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WanderingEng  ·  3157 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: California -- New York Road Trip!!!

Glad you made it and had a memorable time along the way! How'd your mom do with the mountains? I remember you saying you were avoiding Denver so as to skirt the worst of the mountains.

New York (not the city) has become my preferred travel destination as the outdoor opportunities are superb. What do you think of all the green in your new city? I live in Wisconsin, and the lack of forests in the southwest always stands out when I visit.

Congratulations on the move and good luck with grad school!





caeli  ·  3157 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yeah, we took 80 instead of 70 to avoid going through too many mountains. My mom was totally fine, she didn't have any issues with mountain areas because there were no dropoffs or anything.

I love New York state so far!! You're right, southern California has no forests and barely any greenery. It's funny because here everything is green during the summer and dead during the winter, but California is the exact opposite. Everything is dead, dry, and dusty during the summer, and green in the "winter" when it rains once or twice.

I'm so excited for the outdoor activities too! The Finger Lakes are right near me so I've got to go visit them. The Adirondacks aren't super close (I'm in western NY), but I think they're still less than a day's drive so I'll have to go check them out as well.

WanderingEng  ·  3156 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The Adirondacks are my go-to spot right now! I'm headed back there in two weeks for a bit of hiking and camping. Western New York seems to have a lot of outdoors options, too. For years I thought New York was the city with some other stuff, but it's so much more.