[1] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1st state of the trip. We're moving to Orlando. Our stuff is on a truck. We'll catch up to it after the trip (and once we find a house).

Conrad has named our car "Carpe" (as in carpe diem) — the fifth member of the trip.

[2] Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

2nd state of the trip. Beach week with family. Spent way too much on Skee-Ball. No regrets.

[3] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Stopped back through town to wrap up a few items and get some haircuts. Now heading north.

[4] New Jersey

3rd state. Drove through and waved to friends.

[5] New York

4th state. Drove through. We'll be back soon for the Finger Lakes. "Out there, there's a world outside of Yonkers...."

[6] Connecticut

5th state. One to explore another time. Didn't know we could be impressed by a beautiful parkway.

[7] Newport, Rhode Island

6th state. Dinner at the oldest restaurant in America. The chowder is clear?!?

[8] Somerset, Massachusetts

7th state. Stopover en route to Boston.

[9] Boston, Massachusetts

Said hello to Ricky! Ran around Boston Commons. It's like a painting this time of year.

[10] New Hampshire

8th state. Will be back once we hit Portland.

[11] Portland, Maine

9th state. Lobster rolls at Highroller = 🔥🔥🔥.

[12] Mount Washington, New Hampshire

Scenic rural drive. Stayed at the beautiful Mount Washington Resort. Will come back.

Conrad played his first 18 holes of golf on the Mount Pleasant course (historic course, opened in 1895).

First time John has been told drones are forbidden. Won't be the last.

[13] Vermont

10th state. Passing through. Will return another time for the Woodstock Inn (tried and failed to visit during Covid).

[14] Amherst, Massachusetts

Eric Carle Museum for the kiddos. Underwhelming, but Conrad still got to pay homage to the "ca-ter-pit-er".

[15] Albany, New York

Stopover and celebration of CB's birthday! The New York capital building is beautiful, and in an unexpected move does not have a dome.

[16] Finger Lakes, New York

Buttonwood Grove Rieslings = 🔥🔥🔥.

Wagner Vineyards Estate. Fantastic setting. Underwhelming wines.

Lakewood Vineyards. The Bubbly Candeo was excellent (local grape, free run juice, Prosecco style).

F.L.X. Wienery. Tasty greasy fare and a secret wine fridge!

[17] Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Said hello to Lucy and Jeremiah!

[18] Akron, Ohio

11th state. Said hello to Ken!

[19] Columbus, Ohio

Said hello to the Zimmermans!

The North Market was legit.

[20] Shelbyville, Kentucky

12th state. Mumsie, Granddaddy and Great!

Isabella started walking.

Conrad had his first golf lesson.

🌳🐴💻⛳🍔🥃

[21] Las Vegas, Nevada (flight)

13th state. 13th anniversary trip for John and CB. Will return to Vegas with the kids and car later in the trip.

Fantastic food at Bardot, Din Tai Fung and Yellowtail. Enjoyed our friend Ruby Lewis's new show. The Mayfair Supper Club was 🔥🔥🔥.

[22] Shelbyville, Kentucky

Back in town to celebrate July 4th!

⛳🍔🥃🎇🧨🎉

[23] Indiana

14th state. Back on the road.

[24] Illinois

15th state. Waved as we went by.

[25] St. Louis, Missouri

16th state. 1st national park of the trip. Passed through the gateway to the west. Probably the best weighted catenary arch we've seen.

[26] Kanas City, Kansas

17th state. So great to see the Hirtes! Gas station barbeque was 🔥🔥🔥. Thanks Ryan!

[27] Hays, Kansas

Quick stopover. Visited the local waterpark and natural history museum.

After months of searching we decided to build a house. Build time means less pressure to finish the road trip by September. May slow the pace a bit.

[28] Broomsfield, Colorado

18th state. About 3,000 miles (or 45 hours of driving) are behind us, rounding out the first 1/3 of the trip.

Enjoyed a weekend golf binge in a beautiful setting.

[29] Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

2nd national park. Stunning natural beauty — the mountains, the trees, the grass, the lakes, the valleys — all majestic.

[30] Rock Springs, Wyoming

19th state. The 300 mile drive on the way in through southern Wyoming was dramatic in the nature-inspires-awe sort of way. Canyons gave way to foothills gave way to vast seas of green and brown grass dotted with buttes and mesas.

[31] Jackson, Wyoming

More natural beauty. Landscape was more dramatic than expected. Jackson has gone all-in on its cowboy roots.

Just started using TeslaFi to automatically log the car's data. Ugly website, awesome analytics. Looking forward to learning from it.

[32] Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

3rd national park. Picnicked on the shore of Jackson Lake. Stunning beauty. Conrad tried to put all the rocks back in the lake (standard playbook for him). Isabella tried to help.

[33] Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming and Montana

20th state and 4th national park. More beautiful nature. Hard to get a sense of scale — the wilderness is so vast. Walked through geyser country and saw Old Faithful erupt. Gnarly landscape. Like nothing else we've seen.

[34] Livingston, Montana

Spent three days off the grid. Montana's backyard game is 🔥🔥🔥. Fantastic perspective. Enjoyed living out of an Airstream much more than we thought we would.

