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9 STATES TOTALING

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CALIFORNIA [CA] The Golden State

State Capital is Sacramento. Admitted to the Union on September 9, 1850 as the 31st state.

Visited	Location
	Channel Islands National Park
	Death Valley National Park
	Joshua Tree National Park
	Kings Canyon National Park
	Lassen Volcanic National Park
	Pinnacles National Park
	Redwood National Park (1 of only 19 World Heritage Sites in the Lower 48)
	Sequoia National Park
	Yosemite National Park (1 of only 19 World Heritage Sites in the Lower 48)
	Point Reyes National Seashore
	Cabrillo National Monument
	Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument
	Sand to Snow National Monument
	San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
	Mojave Trails National Monument
	Carrizo Plain National Monument
	César E. Chávez National Monument
	Castle Mountains National Monument
	Giant Sequoia National Monument
	Fort Ord National Monument
	California Coastal National Monument
	Devils Postpile National Monument
	Muir Woods National Monument
	Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument
	Lava Beds National Monument
	Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial
	Old Town Trolley Tour in San Diego
	Route One, Big Sur Coast Highway [All American Road]
	Route One, San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway [All American Road]
	Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway [All American Road]
	MUST TASTE - Date Shake
	MUST TASTE - Mission Style Burritos
	Border Crossings - ❌CA2OR - ❌CA2NV - ❌CA2AZ
	W ASTE away a day just relaxing
	E XPLORE an Atlas Obscura destination
	L OCATE a geocache
	O VERNIGHT in a State Park
	V ISIT the 21 Nat'l Forests - ❌ Angeles National Forest ❌ Butte Valley National Grassland ❌ Cleveland National Forest ❌ Eldorado National Forest ❌ Inyo National Forest ❌ Klamath National Forest ❌ Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest ❌ Lassen National Forest ❌ Los Padres National Forest ❌ Mendocino National Forest ❌ Modoc National Forest ❌ Plumas National Forest ❌ San Bernardino National Forest ❌ Sequoia National Forest ❌ Shasta National Forest ❌ Sierra National Forest ❌ Six Rivers National Forest ❌ Stanislaus National Forest ❌ Tahoe National Forest ❌ Toiyabe National Forest ❌ Trinity National Forest
	E NJOY a nighttime campfire
	D INE OUTDOORS - enjoy a meal outdoors
	I NTRODUCE ourselves to a campground neighbor
	T AKE TIME to enjoy a sunrise/sunset/moonrise

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COLORADO [CO] The Centennial State

State Capital is Denver. Admitted to the Union on August 1, 1876 as the 38th state.

Visited	Location
	Mesa Verde National Park (1 of only 19 World Heritage Sites in the Lower 48)
	Great Sand Dunes National Park
	Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
	Rocky Mountain National Park
	Chimney Rock National Monument
	Yucca House National Monument
	Canyons of the Ancients National Monument
	Browns Canyon National Monument
	Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
	Colorado National Monument
	Hovenweep National Monument
	Dinosaur National Monument
	San Juan Skyway [All American Road]
	Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road [All American Road]
	Ride upon the Pike's Peak Cog Railway
	MUST TASTE - Denver Omlette
	Border Crossings - ❌CO2WY-❌CO2NE-✅CO2KS-✅CO2OK-❌CO2NM-❌CO2AZ-❌CO2UT
	W ASTE away a day just relaxing
	E XPLORE an Atlas Obscura destination
	L OCATE a geocache
	O VERNIGHT in a State Park
	V ISIT 14 National Forests - ❌ Arapaho National Forest 🌲 Comanche National Grassland Carrizo Canyon Picnic Area $$$ FREE $$$ - 04/2022 ❌ Grand Mesa National Forest ❌ Gunnison National Forest ❌ Manti-LaSal National Forest ❌ Pawnee National Grassland ❌ Pike National Forest ❌ Rio Grande National Forest ❌ Roosevelt National Forest ❌ Routt National Forest ❌ San Isabel National Forest ❌ San Juan National Forest ❌ Uncompahgre National Forest ❌ White River National Forest
	E NJOY a nighttime campfire
	D INE OUTDOORS - enjoy a meal outdoors
	I NTRODUCE ourselves to a campground neighbor
	T AKE TIME to enjoy a sunrise/sunset/moonrise

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IDAHO [ID] The Gem State

State Capital is Boise. Admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890 as the 43rd state.

