My 35th State!

I just passed the state line of the 35th state I have personally stepped foot in! My 35th state is Idaho!

When I was 18 I set somewhat of a silly goal for myself: Visit all 50 stats before the age of 50. At the time that I set that goal for myself, I was at around 12 states so I already had a lot of catching up to do. At that time, it seemed like a big goal but I imagined myself flying to Hawaii on my 50th birthday and just barely achieving my goal!

I definitely caught the travel big shortly thereafter that and begin road tripping all over the place in my series of beat of junker cars. Within a couple of years, I was well ahead of my annual goal.

In my late 20’s, I traded in my road trips for flying and my visited state count quickly slowed. I haven’t been to a new state in a couple of years now but I’m happy to see my state count tick over to the number 35!

Here are the list of states and the order I have been to them:

1.Missouri2.Kansas3.Illinois4.Kentucky5.Tennessee6.Georgia7.Florida8.Indiana9.Ohio10.Pennsylvania11.New York12.New Jersey13.Iowa14.Nebraska15.Arkansas16.Mississippi17.Louisiana18.Colorado19.Utah20.Arizona21.Nevada22.California23.Oklahoma24.Texas25.New Mexico26.South Dakota27.Minnesota28.Wisconsin29.Connecticut30.Maryland31.West Virginia32.Michigan33.Washington34.Oregon35.Idaho

(And for those keeping score at home, I’m still just slightly behind my age vs. state goal).