spend at least one night in every state

South Carolina.
spent two nights there last weekend. as it turns out, i’m a huge fan of sc!! lovely place indeed!

Texas. My first visit to Texas occurred last weekend. I participated in the Breast Cancer 3-Day event in Dallas.

I hate to be offensive because I know that I’m really proud to be a Kentuckian (and I genuinely love my state), and I’m sure there are many proud Texans out there, but I don’t think Texas is for me. At least the Dallas/Ft. Worth area is most definitely not for me.
But hey, I’m certain that Kentucky is not for most people. So there.

I can now add Idaho and Utah to my list of visited states. I spent several nights in lovely Idaho and one in Utah on the way back to Colorado. Yippee!

Washington—-have been twice and love, love, love it there. Went to Seattle, Mt. St. Helens, along the coast, Orcas Island, and the Olympics. Ahhh.

Nevada—-Have been to Vegas twice. Once with Chris on Business. And once to meet a girlfriend before taking off to California.

California—-went to Joshua Tree and Death Valley.

Idaho—-camping trip in the Sawtooth National Forest. Loved. it.

Utah—-stayed one night (close to Park City) on my way from Idaho to Colorado.

Missouri—visited family in St. Louis when I was a child.

Nebraska—stayed there on my way to Wyoming.

Kansas—stayed there on my way to Colorado.

Colorado—have been there on numerous occasions for vacation and to visit friends.

Wyoming—lived there breifly after graduating from high-school.

Maine: spent a long vacation (~3 weeks)there after I graduated from college. Lots of camping and backpacking. It was wonderful.

New Hampshire: camping trip. Pretty.

Vermont: I backpacked a section of the Long Trail, and toured Ben and Jerry’s, both of which were fantastic!

Conneticut: Camped at a state park there on the way to Maine.

Pennsylvania: Recently spent two nights there visiting a family member.

Washington, D.C. (o.k., not really in the “North East”, but I’ll put it here anyway): stayed in a hostel here on the way to Maine. Spent a day touring the monuments.

I’ve been to many states, but I’ve never taken the time to document them. I only count a visit to a state if I’ve spent the night there. Airports don’t count for me.

I’ll start now:

Kentucky: obviously. I’ve slept here a whole lot.

Tennessee: I’ve been on numerous occasions—most of which were camping trips.

Ohio: I’ve been to a meeting and concerts in Cincy and to another meeting in Columbus. I’ve been to visit my sister, who lives in central Ohio.

Indiana: I’ve been to meetings in Indianapolis and I’ve spent a lot of time in southern Indiana. I’ve also been camping in Hoosier National Forest and to a wedding in French Lick.

North Carolina: one of my favorites. I’ve done a lot of camping in western North Carolina and some paddling; I’ve been to a meeting in Raleigh.

Georgia: I’ve been to Atlanta. That’s were I did the 3-Day walk.

Alabama: I’ve been to Gulf Shores.

Florida: Update-I went on a recent sailing trip in the Keys.-
I went to Panama City in high school. And I went with my family to New Smyrna when I was a kid.

Mississippi: I did hurricane relief work there in 2005.

Louisiana: I’ve been to New Orleans and Baton Rouge many times to visit friends.

Arkansas: I camped near the Buffalo River on a geomorphology field trip.

West Virginia: I camped in the Monongahela National Forest and I’ve been to meetings in Morgantown. Beautiful state!

O.K. I’ll stop there for now. I pretty much covered my trips near Kentucky. I’ll focus on the NE next. I can’t believe I haven’t been to South Carolina. I’ll have to change that!

update:
South Carolina: spent time on Isle of Palms Beach as well as Edisto Beach. And paddled a 22 mile section of the Edisto River.