Nathan Agin

Nathan Agin

Wearer of Many Hats

USA Travel

All 50 US States visited, with date of first visit:

  1. Alabama (April 2012)
  2. Alaska (July 2016)
  3. Arizona (December 2009)
  4. Arkansas (December 2014)
  5. California (August 1999)
  6. Colorado (May 2012)
  7. Connecticut (pre-1999)
  8. Delaware (pre-1999)
  9. Florida (pre-1999)
  10. Georgia (April 2012)
  11. Hawaii (November 2010)
  12. Idaho (August 2011)
  13. Illinois (April 2014)
  14. Indiana (May 2011)
  15. Iowa (October 2015)
  16. Kansas (June 2018)
  17. Kentucky (July 2022)
  18. Louisiana (April 2012)
  19. Maine (pre-1999)
  20. Maryland (July 2017)
  21. Massachusetts (pre-1999)
  22. Michigan (November 2016)
  23. Minnesota (June 2003)
  24. Mississippi (April 2012)
  25. Missouri (June 2018)
  26. Montana (August 2011)
  27. Nebraska (October 2015)
  28. Nevada (November 1999)
  29. New Hampshire (pre-1999)
  30. New Jersey (February 2012)
  31. New Mexico (May 2012)
  32. New York (pre-1999)
  33. North Carolina (August 2000)
  34. North Dakota (June 2011)
  35. Ohio (July 2022)
  36. Oklahoma (July 2022)
  37. Oregon (June 2011)
  38. Pennsylvania (pre-1999)
  39. Rhode Island (pre-1999)
  40. South Carolina (March 2012)
  41. South Dakota (September 2003)
  42. Tennessee (December 2014)
  43. Texas (February 2006)
  44. Utah (October 2015)
  45. Vermont (August 2016)—for growing up so close, can’t believe it took that long!
  46. Virginia (pre-1999)
  47. Washington (July 2009)
  48. West Virginia (August 2000)
  49. Wisconsin (October 2015)
  50. Wyoming (August 2011)

**I grew up in Massachusetts and graduated college in 1999, so had explored a bit of New England and beyond before heading west to USC in LA.

 

National Parks visited (with notable hikes):

  1. Acadia, Maine (July 2017)
    1. Pemetic Mountain
    2. Jordan Pond
  2. Bryce Canyon, Utah (September 2020)
  3. Crater Lake, Oregon (August 2011 and July 2012)
  4. Denali, Alaska (July 2016)
    1. Toklat Station/hiking
  5. Everglades, Florida (December 2016)
  6. Glacier, Montana (August 2011 and August 2021)
    1. Hidden Lake Overlook
    2. Gunsight Pass
    3. Virginia Falls
    4. Avalanche Lake
    5. Highline Trail
  7. Grand Canyon, Arizona (February 2021)
  8. Grand Teton, Wyoming (August 2011)
  9. Great Smoky Mountains, North Carolina (March 2011)
  10. Haleakala, Hawaii (December 2012 and May 2014)
  11. Hawaii Volcanoes, Hawaii Big Island (January 2012 and May 2021)
  12. Joshua Tree, California (December 2011)
  13. Kenai Fjords, Alaska (July 2016)
  14. Mt. Rainier, Washington (August 2011)
    1. Silver Falls
    2. Glacier Basin
  15. Redwoods, California (May 2010)
  16. Rocky Mountains, Colorado (August 2017)
    1. Sky Pond
    2. Lake Haiyaha
  17. Shenandoah, Virginia (February 2012)
  18. Yellowstone, Wyoming (August 2011)
    1. Upper and Lower Falls, Grand Canyon
    2. Mystic Falls
    3. Old Faithful and Hot Springs
  19. Yosemite, California (December 2011, April 2019, April 2024)
    1. Gaylor Peak
    2. Vernal Falls and Nevada Falls
  20. Zion, Utah (September 2020)

 

National Monuments visited:

  1. Craters of the Moon, Idaho (August 2011)
  2. Mt. St. Helens, Washington (August 2011)
  3. World War II Valor: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (December 2010 and December 2012)

 

Other fun hikes:

  1. Grouse Grind, Vancouver BC: August 2011
    1. 2800 ft, 1.8 miles, 1 hour 10 min
  2. Girdwood North Face Trail, Alaska: July 2016
    1. 2000 ft, 2.2 miles, 1 hour
  3. Humbug Mountain, CA: May 2024
    1. 2000 ft, 1.9 miles, 1 hour 20 min (2.5 hrs round-trip)
       

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