While St. Louis is home to the Gateway Arch, Anheuser-Busch brewery and the start of the Lewis and Clark Expedition is also home to one of the oldest botanical institutions in the United States, the Missouri Botanical Garden. The Missouri Botanical Garden informally known as…
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Photo Opp ~ The sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore is located in the Black Hills of South Dakota. The sculpture of the heads of Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln was designed and overseen by sculptor Gutzon…
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Photo Opp ~ The iconic view of Crescent Beach is located in the small coastal city of Cannon Beach, Oregon. It’s known for its long sandy shore and a handful of vertical columns of rock known as sea stacks. This image was taken from a…
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While I was in western Wyoming enjoying Yellowstone National Park I thought it was a two-for-one treat to be able to also explore the Grand Teton National Park. After leaving Yellowstone National Park’s South Entrance is a short drive of only ten miles along the…
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Photo Opp ~ San Francisco was a waypoint on my travels between southern Oregon and Pasadena California but unfortunately, it was only to grab a bite to eat and a few photos as I traveled through the city. I learned that bisecting the city’s downtown…
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It was fitting that my first national park ever visited would be Yellowstone as it the first national park in the United States and in the world. My adventure getting to Yellowstone was part of a cross-country road trip that I was on the inbound…
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Living History at Mystic Seaport Museum ~ Sharing this museum with you is like talking about an old family friend, which it is. If there were a singular place that is the keystone to the beginnings of my love of road trips and exploring it…
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This excursion was an opportunity to explore a National Park close to home with my eldest daughter Allysen and her best friend Rachel. A relaxing road trip along the Maine coast to visit some old family haunts along the seacoast and share favorite family memories…
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My trip to Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park began with about a 6-hour road trip from my brief stopover in San Francisco and Oakland California. I chose to take the scenic route heading east through Merced and Mariposa, California along long stretches of highway…
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By far this has to be my favorite train ride ever! The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad (D&SNG) is a 3 ft narrow-gauge heritage railroad that operates 45.2 miles of track between Durango and Silverton, Colorado along the Animas River. The route to Silverton…
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This was a short stopover as I made my way through Washington state on my way to Olympic National Park. The drive west from Yakima, Washington was nice as I bisected Mount Rainier National Park with the hopes of seeing Mount Rainier itself. However, not…
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A visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City to me is the epitome of the perfect regional road trip. The travel to and from New York City is part of the adventure and worthy of its’ own consideration. Over the years…
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