I’ve Been Everywhere, Man . . .
September 10, 2007
The other day, while we were driving somewhere, one of my kids asked me how many states I’d been to.
So I started listing them for him — Illinois (duh), Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Texas, Missouri, Kansas (double-duh), Nebraska, Colorado, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, South Dakota, and California (obviously flew there).
I was really surprised by how big that list was. Twenty-five states. Some I’ve only driven through, but that still counts.
Now I know some of you have been to many more than twenty-five states. Let’s see who’s been to the most!
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12 Responses to “I’ve Been Everywhere, Man . . .”
Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, South Dakota, Colorado, Minnesota, Wisconisn, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, West Virginia, Florida, Texas, Pennsylvania, Kentucky
19…I’ll have to get out more.
Eric said I should come can play. So: MA (I live here), ME, NH, VT, RI, CT, NY,NJ, PA,DE,MD, VA, NC, SC, FL, KY, MI, IL, MN, WI,TX, CO, CA Came close. 23 states.
And here goes…………
Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Washington DC, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, Nevada, California, Colorado, Ohio, Louissiana, Mississippi…..
I feel like the Johnny Cash Song …I’ve Been Everywhere; and yet it’s only 24 states —still short of Sally’s record.
Time for a road trip
Wow, I’m surprised that I’m still in the lead. CJ, you’ve hit all those New England states I want to see some fall!
My husband and I once counted, and I think my number was 28. He beat me by a couple, though. It took me awhile to count them up back then, though, and since I’m playing hooky at work to read this, I’ll have to list them later. I will admit, though, that a few were just driving through the edge or changing planes.
He-LLO! Hasn’t anyone been to AZ??? Sheesh. I don’t even come close. I’m at like 10. Maybe less.
Okay, let’s see if I can remember them all (CAPS are states where I’ve lived):
ALASKA, California, Arizona, Wyoming, Colorado, NEW MEXICO, Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, LOUISIANA, Mississippi, Alabama, TENNESSEE, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, VIRGINIA, West Virginia, Maryland, & Pennsylvania; and Michigan and Minnesota if long layovers in airports (Detroit & Minneapolis) count.
Oh–and Illinois. I just remembered that when we came back to the lower-48 from Alaska, we flew into Chicago. My grandparents drove up from Baton Rouge to get us. From Chicago, we drove to Lafayette, Indiana, where my mom’s two sisters were living (one was attending Perdue) and stayed there overnight before driving to my great-aunt’s in Little Rock, AR, and then back “home” to Baton Rouge.
I love to travel & have been to 38 states plus Washington DC. Instead of listing those, I’ll put the 12 I haven’t yet visited, but hope to:
Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Rhode Island, and North Dakota.
My favorites are Arizona, ARKANSAS (my home), and the Black Hills area of South Dakota. Oh, Hawaii is great, too, but when I lived there, I was either pregnant or nursing the whole time!
The black hills are so beautiful. When I was there, I had a bright blue walking cast on so the pictures are quite memorable!
Can I play too?
Alaska, Hawaii, California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, North dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, indiana, Illinois, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey.
Having been in the military has helped me travel a lot more than I ever would have.
Can we tell countries?
You all win! Illinois, Indiana, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Texas and Wisconsin.