tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16409901860554268062024-03-13T13:19:45.286-07:0050 State Trip PlannerDede Butlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11040340205476860389noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640990186055426806.post-49278135174233465792011-03-28T19:20:00.007-07:002013-12-22T17:00:57.910-08:00Dede Butlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11040340205476860389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640990186055426806.post-63752079246089281112011-03-28T19:20:00.006-07:002017-08-25T15:03:59.450-07:00For starters, the State Line-up and possible places to hit!!!<b><br />
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<b>Starting State Colorado (#1)</b><br />
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Old Town Hot Springs, Steamboat Springs <span style="color: magenta;"><b>DONE!</b></span><br />
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<b>Utah (#2)</b><br />
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Utah: ***Golden Cathedral, the last rappel in Neon Canyon<br />
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<b>Arizona (#3)</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.nps.gov/grca/index.htm">Grand Canyon National Park</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.azjerome.com/">Jerome</a> (It used to be a ghost ton but it's now filled with artists, musicians, hermits, writers, etc), <a href="http://www.discoverbisbee.com/">Bisbee</a>, Sahuarita, Tubac<br />
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<b>Nevada (#4)</b><br />
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<b>California (#5) </b><br />
<a href="http://www.morro-bay.ca.us/">Morro Bay</a>... you can pitch a tent on the edge of some amazing 400 foot cliffs... just don't fall off!) <br />
I-40 W <br />
<b>689 mi </b>- about <b>12 hours 10 mins </b><br />
Eureka <br />
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<b>Oregon (#6)</b><br />
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<b>Washington (#7)</b><br />
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Olympia, WA<br />
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<b>Idaho (#8)</b><br />
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Camping at City of Rocks<a href="http://www.mountainproject.com/v/idaho/city_of_rocks/105861472" target="_blank">: http://www.mountainproject.com/v/idaho/city_of_rocks/105861472</a><br />
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<b>North Dakota (#10)</b><br />
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Plains Art Museum (which contains works from Andy Warhol and Salvador Dali)<br />
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Possibly Lander - Lander Bar - Find out about Lander Brew Fest<br />
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<b>South Dakota (#12)</b><br />
Rapid City<br />
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<a href="http://www.cosmosmysteryarea.com/">Cosmos Mystery Area</a><br />
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<b>Nebraska (#13)</b><br />
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<b>Iowa (#14)</b><br />
<a href="http://www.pella.org/aspx/chambermembership/yourchamber/grpahicsstandards.aspx?cid=0&sid=2&n1id=1&n2id=16%C2%A0">Pella </a><br />
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<b>Minnesota (#15) </b><br />
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<b>Wisconsin (#16)</b><br />
Apostle Islands<br />
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<b>Michigan (#17)</b><br />
Traverse City<br />
Via US-2 E<br />
<b>500 mi</b>- about <b>11 hours 2 mins</b><br />
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<b>Illinois (#18)</b><br />
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Chicago, Sears Tower's (<a href="http://www2.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Sears+Tower+Unveil+New+Glass+Ledge+103rd+Floor+w2KZju63JIEl.jpg">The Ledge</a>) newest thrill is a glass-bottom floor 103 stories above downtown.<br />
Via US-131 S<br />
<b>315 mi</b>- about <b>5 hours 44 mins</b><br />
benched: Jackson Falls Climbing<a href="http://mountainproject.com/v/illinois/jackson_falls/106156874" target="_blank"> http://mountainproject.com/v/illinois/jackson_falls/106156874</a><br />
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<b>Indiana (#19)</b><br />
