Trips I’m Considering for a Long Weekend That’s Coming Up

  • Road trip to Niagara Falls (a place I’ve always wanted to visit)
  • Philadelphia / New Jersey / Delaware (3 of the last 4 states I need to get)
  • Apostle Islands, Wisconsin (never been, looks awesome)
  • Grand Marais, Minnesota (haven’t been there for years)
  • Las Vegas Sphere (just learned about this recently!)
  • Cumberland Falls State Park, Kentucky (moonbow viewing)
  • Seattle & Portland (beautiful country, I haven’t actually been to Seattle)
  • Big Bend National Park, Texas (internet says it has one of the darkest skies in North America)
  • New York City (Broadway weekend)
  • North Cascades National Park, Washington (I hear rave reviews, and it’s the least visited national park in the lower 48)
  • Dolly Sods Wilderness, West Virginia (the 4th of the states I need to get to, this space is suggested for it’s ‘alien landscape’)
  • Any beach (SoCal is my favorite)
  • Denver & Colorado Springs (ai suggested, it is a cool place!)
  • Grand Marais, Minnesota (haven’t been there for years, might be too early to hear the loons though)
  • Meow Wolf in Santa Fe (I have no idea what it is but its described as ‘weird, artsy, immersive’)

Cruises I’ve Cruised

  • March 2017 – Ensenada
  • April 2018 – Grand Cayman & Ocho Rios
  • March 2019 – Eastern Caribbean
  • October 2019 – Eastern Caribbean
  • May 2022 – Bahamas
  • March 2024 – Great Barrier Reef
  • March 2025 – Ocho Rios, Grand Cayman, Cozumel
  • October 2025 – Bahamas

Places I Visited in 2025

  • Atlanta, Georgia (Peach Bowl)
  • Wilmore, Kentucky (staff recruiting fair at Asbury University)
  • Davenport, Iowa (family, and Love For L’Allemand trivia night)
  • Marion, Indiana (staff recruiting fair at Indiana Weslyan)
  • Moline, Illinois (Cirque de Soleil)
  • Greenville, South Carolina (visiting family)
  • Westboro, Wisconsin (CCCA Wisconsin sectional at Camp Forest Springs)
  • Ocho Rios, Jamaica (cruise)
  • Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (cruise)
  • Cozumel, Mexico (cruise)
  • Washburn, Illinois (Eagle Crest Camp)
  • Davenport, Iowa (family, RFK trivia night)
  • Evansville, Wisconsin (graduation party)
  • Colgate, Wisconsin (Bobrowitz Spectacular Sculptures)
  • Hubertus, Wisconsin (Holy Hill, and Ice Age Trail/Loew Lake Segment)
  • Milwaukee, Wisconsin (lots of times, but this time specifically to see Wicked on stage)
  • Mt. Horeb & Madison, Wisconsin (visiting KB)
  • DePere, Wisconsin (road trip around Lake Michigan)
  • Escanaba, Michigan (road trip around Lake Michigan, ate pasties)
  • Upper Peninsula/Mackinac Bridge, Michigan (road trip around Lake Michigan)
  • Traverse City, Michigan (road trip around Lake Michigan, visit to Wendi’s Sunset Lavender)
  • Grand Haven, Michigan (road trip around Lake Michigan, Rosy Mound Sand Dunes beach — AMAZING!)
  • Miami, Florida (cruise)
  • Bahamas (cruise)
  • East Troy, Wisconsin (Camp Timber-lee)
  • Moline, Illinois (Love For L’Allemand fundraiser)
  • New Orleans, Louisiana (National CCCA Conference)
  • Davenport, Iowa (grandbaby’s 3rd birthday!)
  • Greenville, South Carolina (Christmas with the family)
Rose Mound Natural Area – sand dunes & beach – Grand Haven, Michigan
Wendi’s Sunset Lavender, LLC – Traverse City, Michigan
Gram’s Pasties – Escanaba, Michigan

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