Anybody Else Collect States?
Jul 26, 2011, 12:09 pm
#106
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Good news for anyone missing North Dakota...it's not really a state!
Because of Constitution Error, North Dakota is Not a State (and Never Has Been)
Because of Constitution Error, North Dakota is Not a State (and Never Has Been)
Jul 26, 2011, 5:04 pm
#107
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I was "A-Maized" by South Dakota. Funny tid-bit...Best steak I ever had was at "Pierre's" in Mitchell as well. Not sure it's still there. I'm going back probably 12 years now. But it was an A-Maiz-ing restaurant considering the small size of the town. I did not have a chance to visit Laura Ingalls Wilder's home near Mitchell, although the locals all told me about it when I visited.
Jul 27, 2011, 7:44 am
#108
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I visited Alabama earlier this year bring my total count to 48 states (AK and ND yet to go)
My goal is to visit all 50 states, plus 50 countries by the time I'm 50 years old.
At 35 I'm at 48 states and 20 countries.
My goal is to visit all 50 states, plus 50 countries by the time I'm 50 years old.
At 35 I'm at 48 states and 20 countries.
Feb 16, 2012, 9:57 pm
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All I have left is ND, MT, ID, and AK. I should be able to get the first three when I finally take the Empire Builder to Seattle, but AK I'm not sure. Maybe a mileage run
Cheers,
Pogopossum
Cheers,
Pogopossum
Feb 17, 2012, 11:04 am
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I'm down to 4 (AK, WY, SD and AL) and will be getting AL when taking the Crescent from Baltimore to New Orleans in May.
Feb 17, 2012, 2:43 pm
#111
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Shoot, I live in MN and just got my first visit to ND a couple years ago for a friend's wedding. There's just not much to do up there.
I also do count states and have been to about 36, I was trying to get the rest of them done in 2012 to be the first in the family to hit all 50. I planned it out and figured I could do it in 6 trips. I need 6 up in the northeast which I can knock out in 1 trip.
For our little family competition, you can't have just been in the airport or driven through, you have to do something in the state, meal, hike, anything. Got Utah on a layover a couple years ago flying MSP-Reno to go skiing in Tahoe, had a 3 hour layover and took a cab downtown to eat a meal.
I also do count states and have been to about 36, I was trying to get the rest of them done in 2012 to be the first in the family to hit all 50. I planned it out and figured I could do it in 6 trips. I need 6 up in the northeast which I can knock out in 1 trip.
For our little family competition, you can't have just been in the airport or driven through, you have to do something in the state, meal, hike, anything. Got Utah on a layover a couple years ago flying MSP-Reno to go skiing in Tahoe, had a 3 hour layover and took a cab downtown to eat a meal.
Feb 18, 2012, 11:01 am
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A good friend of mine and his wife "collect" states, but in order to add one to their collection, they have to do three things in the state:
1. Have a job
2. Get a paycheck
3. Pay rent
They've done this in about 25 states so far. ^^
1. Have a job
2. Get a paycheck
3. Pay rent
They've done this in about 25 states so far. ^^
Feb 20, 2012, 11:52 am
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Feb 20, 2012, 12:31 pm
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Yes I collect states. I have been to all 50 plus DC. I have slept overnight twice or more with the exception of DC,VA, CT and VT where I have only slept one night. I have visited the capital cities of all the states. I Have flown into them all bar DE. I have driven in all 50 states and DC. I have not as yet crossed the state line of AS by foot, car or other though I have of course flown across it.
The state with the longest outstanding visit (date of last visit) is MN in September 2009. It is kind of an obsession with me. I collect them all by year too. So far this year done IN, GA, FL, AL, MS, LA
LOVE IT
The state with the longest outstanding visit (date of last visit) is MN in September 2009. It is kind of an obsession with me. I collect them all by year too. So far this year done IN, GA, FL, AL, MS, LA
LOVE IT
Feb 20, 2012, 12:56 pm
#115
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I collect states & provinces. I have 9 states left (MN,ND,SD,NE,KS,OK,MN,IA,WI) and 6 provinces (MB,NL,NT,NU,SK,YT). Took UT & ID off the list this last September. I count it even if we are just in the airport - although my sister doesn't. I always thought that Hawaii and Alaska would be the hardest states to get, but those were fairly easy (great fares popped up).
Feb 20, 2012, 1:29 pm
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I collect states & provinces. I have 9 states left (MN,ND,SD,NE,KS,OK,MN,IA,WI) and 6 provinces (MB,NL,NT,NU,SK,YT). Took UT & ID off the list this last September. I count it even if we are just in the airport - although my sister doesn't. I always thought that Hawaii and Alaska would be the hardest states to get, but those were fairly easy (great fares popped up).
Feb 20, 2012, 6:39 pm
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My first US boss in Missouri said 'Well you know, the only way you can really truly count a state is if you have sex in that state".
By that count I have only done 17.
By that count I have only done 17.
Feb 21, 2012, 11:09 am
#118
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I collect counties. I don't fly very much (planes are too crowded for me), but I do road trips most weekends. Have been through every county in FL, GA, AL, MS, AK, TN, NC, SC. Unfortunately, I'm far enough south in Florida that getting beyond those states and back in a weekend is almost impossible, so I guess I'm gonna have to move if I want to keep collecting :P
I also collect Microtel stays. That chain has been my go-to for my typical "check-in at midnight, check-out at 8:00am" road trip stays. Have stayed at about 3/4 of the locations in those states.
I also collect Microtel stays. That chain has been my go-to for my typical "check-in at midnight, check-out at 8:00am" road trip stays. Have stayed at about 3/4 of the locations in those states.
Feb 21, 2012, 3:27 pm
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I collect counties. I don't fly very much (planes are too crowded for me), but I do road trips most weekends. Have been through every county in FL, GA, AL, MS, AK, TN, NC, SC. Unfortunately, I'm far enough south in Florida that getting beyond those states and back in a weekend is almost impossible, so I guess I'm gonna have to move if I want to keep collecting :P