the US - favorite states you’ve been to, and those you want to see

[littlebeast]

have been to most, but other than california (which i absolutely love), perhaps my second favorite is north carolina (so incredibly beautiful). of the places i haven’t been and would love to see - alaska (denali) and michigan (upper peninsula) top the list. and also a couple in the deep south (louisiana - new orleans duh, and mississippi - the delta).

yours?

 

[Eldritch]

I have been to all, but Alaska and Hawaii. I really like the people in Cleveland, I love the lifestyle in New Orleans. San Diego is so gorgeous and I love to kick it in L.A..

Being in The City back East is unlike anything else. It is just right, but you need to be willing to bleed cash out of every orifice.

The countryside in Western Pennsylvania is so gorgeous, the same can be said for Wes Virginny. Don't know what it is about the woody mountains in that region, but I like it better than the Mountains that are so famous in Colorado.

 

[rodr]

and mississippi - the delta

I grew up there, have seen enough of that. :laughing

Really though, any place I haven't been is a place I want to see.

 

[m0t0_ryder]

I'm a bit of a mountain man.
Not the beaches or plains. Not the cities or urban sprawl. Not the high head count per square mile places.
Gimme mountains. Lakes & streams. Contour line following roads. Paved or otherwise.

Been to all the states except North Dakota. Got within a couple miles (moto) but a massive rain storm turned me back.
I also don't care for the high humidity of most eastern and southern states so for that reason they are off my top 10. The countryside in many eastern states is gorgeous though.
Alaska was awesome. So expansive and large and wild.

So...
Idaho, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, Utah (most stunning landscapes) and yeah... even many parts of non-coastal non-urban sprawl California.


disclaimer: born in Camp Pendelton/Oceanside CA. Spent 2/3 my life in CA (northern) and the other 1/3 in Oregon.

 

[msethhunter]

Been to all 50. Montana is where it's at for the summer time. Anywhere on the southern East coast for the winter.

 

[dravnx]

My favorite state is California. After living in 10 states, I felt I found home when I moved here in '90. Need to visit Nebraska, Minnesota, Wyoming and South Dakota to finish my tour.

 

[cheez]

Visit Alaska at least once, and Hawaii at least once. Both are worth experiencing.

 

[mikev]

Alaska was fucking beautiful.

 

[R3DS!X]

Hawaii and Puerto Rico were awesome! I know PR isn't a state but it should be.

 

[afm199]

I love me some California, for sure. I lived on the east coast, and the mountains are nice. The south (Kentucky, Tennessee, the Carolinas) can be shockingly beautiful. I just love the temperate weather in Ca. Wyoming was gorgeous in the winter but way too cold.

 

[WoodsChick]

I was born and raised in CA and I love it here. I love all the western states (west of the Rockies) where there are still plenty of public lands for me to roam on. I’ve been all over the US when Eric was road racing but we never found anywhere we’d want to settle. I’ve never been to Alaska or Hawaii, and they’re both on my list. Of all the states I’ve been to I love Utah the most. Not to live, of course, but the beauty, grandeur and wide open spaces to roam (For now, anyway. Every time I go there are more Wilderness Study Area markers everywhere. If you want to see it go ASAP) are unparalleled. The geological timeline of the planet is laid bare for all to see there. Blows my mind every time I go.

 

[wazzuFreddo]

I still really want to see Alaska and Colorado. There are also a couple other southeastern states I haven't been to as well.

If I were to pick somewhere other than here to live I would move up to Spokane.

 

[chickenfried]

Utah's my favorite beautiful roads and places and ,at least a decade ago, not that crowded. I want to go to Alaska.

 

[vaara]

I’ve only been to 47 (still missing Alaska, North Dakota, and Kentucky).

Besides California, my favorites are Maine, New Mexico, and Washington. Runners-up are Utah and Colorado.

The ride to Alaska is definitely on my bucket list.

