I have to stop going to the grocery store because I always buy some “Special Edition” magazine. “Special Edition” is the code for something that costs more than a regular magazine. Yesterday, I got one called Great American Getaways that was put out by LIFE.
I read it and decided that the money spent meant that I should do more than that. Therefore, we have a post.
This is going to be simple. List the getaways. Write if I have ever been to them. Yes or no answers will suffice.
Mount Desert, Maine – No
The Freedom Trail, Boston, Massachusetts – Yes
Franconia, New Hampshire – No
Block Island, Rhode Island – No
Mystic, Connecticut – No
Sag Harbor, New York – No
Tanglewood and Williamstown, Massachusetts – No
Stowe, Vermont- No
New York City, New York – Yes
Cape May, New Jersey – No
Cooperstown, New York – No
Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, No
The Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. – Yes
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania – Yes
Niagara Falls, New York – Yes
Sea Island, Georgia – No
Walt Disney World, Florida – Yes
The Florida Keys – No
Blue Ridge Mountains, Virginia and North Carolina – Yes
Horse Country, Kentucky – Yes
Columbus, Indiana – No
Mackinac Island, Michigan – No
Nashville, Tennessee – Yes
Chicago, Illinois – Yes
New Orleans, Louisiana – Yes
Ozarks, Arkansas – Yes
Sand Hills, Nebraska – No
Mount Rushmore, South Dakota – Yes
Santa Fe, New Mexico – Yes
Land of the Anasazi, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico – Yes
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming – Yes
Jackson Hole, Wyoming – Yes
Horseshoe Bend, Arizona – No
Alta, Utah – No
Glacier National Park, Montana – Yes
Las Vegas, Nevada – Yes
Death Valley, California – Yes
San Diego, California – Yes
Yosemite National Park, California – Yes
Lake Tahoe, California and Nevada – Yes
Oregon Wine Country – No
Mount Rainier, Washington – Yes
Big Sur, California – Yes
San Francisco, California – Yes
San Juan Islands, Washington – No
Redwood National Park, California – Yes
Volcano National Park, Hawaii – Yes
Lanai, Hawaii – No
Glacier Cruise, Alaska – Yes
The Brooks Range, Alaska – No
That is 29 visits out of 50 places.
Now, I promise myself that I will not buy more “Special Edition” magazines…until I go back to the grocery store.
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Only 19. I feel deprived 😉
It was a good 19, though.
13, I’d say most ant place on that list would be a worthy experience. No plans on making this my bucket list though,
Everyone’s bucket list is unique.
Six! I’m obviously undercultured and not well-traveled. I should hold a fundraiser so something can be done about that. 🙂
There are a lot of things to see. This list isn’t the end-all-be-all.
Oh, I know, but I do know I haven’t traveled very much at all. I do plan to fix that one day soon 🙂
It’s a fun thing to do.
Yes. And for some reason, Grand Canyon’s not on it. Or Martha’s Vineyard. Or anyplace outside the USA 🙂