Visited	Location
	Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument
	Craters of the Moon National Monument -
	Northwest Passage Scenic Byway [All American Road]
	International Selkirk Loop [All American Road]
	MUST TASTE - Anything Potato
	Border Crossings - ❌ID2MT - ❌ID2WY - ❌ID2UT - ❌ID2NV - ❌ID2OR - ❌ID2WA
	W ASTE away a day just relaxing
	E XPLORE an Atlas Obscura destination
	L OCATE a geocache
	O VERNIGHT in a State Park
	V ISIT the 14 National Forests - ❌ Boise National Forest ❌ Cache National Forest ❌ Caribou National Forest ❌ Challis National Forest ❌ Clearwater National Forest ❌ Coeur d'Alene National Forest ❌ Curlew National Grassland ❌ Kaniksu National Forest ❌ Nez Perce National Forest ❌ Payette National Forest ❌ Salmon National Forest ❌ Sawtooth National Forest ❌ St. Joe National Forest ❌ Targhee National Forest
	E NJOY a nighttime campfire
	D INE OUTDOORS - enjoy a meal outdoors
	I NTRODUCE ourselves to a campground neighbor
	T AKE TIME to enjoy a sunrise/sunset/moonrise

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MONTANA [MT] Big Sky Country

State Capital is Helena. Admitted to the Union on November 8, 1889 as the 41st state.

Visited	Location
	Glacier National Park
	Pompeys Pillar National Monument
	Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument
	Travel upon the Going to the Sun Road
	MUST TASTE - Buffalo Burger
	MUST TASTE - Huckleberry Pie
	Border Crossings - ❌MT2ND - ❌MT2SD - ❌MT2WY - ❌MT2ID
	W ASTE away a day just relaxing
	E XPLORE an Atlas Obscura destination
	L OCATE a geocache
	O VERNIGHT in a State Park
	V ISIT the 10 National Forests - ❌ Beaverhead National Forest ❌ Bitterroot National Forest ❌ Custer National Forest ❌ Deerlodge National Forest ❌ Flathead National Forest ❌ Gallatin National Forest ❌ Helena National Forest ❌ Kootenai National Forest ❌ Lewis & Clark National Forest ❌ Lolo National Forest
	E NJOY a nighttime campfire
	D INE OUTDOORS - enjoy a meal outdoors
	I NTRODUCE ourselves to a campground neighbor
	T AKE TIME to enjoy a sunrise/sunset/moonrise

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NEVADA [NV] The Silver State

State Capital is Carson City. Admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864 as the 36th state.

Visited	Location
	Great Basin National Park
	Gold Butte National Monument
	Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument
	Basin and Range National Monument
	Las Vegas Strip [All American Road]
	Hoover Dam
	Travel across "The Loneliest Road in America" US50
	Border Crossings - ❌NV2ID - ❌NV2UT - ❌NV2AZ - ❌NV2CA - ❌NV2OR
	MUST TASTE - Ironport
	MUST TASTE - Shrimp Cocktail
	W ASTE away a day just relaxing
	E XPLORE an Atlas Obscura destination
	L OCATE a geocache
	O VERNIGHT in a State Park
	V ISIT the 4 National Forests - ❌ Eldorado National Forest ❌ Humboldt National Forest ❌ Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest ❌ Toiyabe National Forest
	E NJOY a nighttime campfire
	D INE OUTDOORS - enjoy a meal outdoors
	I NTRODUCE ourselves to a campground neighbor
	T AKE TIME to enjoy a sunrise/sunset/moonrise

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OREGON [OR] The Beaver State

State Capital is Salem. Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1859 as the 33th state.

Visited	Location
	Crater Lake National Park
	Oregon Caves National Monument
	Newberry National Monument
	John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
	Cascade–Siskiyou National Monument
	Hells Canyon Scenic Byway [All American Road]
	Historic Columbia River Highway [All American Road]
	Pacific Coast Scenic Byway [All American Road]
	MUST TASTE - Hazelnuts
	Border Crossings - ❌OR2WA - ❌OR2ID - ❌OR2NV - ❌OR2CA
	W ASTE away a day just relaxing
	E XPLORE an Atlas Obscura destination
	L OCATE a geocache
	O VERNIGHT in a State Park
	V ISIT the 15 National Forests - ❌ Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area ❌ Crooked River National Grassland ❌ Deschutes National Forest ❌ Fremont National Forest ❌ Malheur National Forest ❌ Mt. Hood National Forest ❌ Ochoco National Forest ❌ Rogue River National Forest ❌ Siskiyou National Forest ❌ Siuslaw National Forest ❌ Umatilla National Forest ❌ Umpqua National Forest ❌ Wallowa-Whitman National Forest ❌ Williamette National Forest ❌ Winema National Forest
	E NJOY a nighttime campfire
	D INE OUTDOORS - enjoy a meal outdoors
	I NTRODUCE ourselves to a campground neighbor
	T AKE TIME to enjoy a sunrise/sunset/moonrise

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UTAH [UT] The Beehive State

State Capital is Salt Lake City. Admitted to the Union on January 4, 1896 as the 45th state.

