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Coast to Coast with the Pups

Seeing our beautiful country with the pups. Finishing every national park and state in the lower 48, all four corners and all five Great Lakes, with Kaia and Piper.

National parks29 of 63 → 51 by the finish
States23 of 50 → 48 by the finish

Rust = visited · Light rust = planned on this trip

The route, leg by leg

Nine legs. Dates and posts go up once each leg is complete.

    The Running Tally
    7
    Countries
    23
    US States
    29
    National Parks

    Every country, state, and park stamped along the way — adding up trip by trip.

    See everywhere I've been →

    Before the Big Trip

    Trip Complete
    The 10-Week Loop

    Summer 2026

    Florida to California and back — the long way around, with Kaia & Piper.

    May – July 2026

    14
    National Parks
    61
    Days
    15
    States
    2
    Dogs
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    Trip Complete
    Four Days on Foot

    New York City

    The concrete jungle — Liberty & Ellis Island, Lower Manhattan, Central Park & the Met.

    August 7–10, 2026

    2
    National Monuments
    4
    Days
    1
    State
    1
    Cousin
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    Trip Complete
    Taking Mom Home

    Upstate New York

    Bringing Mom back to her brothers — with Letchworth's gorge and Niagara around the edges.

    August 19–26, 2026

    2
    State Parks
    8
    Days
    2
    Countries
    9
    Family
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    Trip Complete
    International · Country #7

    Peru

    Above the clouds — the Sacred Valley, two circuits of Machu Picchu, and a rainbow in the Citadel.

    September 11–21, 2026

    11,150
    Feet, Highest Point
    6
    Flights
    2
    Machu Picchu Circuits
    1
    Rainbow in the Citadel
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    — Tracie · on the road