The Story

When I was about seven, my dad had an idea. He wanted to revolutionize our family vacations and give them a purpose. So he decided: he wanted to visit all fifty states by the time he turned fifty. At the time, he was probably forty. This gave him about ten years in which to visit every single state in the union. At the time, we had visited seven states, as we had taken a trip to New England the year before. This left forty three states. The summer vacations that followed were a whirlwind of tourist traps, eight hour drives, national parks, iconic locales, and memories I will never forget. While my memories will never do the trips justice, I find that now, two years after the completion of our journey, that I am somewhat nostalgic for the quest. This goal of visiting all fifty states literally defined my life, and now that it is over I miss the anticipation, the idea of working towards something. That is why I decided to create this blog, to attempt to recall my journey from beginning to end, and see just how far I have come.