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2nd Year Summary of Collecting National Parks Passport Stamps I’ve been excited for this day. Let’s dive in! Two years ago, on December 1, 2022, I took my passion for exploring National Parks to the next level by purchasing the Explorer and Collector’s Edition...
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2023 Trips in ReviewI visited 37 states this year and got many new updated state signs as well as Capital photos. I visited 107 national parks and continued my Priceline VIP Platinum with 56 hotel rooms and car rentals in 2023. I ended up taking 15 flights and tried...
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1st Year Summary of Collecting National Parks Passport StampsExactly one year ago, On December 1st 2022, I purchased the Explorer and Collectors Edition National Parks Passport book and started with the first park Stones River National Battlefield. I have had the...
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2022 Trips in Review I visited 26 states and Yukon being the only Canadian province in 2022. I could add Maryland if you consider my transfer at BWI airport. I would say 2022 was an average travel year. My favorite trip in 2022 was back to Alaska where I saw the...
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2021 Trips in Review I visited 37 states plus D.C. and 2 Canadian provinces in 2021 which is above average for me. My favorite trip was Glacier National Park then Canada to my favorite place in the world Banff National park and the Icefields Parkway up to Jasper...
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2020 Trips in Review24 states in 2020, I’m at 49 state capitol buildings, just missing Louisiana. It should go without saying that 2020 was no average year and it did play a role in my traveling especially in how long I could travel. The longest was 5 days and many...
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2019 was a great year of travel with 42 states and 4 Canadian provinces. I completed all 50 states in 3 years with a visit to Hawaii in March. I’m up to 48 State Capitals nowI visited famous graves all over the country and slowly are adding them to my famous...
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2018 was a great year for travel 38 states plus Washington DC twice and 7 Canadian provinces in one year is a rather good year. I would assume that is more than some people see in a lifetime. No new states this or last year though. Hawaii is still my last state to...
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21 States Visited in 2017 (none new, one less than last year) and 2 Canadian Provinces (Manitoba and Saskatchewan) traveled in 2017 and both were new to me. I’m hoping to visit Hawaii, my last state to visit, in the next year. I see Banff and Jasper in Alberta...
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22 States Visited in 2016 The only new state in 2016 was Alaska. Alaska was a beautiful state. It is hard to get around and most places you have to fly into. Mountains covered with Taiga forest and the arctic tundra is something that was very new to see. I went to...
