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My 50 State Adventures


Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia - August 2025
Isaac wanted to stay on a lake in Canada. I originally thought Banff and the other Canadian Rocky Mountain National parks would be...

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Sep 714 min read


The Grand Trifecta - July 2025
Matthew and I went to Yellowstone in 2020, for our honeymoon. We loved exploring the park. I never had Yellowstone on my bucket list...

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Aug 119 min read


Savannah and Hilton Head Island - May 2025
What better way to spend a long weekend than split between a beautiful historic city and gorgeous sandy beaches. This vacation included...

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May 259 min read


Greece - March 2025
In the spring of 2024, at the music Jamboree at my daughter's school, they announced that their band and choir trip in 2025 would be to...

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Apr 214 min read


Leaf Peeping in New England - September 2024
We finally made it to New England! This was a vacation we were most excited about, and we had an incredible time. When I planned this...

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Oct 22, 202424 min read


Niagara Falls & Hocking Hills - June 2024
We took our much-anticipated camping road trip from Minnesota to Niagara Falls. Staying in Indiana, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and...

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Jun 23, 202412 min read


The Big Easy - April 2024
While we didn't add a new state on this trip, it was still really fun to have the time to explore New Orleans. This was our second visit...

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May 19, 20246 min read


The Queen City - February 2024
Our trip to Charlotte was an add on vacation. Our last adventure (other than a camping weekend or trip to visit family) was in July of...

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Feb 20, 20247 min read


Camping Road Trip - July 2023
This was our first big, multi state camping trip. We stayed in 6 states, adding 5 new states visited to our list. Planning a camping...

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Jul 30, 202319 min read


Michigan - July 2023
Michigan is the furthest trip we've taken with our camper. I booked a campsite at J.W. Wells State Park, just across the Wisconsin...

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Jul 9, 202313 min read


The Pacific Northwest - March 2023
I was worried I may have over planned this trip. I was determined to get 3 states in and still see everything the area had to offer. ...

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Mar 27, 202320 min read


Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama - November 2022
For my son’s 16th birthday, we took a trip to Louisiana. He desperately wanted to attend an LSU football game, and I was able to plan...

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Nov 27, 20223 min read


A Week in Paradise - Kauai, Hawaii August 2022
August 2022 – Kauai Hawaii Destinations: Kapa’a Hanalei Napali Coast Smith’s Garden Breakaway Fishing Tours Lihue Waimea Canyon State...

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Sep 8, 202210 min read


The Plan - How to visit 50 states in 10 years
Once I had my heart set on visiting all 50 states I had to put a plan together. I am the type that likes to know what to expect. To...

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May 8, 20227 min read


Savannah, GA - April 2022
My daughter turned 13 in April of 2022. For her birthday I planned a mother-daughter trip to Savannah, GA. I was pretty worried about...

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May 1, 20224 min read


The Backstory
Visiting all fifty states was not something I dreamt about growing up. In fact, with the exception of a handful of places, I didn’t...

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Apr 1, 202211 min read
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