Across
- 5. Darryl's visit to this state to visit his Dad and Dorothy
- 9. A relaxing girls weekend near this Minnesota summer hot spot. We boated, rode jet skis, played games but mostly just had a great time hanging out together (September)
- 10. Ethan and his friends traveled here and we unfortunately don't know anything about it because what happens here, stays here (October)
- 12. A bucket list natural wonder that we saw from two different countries. We toured an old power plant, went to some vineyards to try ice wine, got soaked several times and then headed to Buffalo where we enjoyed some Frank Lloyd Wright architecture at the Martin House (October)
- 16. A spring break road trip with Ethan to this state, where our favorite Christmas movie museum is located. We also took in the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame and had a very fun night trying to escape from an Escape Room (March)
- 17. This city is nestled in the bluffs along the Mississippi River. We stayed at Hawk's View, way up on a cliffside, and walked around Kinstone (January)
- 18. Darryl's annual trip with the guys to watch Big Ten football at his alma mater (September)
Down
- 1. Winter hiking with Dana and unbeatable lodging at the YMCA of the Rockies where we ran into our favorite housekeeper, Abbe Johnson (February) Hint: City
- 2. Our annual family vacation in this town full of good fishing, competitive games and lots of laugher. Shore lunches never disappoint (June)
- 3. Abbe's getaway to visit a friend working in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (August)
- 4. A quick flight here and then a long drive home, picking Abbe up from her gap year job. She moved to RMNP with just 1 suitcase and 1 carryon and somehow we filled a Ford Explorer to the hilt moving her back home (April)
- 6. This trip started with an 18-hour tour of MSP due to the CrowdStrike software glitch, ended with a visit to Seattle, and in the middle--lots of beauty. We biked, hiked and ziplined, saw whales and made friends with the bartenders (July)
- 7. Third annual trip for Kirsten to this destination, enjoying a week with friend and my Danish family. We took in a National's game, visited monuments, met friends, heard Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson speak and toured Lincoln's Cottage (September)
- 8. Girlfriend trip to this southern state with sightings of dolphins and manatee (February)
- 11. A girlfriend trip on a houseboat with just barely enough food to get us through five days (ha!). This national park is full of lakes, eagles, otters, turtles and baby ducks (August)
- 13. A quick 24-hour stay in this favorite city with friends to see Nathaniel Rateliff at the Xcel Energy Center (November)
- 14. A weekend getaway with friends to the land of fire and ice. We enjoyed waterfalls, hot springs, a glacier and a black sand beach. The food, drink and company was top notch (May)
- 15. A visit with my aunt and uncle during a nor'easter. I really enjoyed the pace of retired life with two of my favorite retirees (April)