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Exploring States

Vacations started out as solo adventures for a single adult. As time passed, my relationship status changed, and vacations would begin to include my then-girlfriend (now wife). Life continues to change over the years. Vacation planning has gone from planning for myself to planning family vacations that occasionally include two dogs. The vacations I go on are always planned, but sometimes they don’t go as intended.

Exploring States started as a way to document travel experiences. At the time of the concept of Exploring States, taking a large and extravagent vacation wasn’t an option. In 2014, a trip to New Mexico took place, and there wasn’t a lot of money to see and do things but a healthy gas budget for a road trip. It was at that time that state and national parks, roadside attractions, and state capitols would be a part of my vacations. Later, after visiting multiple haunted and historical locations, I added haunted locations to the list of destinations. Vacations then were always a budget-conscious endeavor out of necessity. Even today, I continue to vacation on a budget because nothing is worse than having the cost of a vacation follow you home.

As new content is created, I will likely include information on how I budget my vacations.