As part of the 101 series, what follows is a list of states that I have visited. And by visited, I mean actually stopped and looked around at something other than a rest area. That doesn’t mean that I needed to stay, it just means that I was really there.
- Grew up in New York.
- Spent the second half of my childhood in New Jersey.
- Went skiing in Pennsylvania.
- Went whale-watching from a harbor in Connecticut. Plus Dawn and John live there.
- I was amazed at the loveliness of Rhode Island.
- Went mountain biking in Vermont.
- Went to the “Running of the Brides” in Massachusetts.
- Played my bari in New Hampshire,
- Ate lobsters in Maine,
- Actively ignored my entire afternoon in Delaware,
- Saw a girl levitate at a Bela Fleck/Tony Triska concert in Maryland,
- Learned about a lost colony in Virginia.
- Rebuilt a roof in West Virginia.
- Flattened spoons on railroad tracks in Kentucky.
- Fell into a whole bunch of rivers in North Carolina.
- Visited my grandmother’s best friend in South Carolina.
- Played midnight bocce in Georgia.
- Ate Key Lime Pie in Florida.
- Saw the Sun Sphere in Tennessee.
- Had a pretty fantastic Thanksgiving weekend in Michigan.
- Favorite birthday in Indiana.
- Illegal crawfish boil in Louisiana.
- Saw the best and worst baseball games in Missouri.
- Fell in love in Illinois.
- Saw a house on a rock in Wisconsin.
- Was mistaken for a “somebody” in Minnesota.
- Ate a smoked turkey leg in Iowa.
- Ate a two pound burger at the KONG in Nebraska.
- Had an entirely forgettable time in Kansas.
- Learned the meaning of “It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity,” in New Mexico.
- Lost my breath in Colorado.
- Saw a Mammoth wonder of nature in Wyoming.
- Saw an eagle in its nest in Montana.
- Ate a potato in Idaho.
- No time to mate in Utah.
- Grabbed Penn Gillette’s bottom in Nevada.
- See my mom and dad in California.
- Dodged falling coconuts in Hawaii.
So that leaves:
- Alaska
- Washington
- Oregon
- Arizona*
- North Dakota
- South Dakota*
- Oklahoma*
- Texas*
- Arkansas*
- Alabama*
- Mississippi*
- Ohio*
* driven through, but didn’t visit.
i’m proud to be a part of several of these. would you mind if i ripped off your idea completely? i mean three or four of them are already done for me. and you know i love for a million reasons, several of which are rolled into the “no time to mate in utah.”
bacci bella
Boom-Boom – These 50 states don’t belong to me. They belong to all Americans! I only beg that you don’t crib the specifics, my dear. Though, I am sure that our shared travels will recall a witty quip or two. After all, I couldn’t even remember what we did in Kansas… Or that we were even there!
love it.
i might do one myself, though i might take a walk down memory lane to see how many states I have made out with someone in. god bless america, am I right ladies? high fives.