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United States of America

The U.S. is a country of 50 states covering a vast swath of North America, with Alaska in the northwest and Hawaii extending the nation’s presence into the Pacific Ocean. Major Atlantic Coast cities are New York, a global finance and culture center, and capital Washington, DC. Midwestern metropolis Chicago is known for influential architecture and on the west coast, Los Angeles’ Hollywood is famed for filmmaking.

4 November 2020 – Catalina Island, Avalon, California, USA

Five to six months ago I purchased a pair of shuttle tickets to visit Catalina Island. This month those tickets were set to expire so we decided to take a day trip to experience the trip. I’ve seen this island in the distance for many years when I would watch the sunset from the nearby beaches. The shuttle ferry boat left about 9am from Newport Beach and...

5 October 2020 – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

For our last day of vacation and as a way to split up the long drive home, we stopped for a night in Las Vegas. Back in May, we took a drive through the city because I wanted to see the shut-down strip (from a historical perspective). With most of the hotels, casinos, and resorts open again and new procedures for masks/social distancing, we decided to take a risk and...

4 October 2020 – Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA

Continuing the road trip we headed off on Route 66 to get our kicks. Ultimately, we arrived at Flagstaff where we stayed at a hotel as camping was getting a little old.  We spent most of the next day hiking the south rim of Grand Canyon National Park. I had a distance goal for the weekend of 10 kilometers and that was a perfect distance for an out and back from...

24 January 2020 – Big Bear Lake, California

“I want to go see snow!”, my girlfriend exclaimed. “It’s not all that great…trust a former Ohioan with decades of experience and frustrations”, I replied. So, off we went on a little weekend road trip to the mountains near Los Angeles. I’ve heard stories of how Californians can go surfing and snow skiing in the same day and...