The States I’ve Been To

When JeffO asked what I regarded as a successful visit to a state, I thought it would be fun to list them all and state how I came to visit that state. So here you go.

1. Alabama: Basic training at Ft. McClelland, stationed at Ft. Rucker
2. Alaska: Stationed at Ft. Greeley & Ft. Wainwright (son born there)
3. Arizona: Stationed at Ft. Huachuca (met Hubby & got married there)
4. Arkansas: Vacationed at Hot Springs
5. California: Born and raised
6. Colorado: Attended RomCon in Denver
7. Connecticut: Drove through several times
8. Delaware: NOT YET!
9. Florida: Visited in laws when they lived there; Disney World; cruises
10. Georgia: Dragon Con (Atlanta) every Labor Day since 2010
11. Hawaii: Vacationed for 25th wedding anniversary
12. Idaho: Drove through in 1969
13. Illinois: Vacationed in Chicago numerous times
14. Indiana: Drove through numerous times; been to Indianapolis Zoo
15. Iowa: NEXT YEAR!
16. Kansas: Drove through on way to RomCon
17. Kentucky: Stayed numerous times (work related) and drive through a lot
18. Louisiana: Attended RT & FF&P conventions in New Orleans plus cruises
19. Maine: Stayed in Augusta and drove down the coast
20. Maryland: Stayed for cruise out of Baltimore
21. Massachusetts: Visited Boston & Salem (via work)
22. Michigan: Stayed in Detroit a few times; Rust City Book Con
23. Minnesota: Drove through in 1969
24. Mississippi: Drove through numerous times
25. Missouri: Vacationed in Branson & St. Louis (separate trips)
26. Montana: NEXT YEAR!
27. Nebraska: NEXT YEAR!
28. Nevada: Vacationed in Las Vegas (2009) and stayed in Reno (1969)
29. New Hampshire: Drove through a few years ago
30. New Jersey: Stationed at Ft. Monmouth (daughter born there)
31. New Mexico: Stayed in Albuquerque in 1969
32. New York: Visited numerous times (Baseball HOF, Albany, NYC, Niagara Falls)
33. North Carolina: Visited Raleigh, drove through many times
34. North Dakota: NEXT YEAR!
35. Ohio: Live here!
36. Oklahoma: Stayed in Oklahoma City in 1969
37. Oregon: Vacationed at Crater Lake, stayed in Portland and Salem
38. Pennsylvania: Visited Pittsburgh many times. Too familiar with the Turnpike.
39. Rhode Island: Visited Hubby’s family a few times
40. South Carolina: Stationed at Ft. Jackson for training; stayed in Charleston for cruises
41. South Dakota: Saw Mt. Rushmore and Badlands in 1969
42. Tennessee: Drove through numerous times, visited Nashville
43. Texas: Dallas for RT; Austin & San Antonio for Footy; driven I-10 end-to-end
44. Utah: Floated in the Great Salt Lake in 1969
45. Vermont: Visited a couple of times
46. Virginia: Friend has time share in Massanutten we’ve stayed at a few times
47. Washington: Stationed at Ft. Lewis
48. West Virginia: Lived there for a month with in laws; visited many times
49. Wisconsin: Wisconsin Dells—twice (first time in 1969); Racine for Footy
50. Wyoming: Yellowstone in 1969

As you can see, not many states are just drive-throughs. Yeah, it surprised me, too!

Those states visited in 1969? My parents bought a camper and we drove from Santa Barbara to Newark, NJ to see my dad’s side of the family (first time for my sister and me, probably my mother, too). Dad was determined for us to see a lot of America. Mom said it was probably the worst vacation she ever had. You see, she still had to cook. J

So… Think you would like to travel across the states in a camper? It was a memorable trip, but not something I would want to do again. I’m spoiled: give me hotels and restaurants.

Happy Monday! And have a great 4th!

Stacy