Hello! I'm Fred

Traveler Extraordinaire

Taking on the World, One City at a Time

Working part-time and living on the road, seeing things and spending as much time outdoors as possible!

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States

  1. Florida
  2. Georgia
  3. New York
  4. Alabama
  5. Mississippi
  6. Louisiana
  7. Texas
  8. New Mexico
  9. Arizona
  10. California
  11. Utah
  12. Colorado
  13. Kansas
  14. Missouri
  15. Illinois
  16. Indiana
  17. Michigan
  18. Ohio
  19. Vermont
  20. New Hampshire
  21. Maine
  22. Massachusetts
  23. Rhode Island
  24. Connecticut
  25. New Jersey
  26. Delaware
  27. Maryland
  28. Virginia
  29. North Carolina
  30. South Carolina

Swim holes

  1. Atlantic Ocean @ Jekyll Island
  2. Long Island Sound @ Setauket
  3. San Antonio River
  4. Oak Creek, Sedona
  5. Lake Powell
  6. Colorado River, Moab
  7. Ken’s Lake, Moab
  8. Lake Estes, Estes Park
  9. Boulder Creek, Boulder
  10. Gateway Arch fountain
  11. St Joseph River, Berrien Springs
  12. Lake Michigan – Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
  13. Lake Michigan – Bayview waterfront (Pat’s house)
  14. Lake Michigan – Bayfront Marina
  15. Lake Michigan – Zoll Beach, Harbor Springs
  16. Straits of Mackinaw – Mackinac Island
  17. Straits of Mackinaw – Mackinaw City
  18. Lake Huron – Mackinac Island
  19. KOA swim pond – Thompson, OH
  20. Lake Erie – Breakwater Beach Geneva, OH
  21. Canadian rapids toe tap – Goat Island, NY
  22. Canandaigua Lake – Canandaigua, NY
  23. Seneca Lake – Geneva, NY
  24. Dan and Amy’s pool! – Canandaigua, NY
  25. Lake Ontario – Webster, NY
  26. Mill Creek – Webster, NY
  27. Lynne’s Pond – Trapp Family Lodge
  28. The Pond on the trail – Trapp Family Lodge
  29. Lake Champlain – Burlington, VT
  30. Atlantic Ocean – Bar Harbor, ME
  31. Atlantic Ocean – Castine, ME
  32. Atlantic Ocean – Belfast, ME
  33. Atlantic Ocean – Bare Cove – Hingham, MA
  34. Hampton Bay – Hampton Bay, NY
  35. Ellanor Lawrence Park – Chantilly, VA
  36. 4 Mile Run – Arlington, VA
  37. Grelen Nursery Pond – Somerset, VA
  38. Walnut Creek – North Garden, VA
  39. Hawksbill Creek – Luray, VA
  40. Felgates Creek – Yorktown, VA
  41. Atlantic Ocean – Virginia Beach, VA
  42. Chesapeake Bay – First Landing Beach – Virginia Beach, VA
  43. Lake Junaleska – Waynesville, NC
  44. Asheville East KOA Lake – Swannanoa, NC
  45. Swannanoa River, Swannanoa, NC
  46. Lake Placid – Paris Mountain State Park – Greenville, SC
  47. Atlantic Ocean – Isle of Palms, SC
  48. Lower Big Hungry Falls – Flat Rock, NC
  49. Lake Lanier – Cumming, GA
  50. Yahoola Creek Park – Dahlonega, GA