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<b>Ohio (#20)</b><br />
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benched:<b> </b><a href="http://unusual-architecture.com/the-basket-building-ohio-united-states/">Unusual Architecture </a><b><br />
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Columbus Museum of Art (featuring Norman Rockwell, Picasso and Degas)<b> </b><br />
<a href="http://www.mountainproject.com/v/pennsylvania/ohiopyle_state_park/106565746">Ohiopyle State Park</a> Rock Climbing<br />
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<b>Pennsylvania (#21)</b><br />
Camel Beach Water Park in Tannersville –features twenty-two waterslides<b> </b><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sgaileach/2614064327/">Frank Lloyd Wright's Falling Water (Mill Run)</a><span style="background-color: white;"> <b><span style="color: magenta;">DONE!</span></b></span><br />
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Via I-80 E<br />
<b>521 mi</b>- about <b>8 hours 59 mins </b><br />
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National Watch and Clock Museum<br />
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<b>New York (#22)</b><br />
<a href="http://www.historicnearwestside.com/">Elmira</a><br />
Via I-99 N<br />
<b>275 mi</b>- about <b>5 hours 4 mins</b><br />
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<b>Massachusetts (#23)</b><br />
Drive through?<br />
Salem, home of the witch trials, where you can sit in on a mock trial<br />
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<b>Vermont (#24)</b><br />
Drive through?<br />
Norman Rockwell Exhibition<b> </b><br />
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<b>New Hampshire (#25)</b><br />
Drive through?<br />
Bement, located in Bradford<b> (</b>This bridge is a quarter of a mile long and was built in 1854)<br />
<a href="http://www.mountainproject.com/v/new_hampshire/rumney/105867829">Rumney</a> Rock Climbing<br />
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<b>Maine (#26)</b><br />
Blue Hill<br />
<b>584 mi</b>- about <b>11 hours 17 mins </b><br />
benched: Acadia National Park Climbing<a href="http://mountainproject.com/v/maine/acadia_national_park/great_head/106153708" target="_blank"> http://mountainproject.com/v/maine/acadia_national_park/great_head/106153708</a><br />
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<b>Rhode Island (#27)</b><br />
<a href="http://www.newportmansions.org/page7016.cfm">Newport Mansions</a><br />
Via 1-95 S and US-1 S<br />
<b>313 mi</b>- about <b>5 hours 38 mins</b><br />
<b>Connecticut (#28)</b><br />
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Via RI-138 W and I-95 S<br />
<b>77 mi</b>- about <b>1 hour 49 mins</b><br />
benched: <a href="http://www.mountainproject.com/v/connecticut/central_traprock/main_cliff/105804693" target="_blank">http://www.mountainproject.com/v/connecticut/central_traprock/main_cliff/105804693</a><br />
<b>New Jersey (#29)</b><br />
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<b>Delaware (#30)</b><br />
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<b>Maryland (#31)</b><br />
Drive through?<br />
Elk Neck State Park<br />
Clara Barton National Park<br />
Sports Center World<br />
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<b>West Virginia (#32)</b><br />
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B&O railroad<br />
The Nuclear Bunker for Congress in White Sulphur Springs<br />
<a href="http://www.mountainproject.com/v/west_virginia/new_river_gorge/105855991">New River Gorge</a> Rock Climbing <br />
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<b>Virginia (#33)</b><br />
Drive through?<br />
Neptune Festival<br />
Surfing competitions<br />
<a href="http://www.mountainproject.com/v/virginia/elizabeth_furnace/106067125">Elizabeth Furnace</a> Rock Climbing<br />
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<b>Kentucky (#34)</b><br />
<a href="http://www.wirednut.com/assets/images/Torrent1.jpg">Red River Gorge</a><br />
<b>1,020 mi</b>- about <b>16 hours 37 mins </b><br />
<a href="http://media-2.web.britannica.com/eb-media/28/20528-004-59379723.jpg">Mammoth Cave</a><br />
benched: <a href="http://mountainproject.com/v/kentucky/red_river_gorge/middle_fork_of_red_river/105880948" target="_blank">http://mountainproject.com/v/kentucky/red_river_gorge/middle_fork_of_red_river/105880948</a><br />
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<b>Tennessee (#35)</b> <br />
