How many states have you visited?

24.

Arkansas
California
Delaware
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Maryland
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Pennsylvania
South Dakota
Tennessee
Virginia
West Virginia
Wisconsin

 

My one (quick) Iowa experience ...

It was early December a few years ago and I needed 3 segments or a thousand miles or so to achieve elite status on Northwest for the following year. With no travel scheduled the remainder of the year and plenty of work trips (including a few long international trips) planned for the next year, getting to elite status for upgrade/mileage bonuses was a must.

I began searching the cheapest, quickest flights to get me to that level. I ended up flying MKE-MSP-DSM roundtrip ... leaving MKE at 7 p.m., arriving DSM at 11:30 p.m. on a Monday night, leaving DSM at 5:15 a.m. and arriving MKE at 9 a.m. the next morning. All for $110.

Never left the DSM airport.

 

Further proof the Tide's OOC sked is traditionally soft.

 

State in which I've spent the night and engaged in some kind of activity beyond just passing through:
California
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Hawaii
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Maryland
Minnesota
Nebraska
Nevada
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Vermont
Virginia
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

 

37.

Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Maryland
West Virginia
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Tennessee
Arkansas
Kentucky
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
Oklahoma
Texas
South Dakota
Wyoming
Nevada
Utah
Arizona
California

States I've slept in:
Maine
Massachusetts
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Virginia
North Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Tennessee
Kentucky
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
Texas
South Dakota
Nevada
Utah
Arizona

States that probably shouldn't count:
Alabama (crossed the Alabama/Tennessee border and turned back)
South Carolina (crossed the NC/SC border and turned back)
California (crossed over from Nevada, drove 30 miles in, ate lunch, and turned back)

 

Been in, that is set down wheels, in 29 states and Puerto Rico, but that includes brief, drive-in-drive-outs to Minnesota (while visiting in Wisconsin) and North Carolina (while vacationing in Great Smoky NP).

Still left to visit:
Alaska
Connecticut
DC
Delaware
Hawaii
Iowa
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Montana
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Dakota
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Vermont
Virginia
West Virginia

 

The only think that shouldn't count is if the only time you were in the state was during a layover and you didn't leave the airport.

I think the only state that I've been to, but didn't sleep in was Delaware.

 

Boom will kick your ass

 

Layovers shouldn't count.
Nor should driving through or traveling through by train.

If those count, I've probably got another 12-20.

 

After next month I'll just be missing:

Hawaii
South Dakota
North Dakota
Wyoming

 

22 states, four countries, not counting layovers

Arizona
Arkansas
California
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Illinois
Kansas
Maryland
Massachusetts
Missouri
Nevada
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Texas
Virginia
Washington

USA
Canada
Mexico
Russia

 

38


Missing:

Hawaii
Alaska
Nevada (I'm going to Las Vegas in June, so that will be crossed off the list soon)
Montana
Wyoming
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Iowa
Vermont
New Hampshire
Maine