August 2
2015
United States of America
Currency: US Dollar $ USD
Official Language: fun fact: The USA has no official language but English is the de facto official language; Spanish is the second most common language
Current head of government: Donald Trump (2016-)
States I’ve Seen
Miscellaneous posts:
- Dos and Don’ts on an American Road Trip
- 20 Awesome Photos of the USA
- 13-day Southeast Road Trip Itinerary
- 13- Southwest/west Road Trip Itinerary
- 13 Adventures to Add to your USA Bucket List
- Celebrating the USA’s national park
Alabama
- Out of this world at the US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville
- Positively glowing at Dismals Canyon
Alaska
Arizona
- Hiking the Grand Canyon: Part one
- Hiking the Grand Canyon: Part two
- Hiking the Grand Canyon: In Photos
- Four Corners Monument
California
- Exploring neighborhoods in San Francisco
- Ghost towns of the gold rush(s)
- Death Valley
- The wonder of Yosemite
- Eureka!
- Among the giants
Delaware
Florida
- The Manatees of Crystal River
- St. Augustine
- US National Parks | Everglades
- Hemingway’s Cats
- Out of this world at Cape Canaveral
- Traveling the Tamiami Trail
Georgia
- Hanging out on Tybee Island
- Getting to know Savannah
- Chasing ghosts at Bonaventure Cemetery
- Finding Gone With the Wind in Atlanta
- Sporting Atlanta
- The modern South
- Hiking Cloudland Canyon
- See Rock City
Illinois
- It may have take more than 100 years but Holy Sh!t… the Cubs won the World Series
- Post Cards from Chicago
- 72 hours in Chicago
- Saving $$$ in Chicago
Indiana
Iowa
Kentucky
- Watching the races at Kneeland
- Kentucky Fried Chicken
- US National Parks | Mamouth Cave
- Cumberland State Park
Louisiana
- Exploring New Orleans
Maine
- US National Parks | Acadia National Park
Maryland
Mississippi
Nevada
- Iconic Las Vegas
- Area 51 and the Las Vegas 51s
New Hampshire
New York
- United States Military Academy
- Visiting Lady Liberty
- Seeing (almost all of ) Wicked for free on Broadway
- 13 touristy things to do in NYC that are kinda cool
- Saving money in NYC
North Carolina
- Whitewater rafting down the Nantahala River.
- Dear Durham
- North Carolina Zoo
- Duke Lemur Center
- Asheville
- In my opinion, the Outer Banks is one of the best places in the entire world. Not that I’m biased or anything.
- #Av8geek: Carolinas Aviation Museum
- There’s an abandoned theme park in Western North Carolina based on the Wizard of Oz. It’s cool. It’s weird. Everyone should go at least once.
- Every fall and spring the planets align and it looks as if bears are climbing across the mountain. It’s especially cool in the fall when the leaves are changing
- Back to college in Wilmington
- Flying high in Kitty Hawk
Oregon
- Chilling in PDX
- Traveling the Lewis and Clark Trail
- US National Parks | Crater Lake
- Chasing Waterfalls | Multhoma Falls
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
- Running my first 10K over the Cooper River Bridge in Charleston.
- I’ve recently started hiking again. I’m slower than a turtle crawling through molasses in January, but I love being in nature… even when nature is being schizophrenic.
- My mixed feelings about Charleston are well documented, but what’s not mixed is my love for the South Carolina coast, especially a little gem called Boneyard Beach.
- Falling in love again.
- Chaos in Ninety Six
- My adopted hometown of Greenville, South Carolina is becoming quite the tourist destination. Not like London, but it’s creating quite the buzz.
- South Carolina State Parks
- Congaree National Park: SC’s only National Park
Tennessee
- I wish that I was on Rocky Top
- Remembering my childhood hero
- US National Parks | Smokey Mountain NP
- Ruby Falls
- Chattanooga
Texas
- US National Parks | Big Bend NP
- Finding the old west in Fort Worth
Vermont
- Roommate Reunion
Virginia
- Arlington National Cemetery
Washington
- Unexpected love: Seattle
- Out and about in… Seattle
- Tasty Treats at Pike’s Place Market
- Making noise for the Seattle Sounders
- #av8geek: Museum of Flight
- Searching for vampires
- Quirky Seattle neighborhoods…Part 1
- Quirky Seattle neighborhoods…Part 2
- Oddities and curiosities in and around Seattle
- Hiking Cowiche Canyon
- Hanging with friends in the Yakima Valley
Washington DC
- #av8geek: Smithsonian Air and Space Museum
- Meet the Smiths
- #historynerd alert: exploring history at the national’s capital