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ATPittsley Jul 11th, 2005 11:46 AM

We're half way there @ 25.

We've covered the entire east coast, done Hawaii and Alaska, and some of the west coast ...

We've got plenty of time !! :-)

mm Jul 11th, 2005 11:49 AM

Only 24. Gotta git mov'n.

mm

klw25 Jul 11th, 2005 12:00 PM

23, plus D.C. but only following astein12's rule #2 (driving through a state counts). Six of those 23 states I drove through en route to Florida. The rest have been official visits. I don't count an airport layover as a visit, either.

Guess I've got a long way to go too! I've sorely neglected the entire central section of our great country!

mamajo Jul 11th, 2005 12:07 PM

50..and we have either visited/vacationed, or at least driven and stopped in each state at least once. We've also visited/vacationed in Canada (BC, Ontario, Nova Scotia, PEI, New Brunswick), Mexico (toured N. Mexico,Cancun & Cabo San Lucas), Puerto Rico, Costa Rica (3 times), Colombia (2), Chile & Argentina.

BudgetQueen Jul 11th, 2005 12:12 PM

49- haven't made Hawaii

dsm22 Jul 11th, 2005 12:14 PM

Wow, I have a lot of catching up to do. I will be in state #14 in 11 days.

Fiestaquinns Jul 11th, 2005 12:32 PM

49....Forty-nine....West Virginia...WV...Why have I missed only one?....because...I don't know...I have missed that ONE STATE,WEST VIRGINIA for the last 15 Years!!!!!....I am flying into Pittsburgh this September...hmmm...Vintage(Old)Fiesta dinnerware was/is made on the border of WV/Ohio....nope...the layover is not long enough and it is on a Sunday Night!..someday.....someway....

Jennni Jul 11th, 2005 12:36 PM

49 - only one left is Maine!!

curiousgeo Jul 11th, 2005 12:57 PM

A mere 10 to this point and I will be visiting my 11th state on our families next trip.

Guess I will have to wait until retirement to add a significant number to my list. I am looking forward to that accomplishment, although I doubt I will reach all 50 as there are some states I have less interest in visiting than others. Alaska, Vermont, South Carolina and Minnesota are high on my list of must see's.

lvk Jul 11th, 2005 01:00 PM

I have the "layovers don't count" rule too, so I only have 30 so far. I'm also missing a big chunk of the middle of the country. I let my kids (10 & 12) include the airport connection states in their count, so they have 25. :)

Patrick Jul 11th, 2005 01:16 PM

49 for me. Hawaii is still not on my "must visit" list.

Jennni Jul 11th, 2005 01:24 PM

49 - the only one left is Maine.

MagicRat Jul 11th, 2005 01:30 PM

After our forthcoming Southern vacation, it'll be 31. And we're from England!

MBnancy Jul 11th, 2005 02:11 PM

I've been to all 50, but I count driving and sleeping in a state as visiting. That took me ahwile, as it was a goal of mind. Arkansas was my last to visit. Couldn't fit it in to a north or south driving vacation from CA, so just flew to Little Rock, and drove to Hot Springs! Alaska was on a cruise ship, but we rented a car one day. Didn't actually sleep on the soil, but were just off shore every night.
8-)

ssachida Jul 11th, 2005 03:14 PM

21 states + DC. That is atleast an overnight <b>and</b> at atleast one attraction. I can't think of any state that I've driven through without staying overnight and seeing something. Arizona (Phoenix, Sedona, GrandCanyon) and Hawaii are high on my 'Must See Next' list. Well, there's loads to see and in Robert Frosts words:

&quot;The woods are lovely dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep;
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.&quot;

snuggles1 Jul 11th, 2005 04:04 PM

I've vacationed so far (I'm only a teen) in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Washington DC, and Florida so far. Yeah, that would be 3 states and one sort-of-state so far.

lmsa_mc Jul 11th, 2005 04:26 PM

I am missing six, Alaska, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Louisiana, and North Dakota.

My goal is not necessarily to visit every state but to visit every &quot;National Park&quot; (this means the ones designated NP) in the continental US. I am just a few short, maybe 7 or 8 including Teddy Roosevelt and Big Bend. I figure I'll never be able to see all the parks in Alaska.

Nimrod Jul 11th, 2005 04:44 PM

46 US states (plus DC; minus Guam and Puerto Rico) but will knock out Idaho and Montana this autumn, which then leaves Delaware and Alaska as the last two to explore. Have also been to all of Lower Canada from Quebec to British Columbia and a few states in Mexico.

North America rocks! (but I love Europe too!)

chester123 Jul 11th, 2005 06:10 PM

I've not been in Alaska, Hawaii, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont &amp; Massachusetts. So, that makes 44 that I've visited!

CAPH52 Jul 11th, 2005 06:17 PM

45 plus DC


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