Looking Closer to Home: 50 Photos from 50 U.S. States
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Inspired by my last post, I thought it’d be fun to take a walk down memory lane and find a photo from every single U.S. state I’ve visited. After hitting my 50-country milestone earlier this year, it felt like the perfect time to look a little closer to home and reflect on my travels around the U.S.
Over the years, I’ve spent significant time (meaning a year or more) living in Hawaii, Pennsylvania, Virginia, the District of Columbia, and now California, along with a memorable summer spent up in Massachusetts. Going through this exercise definitely made me realize there are a few states I really need to revisit. My time in these spots was essentially a quick pit stop, and I hardly have any photos to show for it!
New Hampshire
Indiana
Mississippi
Connecticut
Here’s a recap of all the states I’ve visited, including the year of my very first visit.
Hawaii – 1980s (when I’m born!)
Grand Canyon of the Pacific on Kauai
California – 1996
Vineyards in Oakville, Napa Valley
Oregon – 1999
Checking out the beaches along the Oregon Coast
Washington – 1999
Hiking at Mt Rainier National Park
Nevada – 1999
Hiking around Red Rocks State Park near Las Vegas
Maryland – 2002
Staycation at the MGM National Harbor
Washington DC – 2002
Segway tour around the National Mall
Pennsylvania – 2006
Finishing up the Philadelphia Half Marathon
New York – 2006
Outside Buffalo to see Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robbie House
New Jersey – 2006
Beach weekend along the Jersey Shore at Brigatine Beach
Delaware – 2007
Vodka tasting in Rehoboth Beach
Virginia – 2009
Vineyard visits in Loudoun County
Florida – 2010
Hanging out in Miami Beach before the afternoon storm!
Louisiana – 2013
Strolling around the French Quarter in New Orleans
Mississippi – 2013
My first time trying oyster rockefeller, in Gulfport Mississippi
Massachusetts – 2014
Eating delicious cannoli in Boston!
Alabama – 2014
Exploring the Rocket Center in Huntsville
Tennessee – 2014
Plantation tour outside of Nashville
Illinois – 2014
Chicago Skyline
Indiana – 2014
Having a dinner at a diner in Indianapolis
Vermont – 2015
Strolling Church Street in Burlington Vermont
North Carolina – 2015
Visiting Duke University
Texas – 2016
Exploring Big Bend National Park
Arizona – 2016
Visit to Grand Canyon National Park in the winter
Rhode Island – 2016
Touring the incredible mansions in Newport
New Hampshire – 2017
stopped at a diner in Salem enroute to Maine
South Carolina – 2017
Strolling the streets of Charleston
Connecticut – 2017
Walking around Yale University
Maine – 2018
Exploring the Maine coast
Kentucky – 2018
Visiting the Makers Mark Distillery
West Virginia – 2018
At the West Virginia State Capitol
Georgia – 2019
Exploring Tybee Island, Georgia
Ohio – 2019
Visited Frank Lloyd Wright’s Westcott House, outside of Springfield
Missouri – 2019
Visited the Gateway Arch in St Louis
Arkansas – 2019
Wandering around the incredible museum at Crystal Bridges in Bentonville
Oklahoma – 2019
Walking along the Arkansas River at The Gathering Place in Tulsa
New Mexico – 2019
Visiting Meow Wolf in Santa Fe
Utah – 2019
Biking around Moab
Colorado – 2020
Visiting Mesa Verde National Park in Southwest Colorado
Nebraska – 2020
Visited a monument along the Oregon Trail in Nebraska
South Dakota – 2020
Explored Badlands National Park in South Dakota
North Dakota – 2020
Running along the Red River in Fargo
Minnesota – 2020
Walking along the Mississippi River in Minneapolis
Wisconsin – 2020
Visited Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin in Wisconsin
Michigan – 2020
Visited Frank Lloyd Wright’s Smith House located in Bloomfield Township near Detroit
Iowa – 2020
Running along the Iowa River in Ames, home of the University of Iowa
Kansas – 2020
Visited the Kansas State Capitol in Topeka
Wyoming – 2020
Visited Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming
Montana – 2020
Visited Glacier National Park near Kalispell, Montana
Idaho – 2020
Visited the massive Shoshone Falls in Southwest Idaho
Alaska – 2023
Exploring the beauty of Denali National Park in Alaska
