50 X 30

I feel like all my recent post have been on turning … 30 .  This is one of the things I meant to write about in September, but if you read the “dark truth about thirty” you’ll remember that I was a bit under the weather that month and also went back to work, so needless to say I’m finally getting around to writing this.

Bryce Canyon, Utah

So 50 by 30 is in reference to a bucket list item Joey and I crossed off our list this summer.  Seven years ago I was privileged to marry an amazing man who had many of the same passions as I yet also balances my weakness and shortcomings

 Hounaunau Bay, Hawaii

Growing up, I had always dreamed of taking road trips and I’m not talking about an 8 hour drive to grandmas.  I dreamt of driving across the country not knowing when or where you were going to stop/sleep and being in a new place each day.  

Glacier National Park, Montaina
 (not my photo, some how we lost all our Glacier photos)

Well the summer before Joey and I met, he had done a road trip covering the states west of the Mississippi River.  Needless to say, it wasn’t right when we got married but shortly thereafter we started taking road trips… longest 9000 miles in 3 weeks shortest 300 miles in 5 days.

Calf Creek, Escalante, Utah

It took us three years to visit the 48 contiguous states and I was ok with ending there, but in 2010 Joey’s mom took us to Alaska for our birthdays and although it wasn’t a road trip we did take a cruise which meant we were in a different place each day.

Honolulu, Hawaii
(Hanauma Bay, Diamond Head Crater,  Pearl Harbor, Luau)

So, we couldn’t stop now we had one more state till we hit all 50!  So this summer we went to Hawaii, visiting Oahu and doing our shortest road trip around The Big Island. 

Savannah, GA

 The 50 is referring to visiting the 50 states and 30 is in reference to the fact that we did it before either of us turned 30!

Arches National Park, Ut.
(notice the little arch beneath) 

My top 10 places in the United States are represented by the Photos! Although this list is not quite fair, by far my favorite states are Utah and Hawaii, they both offer so much beauty but there are some really amazing places, both city and scenic, in the United States.

Volcano National Park, HI

Needless to say I feel very blessed to live in such a beautiful and fun country.

Hubbard Glacier, Glacier Bay, AK
(the glacier is 7 miles wide and it is 300 ft above water, equivalent of 30 stories)

Also, like any girl my favorite city is New York, it just doesn’t seem to count as a “road trip” since we usually just go there.  Oh and trying to find photos of the top 10 I realized I love Sana Monica, CA.  Also some romantic New England areas are the Thousand Islands, NY,  Bar Harbor, ME, and New Port, RI. 

Seattle, WA

PS. I wouldn't recommend doing 9000 miles in 3 weeks; all you do is Drive J