Our August trip took us to Maine - for a few nights at Acadia National Park. Crossing the border into Maine marked my 50th visited state (Elizabeth isn't too far behind). So it's only fitting to make some mention of the milestone on Out of Edwards. Below I've listed all 50 states and one memory from each. Note: sorry for leaving Alabama for the end.
1 - Alaska, Unspoiled America
2 - Arizona, Meteor Crater
3 - Arkansas, Crater of Diamonds State Park, where you can dig for diamonds!
4 - California, Napa Valley
5 - Colorado, Hiking up Pikes Peak
6 - Connecticut, Diner Food
7 - Delaware, I had to fly Space-A from Dover to my deployment in 2006
8 - Florida, Space Shuttles
9 - Georgia, gorgeous coastal islands
10 - Hawaii, active volcanoes - very cool
11 - Idaho, Coeur D'Alene is beautiful
12 - Illinois, Chicago Cubs games are a true American experience
13 - Indiana, Notre Dame's golden dome
14 - Iowa, visited the Governor's office once
15 - Kansas, you actually won't believe how flat it really is
16 - Kentucky, every state has some caverns, but Mammoth Cave National Park is legit
17 - Louisiana, Bourbon Street is crazy every day of the year
18 - Maine, Acadia National Park
19 - Maryland, Baltimore Harbor
20 - Massachusetts, a huge number of National Park stamps
21 - Michigan, fall colors
22 - Minnesota, Culver's for burgers and ice cream
23 - Mississippi, petrified forest
24 - Missouri, I still don't know why it's called the Show Me state
25 - Montana, it's huge and Evel Knievel lived there
26 - Nebraska, riding the Oregon Trail with the Boy Scouts
27 - Nevada, great food in Vegas
28 - New Hampshire, cheap liquor
29 - New Jersey, full service gas stations
30 - New Mexico, Native American history
31 - New York, Niagara Falls
32 - North Carolina, the Outer Banks & the birthplace of aviation
33 - North Dakota, I-94 is a lot of nothing
34 - Ohio, John Glenn's boyhood home and Neil Armstrong museum
35 - Oklahoma, Oklahoma City bombing memorial
36 - Oregon, rode an Amtrak train through the state once
37 - Pennsylvania, home sweet home
38 - Rhode Island, seafaring history
39 - South Carolina, Clemson
40 - South Dakota, the Badlands
41 - Tennessee, home to Jack Daniels (but it's in a dry county)
42 - Texas, I once drove for 12 hours straight with some friends and didn't leave the state
43 - Utah, drove an hour out of the way once to see Mexican Hat (don't)
44 - Vermont, trees & syrup
45 - Virginia, is for lovers
46 - Washington, Museum of Flight (owns an original Sputnik)
47 - West Virginia, white water rafting
48 - Wisconsin, the Brewers
49 - Wyoming, Yellowstone
50 - Alabama, where the Wright Brothers had a flying school
2 - Arizona, Meteor Crater
3 - Arkansas, Crater of Diamonds State Park, where you can dig for diamonds!
4 - California, Napa Valley
5 - Colorado, Hiking up Pikes Peak
6 - Connecticut, Diner Food
7 - Delaware, I had to fly Space-A from Dover to my deployment in 2006
8 - Florida, Space Shuttles
9 - Georgia, gorgeous coastal islands
10 - Hawaii, active volcanoes - very cool
11 - Idaho, Coeur D'Alene is beautiful
12 - Illinois, Chicago Cubs games are a true American experience
13 - Indiana, Notre Dame's golden dome
14 - Iowa, visited the Governor's office once
15 - Kansas, you actually won't believe how flat it really is
16 - Kentucky, every state has some caverns, but Mammoth Cave National Park is legit
17 - Louisiana, Bourbon Street is crazy every day of the year
18 - Maine, Acadia National Park
19 - Maryland, Baltimore Harbor
20 - Massachusetts, a huge number of National Park stamps
21 - Michigan, fall colors
22 - Minnesota, Culver's for burgers and ice cream
23 - Mississippi, petrified forest
24 - Missouri, I still don't know why it's called the Show Me state
25 - Montana, it's huge and Evel Knievel lived there
26 - Nebraska, riding the Oregon Trail with the Boy Scouts
27 - Nevada, great food in Vegas
28 - New Hampshire, cheap liquor
29 - New Jersey, full service gas stations
30 - New Mexico, Native American history
31 - New York, Niagara Falls
32 - North Carolina, the Outer Banks & the birthplace of aviation
33 - North Dakota, I-94 is a lot of nothing
34 - Ohio, John Glenn's boyhood home and Neil Armstrong museum
35 - Oklahoma, Oklahoma City bombing memorial
36 - Oregon, rode an Amtrak train through the state once
37 - Pennsylvania, home sweet home
38 - Rhode Island, seafaring history
39 - South Carolina, Clemson
40 - South Dakota, the Badlands
41 - Tennessee, home to Jack Daniels (but it's in a dry county)
42 - Texas, I once drove for 12 hours straight with some friends and didn't leave the state
43 - Utah, drove an hour out of the way once to see Mexican Hat (don't)
44 - Vermont, trees & syrup
45 - Virginia, is for lovers
46 - Washington, Museum of Flight (owns an original Sputnik)
47 - West Virginia, white water rafting
48 - Wisconsin, the Brewers
49 - Wyoming, Yellowstone
50 - Alabama, where the Wright Brothers had a flying school
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