I’m back with my 50 States Wrapped series and today’s post will cover Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, and New Jersey! I will continue to add books from each state. If you missed the previous parts to this series, you can check my posts about Alabama-California, Colorado-Georgia, Hawaii-Iowa, Kansas-Maryland, and Massachusetts-Missouri.
Montana
We went to Montana when we went to Yellowstone – the west side of the park is in West Yellowstone, Montana. So we were in a very tiny part of the state, but it definitely counts – we even spent the night there.
Books that take place in Montana:
Nebraska
Nebraska borders Kansas, so we have visited a few times, most often in Omaha! We enjoy the Omaha Zoo (and the kosher bagel place in Omaha). Dave and I have also been to Lincoln, NE, where we attended a Rutgers football game!
The first time I went to Omaha was on the epic road trip we took after I broke my ankle. Pushing a wheelchair in the zoo was apparently not so easy. Simon’s first time at the zoo was in 2011:
On that trip we also visited the Union Pacific exhibit, which Zachary loved.
In 2016, we visited the Wildlife Safari Park:
We also went to a Storm Chasers Game:
And we visited the Iowa-Nebraska border:
We did a similar trip the following year, and the most recent time I was in Omaha was in 2020 on the way to North Dakota.
Books that take place in Nebraska:
Nevada
I’m a big fan of Las Vegas! The first time Dave and I went to Vegas was during college, and we also went for our 1st anniversary! We also went to a few other places in southern Nevada, like Hoover Dam and the Red Rock Canyon. The photos I took on our first anniversary trip were some of the ones I recovered when I started this series.
Most recently, we took the kids to Vegas on our way to Utah. They loved it too.
Books that take place in Nevada:
New Hampshire
Like Montana, I was only in a small piece of New Hampshire. We drove through on our way to Maine, back when I was pregnant with Gabbie. None of the kids have been there – they want to go on a trip through those north eastern states at some point!
Books that take place in New Hampshire:
New Jersey
I was born in and spent the first 31 years of my life in New Jersey! We often visit NJ because it’s where most of Dave’s family still lives. Sometimes, we even do touristy things there.
Before we moved:
After we moved:
In 2016:
We have been going to NJ over Thanksgiving for the past few years and are planning to this year as well!
Books that take place in New Jersey:
Have you been to any of these 5 states?