A few years ago, I realized I was getting pretty close to having been to all 50 states. I decided that of the few I had remaining, Alaska easily seemed like the coolest. As I kept chipping away at the others, I also started making plans to get to Alaska ahead of my 30th birthday.
I thought it would be really cool to rent some large cabin and invite several friends to share the celebration.
Then we got pregnant and put it off one year.
But then a pandemic happened.
And then we got pregnant with twins.
Finally, this year, we made good on that quest and I finally checked off state number 50! And we did have some amazing friends who weren’t intimidated by traveling with three kids under three. Jesse & Raquel, you two rock.
I’m extremely glad I saved Alaska for the very end. The knowledge that its mountains, forests, and tundras stretched on until the very top of the world was invigorating. This was a really, really good trip. Well worth the wait.