The very last week of our 7 year, 50 state road trip was spent on Oahu - the fourth of four Hawaiian islands that we visited (see our Kauai, Maui and Big Island posts for more about those). It wasn't just me and Shae there as her mom and stepdad came to join us to help us … [Read more...] about 1 Week On Oahu, HI – Here’s What We Did
National Memorials
A New Jersey Roundup: What We Did (And Didn’t) Do In New Jersey
It's January 2024 and you've probably noticed that last week we posted about Halloween in Salem, MA. Obviously, we've had some lag in our posts. But, it's not without good reason. Stephen has been working like a beast for two months solid on GCGalore, Frequent Miler, and still … [Read more...] about A New Jersey Roundup: What We Did (And Didn’t) Do In New Jersey
10 Days In Rapid City, SD – Here’s What We Did
After eight days in Sioux Falls and four days in Pierre, our third stop in South Dakota was Rapid City where we stayed for ten days. When we arrived we saw that the weather forecast for the first five days was good, with rain forecast for the second half of our time there. We … [Read more...] about 10 Days In Rapid City, SD – Here’s What We Did
Mount Rushmore: More Impressive Than Expected, But With A Problematic History
The thing that South Dakota is perhaps best known for is Mount Rushmore National Memorial. Sculpted over the course of more than a decade, it features the faces of four presidents - George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt. Mount Rushmore is … [Read more...] about Mount Rushmore: More Impressive Than Expected, But With A Problematic History
A Day In The Outer Banks: Kitty Hawk, Corolla & Point Harbor, NC
I (Shae) grew up only 2 hours from the Outer Banks and we went there a fair bit when we lived in Portsmouth, VA from 2010-2017, so we didn't feel like it was a priority on the road trip since we only had 3 weeks to explore the whole state. However, after going to the Air and … [Read more...] about A Day In The Outer Banks: Kitty Hawk, Corolla & Point Harbor, NC