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Travels in the USA
Mar. 21st, 2019 12:10 pmThis is all LJ's Thespain15's fault, a map of the states I've visited. I've done these maps before, but the last time must have been before I got married.
Create Your Own Visited States Map
Some have just been drive-thrus and meal stops, but most I've stayed in - none have been fly-overs or flight layovers. Back in the early '70s my dad bought a tent trailer and drove the family through a lot of the Civil War battlefield states, up the eastern seaboard, through DC and New York, up to Niagara Falls, then across to South Dakota and Mount Rushmore and Wyoming and down and back to Arizona. My parent's relatives took us throughout the southwest, then my own travels had me driving up to up to Oregon and Nebraska, work had me flying out to Florida and Louisiana, and work and DragonCon had me visiting Atlanta. Then marrying Russet had me back to Ohio then later up into the New England area. So I just have to look at the map and say WOW!
I was a little surprised to see that I've now done 90% of the United States, I've also done day trips into Mexico and spent a few days in Canada, all pre-9/11. A friend moved to Anchorage, I had hoped to visit him and his wife up there, but they since moved to Arizona and now to Minnesota.
Internationally, I've only been to Germany and the Czech Republic. Next year is our 15th anniversary, I'd like to go back to Europe, I know my wife said her preferred next destination for such a trip would be Italy, we shall see.
It's kind of funny. My first boss at the blind school is retired Air Force. When I started there he was close to retiring there. While in the USAF, he'd been all over the world, but had never seen much of the country. He was planning on traveling all over the USA. Same thing with my chiropractor in Phoenix after he retired, he had an excellent motorhome, his wife was also a chiropractor at the same practice and retired at the same time and they just packed up and left, returning to Phoenix for the holidays. A guy I worked with at the Air Force base a couple of years ago was born in and grew up in El Paso, a hundred some miles south of here. Enlisted in the Air Force to 'see the world'. Got based in Alamogordo, a hundred some miles north of where he was born and grew up.
Life can be a funny thing.
I won't claim to have seen all of the country. Yes, I've been in almost every state. But that doesn't remotely mean that I've seen everything every state has to offer. But at the same time, I have little desire to see everything that every state has to offer. I'd rather see more that the world has on offer.
And if you're interested, ask me about any state that I've been to, and I'll tell you a little something about it from my travels.
Create Your Own Visited States Map
Some have just been drive-thrus and meal stops, but most I've stayed in - none have been fly-overs or flight layovers. Back in the early '70s my dad bought a tent trailer and drove the family through a lot of the Civil War battlefield states, up the eastern seaboard, through DC and New York, up to Niagara Falls, then across to South Dakota and Mount Rushmore and Wyoming and down and back to Arizona. My parent's relatives took us throughout the southwest, then my own travels had me driving up to up to Oregon and Nebraska, work had me flying out to Florida and Louisiana, and work and DragonCon had me visiting Atlanta. Then marrying Russet had me back to Ohio then later up into the New England area. So I just have to look at the map and say WOW!
I was a little surprised to see that I've now done 90% of the United States, I've also done day trips into Mexico and spent a few days in Canada, all pre-9/11. A friend moved to Anchorage, I had hoped to visit him and his wife up there, but they since moved to Arizona and now to Minnesota.
Internationally, I've only been to Germany and the Czech Republic. Next year is our 15th anniversary, I'd like to go back to Europe, I know my wife said her preferred next destination for such a trip would be Italy, we shall see.
It's kind of funny. My first boss at the blind school is retired Air Force. When I started there he was close to retiring there. While in the USAF, he'd been all over the world, but had never seen much of the country. He was planning on traveling all over the USA. Same thing with my chiropractor in Phoenix after he retired, he had an excellent motorhome, his wife was also a chiropractor at the same practice and retired at the same time and they just packed up and left, returning to Phoenix for the holidays. A guy I worked with at the Air Force base a couple of years ago was born in and grew up in El Paso, a hundred some miles south of here. Enlisted in the Air Force to 'see the world'. Got based in Alamogordo, a hundred some miles north of where he was born and grew up.
Life can be a funny thing.
I won't claim to have seen all of the country. Yes, I've been in almost every state. But that doesn't remotely mean that I've seen everything every state has to offer. But at the same time, I have little desire to see everything that every state has to offer. I'd rather see more that the world has on offer.
And if you're interested, ask me about any state that I've been to, and I'll tell you a little something about it from my travels.
