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[agilebrit]

Guess I need to get my butt in gear and go east of the Mississippi every once in awhile.



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Several of these are from my childhood, or from going to Dog Agility trials back in the day, but a whole bunch of them are also zoo trips and places we went on purpose. I didn't count places that we just went through on the way to someplace else, because that would just be lame.


California: San Diego (Sea World, the Zoo), San Francisco Zoo, and a couple of little towns for Agility trials (Dixon was one of them)
Oregon: Portland Zoo
Washington: Olympia, for an Agility trial
Nevada: WriterCon, baby! Also, Vegas when we lived in St. George
Idaho: Used to live in Pocatello; have visited ZooBoise and the Tautphas Park Zoo in Idaho Falls
Utah: I live here
Arizona: Used to live in Yuma; visited two zoos in Phoenix last winter
New Mexico: Albuquerque, for a couple of Agility trials, the zoo, and a Oaxacan carving shop
Colorado: Lived in Colorado Springs as a child; the Hubby is from Pueblo/Beulah, so frequent visits to MIL; Agility trials, and the Denver Zoo
Wyoming: Yellowstone National Park
Montana: Grand Teton National Park; ZooMontana in Billings
South Dakota: Bear Country USA, Reptile Gardens, both in Rapid City
Nebraska: Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha. The best zoo I've ever visited, including the San Diego Zoo.
Oklahoma: some cowboy museum or other in Oklahoma City, with a college club.
Texas: Lived in Canyon and Lampasas; parents lived in Arlington; field trips to Mustang Island; San Antonio Zoo
Minnesota: Minnesota Zoo
Wisconsin: the Oshkosh Airshow
Kentucky: lived in Ft. Campbell as a child
Tennessee: visited the Grand Old Opry with parents as a child
Florida: went there on vacation with parents as a child
New Jersey: maternal grandmother lived there; visits as a child
Rhode Island: paternal grandparents lived there; visits as a child
Massachusetts: lived in Ft. Devens as a child
New Hampshire: cousins lived there; visit as a child

Interesting. [grin] To me, anyway.

Comments

[ludditerobot.livejournal.com]

Historically, we've always counted that if you got out of the car or left the airport, it counted. By that, I've got an all-red map except for Alaska and Arkansas. And I hope to go to Alaska one day. B)

Full disclosure? I flew to Miami International, then connected to Port-au-Prince for a mission trip, flew back, took a taxi-van to Ft. Lauderdale International, then flew back to South Dakota. The trip from airport to airport is why I count Florida. I'll have to do better one day.

[agilebrit.livejournal.com]

Well, in Iowa, someone ran into the back of us at a gas station, and the hubs in the motorhome went out. Not happy memories, so hopefully we'll replace them with better ones some time. Therefore, I don't count Iowa.

We drove from Massachusetts to Florida when I was a kid, but I don't remember where we stopped or what we did. Way too long ago.

[illmantrim.livejournal.com]

very cool travels!

[agilebrit.livejournal.com]

It helps that Hubby flies for a commuter airline, so we can go places for free. And then my zoo membership gets us into over 120 other zoos across the country, so we have a reason. :-)