[35] Big Sky, Montana

Nice mix of luxury and nature. Quaint town, beautiful villages, stunning mountains.

[36] Idaho

21st state. Looking forward to visiting Boise but will need to be one for next time.

[37] Salt Lake City, Utah

22nd state. Sal Tlay Ka Siti.

[38] Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah

A stunning setting and home of many land speed records. Have wanted to see this for a long time. Needs to host a lightsaber duel at some point....

[39] Lake Tahoe, California

23rd state. Olympic Valley is beautiful in the summer, but suspect it is even better during ski season.

[40] Yosemite National Park, California

5th national park and our favorite thus far. Proximity to towering rock faces makes an impression.

[41] Sonoma, California

Made it from the east coast to the west coast. At this stage we're about 4,500 miles into the 10,000 mile journey. Wine country is still beautiful. Said hello to Max and Sarah!

Hamilton Family Vineyards Airbnb = 🔥🔥🔥. Named our own vine ("Vinepe"...because that's what we do now. This was shortly after Conrad named our drone "Dronepe".)

Enjoyed tastings at Kivelstadt, Landmark, Pax, Hamilton and Two Shepherds. Great seeing William, Karen and the Two Shepherds crew!

[42] Muir Woods National Monument, California

Redwoods! 6th national park. Trees hundreds of feet tall and thousands of years old. Hard to fathom.

Getting confused between national forests, national parks, and national monuments (which can be nested within each other).

[43] Monterey, California

Beautiful drive down from Sonoma. It happened in Monterey, a long time ago...

The aquarium continues to impress. John remembered visiting there as a very young kid years ago.

[44] Pebble Beach, California

Visited sacred golf ground. Played The Hay course and enormous Putting Course. Will remember this for a long, long time. Conrad's take: "Pebble Beach is my favorite golf course." This could get expensive.

[45] 17 Mile Drive, California

Beautiful drive but underwhelming vs. its reputation. The golf courses have most of the views and the magic.

[46] Drive: Pacific Coast Highway, California

The drive from Carmel to San Louis Obispo was one of the best drives we've ever experienced, rivalling our all-time favorite (Torr Head Road in Northern Ireland).

It has all the good stuff: largely coastal, varied terrain (palm trees to pine trees and back again), substantial changes in elevation and weather, and curvy enough to make the driving a blast.

[47] San Luis Obispo, California

Stayed at The Madonna Inn. Alice in Wonderland meets The Wizard of Oz. Probably couldn't build this today — it would be hopelessly corny without the patina.

[48] Anaheim, California

Disneyland! Great to experience the original park and California Adventure. Impressive use of limited space. Made for a great weekend.

[49] Palm Springs, California

The temperature rose from 80F in L.A. to 117F by the time we arrived at the La Quinta Resort and Club. Topped out at 125F. It almost feels like Qatar (which was 130F). Instant sweat. Stark terrain. Somehow the palm trees survive.

[50] Joshua Tree National Park, California

Like the backdrop to a Dr. Seuss book. Could easily film a sci-fi movie here. 7th national park. Tons of Joshua Trees and Cholla Cactuses. Immense boulders. And a classic hangout for stolen cattle.

[51] Las Vegas, Nevada

Taking a break after 5,000+ miles. Will be here for a month seeing what it's like to actually live in Las Vegas.

The food scene has unlimited depth. Entertainment (including golf) does as well. Can see why its a desirable second city or primary city if one makes aggressive use of the airport.

Some favorites (in addition to the obvious stuff) included the Las Vegas Golf Center (great for 4yo's learning the game), Famous Foods Street Eats, the Adventuredome, and the Children's Discovery Museum.

Saw Mumsie, Grandaddy, Projjal, Ollie and friends while there!

[52] Hoover Dam, Nevada

What happens when long-term thinking, pragmatism and ambition are combined with good incentives.

[53] Red Rock Canyon, Nevada

An alien landscape. Beautiful.

[54] Columbia, Missouri (flight)

John headed to Capital Camp for the week. A food and wine festival where people happened to talk about investing. Well curated group made for a great experience. Dined with some absolute legends of the investing world.

[55] Shelbyville, Kentucky (flight)

Isabella and Conrad spent the weekend with Mumsie and Granddaddy whilst Mom and Dad flew to Orlando.

[56] Orlando, Florida (flight)

24th state. An intense four days of work on the new home. Low voltage wiring. Interior design. Backyard. Appliances. All make sense...but nothing we've ever had to think about. We made what felt like 1,000 decisions in four days — all of which we will (quite literally) have to live with.

Punctuated the work with some outstanding food and drink. Illume (shishito). 4 Rivers (most things). Bull & Bear ("fried chicken"). Wine Bar George.

[57] Las Vegas, Nevada (flight)

Flew back to the car. "Hello Carpe. I missed you." was Conrad's first remark when we got back in.

Brief stopover at the Palazzo. Eat > sleep > pack > aaaand we're back on the road.

[58] Zion National Park, Utah

Wow. 8th national park. Just about every vista looked like a painting. This will be hard to top.

