Vacations 2021 Where Did You Go?

Well I just got home from North Myrtle Beach!

Left last Friday 7/30 stayed overnight in Mount Airy N.C. and drove into North Myrtle the next day. I didn’t take the Tundra because we took my mother down with us as a thank you vacation for helping with watching our boys. So we took the wife’s Sienna. (Tad better gas mileage)

I can’t believe how many Tundras I saw going there and coming home. I probably counted a total of 30! Most of them were the 2014 + models but I did see a few 1st & 2nd generations.

 

Haven't been to Myrtle Beach in many many moons, but as a teenager from MA. it was like dying and going to heaven if you know what I mean. This Covid crap has set my work back some, but I really need to get some camping time on Cape Cod before our very short Summer ends.

 

Gonna be in the NE for 4-1/2 days of personal time before a series of work meetings leading up to Labor Day weekend. Just starting to plan out what we (my youngest daughter and I) want to do while we’re there. Fly into Boston Friday night, but don’t have to be at my hotel for the work stuff till Tuesday evening, then fly back out the following Saturday…

Currently in Montana for a quick three day visit - did a 186 mile loop through old forest service roads in NW mountains today.

 

Was in Vegas in June for the first time and next week headed to seaside heights NJ for a little jersey shore time

 

Casey, look into the freedom trail and Faneuil Hall on the waterfront. If you have time, head out of the City and down South to Cape Cod. Its not a very long drive, and very well worth it.

 

Freedom Trail is awesome and Boston has got to be the cleanest city I’ve ever hung out in

 

I did the Freedom Trail when there a couple years ago for a work trip, so for sure taking her on that. Cape Cod is in the list too.
We’re thinking maybe heading north when we get in Friday evening, then making a sort of counter clockwise loop back to Boston and spending Tuesday out on the cape. That would give us three days of mild road tripping to see a little bit of as many as seven states….
Out here, we can drive 300 miles and still be in the same state!

 

That sounds great, enjoy your time here.

 

Been camping and boating my butt off. As much as can be done with two littles.

Thinking about heading to New York Legoland with my boy in mid Sept. Have to drive rt. 80 basically all the way through PA. He's big into fishing too, so I'm trying to decide whether to stop in PA at a trout farm type pond or haul a little bit further past NY to CT and stay near coast to cast a line into ocean (with little idea of a method on how to catch anything surf fishing). If you're from any of these three areas I'll take any advice/experiences you have either posted up or messaged. Cheers!

 

Currently in Greece !
First day in Athens, then 4 nights in Mykonos, today we’re headed to The island of Santorini for 6 nights, then back to Athens for 2 days to finish off our trip.

 

We just got back from Key West. Went out to Fort Jefferson. Can't believe how clear the water was.

 

When you get back, can you send me that shirt? Love it!
Some day the wife and I want to do Greece

 

Old navy!! It was like 22 bucks

 

We went here.



Where we saw this:

 

Perfect.

 

That’s awesome - except for the danger noodle

 

check out a small town near where I live, Roscoe, NY dubbed trout town USA! People from all over come here to toss a line in the East Branch Delaware River, supposedly the best trout fishing ever..

 

What time frame of 2021? Haha

January - Big Bend NP, White Sands NP, Guadalupe Mountains NP, Carlsbad Caverns NP, Hot Springs NP, and Great Smoky NP

May/June - Acadia NP

June/July - Grand Canyon NP, Joshua Tree NP, Chanel Islands NP, Pinnacles NP, Muir Woods NM, Point Reyes NS, Redwoods NP, Crater Lake NP, Lava Beds NM, Lassen Volcanic NP, Yosemite NP, Kings Canyon/Sequoia NP, Death Valley NP, Great Basin NP

July/August - Glacier NP, North Cascades NP, Olympic NP, Craters of the Moon NM, Grand Teton NP, Yellowstone NP... Perhaps some of the ID-BDR

End of August - Prescott, AZ to grab our AT Atlas

 

Right? My wife heard but couldn't see it. I saw it coiling in that cactus about 8 inches from her ankle. She froze, afraid to move. I knew when the snake was done coiling it would strike so I grabbed her and yanked her back out of range. Later when we calmed down she noted I didn't get between her and the danger.....lol. I can't win.

 

You, sir, win…
Hell of a list. Your July/August list are all of my favorites

 

It's been a hell of a trip so far!

 

When you live in Alaska, you feel nothing else compares

 

Looking forward to making it up there next year

 

These places and pics are absolutely beautiful. All on my bucket list. Wife and I have been isolating ourselves this year because of the dreaded covid and having at risk family members, so we bought a camper and have been spending time around Pennsylvania state parks. Here are some pics of our adventure

 

Hope you took time to get a fried porkchop sandwich at the Snappy Lunch!

 

Looks awesome. What parks? We went to ricketts glen and it has an awesome waterfall trail

 

Went to Myrtle Beach in May. Rented a RAM Rebel

 

Rickets Glen was one of them and did that waterfall trail. Others have been Worlds End, just up from Rickets, Pine Grove Furnace and Codorus.

 

Always wanted to go to Alaska, had a buddy stationed there. Afraid I wouldn’t want to leave though, looks like Outdoorsman paradise!

 

Got fed up with all these restrictions and set off on a bunch of road trips. Probably crossed paths with @Mallcrl somewhere along the way.

Yosemite NP
Yellowstone NP
Grand Teton NP
Craters of the Moon Nat Monument
Las Vegas
Valley of Fire
Pinnacles NP
Mystery Spot
Joshua Tree NP
Salton Sea
Baldwin Park (Original In N Out Burger)
Alcatraz
Death Valley NP
Saguaro NP
Tombstone
White Sands NP
Guadalupe Mountains NP
Carlsbad Caverns NP
Roswell
Great Sand Dunes NP
Rocky Mountain NP
Estes Park (Stanley Hotel)
Wind Cave NP
Mt Rushmore (Murica!)
Badlands NP
Wall Drug (Where??)
Devil’s Tower Nat Monument
Arches NP
Canyonlands NP
Zion NP
Kings Canyon NP
Sequoia NP
Crater Lake NP
Lava Beds Nat Monument
Burney Falls
Train bridge (the one from Stand By me)
Lassen Volcanic NP
San Diego Zoo and Seaworld

Interesting note about the National Parks, the NP Rangers told me foot traffic is down at the NP not just because of the pandemic, but 75% of the visitors are international, which has been shut down. You won’t see tour buses, shuttles, etc.

We got bitten by the NP bug and set a goal to see all 63.