Last State: Hawaii and Ohana

Welcome back to Tire Mom! Can this really be the last post recounting my journey – and yours with me – to all 50 states? That was the way I...

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SO HAPPY in Florida

Welcome back to Tire Mom! Florida was my last mainland state. Talk about a combination of feelings and thoughts. I was a tiny bit sad to be nearly at the...

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Treasures in Mississippi

I knew when I left Louisiana that I wanted to take the Natchez Trace Parkway that stretches 440 miles from Natchez, Mississippi to Nashville, Tennessee. So glad I did that....

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Goodness in Louisiana

Welcome back to Tire Mom! You know, our country is nothing if not a place of infinite variety. Being in the Deep South opened my eyes to all kinds of...

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Hot Water in Arkansas

Welcome back to Tire Mom! In search of Tire Mom #45 I drove to Hot Springs, Arkansas. To get the lay of the land, so to speak, I went up...

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OK in OK

Welcome back to Tire Mom! The drive from Denver to Tulsa was a fourteen-hour haul, and I was wiped when I arrived. I was treated to a great Mexican meal...

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Coming Home to Colorado

Welcome back to Tire Mom! I loved being in Colorado because as a little girl I traveled all over the state with my family in our VW bus. Naturally I...

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Picture Perfect in NM

Welcome back to Tire Mom! As I drove across the desert toward New Mexico, I had the uncanny sense that I could see farther than I had anywhere else. Dry...

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Rosa in AZ

Welcome back to Tire Mom! As I set out for Arizona from California, I had to stay updated on the weather. Hurricane Rosa was wreaking havoc, which you wouldn’t think...

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Irony in Las Vegas

Welcome back to Tire Mom! Las Vegas has a limited reputation, but I have to say, even as a non-gambler and clubber, I found a great deal to enjoy there....

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