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During my visit to Lockport, New York, I discovered Locks 34/35 on the Erie Canal.  This was a fascinating place to sit and watch as the boats went up and down in the locks.  It is an amazing piece of engineering to see.  Here are some photos I took.

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This is the conclusion of how I planned my month long travels. You can read the first and second part.

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Planning for a month of traveling is complex on its own. But executing the plan can be much harder. Keeping track of the details was a challenge, and felt overwhelming. Using a combination of TripIt and a tool I developed myself, I was able to keep things straight, for the most part.

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The tenth state capitol I visited was in Concord, New Hampshire. It was completed in 1819.

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This photo was taken above locks 34/35 in Lockport, New York.

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This is the second part of how I planned my month long travels.  You can read the first part here.

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Once I had a list of cities that were possible to visit, I used AAA’s online TripTik to find attractions to visit in each city. I made rough estimations on how long it would take to see each attraction and how long it would take to travel to the next attraction. Leaving a buffer of extra time for the unexpected made things less stressful.

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I’ve been asked how I came up with my route for the month.  The short answer, a lot of trial and error.  The long answer, it was complex was actually a lot harder than I thought it would be.

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First, I wanted to get a lot of value out of the pass.  With anything unlimited, there is a tendency to eat, drink, or use as much as you can.  It isn’t too hard to exceed the price/value of the pass considering it was about two or three round trip flights and the pass was paid for.  Any additional flights meant you were flying bonus flights.  My goal was to see whatever I could, and go wherever I could in a month.

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I went to the route map on JetBlue’s website, found destinations that looked interesting, and wrote them down on a list.  As I’ve been to all of the states on the bottom of the United States, it wasn’t necessary to visit those.  What was left was basically the west and east coast, and Salt Lake City, Denver, and Chicago in the middle.

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