Thursday, January 29, 2009

How many states do you have left?

Dan and I were recently comparing notes on the US states we have not yet visited. We don't have many in common unfortunately. If memory serves, Alaska and Maine are the only states that both of us have NEVER visited...not exactly doable on a roadtrip!

Here’s my list (I don’t count a state if I’ve only changed planes there) using the following key: bold for states I’ve been to and bold and italics for states I’ve lived in.

Alabama / Alaska / Arizona / Arkansas / California / Colorado / Connecticut / Delaware / Florida / Georgia / Hawaii / Idaho / Illinois / Indiana / Iowa / Kansas / Kentucky / Louisiana / Maine / Maryland / Massachusetts / Michigan / Minnesota / Mississippi / Missouri / Montana / Nebraska / Nevada / New Hampshire / New Jersey / New Mexico / New York / North Carolina / North Dakota / Ohio / Oklahoma / Oregon / Pennsylvania / Rhode Island / South Carolina / South Dakota / Tennessee / Texas / Utah / Vermont / Virginia / Washington / West Virginia / Wisconsin / Wyoming / Washington D.C.

In fact, except for Oklahoma, none of these states are really within driving distance for me. Darn! Interestingly I realized that business trips over the years have brought me to many of these states. In fact, I made my first (and only) trip to three states in the last four years thanks to my current job: Louisiana, Massachusetts, New Jersey. How many states do you have left? Wanna meet me somewhere for a long weekend of exploring a new place?

1 comment:

Sara said...

I'll be going to Charlotte, NC in a year...wanna meet me out there? I also go to RI every summer, feel free to come then too!