barely missing a tornado (video) in South Dakota.prairie dogs (photo) at Badlands and Teddy Roosevelt national parks.staying at an awesome summer camp in the Adirondacks (post).sleeping in a renovated barn for two nights in West Virginia.camping in rural Missouri in the middle of a storm.Maid of the Mist at Niagara Falls (post).I’ve written posts about some of these - more to come soon! We didn’t make it to Point Barrow in Alaska (the northernmost point), but Alaska’s absolutely amazing, so I don’t doubt we’ll return to do that soon. on Hawaii’s Big Island, where I jumped off a cliff into the ocean (which was f***ing crazy, in hindsight). ![]() at West Quoddy Head (photo), the southernmost point of the contiguous 48 in the Florida Keys, and the southernmost point of the entire U.S. In that year, we reached the easternmost point of the U.S. We reached each of the 50 states in the following order: 1. Our Routeīefore we knew it, we were eating chocolate in Hershey, Pennsylvania, visiting family in Virginia and Florida, airboating in the Everglades, and booking flights to both Hawaii and Alaska.īlue = car, yellow = plane, light blue on the left= train We then came up with a general route plan and made it our official mission to continue on and visit all fifty states in one year’s time. As we made our way back to Chicago, we let the idea settle in. And we didn’t have any upcoming travel plans to stop us. It was some time around then that I got the crazy idea we should visit all fifty states. to go camping with friends over in Yellowstone National Park. After some quality twin time in the Windy City Ian and I took a short trip around the northern U.S. I’d seen too little of my twin since graduating high school - Yes, I have a twin. Coming from California, we set out early to see some places on the way, but my friend’s wedding was the end of the planned itinerary.Īnd then I wanted to visit my twin brother in Chicago. ![]() In the beginning, our destination was just St. How, exactly, does one decide to embark on a 50-state quest? *Includes cost of gasoline ($1.4K) throughout our road trip, 3 oil changes ($200) for our Yaris, plus car rental ($600) in Hawaii (1 week) and Alaska (2 weeks). Seattle to Los Angeles via the Coast Starlight Los Angeles to Seattle (one-way), Anchorage, and Kona We hadn’t originally set out to explore our entire home country, but location independence is a beautiful thing. See how our 6-state plan turned into a 50-state quest on our 2015 road trip in the U.S.! Our Trip at a GlanceĪll 50 states except Oregon and Washington
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