I’ve been to 38 US states
- Planted:
In October I wrote about my 37th state, New Mexico. I’m continuing the tradition here with #38, Texas. I visited Dallas for a weekend, half of which was not like I pictured (green, posh, felt like LA) and half of which was just like I pictured (pulled pork sandwich, rodeo in Fort Worth).
Indiana is about a half hour from my house, so I really ought to go there for #39. I did drive through Indiana on the way to Chicago, but after some deliberation I decided not to count that. Our stop for gas didn't cut it—a full sit down meal is where I draw the line. Airport layovers don’t count.
States I’ve been to:
- Maryland
- Virginia
- New Hampshire
- New York
- New Jersey
- Massachusetts
- Rhode Island
- Connecticut
- Pennsylvania
- Delaware
- West Virginia
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
- Vermont
- Wyoming
- Idaho
- Montana
- Illinois
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Georgia
- Florida
- California
- Arizona
- Michigan
- Hawaii
- Tennessee
- Missouri
- Kansas
- Colorado
- Utah
- Oregon
- Nevada
- Iowa
- Ohio
- Kentucky
- New Mexico
- Texas
And here are the dozen I haven’t been to (in alphabetical order):
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arkansas
- Indiana
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Nebraska
- North Dakota
- Oklahoma
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Washington
- Wisconsin