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Fort Pillow Tennessee<br />
<a href="http://www.mountainproject.com/v/tennessee/foster_falls/105883248">Foster Falls</a> Rock Climbing<br />
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<a href="http://www.mountainproject.com/v/tennessee/obed__clear_creek/105891970">Obed & Clear Creek</a> Rock Climbing <b><br />
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<b>North Carolina (#36)</b><br />
<a href="http://www.brevardnc.com/">Brevard</a><br />
<b>309 mi</b>- about <b>5 hours 19 mins</b> <br />
Linville Gorge Rock Climbing<br />
Looking Glass Rock Rock Climbing<br />
Rumbling Bald Rock Climbing<br />
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<b>South Carolina (#37)</b><br />
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Rome<br />
<b>233 mi</b>- about <b>4 hours 9 mins </b><br />
<a href="http://www.gastateparks.org/Providence">Providence Canyon</a><br />
<b>187 mi</b>- about <b>3 hours 46 mins</b><br />
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<b>Alabama (#39)</b><br />
<a href="http://www.avemariagrotto.com/">Ave Maria Grotto</a><br />
Via I-65 N<br />
<b>251 mi</b>- about <b>4 hours 35 mins</b><br />
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<b>Florida (#40)</b><br />
Via Pensacola<br />
<b>301 mi-</b> about <b>5 hours 17mins</b><br />
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<b>Mississippi (#41)</b><br />
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<b>Louisiana(#42)</b><br />
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<b>Arkansas (#43)</b><br />
<a href="http://www.vanburen.org/">Van Buren</a><br />
<b>658 mi</b>- about <b>11 hours 59 mins </b><br />
<a href="http://www.eurekasprings.org/">Eureka Springs</a><br />
<b>110 mi</b>- about <b>1 hour 51 mins </b><br />
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<a href="http://www.mountainproject.com/v/arkansas/horseshoe_canyon_ranch_and_surrounding_areas/horseshoe_canyon_ranch/105903004">Horseshoe Canyon Ranch</a> Rock Climbing<a href="http://www.mountainproject.com/v/arkansas/sams_throne_and_surrounding_areas/105901033">Sam's Throne and Surrounding</a> Rock Climbing<br />
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<b>Missouri (#44)</b><br />
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Warsaw Rock Climbing<br />
Trapper's Camp Rock Climbing<br />
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<b>Kansas (#45)</b><br />
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<b>248 mi</b>- about <b>4 hours 36 mins</b><br />
The Wizard of Oz Museum<br />
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<b>Oklahoma (#46)</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.mountainproject.com/v/oklahoma/quartz_mountain/105854470">Quartz Mountain</a> Rock Climbing<br />
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<b>Texas (#47)</b><br />
Hooker<br />
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<b>New Mexico (#48)</b><br />
Drive through via Clayton<br />
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<span class="caption">For nine days in October, the New Mexico skies are ablaze with color as hundreds of balloons soar above spectacular arid landscapes</span> <br />
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<a href="http://www.mountainproject.com/v/new_mexico/jemez_valley_area/105847868">Jemez Valley Area</a> Rock Climbing<br />
<a href="http://www.mountainproject.com/v/new_mexico/taos_area/105868955">Taos Area</a> Rock Climbing<br />
<a href="http://www.mountainproject.com/v/new_mexico/last_chance_canyon/105920274">Last Chance Canyon</a> Rock Climbing<br />
<a href="http://www.mountainproject.com/v/new_mexico/los_alamos__white_rock/106009888">Los Alamos and White Rock</a> Rock Climbing<br />
<a href="http://www.mountainproject.com/v/new_mexico/santa_fe_area/106297098">Santa Fe Area</a> Rock Climbing<br />
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<b>Back to Denver, Colorado</b><br />
<b>426 mi</b>- about<b> 7 hours 33 mins </b><br />
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<b>Flight to Hawaii (#49)</b><br />
<a href="http://www.mountainproject.com/v/hawaii/oahu/mokuleia_wall/106457411">Mokuleia Wall</a> Rock Climbing<br />
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<b>Flight to Alaska (#50)</b><br />
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