where I've been

For some reason, I decided to fill in one of these things from the internets (again). It really made me think about the places I've been (because I had to figure out what I did in each state), so it brought back memories.

When I was very small, my dad had a couple of art fairs on the east coast. Seems like one was in Virginia Beach. We saw Washington DC on that trip. Cape Hatteras. I don't remember much. I've seen photos of camping trips in New England. Not sure where, exactly, so those aren't on the map. [I asked my dad, and he didn't remember either.]

When I was eighteen, my dad had a show in Vail, Colorado. I went along with him and my stepmom. That was a loop - Minnesota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, and back to Wisconsin. That was the only time I've been in SD, WY, CO, and NE. Only one other time for Iowa.

When I was ten, he had to go to New Mexico to retrieve some artwork. He took me and my grandparents along. I remember seeing the St. Louis Arch, and oil wells in Oklahoma. We spent a few days in Albuquerque before driving back. That was the only time I've been to/through MO, OK, TX, NM. Except for a couple of layovers in TX.

I've been to MN... less than ten times? MI quite a few times. Visited my uncle in Detroit a couple of times when I was a kid. My aunt lived there for a while, so we visited several times. Now we visit Cindy's cousin there every couple of years. Ohio is an odd one. It seems so close, but I've been to or through it only a few times. Last summer I was there on business. Visited a cousin's house once. Went through it last Spring on our way to NY. Been to NY six times. North of NYC only once. That was this year when we also visited Pennsylvania, and stopped for lunch in Maryland.

Several trips to the Smoky Mountains on the TN/NC border. Several visits to Kentucky, particularly Mammoth Cave, but I don't remember every staying the night in the state.

Two trip to FL (via GA) when I was a kid. One trip to Alabama for business, but I also visited by Aunt and cousins. Two trips to AZ/UT (via NV), and one to CA and AZ. One trip to HI. Oh, and we passed through Washington on our way to our Alaskan cruise. WA should be blue. One more point!