50 in 51- A milestone is accomplished. Traveling to all the States.

50 in 51- A milestone is accomplished. Traveling to all the States in the US.

When I was young my family did not travel much. We made the states close to where we lived but that is about it.

When I was 18 I decided that I will travel to all the States in the US. Hey I was young and thought no problem. It ended up taking much more time than I thought but I finally achieved my goal.

I had one main rule to my travels, airports do not count. I had to be physically in the State for a distance of time and touch the ground.

Last week my family and I traveled the inside passage to Alaska from Seattle. Alaska was the only state that I had not been to and now that is complete.

                            
                                (notice the ship to the right to give you some scale)

I wanted to save Alaska for last because I always really wanted to go there. Being a Washington Native many of my friends thought that it would be much earlier on. It almost was on several occasions.

                             

Alaska was everything and more, grand fjords and glaciers. I saw Humpback Whales, Orcas, Dall’s Porpoises, Sea Lions, Harbor Seals, Bears, Sea Birds, Eagles and a Wolf Eel. Yes… I snorkeled in the waters by Ketchikan.

                            

I have many fond memories of making this journey around the country and some very funny stories. We all live in a wildly diverse nation that we should all be very proud of.

I remember pulling into a little town in the mountains of West Virginia in the 80’s. I had found a local restaurant, “Smileys”. It was off hours and the waitresses enjoyed having “boys” from out of the area.

As I sat  there eating my meal I got into a discussion of how much snow they get there and the winter temperature. The waitress said to me “It gets Right Smart here in the winter”.  Now when it gets cold it is “Right Smart”.

I have met so many sweet and interesting people along the way, thank you all.

“A tramp, a gentleman, a poet, a dreamer, a lonely fellow, always hopeful of romance and adventure.”

Charlie Chaplin

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