50? 49? 40? 30? 20? ... How many states have you visited? / Which ones are left?
 

I read recently where a travel writer said that if you have been to all 50 states or are close, then you know "your number" - My number is 44. Still have ND, SD, HI, Miss., AR and OK to go. <BR> <BR>What is "your number" and what remains?

<BR> <BR>42. Not bad for not trying. <BR> <BR>Missing: <BR>So. Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Hawaii, Kansas, Arkansas, Washington, Louisiana

OOooooooopss. I just disproved the theory that was 43 states I've been to -- only 7 are "missing." My bad:)

What counts as "being" in the state. <BR> <BR>I have changed planes in states I haven't vacationed in. I've driven through Delaware without stopping -- does that count?

What a loser I am. I've only been to 35 states - missing Alaska, Oregon, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, West Virginia, South Carolina, Idaho, and the six New England states.

I'm stalled at 44 states and don't expect to get to more until next year. the states I'm missing are LA, AL, MS, WA, AK and HI. My current trip plans for the next two years include New Orleans and Seattle. I'm figuring I can knock off the deep South states on the NO trip but AK and HI will have to wait awhile.

Not as many as I would like. 18 + DC. Add a couple more for plane changes, but I don't count those. I have tended to use most of my vacations for foreign travel over the last view years, and my family never went on long vacations when I was growing up. However, I expect this list to grow a lot over the next few years. Having a young child has made us take more domestic trips for now. The good thing is I am still quite young and already have some distant ones (Hawaii and Washington) on the visited list. My gaps are New England, the Deep South, and the Far West.

I'm at 47, but this summer will add Alaska, leaving only 2--Hawaii and North Dakota. Just can't get excited about either, but I suppose someday may finish off the list.

My number is 48. Missing are LA and HI. I will be going to New Orleans, LA next month to make it 49. Hawaii is still just a dream..... <BR> <BR>Brian

I am surprised to learn the number of states visited is a measly 28, counting vacations, all business trips, childhood travel, and drive throughs. Plane changes don't count if I didn't leave the airport. <BR> <BR>Missing 22 states are places I will probably never see and don't know many of the postal codes for: <BR> <BR>OR, Idaho, Montana, MN, WI, Iowa, ND, SD, UT, OK, AR, TN, KS, Missouri, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Maine, Alaska, Nebraska, RI. <BR> <BR>Maybe I can make it to Maine.

Been to 40 plus DC. <BR> <BR>Missing Alaska, Connecticut, Idaho, Nevada, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington. <BR> <BR>Definitely hope to get to all of them eventually. Alaska, Vermont, and Washington are priorities. <BR> <BR>By the way, I understand the least-visited state in the country is North Dakota.

I'm still young..but let's see: <BR>California <BR>Utah <BR>Massachusetts <BR>New York <BR>Florida <BR>Atlanta <BR>Alabama <BR>South Carolina <BR>North Carolina <BR>Washington, D.C. <BR>Virginia <BR>Maryland <BR>Connecticut <BR>New Jersey <BR> welll, I'll count Puerto Rico anyway... <BR>Best I can remember...15

48! Only missing Michigan and Minnesota. It certainly helps when you grow up in a military family.

Got to my 50th (Alaska) when I got to Ketchikan Airport on 1993 May 24. Had my wife photograph me at the airport so, just in case the plane crashed on the way to Anchorage, I'd have proof I'd been to all fifty! <BR> <BR>Right now I'm keeping track of which states I have a photograph of the state capitol (44) and which I've spent at least one night with my wife in (42).

0, and I intend to keep it that way.

How many for non-residents? I've been to: <BR>Utah, California, Nevada, Arizona, Hawaii, NY, Delaware.

From a non-contiguos state resident: AK AZ CA CO CT FL HI IL KS LA MD MN MO MT NV NJ NM NY OK OR TX UT VA WA WY + non-states DC and PR. Just at 25. :(

44--the six left are Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada, Vermont.

Please don't hate me for this tackiness, but we collect magnets and/or mugs of each state. Paul's quest are pix of state capitals (I assume with him in the picture). <BR> <BR>So.. I'll add the question: how do you denote/celebrate/bragg/keep track (if you do at all)? <BR>

To GOL (original poster), <BR> <BR>We have been to 49 states. Alaska is the state we have not yet visited. <BR> <BR>We keep track with a magnetic board with an outline of each state imprinted on it. We bought magnets to fit on each area. <BR> <BR>In response to a poster on a previous subject, some of us do read past the first 50 messages. I don't always reply to those but this time I did.