Because I’m a stats geek………
Since we were married I’ve kept maps of all the states we have been to for each person in our family.
Here’s the high level breakdown as it stands currently:
- Jeremiah
- When we got married in September 2004 I had already been to half of the states (25), Canada, & Mexico
- I have now been to 38 states, Canada, Mexico, & Aruba
- Charity
- When we got married Charity had already been to 22 states & Mexico
- She’s now been to 35 states, Canada, Mexico, & Aruba
- Jadon = 23 states & Canada
- Rylan = 21 states
- Austin = 15 states
- Gilon = 5 states
Additionally, here’s some other data points regarding our travel history since we’ve been married:
- 66 work trips to 17 different states, Canada, and District of Columbia. As much as possible I took Charity & the boys with me.
- 4 family reunions and numerous family trips to KS, TN, SC, GA, and TX
- 3 short (weekend) family vacations (WI, MI, TN)
- 2 long (week) family vacations (Mt. Rushmore road trip & Colorado)
- 3 short (weekend) couple get-aways (TN, MI, OH) plus a few Sybaris stays
- 3 long (week) couple get-aways (PA, AZ, Aruba)
- 2 KBE trips (Ozarks in AR, Wild Area in PA)
- 2 Boys’ Kamps (my back yard)
- Numerous deer hunting camps & tent camping trips (usually short duration & close to home)
Key
- Red tear drop = Work trips
- Green tear drop = Visiting family
- Stars = Family vacations (color represents unique trip)
- Purple circle = Couple get-away
- Black square = Backpacking/camping
- Yellow diamond = KBE
Through a combination of all of these trips and many taken before Charity & I were married, here’s a non-exhaustive list of the neat places one or more of us have been able to experience:
- Washington D.C.
- Washington Monument
- Lincoln Memorial
- Jefferson Memorial
- World War II Memorial
- Korean Memorial
- The National Archives (Constitution, Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independence)
- White House
- S. Capitol Building
- Reflecting Pool
- National Mall
- Numerous Smithsonian Museums (Air & Space, Postal, etc.)
- Mall of America
- The vault in the old Federal Reserve building in Dallas where Lee Harvey Oswald was rumored to have been held
- Castle Rock
- Mount Rushmore
- Mitchell Corn Palace
- Joe’s Kansas City BBQ and many other great dining experiences
- White Sands National Monument
- New York City
- Carlsbad Caverns
- Hueco Tanks
- Biltmore Estates
- The Lost Sea
- Central Park
- Niagara Falls
- Ford Greenfield Village
- Tecumseh Indian Re-enactment
- Pigeon Forge, TN
- Mesa Verde National Park
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park
- Branson, MO
- Louis Arch
- Mackinac Island (Grand Hotel)
- Aruba
- Capitol buildings in the following states:
- Wisconsin
- Minnesota
- North Dakota
- Missouri
- Kansas
- Nebraska