Visited	Location
	Zion National Park
	Bryce Canyon National Park
	Canyonlands National Park
	Capitol Reef National Park
	Arches National Park
	Rainbow Bridge National Monument
	Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
	Natural Bridges National Monument
	Bears Ears National Monument
	Cedar Breaks National Monument
	Timpanogos Cave National Monument
	Drive across the Burr Trail Scenic Backway
	Drive across the Moki Dugway
	Drive across Monument Valley
	Scenic Byway 12 - A Journey Through Time [All American Road]
	MUST TASTE - Apple Beer (non-alcoholic)
	MUST TASTE - Pastrami Burger
	Border Crossings - ❌UT2ID-❌UT2WY-❌UT2CO-❌UT2NM-❌UT2AZ-❌UT2NV
	W ASTE away a day just relaxing
	E XPLORE an Atlas Obscura destination
	L OCATE a geocache
	O VERNIGHT in a State Park
	V ISIT the 8 National Forests - ❌ Ashley National Forest ❌ Cache National Forest ❌ Dixie National Forest ❌ Fishlake National Forest ❌ Manti-LaSal National Forest ❌ Sawtooth National Forest ❌ Uinta National Forest ❌ Wasatch National Forest
	E NJOY a nighttime campfire
	D INE OUTDOORS - enjoy a meal outdoors
	I NTRODUCE ourselves to a campground neighbor
	T AKE TIME to enjoy a sunrise/sunset/moonrise

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WASHINGTON [WA] The Evergreen State

State Capital is Olympia. Admitted to the Union on November 11, 1889 as the 42th state.

Visited	Location
	Olympic National Park (1 of only 19 World Heritage Sites in the Lower 48)
	North Cascades National Park
	Mount Rainier National Park
	Mount St. Helens National Monument
	Hanford Reach National Monument
	San Juan Islands National Monument
	Chinook Scenic Byway [All American Road]
	Westernmost Point of the Continental United States (Cape Alva)
	MUST TASTE - Cedar Plank Salmon
	Border Crossings - ❌WA2ID - ❌WA2OR
	W ASTE away a day just relaxing
	E XPLORE an Atlas Obscura destination
	L OCATE a geocache
	O VERNIGHT in a State Park
	V ISIT the 7 National Forests - ❌ Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area ❌ Colville National Forest ❌ Gifford Pinchot National Forest ❌ Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest ❌ Okanogan National Forest ❌ Olympic National Forest ❌ Wenatchee National Forest
	E NJOY a nighttime campfire
	D INE OUTDOORS - enjoy a meal outdoors
	I NTRODUCE ourselves to a campground neighbor
	T AKE TIME to enjoy a sunrise/sunset/moonrise

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WYOMING [WY] The Equality State

State Capital is Cheyenne. Admitted to the Union on July 10, 1890 as the 44th state.

Visited	Location
	Grand Teton National Park
	Yellowstone National Park (1 of only 19 World Heritage Sites in the Lower 48)
	Fossil Butte National Monument
	Devils Tower National Monument
	John D. Rockefeller Jr. Memorial Parkway
	Travel upon the Beartooth Highway
	MUST TASTE - Beef Jerky
	Border Crossings - ❌WY2MT-❌WY2ND-❌WY2SD-❌WY2NE-❌WY2CO-❌WY2UT-❌WY2ID
	W ASTE away a day just relaxing
	E XPLORE an Atlas Obscura destination
	L OCATE a geocache
	O VERNIGHT in a State Park
	V ISIT the 9 National Forests - ❌ Bighorn National Forest ❌ Black Hills National Forest ❌ Bridger National Forest ❌ Medicine Bow National Forest ❌ Shoshone National Forest ❌ Targhee National Forest ❌ Teton National Forest ❌ Thunder Basin National Grassland ❌ Wasatch National Forest
	E NJOY a nighttime campfire
	D INE OUTDOORS - enjoy a meal outdoors
	I NTRODUCE ourselves to a campground neighbor
	T AKE TIME to enjoy a sunrise/sunset/moonrise

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