some Church Event 2013
- 16 Quick Trip to NYC, Coney Island 2012
- 16 July 4, 2012
- 16 SD Route 66 Vega, TX 2012
- 8 SD Route 66 in Five Minutes 2010
- 16 December Snowstorm in Champaign 2010
- 16 SD Leaving EIU by Bus 2010
- 16 SD Fairmont Speeder on Milwaukee Road Line near Darien, WI 1982
- 16 SD Fairmont Speeder at Raco in Des Plaines, IL April 18, 1982 - Actually Shot by my Dad
- Farewell Our Zephyr - Final Run of Rio Grande Zephyr 1983
- Rio Grande Zephyr Final Run Fan Hunt 1983
- Philmont in Cimarron, NM 1978
- My Dad Grew Up Here
- My Mom Grew Up On the Farm Pictured Here
- I Moved from Chicago and Grew Up Here
- I Hiked Philmont 1978
- I Rode the Last Run of Rio Grande Zephyr 1983
- I started a bus company in 1983
- I Ran an ISP 1995-2000
- I May Have Started Domain Speculation 1990s
- I Was On Concorde Final Trip for Paying Passengers 10/23/03
- The China Situation
- The False Arrest Situation
- The Last Straw - Tired of Buses 2019
- California Zephyr
- Concorde Final Trip for Paying Passengers 10/23/03
- Concorde Trip 6/23/03
- Still Pictures from 6/23/03 Concorde Flight
- AP Story re: Final Concorde Flight (10/23/03), featuring a quote from moi
- Seems Relevant
- An old web scrapbook
- Another old web scrapbook
- Aerial Photos
- Cycle 66 Website
- Awesome Route 66 Documentary from 1985
- An article about my mom which my detractors will hate
- Even Hollywood Knows University of Illinois
- 8 Just a Roll of Kodachrome - Shot Around Town December, 1997
- 16 Ronald Reagan Visits Eureka College May 9, 1982
- 8 Trailer/Selected Shots from Ken Sleight Glen Canyon Trip May, 1963
- 8 Ken Sleight Glen Canyon Trip Reel 1 of 2 May, 1963
- 8 Ken Sleight Glen Canyon Trip Reel 2 of 2 May, 1963
- 8 Holiday Road! Trailer/Selected Shots from Grand Teton Trip in 1950's
- 8 Grand Teton Trip Reel 1 of 2 1950's
- 8 Grand Teton Trip Reel 2 of 2 1950's
- 8 Anscochrome Film Test at Bahai Temple Wilmette, IL 1958
- 8 Georgie White 1958 Grand Canyon Trip Reel 1 of 2
- 8 Georgie White 1958 Grand Canyon Trip Reel 2 of 2
- 8 Georgie White 1957 Grand Canyon Trip (Sound)
- Installing Ticketing Kiosk I Designed 2002
- Lettering a Mercedes Sprinter With Reflective Vinyl 2009
- Dressing a Bus for Bad Teacher 2010
- Shooting a Couple Shots for Bad Teacher - Part 1 2010
- Shooting a Couple Shots for Bad Teacher - Part 2 2010
- 16 Route 66 Raw Footage Fuji Eterna 250D & Kodak K100 2016
- 16 Route 66 Hairpin Turn Above Oatman 2012
- 16 Route 66 Snip St Louis 2011
- 16 Route 66 Snip Springfield MO 2011
- 16 This is What Kodachrome is For -- EXACTLY This - Amusement Park ca 1948
- 16 Kodachrome Home Movie from 1936 - Before Dye Had Archival Stability
Dennis Toeppen
Dennis Toeppen at Great Wall of China, 12/31/17
This site is sort of like a Facebook page. But I don't use Facebook.
My favorite quote/life advice, from my dad's close friend and fellow adventurer:
"If you come back from a trip without a good story, the trip was a failure."
The two of them met in a tree at Illinois Beach State Park during a game of hide and seek.
Firsts and Lasts:
Some Fairly Recent Stuff:
Dennis Toeppen Atop Grand Teton 7/31/2015
I like to shoot little movie films, aka "home movies":
(8=Regular 8mm, S8=Super 8, 16=16mm, S16=Super 16, 35=Academy 35mm, HD scans unless tagged SD for Standard Definition)
Dennis Toeppen Shopping for a car on Route 66 in 2010
I've Made Some Slideshow Videos:
Dennis Toeppen Waiting to board Concorde 2003
Money Shots - These videos help pay the bills:
Dennis Toeppen After cycling from Seattle to San Francisco in 1993
Some biographical stuff/events:
Some random items of importance to me:
Some of My Dad's Film Work -- he was a far more skilled filmmaker than I'll ever be:
Some of My Grandfather's Film Work -- he was a bit of a novice, for decades:
Various Short Videos - Travel, Hobbies, etc.:
Various Short Videos - Work:
The Cutting Room Floor. These are just random film segments, not fully-formed to tell a story:
Films I Own But Did Not Shoot:
Trouble in Paradise:
All Images, Video, and Text Copyright Dennis Toeppen 1978-2023.