The goal of visiting all 50 states is a tradition in Holly Kearl's family. The Virginia resident, 31, recently capped off her quest in Alabama. Kearl is pictured here in 2012 in the Crown Point State Scenic Corridor outside Portland, Oregon.
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Tennessee, 1987 —
In 1987, during her early travel days, Kearl visited the Smoky Mountains in Tennessee.
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Utah, 1988 —
In 1988, she and family members visited Logan Canyon in Utah.
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Arizona, 1990 —
Kearl checked off her 25th state -- Arizona -- in 1990.
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California, 1992 —
Kearl and family visited northern California in 1992.
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California, 2001 —
Kearl has visited many states multiple times. In 2001, she and her family visited California's Yosemite National Park.
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Virginia, 2010 —
Kearl visited Staunton, in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, in 2010. She currently lives in Reston, Virginia and has lived in seven states, but "I don't identify any one of them as home," she writes. "The nation is my home, with its diverse landscapes, communities and landmarks."
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Montana, 2011 —
Kearl and her cousin stopped for a photo in Montana's Glacier National Park in 2011.
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North Dakota and South Dakota, 2012 —
In 2012, Kearl drove across North Dakota to South Dakota.
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Alabama, 2014 —
In 2014, Kearl visited her 50th state -- Alabama. Here she poses with a tribute statue to Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" in Monroeville.
