Author: Travel 50 States
RV Camping Journal & Logbook
Paperback & Printable Versions Just Released! RVers – this one is for you! I’m excited to announce the release of my fifth travel journal, this one for all the RVers out there. After spending four years as a full-time family, traveling the United States in […]
Custom Travel Planning Services
I have just launched a new service here on Travel 50 States – custom travel planning! I will research and plan your travel itinerary for you. All you need to provide is your travel location, flight and hotel info, and number of days, and I’ll […]
Bamboo Grove, New Jersey and Wadsworth Falls, Connecticut
Traveling from Boston, Massachusetts to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, allowed us to drive through several states that we had never visited. We found two interesting places along our driving route. One attraction was Wadsworth Falls State Park, in Connecticut, and the other was Bamboo Grove at Rutgers […]
Slater Mill Historic Site in Pawtucket, Rhode Island
During our epic 3 week East Coast Road Trip, we ran into a lot of rain during weeks 1 and 2. A hurricane left the Northeast wetter and colder than normal for late September. After meticulous planning for months, rain put a literal damper on […]
8 Stops for History Lovers Near Boston, MA
It is truly amazing how much history is packed into Boston, Massachusetts, with its Freedom Trail, Tea Party Museum, and Boston Common, sights of some of Colonial America’s most notable events. But the surrounding area is just as incredible! You can spend a lot of […]
Lowell National Historical Park in Lowell, MA
As I was preparing for our east coast trip in and around Boston, I came across the city of Lowell, Massachusetts. As I am a Lowell descendent, I was aware of many famous writers in our family lineage. I did not happen to know, however, […]
Hike 2/52: Star River Walk
Hike 2/52 of my 52 Hike Challenge begins on the Star River Walk. Today I’m not looking forward to hiking. However, I am looking forward to meeting up with a friend that I haven’t seen in awhile. It should be a flat trail, one that […]
6 Things to do in Boston with Teens
Boston is a city packed full of charm and history, and one I couldn’t wait to take my teens to visit. We based ourselves in Lexington for the duration of our stay and visited Boston as a day trip. Here are my 6 things to […]
Hike 1/52: The 52 Hike Challenge Begins
Yesterday was hike 1/52 for me, the start of my 52 hike challenge. This isn’t the first year I’ve actually completed this challenge, but it has been several years. Back when I completed it the first time, I was brand new to hiking. Boise was […]
Awe-Inspiring Acadia National Park
Acadia National Park has been on my bucket list for many, many years! After living in the midwest for most of my life, and then traveling mostly the west coast for four years, we just had to get to Maine! Waiting until we lived in […]
Travel 50 States Journal for Kids Revised 2023
Revised 2023 Book & Printable Versions Now Available! After publishing my TRAVEL 50 STATES JOURNAL for Kids in August of 2021, this year I’ve released two updates to this product: An updated and revised 2023 version is now available on Amazon and Lulu.com. This version […]
Hiking Towards Health & Travel in 2023
One of the greatest surprises and passions that emerged from our full-time travel experience was a discovery and love for hiking. There is something deeply moving that happens in your soul when viewing the world from atop a majestic mountain or among a field of […]
Traveled All 50 States Certificate of Achievement
Recently in my Facebook Travel Group, there have been lively discussions of the accomplishment of reaching their 50th state. It is always interesting to find out which state was someone’s last to visit, and how they celebrated their achievement. For some, it was simply a […]
New Hampshire’s Flume Gorge & Kancamagus Scenic Byway
Our recent trip to the east coast left me with a long list of attractions to visit in each state. The difficult part was narrowing down all of the amazing choices. My final picks for New Hampshire came down to two experiences – Flume Gorge, […]
The Hills Are Alive in Vermont
Visiting Vermont has been on my to do list for many years, and it did NOT disappoint! It looked just the way I imagined it would in Autumn. There were quaint small towns, rolling hills with picturesque farms, and beautiful orange, yellow, and red treetops […]
