OT: How many states in the USA have you visited?

OhioEgger

JohnInCarolina said:

Some of you are some world travelers.  

Or ex-military. 

lousubcap

Or both...

Jonnysouth

I’ve been to 47 plus DC. Missing Alaska, Delaware and Rhode Island.

YukonRon

50. 

YukonRon

northGAcock said:

JohnInCarolina said:

northGAcock said:

I have been to all 48. Ok the two I have not visited are Alaska and Hawaii. Maybe some day. 

You’ve got to get to Hawaii for sure, Robin.  You and Party would love it.  They have some of the best Bloodys.

We have Italy on our list over the two remaining states. All would seem to be good retirement travel destinations. My other desire is to visit the Great Pyramids, with a camel ride. 

Italy is awesome and I absolutely agree with your plan. Rome is fascinating, and if you can, get to Venice. Absolutely one of my most favorite trips. The Alps are freaking gorgeous. The Dolomites are just insanely beautiful. So many places that end up going into the sensory overload file.

Drink the wine.

YukonRon

JohnInCarolina said:

Montana and Alaska are the only two I haven’t visited.  I will be rectifying that at some point.

One of the places we are considering for retirement is southwest Montana close to Yellowstone. You will love it there. Spent two weeks with an old friend who worked for public health after his time in the service. He was a dentist on an Native American reservation, in Eastern Montana, in a town called Wolfe Point.

I have been back on several occasions, having made friends while there. So much to see and it is all beautiful. Followed the L&C trail across the state as we went stopping at all the national parks and forests, and BLM areas. If you are into all outdoor activities, this is one of the best places on earth.

YukonRon

thetrim said:

Great post.  I've been to 46/50.  Still looking for Oregon, Montana, Idaho, and North Dakota

All 4 are a must. Oregon is one of the best kept secrets in the USA.

YukonRon

alaskanassasin said:

The only ones I’m missing are Utah Colorado and Idaho. I’ve driven through all the rest. Looking forward to doing a lap with those three included I think they are beautiful states. 

Make the trip. Worth it. We just returned from house hunting in Utah and Colorado. Idaho, Wyoming and Montana will be next. They are part of our home searching 5 year (or less) plan.

I have been to all, and could live in any of the locations. Kinda leaving it up to My Beautiful Wife to find the area she will be comfortable to live in for the rest of our lives.

YukonRon

JRWhitee said:

Been to 43

Missing:
North Dakota
South Dakota
Wyoming
Montana
New Mexico
Alaska
Hawaii 

Some of the world’s most beautiful places. You have much to look forward to.

Stormbringer

YukonRon said:

JohnInCarolina said:

Montana and Alaska are the only two I haven’t visited.  I will be rectifying that at some point.

One of the places we are considering for retirement is southwest Montana close to Yellowstone. You will love it there. 

That's also an aspiration for myself and Mrs. Stormbringer. Or at least somewhere that allows relatively easy access to that part of the world.

JohnEggGio

YukonRon said:

JohnInCarolina said:

Montana and Alaska are the only two I haven’t visited.  I will be rectifying that at some point.

One of the places we are considering for retirement is southwest Montana close to Yellowstone. You will love it there. Spent two weeks with an old friend who worked for public health after his time in the service. He was a dentist on an Native American reservation, in Eastern Montana, in a town called Wolfe Point.

I have been back on several occasions, having made friends while there. So much to see and it is all beautiful. Followed the L&C trail across the state as we went stopping at all the national parks and forests, and BLM areas. If you are into all outdoor activities, this is one of the best places on earth.

An old friend just moved to Pine Creek, Montana.  Photos of views from her front porch are just amazing.  I asked her to let me know how she feels about it come February.

OhioEgger

YukonRon said:

JohnInCarolina said:

Montana and Alaska are the only two I haven’t visited.  I will be rectifying that at some point.

One of the places we are considering for retirement is southwest Montana close to Yellowstone. 

