Greetings, dear readers, and welcome back to the quest for 50 Crapitols. This installment chronicles a brief stopover in Raleigh, North Carolina in the late summer of 2025. Raleigh. My dear friend, and fellow Iowa native, Scott was engaged to be wed in the fall of that year. Despite being from northern Iowa, somehow the poor guy grew up a fan of the Detroit Lions. If you haven't been paying attention to the NFL lately, the Lions have clawed their way out of their decades-long residence at or...

Welcome to 2026, and welcome to another entry into the Crapitols saga. I have once again been guilty of extreme procrastination in posting this update. I had a very busy 2025 and didn't make enough time for myself to keep the old travel blog up to date. My apologies, as always, for the considerable delay. Summer '91 This installment chronicles my trip to Washington all the way back in April (yikes! Again, sorry). I've always had a fondness for the Evergreen State, dating at least as far back...

Hello again, dear friends and readers. Welcome to another long overdue update from my quest for 50 State Crapitols. Beating out my previous post's record of six months past due, I will now recount for you my trip to Carson City, Nevada from way back in March - EIGHT months ago. A new record! Again, my apologies. Welcome. Like many Americans, the only times I had previously visited Nevada were trips to Las Vegas. I've been to Sin City four times over the years - won a $1500 jackpot once, saw...