Jersey Cows, Jersey Shores, team Jerseys, and the Boss was born in Long Branch, New Jersey. And there you have it. So when we set out this morning, we purposely selected a route that was a little longer because Trevor wanted to avoid driving in New York City to get to Harrison NJ, which is... Continue Reading →
State #22 Connecticut
I love the original Christmas in Connecticut movie but we are way too early for Christmas. I'm still excited visiting these states I've never been too. Connecticut is home to the Gillette Castle State Park. It is a pretty little drive in the woods. Peaceful. The Castle was the retirement home of William Gillette, actor,... Continue Reading →
State #21 Rhode Island
How about some good old fashioned encyclopedia type information to start this post? Rhode Island, the Ocean State, is the smallest state in size in the United States; North to South its 48 miles and East to West its 37 miles. It was also the last of the the original thirteen colonies to become a... Continue Reading →
State #20 Massachusetts
Before I dive into Massachusetts, I wanted to apologize for the weird font changes in the Maine post. I guess I was just being lazy and I copied the descriptions for the Narrows and Fort Knox from their website (I stated it was from their website so I wasn't worried about that). But apparently when... Continue Reading →
Twice Upon a Time in New Hampshire
We had just a couple stops to make on the New Hampshire coast. It made way more sense to catch those now when we actually had the coast along the route. We toured inside the historic USS Albacore submarine. The submarine has an interesting history and the story of how they got the sub where... Continue Reading →
State #19 Maine
Ok, I'm just going to tell you now, get up and get a cup of coffee, find a comfy spot, and settle in because I should have broken this post into two posts due to the length but I didn't know it was going to be so long (like this sentence) until well..it got too... Continue Reading →
State #18 Live Free or Die in New Hampshire
Yep, Live Free or Die is New Hampshire's State Motto. Love it. New Hampshire has a more rugged outdoor vibe to it than Vermont does. We drove through White Mountain National Forest. Even though there was some rain, the drive was beautiful. We were ready to get back to hiking but there were a few... Continue Reading →
State #17 V is for Vermont
Vermont. The Green Mountain State. Totally accurate. It's beautiful and green and clean around here. I know some of you are going - wait, you should visit in late March/April when there's maple syruping going on or the fall when those beautiful green mountains are ablaze with color or in the winter to ski. Let... Continue Reading →
State #16 New York (Upstate)
I can't believe we have been on the road living in hotels for over 30 days. We are into our second month of our year long adventure and have logged Over 5,600 miles, visited 16 out of the 48/49 states we plan on visiting, and been to Canada twice all while doing laundry and homeschool.... Continue Reading →