We have been to Bozeman a few times recently and absolutely fell in love with it. Big enough to have plenty of amenities but also right out there in that beautiful countryside. If I could talk SWMBO into it, we would move there in a heartbeat.

JohnInCarolina

YukonRon said:

JohnInCarolina said:

Montana and Alaska are the only two I haven’t visited.  I will be rectifying that at some point.

One of the places we are considering for retirement is southwest Montana close to Yellowstone. You will love it there. Spent two weeks with an old friend who worked for public health after his time in the service. He was a dentist on an Native American reservation, in Eastern Montana, in a town called Wolfe Point.

I have been back on several occasions, having made friends while there. So much to see and it is all beautiful. Followed the L&C trail across the state as we went stopping at all the national parks and forests, and BLM areas. If you are into all outdoor activities, this is one of the best places on earth.

I've been close - have visited the area around Jackson Hole as a side trip to a visit out to INL.  I just haven't managed to actually cross into Montana at any point.    

I'll get there eventually.  A good friend of mine from high school lives out there and is a reasonably well-known photographer.  Check out some of his stuff, here:

http://www.jeremylurgio.com/Default.asp?SearchKey=768A92C8-FF5C-4A43-B127-EBB46B0EB446&Category=Outdoors

fishlessman

YukonRon said:

JohnInCarolina said:

Montana and Alaska are the only two I haven’t visited.  I will be rectifying that at some point.

One of the places we are considering for retirement is southwest Montana close to Yellowstone. You will love it there. Spent two weeks with an old friend who worked for public health after his time in the service. He was a dentist on an Native American reservation, in Eastern Montana, in a town called Wolfe Point.

I have been back on several occasions, having made friends while there. So much to see and it is all beautiful. Followed the L&C trail across the state as we went stopping at all the national parks and forests, and BLM areas. If you are into all outdoor activities, this is one of the best places on earth.

hard to find a better place to fish than the madison river upstream from where it enters the park, most of montana has incredible fishing but that section is just insane for a fly fisherman.  the locals dont like you in the rivers though and they make it known even if you are in a public area. fishing the ruby i took to taking their pictures and immediately  sending those to others fishing different areas. apparently they enjoy taking your pic but dont like it when you take theirs

AprèsSki

OhioEgger said:

We have been to Bozeman a few times recently and absolutely fell in love with it. Big enough to have plenty of amenities but also right out there in that beautiful countryside. If I could talk SWMBO into it, we would move there in a heartbeat.

Everybody and their brother is moving to Bozeman these days, for good reason until winter hits (it hit -18 on Monday). Would love to spend May to October there.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/coronavirus-montana-escape-property-gold-rush/2020/10/20/9e36e858-0340-11eb-a2db-417cddf4816a_story.html

JohnEggGio

Stormbringer

JohnInCarolina said:

YukonRon said:

JohnInCarolina said:

Montana and Alaska are the only two I haven’t visited.  I will be rectifying that at some point.

One of the places we are considering for retirement is southwest Montana close to Yellowstone. You will love it there. Spent two weeks with an old friend who worked for public health after his time in the service. He was a dentist on an Native American reservation, in Eastern Montana, in a town called Wolfe Point.

I have been back on several occasions, having made friends while there. So much to see and it is all beautiful. Followed the L&C trail across the state as we went stopping at all the national parks and forests, and BLM areas. If you are into all outdoor activities, this is one of the best places on earth.

I've been close - have visited the area around Jackson Hole as a side trip to a visit out to INL.  I just haven't managed to actually cross into Montana at any point.    

I'll get there eventually.  A good friend of mine from high school lives out there and is a reasonably well-known photographer.  Check out some of his stuff, here:

http://www.jeremylurgio.com/Default.asp?SearchKey=768A92C8-FF5C-4A43-B127-EBB46B0EB446&Category=Outdoors

It's a beautiful place. The picture below is from the Chief Joseph Highway, an entry to Yellowstone in the North East from Cody, WY. We're having this printed on wallpaper for the louge.

