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In reply to the discussion: Inspired by True Dough (no poll) what kind of travels across the USA have you done. Especially, say, 500 miles or... [View all]catbyte
(36,118 posts)Drove to D.C. for the cherry blossoms, so lovely.
Drove my dad's cat to North Dakota where he was working as an engineer after retiring from the police force (what a trip -- we thought we lost Maui the Siamese cat at a rest area in Minnesota, scariest moment of my life, lol, but he was just under a bush, relaxing.)
Drove out to South Dakota, Wyoming, and Montana, including Badlands National Park, the Black Hills, Mt. Rushmore, the Crazy Horse Monument in progress, and Yellowstone. Amazing.
Drove to Glacier National Park and Banff for my honeymoon and it was unforgettable.
Flew to Oklahoma City to see my folks (dad was transferred there from ND) and went through a couple of wild thunderstorms.
Flew to Houston and drove to Galveston which was fun.
Flew to Maui 15 times mainly to watch Humpback whales in the winter and early spring. Napili is my heart place.
Flew to Arizona twice, once to stay in Flagstaff to see a Native American interpretation of Star Wars but the museum flooded so it was pretty much of a bust. But Sedona was gorgeous. The next time was to go to the 2022 Fiesta Bowl in Gilbert which was also a bust because Michigan lost. But I did have the best cheese enchiladas I've ever had in Phoenix. I still think about them, lol.
When I was 12, my grandma and I rode on the California Zephyr train from Chicago to visit relatives in Lodi, California. It was quite an adventure.
My soon-to-be-husband and I drove to Washington DC for the 25th anniversary of MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech.
I drove to NYC 3 times, flew once, took the train from Philly once.
Flew to Atlanta, lovely city.
I drove to the Berkshires in western Massachusetts.
Drove to Chicago many times.
Drove to Philadelphia, PA where my dad was transferred again.
Flew to Seattle to visit my best friend and goddaughter, so fun. I loved Seattle.
That's all I can think of right now.