[59] Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah

Pretty good. 9th national park. Some impressive views of hoodoos, though limited to vistas. Possibly a better park with more extensive hiking, which we were unable to do.

[60] Torrey, Utah

Stopover outside Capitol Reef. Drone time.

[61] Capitol Reef National Park, Utah

Wow wow wow. 10th national park. The dirt road through the slot canyons at the far end of the park is probably where Anakin practiced his podracing. We recorded nearly the entire drive — it just kept getting better and better. It's the best-least-talked-about thing we've experienced on our trip thus far.

[62] Drive: Zion → Capitol Reef → Moab

This drive deserves its own entry as it is one of the top five drives we have ever experienced. The many landscapes could each have been their own planet. Deep red sandstone. Stark grey moon-like downs. Cathedrals of rock. Winding canyons.

Our Route is shown below (the blue-purple line is from GPS data off our car, via Teslafi).

[63] Moab, Utah

Established a temporary home base to explore the nearby national parks.

[65] Canyonlands National Park, Utah

11th national park. Vast. Fantastic names e.g. "the island in the sky." Fun hiking.

[64] Arches National Park, Utah

12th national park. Didn't know hiking could be this much fun. Very accessible even with young kiddos.

[66] Bluff, Utah

Stopover in a beautiful rural resort. Not much nearby, but had all the charms of a thing done well — landscape, rooms, outdoor areas, etc.

[67] Monument Valley, Arizona

25th state. Another "wow" setting. Our room overlooked the "hands" (rock formations) that watch over the valley. Could stare at the landscape for a long, long time.

[68] Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona

Think we saved the best for last. Everything is viewed from a distance...but what a view. Hard to get a sense of time and scale. Literally staring at history. The name makes sense. 13th national park.

[69] Scottsdale, Arizona

Taking a break for a week.

[70] Winslow, Arizona

Well, I'm a-standin' on a corner

In Winslow, Arizona

Such a fine sight to see

It's a girl, my Lord

in a...Tesla.

Doesn't quite flow....

[70] Holbrook, Arizona

Spent the night in a teepee. Had to do it at least once.

[71] Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona

14th national park. Gnarly history. Petrified wood is harder than most rocks.

[72] Santa Fe, New Mexico

26th state. Tacos. Golf. Plenty of time outside.

[73] Amarillo, Texas

27th state. Steak. Then more steak. Pretty tasty.

[74] Dallas, Texas

Said hello to the Hills! And T! Great food, including corndogs and a fried PB&J at the Texas State Fair.

[75] Austin, Texas

More tacos. Said hello to the Hammetts and Olivia! Fantastic food scene, especially Loro.

[75] San Antonio, Texas

Hanging out with Steve! Paid our respects at the Alamo. The St. Anthony Hotel is one of the more beautiful hotels we've stayed in.

[76] Houston, Texas

Great to hang with the Lymberopoulos family!

[77] New Orleans, Louisiana

28th state. What. Great. Food. Brennans was the highlight. Will be back to eat much, much more.

[78] Mississippi

29th state. Waved as we went by.

[79] Mobile, Alabama

30th state. Finally met the Grinsteads in person!

[80] Tallahassee, Florida

Said hello to Grandad and Leanne, who also (finally) met Isabella!

[81] Seaside, Florida

Said hello to Memom and Gaga, who also (finally) met Isabella!

[82] Georgia

31st state. Waved as we went by. Will likely return later in the trip.

[83] Knoxville, Tennessee

32nd state. Great to see the Mitchells!

[84] Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee

Stunning. Caught the leaves still in their prime. 15th national park, and apparently America's most visited national park.

[85] Foothills Parkway, Tennessee

Another top drive from the trip. We caught the fall foliage just past its turning point. In the right light the trees looked like they were on fire.

[86] Shelbyville, Kentucky

Spending the holiday season with family. Nice to be in one place for a bit.

[87] Mexico City, Mexico (flight)

Trip with New Story to see the world's first 3D printed community, built for those that need it most.

This documentary is well worth the 37 minutes for those that want to learn more. Preview in the video below 👇.

[88] Shelbyville, Kentucky

In Kentucky for the holidays. Conrad’s first formal golf lesson.

[89] Orlando, Florida (flight)

In loving memory of Uncle John.

[90] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (flight)

Wonderful to be back in town and see some friends. Hey Shawn!!

[91] New York, New York (train)

Day trip to see Josh, Blas, Frontier and Rupert.

[92] Washington, DC (flight)

Celebrating William Boone’s birthday!

[93] Shelbyville, Kentucky (flight)

More holidays. New Year began with another Covid bout but we won.

[94] Knoxville, Tennessee

A few weeks in the lovely Knoxville.

[95] Asheville, North Carolina

33rd state. Gnarly downtown.

[96] Greenville, South Carolina

34th state. Great to see Meal!

[97] Augusta, Georgia

Didn’t realize we were so close or we would have planned more. Great to see the Cutsingers!

[98] St. Augustine, Florida

Great stopover at the historic Casa Monica hotel.

[99] Orlando, Florida

We made it! Our house isn’t quite ready, but it’s starting to look like a house....