This is an early morning shot in Hayden Valley:

SonVolt

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JohnInCarolina

Stormbringer said:

JohnInCarolina said:

YukonRon said:

JohnInCarolina said:

Montana and Alaska are the only two I haven’t visited.  I will be rectifying that at some point.

One of the places we are considering for retirement is southwest Montana close to Yellowstone. You will love it there. Spent two weeks with an old friend who worked for public health after his time in the service. He was a dentist on an Native American reservation, in Eastern Montana, in a town called Wolfe Point.

I have been back on several occasions, having made friends while there. So much to see and it is all beautiful. Followed the L&C trail across the state as we went stopping at all the national parks and forests, and BLM areas. If you are into all outdoor activities, this is one of the best places on earth.

I've been close - have visited the area around Jackson Hole as a side trip to a visit out to INL.  I just haven't managed to actually cross into Montana at any point.    

I'll get there eventually.  A good friend of mine from high school lives out there and is a reasonably well-known photographer.  Check out some of his stuff, here:

http://www.jeremylurgio.com/Default.asp?SearchKey=768A92C8-FF5C-4A43-B127-EBB46B0EB446&Category=Outdoors

It's a beautiful place. The picture below is from the Chief Joseph Highway, an entry to Yellowstone in the North East from Cody, WY. We're having this printed on wallpaper for the louge.

This is an early morning shot in Hayden Valley:

No doubt. "Big Sky Country" is an accurate nickname.    

Botch

Stormbringer said:
The picture below is from the Chief Joseph Highway, an entry to Yellowstone in the North East from Cody, WY. We're having this printed on wallpaper for the louge.

I took CJH on my way from Grand Forks ND to Utard (change of jobs) and ran into a vicious snowstorm, haven't been so scared in quite awhile (highway closed for the season the next week).  
Then planned on touring on motorcycle with a buddy, hotels set up and everything, and my mechanic told me my new (to me) BMW had four critical frame bolts missing, wouldn't even let me ride it home (special order, of course).
I'll get up there, yet...

Corv

Okay, 36 visited and 33 as pilot in command (I fly).

I haven't seen much of either the northeast or the southeast yet, except for Florida - I've been there four times.

YukonRon

JohnEggGio said:

YukonRon said:

JohnInCarolina said:

Montana and Alaska are the only two I haven’t visited.  I will be rectifying that at some point.

One of the places we are considering for retirement is southwest Montana close to Yellowstone. You will love it there. Spent two weeks with an old friend who worked for public health after his time in the service. He was a dentist on an Native American reservation, in Eastern Montana, in a town called Wolfe Point.

I have been back on several occasions, having made friends while there. So much to see and it is all beautiful. Followed the L&C trail across the state as we went stopping at all the national parks and forests, and BLM areas. If you are into all outdoor activities, this is one of the best places on earth.

An old friend just moved to Pine Creek, Montana.  Photos of views from her front porch are just amazing.  I asked her to let me know how she feels about it come February.

It gets cold no doubt, but my family is known for being stupid about the cold, as we are into skiing, snowboarding, and other winter activities outdoors. I think the coldest we have been was -14C in Norway.

Odd as it may seem, the older I get, the less enthusiastic I get for hot humid weather.

YukonRon

JohnInCarolina said:

YukonRon said:

JohnInCarolina said:

Montana and Alaska are the only two I haven’t visited.  I will be rectifying that at some point.

One of the places we are considering for retirement is southwest Montana close to Yellowstone. You will love it there. Spent two weeks with an old friend who worked for public health after his time in the service. He was a dentist on an Native American reservation, in Eastern Montana, in a town called Wolfe Point.

I have been back on several occasions, having made friends while there. So much to see and it is all beautiful. Followed the L&C trail across the state as we went stopping at all the national parks and forests, and BLM areas. If you are into all outdoor activities, this is one of the best places on earth.

