One Day in America

This blog showcases my fascination with travel into the heart of America. Each blog post will transport readers from behind their screens and into the realm of the American experience. My goal is to inspire people with tales of travel and discovery and to motivate them to explore the world beyond their doorsteps.

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Rita Wechter
I have always enjoyed traveling and vacationing. During childhood my parents packed us kids into the car every summer and we explored a state or region within a day’s drive of our home in Pennsylvania; I credit them with planting those first seeds of yearning, of wanting to explore and to learn about the world beyond my doorstep. During those early years Dad took only one week’s vacation, and so we never ventured beyond the Mississippi. Finally, the summer after my first year of graduate school, my dream of touring the west came true. With a roommate, an old car and a cheap orange tent I traveled the country from Pennsylvania to California and from that first cross-country trip I’ve been hooked on the joy of discovery. Come along with me on this journey. We’ll travel from national parks to national historic sites, from primitive campgrounds to luxury B&B’s, from fields and streams to cities and towns. I’ll share both descriptions of and opinions about the places we’ll go. You’ll have a chance to learn of a new hidden treasure or to re-visit cherished locales. I welcome your comments. Where will you go today? America is waiting......
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