Cool Places

  1. Jekyll Island, GA
  2. Long Island, NY
  3. USS Alabama, Mobile Bay
  4. Johnson Space Center, Houston
  5. Stephen F Austin Park, TX
  6. San Antonio Riverwalk & The Alamo
  7. White Sands National Monument, NM
  8. Scottsdale
  9. Lost Dog Wash Trail, Scottsdale
  10. Desert Botanical Gardens, Phoenix
  11. Sedona
  12. Grand Canyon National Park – South Rim
  13. Grand Canyon National Park – Desert View
  14. Lake Powell – Wahweap
  15. Horseshoe Bend – Page, AZ
  16. Zion National Park – Pa‘rus Trail
  17. Zion National Park – Zion-Mount Carmel Tunnel/Highway
  18. Zion National Park – Kolob Canyon Scenic Drive
  19. Bryce Canyon National Park
  20. Red Canyon, Dixie National Forest
  21. Arches National Park
  22. Dead Horse Point State Park
  23. Canyonlands National Park
  24. La Sal Mountain Loop Scenic Drive
  25. Lions Park Trail Hub and Colorado River Crossing
  26. Ken’s Lake
  27. Rocky Mountain National Park
  28. Lake Estes Trail
  29. Kruger Rock – Hermit Park Open Space – Estes Park
  30. Castle Rock
  31. Daniels Park
  32. Boulder
  33. Dwight D Eisenhower Museum, Boyhood Home & Library – Abilene, KS
  34. Truman Home – Independence, MO
  35. Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
  36. Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art
  37. Gateway Arch National Park
  38. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (and home)
  39. Berrien Springs, MI
  40. Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
  41. Petoskey, MI
  42. Harbor Springs, MI
  43. Mackinaw City, MI Lighthouse
  44. Mackinac Island, MI
  45. Arch Rock – Mackinac Island
  46. Henry Ford Museum of Innovation
  47. Woof Wednesday – Debonne Vineyard Thompson, OH
  48. Geneva-on-the-Lake, OH
  49. Niagara Falls, NY
  50. Geneva, NY
  51. Canandaigua, NY
  52. Lock 32- Pittsford, NY
  53. Beeches Park – Webster, NY
  54. Trapp Family Lodge Trails and Bierhall – Stowe, VT
  55. Ben and Jerry’s – Waterbury, VT
  56. Palmer Lane for Maple Creemee – Jerico, VT
  57. Burlington, VT
  58. Bangor, ME
  59. Bar Harbor, ME
  60. Acadia National Park
  61. Fort Knox – Prospect, ME
  62. Castine, ME
  63. Belfast, ME
  64. Bare Cove – Hingham, MA
  65. Freedom Trail – Boston, MA
  66. World’s End Reservation – Hingham, MA
  67. Cross Sound Ferry – New London, CT
  68. Washington, DC
  69. Ellanor Lawrence Park – Chantilly, VA
  70. Wolf Trap – Vienna, VA
  71. Annapolis, MD
  72. Shirlington Dog Park – Arlington, VA
  73. TBC Farm – New Kent, VA
  74. Level Up! Dog Sports – Mechanicsville, VA
  75. Grelen Nursery – Somerset, VA
  76. Downtown Mall – Charlottesville, VA
  77. Shenendoah National Park – Shenendoah, VA
  78. Skyline Drive – Shenendoah, VA
  79. Luray Caverns – Luray, VA
  80. Natural Bridge State Park – Natural Bridge, VA
  81. Colonial Williamsburg – Williamsburg, VA
  82. Yorktown Battlefield – Yorktown, VA
  83. Fort Monroe – Fort Monroe, VA
  84. Virginia Beach Boardwalk – Virginia Beach, VA
  85. First Landing State Park – Virginia Beach, VA
  86. Blue Ridge Parkway – Asheville, NC
  87. Falls Park on the Reedy River – Greenville, SC
  88. Paris Mountain State Park – Greenville, SC
  89. Isle of Palms Beach – Isle of Palms, SC
  90. Lake Lanier – Cumming, GA

How I Became a Full-Time Traveller

I’ve had a desk job since I graduated college in 1987. I’ve learned a lot, grown in my career, met fabulous people…. but I’ve always known that I didn’t want to do it beyond my mid-50’s.  

As a child my parents took my brother and I to many wonderful places, but we were not very outdoorsy and I want to see all of the wonderful landscape and things there are to see in the U.S.A. 

So now I’ve transitioned to part-time work, able to work from my new RV, and we’re ready to hit the road!