I've been close - have visited the area around Jackson Hole as a side trip to a visit out to INL.  I just haven't managed to actually cross into Montana at any point.    

I'll get there eventually.  A good friend of mine from high school lives out there and is a reasonably well-known photographer.  Check out some of his stuff, here:

http://www.jeremylurgio.com/Default.asp?SearchKey=768A92C8-FF5C-4A43-B127-EBB46B0EB446&Category=Outdoors

Thanks for sharing the work of your friend. I really like his work. You would love Montana. Real Estate is extremely reasonable. Lot of acreage for sale there right now, with public utility access.

YukonRon

Stormbringer said:

YukonRon said:

JohnInCarolina said:

Montana and Alaska are the only two I haven’t visited.  I will be rectifying that at some point.

One of the places we are considering for retirement is southwest Montana close to Yellowstone. You will love it there. 

That's also an aspiration for myself and Mrs. Stormbringer. Or at least somewhere that allows relatively easy access to that part of the world.

If and when we make it out there, you will be welcome to our home anytime.

Stormbringer

YukonRon said:

Stormbringer said:

YukonRon said:

JohnInCarolina said:

Montana and Alaska are the only two I haven’t visited.  I will be rectifying that at some point.

One of the places we are considering for retirement is southwest Montana close to Yellowstone. You will love it there. 

That's also an aspiration for myself and Mrs. Stormbringer. Or at least somewhere that allows relatively easy access to that part of the world.

If and when we make it out there, you will be welcome to our home anytime.

Cheers bud 👍

OhioEgger

YukonRon said:
 I think the coldest we have been was -14C in Norway.

Seriously? Surely you mean F, not C. When I lived in Colorado a long time ago, we had a spell of nearly three weeks when it never got above 0°F.

My record was in Iceland many years ago. Not sure what the temperature was, but the chill factor was -55°F.

YukonRon

OhioEgger said:

YukonRon said:
 I think the coldest we have been was -14C in Norway.

Seriously? Surely you mean F, not C. When I lived in Colorado a long time ago, we had a spell of nearly three weeks when it never got above 0°F.

My record was in Iceland many years ago. Not sure what the temperature was, but the chill factor was -55°F.

It was C°. We were the only people that went skiing, they thought we were crazy. -55°F is something I have NO desire to experience.

We did a couple trips down and after a couple of lifts back up, we had enough about 3-4 hours.

if and when we get out there you will be more than welcome to come and stay and Play. We will feed you good.

YukonRon

Stormbringer said:

YukonRon said:

Stormbringer said:

YukonRon said:

JohnInCarolina said:

Montana and Alaska are the only two I haven’t visited.  I will be rectifying that at some point.

One of the places we are considering for retirement is southwest Montana close to Yellowstone. You will love it there. 

That's also an aspiration for myself and Mrs. Stormbringer. Or at least somewhere that allows relatively easy access to that part of the world.

If and when we make it out there, you will be welcome to our home anytime.

Cheers bud 👍

Absolutely.

Botch

YukonRon said:
It gets cold no doubt, but my family is known for being stupid about the cold, as we are into skiing, snowboarding, and other winter activities outdoors. I think the coldest we have been was -14C in Norway.

Odd as it may seem, the older I get, the less enthusiastic I get for hot humid weather.

The nice thing about Montana is, although it gets cold, it can then be in the 40's the next week; you get a break from it.  
I was stationed at Grand Forks ND for three years, and there was a 2-mo. period where it never got above -20F, at all.  Coldest windchill I saw there was -75, they wouldn't even let the missileers come back in after their 24-hour rotations, they stayed on duty for 2 straight days.  No maintenance.  
And yet I spent more time outdoors in the wintertime, as the mosquitoes were too bad in the summer.  Miserable place.  

OhioEgger

Botch said:I was stationed at Grand Forks ND for three years

Look on the bright side: it could have been Minot!