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On this page I want to tell of at least one visit to each of the following states.  And then there were two!

(key: bold – never visited, italics – never spent the night)

1. Alabama – while visiting Tennessee with my nephew James, my nephew Devon and I drove down to Alabama for a rather short visit
2. Alaska
3. Arizona – went to see BYU play ASU (I think), did a week worth of Java training near Phoenix, also many times to Vegas and cutting through a bit of Arizona
4. Arkansas – went to Little Rock with my mom, dad and sister when I was but a lad
5. California – been there many times, though I think the first time was when I did speech and debate for Ricks college.  We went to a tourney at I think Point Loma and visited DisneyLand.  Also Coachella, many trips with BYU college bowl, a family vacation and most recently seeing Víkingur Ólafsson perform the Goldberg Variations in LA and San Fran in 2024
6. Colorado – used to visit with some regularity when living in Cheyenne.  Went for a day trip to Denver with my buddy Daniel.  Stayed the night at one place when on the seminary council, and also at the Berge’s for one stretch
7. Connecticut – east coast road trip
8. Delaware – east coast road trip and college bowl trip, though I don’t think I ever stayed the night
9. Florida – went my first few days after working at the church for a camera operator convention.  Also visited DisneyWorld
10. Georgia – started this list when staying at the downtown Westin for an archivist convention.  Also started east coast road trip by flying to Atlanta and staying at my sister’s place and some NAQT tourneys
11. Hawaii – good old honeymoon and trip to investigate buying some property over there
12. Idaho – went to Ricks College
13. Illinois – good old college bowl.  Went to a tourney at I think University of Illinois when competing for BYU’s college bowl team and visit the University of Chicago for a as yet failed documentary. Recently spent a few days in Chicago for work
14. Indiana – lived in lovely Evansville for like seven years
15. Iowa – good old college bowl
16. Kansas – good old I-80, and stayed at Bruce’s brother house (I think) on the midwest road trip
17. Kentucky – my dad worked in Kentucky when we lived in Indiana, though I can’t recall ever staying the night
18. Louisiana – just went to my niece’s graduation from law school and stayed a few nights
19. Maine – east coast road trip, though I can’t recall staying the night
20. Maryland – college bowl, east coast road trip and I likely visited there when living in Virgina
21. Massachusetts – east coast road trip and I think quiz bowl
22. Michigan – went to visit my brother a time or two, one time on the old midwest road trip
23. Minnesota – chilling with Ken and R., also midwest road trip and Workfront work trip
24. Mississippi – did a cheap Mississippi visit during our Louisiana trip
25. Missouri – midwest road trip and visiting my “cousins” Karen and Richard in Independence
26. Montana – a trip to Billings with mom, siblings and my grandma Asay.  No idea why we went up there
27. Nebraska – visited when living in Cheyenne, also I-80
28. Nevada – lived in Henderson, visited Vegas a few too many times, Mesquite with Scott, re:invent in 2023
29. New Hampshire – east coast road trip
30. New Jersey – east coast road trip and spent the night at the airport July 2024. This is my most recent state status change 😄
31. New Mexico – visiting some of my dad’s aunts and uncles
32. New York – visited New York city some few times, including for work when I was with About.com, to see Martha Argerich perform, east coast road trip, to sing at Carnegie Hall with the Wasatch Chorale
33. North Carolina – east coast road trip and I think we stayed with a couple of Dave friends?
34. North Dakota
35. Ohio – visited when I think Trent was in some basketball tourney, also midwest road trip
36. Oklahoma – en route to Texas when competing for Ricks speech and debate team
37. Oregon – west coast road trip and Oscon two or three times
38. Pennsylvania – east coast road trip, also Penn Bowl a few times
39. Rhode Island – east coast road trip
40. South Carolina – east coast road trip
41. South Dakota – Mount Rushmore
42. Tennessee – James’ graduation
43. Texas – Ricks College speech and debate
44. Utah – I live there now, silly
45. Vermont – east coast road trip and visiting Sharon
46. Virginia – used to live in Vienna
47. Washington – took a ride one night while going to Oscon in Portland, and stayed a few days for Radiohead concert
48. West Virginia – east coast road trip
49. Wisconsin – midwest road trip, Steven’s Point trivia and ModelOp trip to Madison
50. Wyoming – some few years in Cheyenne