Recap

My sister posted a super sweet status on Facebook that included something about not remembering how many states I passed through: So here's the recap, with a little summary of what happened in that state. 

Virginia: The start and finish of the journey, and home, of course. We won't count this one. 

1. Maryland: Met up with Mea and Co. for the first part of the trip to Niagara, New York. 

2. Pennsylvania: Drove through on the way to New York.  Went through it again between New York and Ohio and visited the Erie Maritime Museum. 

3. New York: Stayed through the weekend for the re-enactment of the Siege of Fort Niagara. Visited Niagara Falls.

4. Ohio: Visited the Kent State University Costume Museum. 

5. Indiana: I did absolutely nothing but drive across I-90, stopping only for guess and a milkshake at a Dairy Queen on the Interstate.

6. Illinois: Chicago!  Water Taxi, deep-dish pizza, and visiting my friend DJ. Passed through it again on the way home, but Charles was driving and I was asleep through most of the state. 

7. Wisconsin: I stopped at a Culver's for lunch. Culver's is a Wisconsin-based chain, and they claimed to use local beef and cheese. They also had frozen custard.  

8. Minnesota: Pretty much the same as Indiana.

9. South Dakota: Sioux Falls, Crazy Horse, Custer State Park, Mount Rushmore (from a distance), Mammoth Site, Wind Cave National Park. 

10. Wyoming: Yellowstone

11. Montana: The tiny part that's in Yellowstone, and a horseback ride in the National Forest. 

12. Idaho: Crossed the skinny part. Had lunch in Couer D'Alene...with no potatoes, there were none on the menu!

13. Washington: Seattle (Space Needle and Pike Place) and Whidbey Island.

14.  Oregon: Portland and Multnomah Falls

15. California: The entire coast? San Francisco, Muir Woods, Big Sur, Disneyland, Legoland, Coronodo Island. 

16. Nevada: Vegas, Baby. 

17. Arizona: Grand Canyon. 

18. Utah: Zion National Park. 

19. Colorado: Boulder! Hiking and eating, and seeing Cowboys and Aliens. 

20. Kansas: Another Indiana. Not sure if Charles even stopped for gas. 

21. Oklahoma: Stayed with very extended family in Tulsa.

22. Arkansas: Ozark Medieval Fortress, Historical Arkansas Museum, saw the Little Rock. 

23. Missouri: St. Louis Science Museum and more eating. 

24. Kentucky: Doesn't really count as it was dark and I was sleeping for a large portion of our driving. 

25. West Virginia: See above.

So, I wouldn't necessarily say I visited 25 states, but I did pass through that many!