 

[bikewanker]

I was born and raised in CA and I love it here. I love all the western states (west of the Rockies) where there are still plenty of public lands for me to roam on. I’ve been all over the US when Eric was road racing but we never found anywhere we’d want to settle. I’ve never been to Alaska or Hawaii, and they’re both on my list. Of all the states I’ve been to I love Utah the most. Not to live, of course, but the beauty, grandeur and wide open spaces to roam (For now, anyway. Every time I go there are more Wilderness Study Area markers everywhere. If you want to see it go ASAP) are unparalleled. The geological timeline of the planet is laid bare for all to see there. Blows my mind every time I go.

Good description of Utah, a state I probably ride to/through every year. Was stationed in North Carolina and have roots back a few hundred years there and considered staying but like Dorothy went home to Kansas. I still enjoy riding the hills of Arkansas. There’s something about rolling hills like the Poconos, Smoky’s and the like that while not breathtaking appeals to my nature spirit.
My first long distance forays were both Kansas City to DC with a lot of wandering. I’m mostly missing the very northeastern states and I need to plan that ride. Recently heard of a road in southeastern New Mexico that I missed last time in the area. The ferry to Alaska was almost as good as the state itself. Should have continued with the spoon collection so I could have a definitive list.
It’s a beautiful world and for me even highway 50 across Nevada is spiritually refreshing.:ride

 

[Blankpage]

Hawaii and Puerto Rico were awesome! I know PR isn't a state but it should be.

I’ve only been to 47 (still missing Alaska, North Dakota, and Kentucky).

Besides California, my favorites are Maine, New Mexico, and Washington. Runners-up are Utah and Colorado.

The ride to Alaska is definitely on my bucket list.

I’ve live in both PR and NM, don’t need to do that again.
California has its flaws but as a place to live it rules

 

[WoodsChick]

It’s a beautiful world and for me even highway 50 across Nevada is spiritually refreshing.:ride

We used to take HWY 50 across Nevada every year in the spring to get to Utah, and it really captured my imagination. We bought a Benchmark Road and Recreation Atlas for it one year on our way back home, and we didn’t make it back to Utah for about 6 years. There is almost infinite exploring to be done in Nevada, one of the most deceptively beautiful and least-traveled states in the US.

 

[budman]

I need to get out more....:teeth

Drove across the country on a college delivery (my brother). So I don't count the 4 day blitz through which leaves me seeing 7 States as an adult.

The West in where I want to go ride.

Like to see New Orleans for some reason.. probably NCIS N.O.
Looks like fun.

I liked Hawaii the best of the ones I have seen so second to Cali.

I could not live there for long.. but a couple months a year would be awesome.

 

[berth]

The problem with California is that it's so huge and difficult to "visit". You have to live here and crawl in to all of its nooks and crannies to really appreciate it (sure, there's big hit spots like Yosemite, but there so much more to CA than "just" Yosemite).

Outside of CA, it's Utah, for sure. Amazing.

I'd like to visit NC.

 

[Eldritch]

Like to see New Orleans for some reason.. probably NCIS N.O.
Looks like fun.

You need to go, you need to go as soon as COVID clears up, I doubt it will be around in 20 years, if it is, probably a lot of the amazing history will have been washed away.

Come to drink. Come to drink trash and drink it hard. Come to eat. You will use food to survive the alcohol. The food is amazing. Eat a Shrimp Po' Boy at a different shop everyday to find your favorite.

Give yourself enough time. I am too old to get staggering drunk every day for days on end and have a good time. There is such cool history there to see in between disastrously trashed bouts of alcohol, food, and music on Bourbon St.

Do some nighttime Graveyard Tours. Check out the Cabildo. The Battle of New Orleans was so critical to the formation of our nation and they have not forgotten it in that City, also check out the WWII Museum.

Get a Hotel within stumbling distance of Bourbon, it is better to go with a group of like minded people. Wandering up and down the strip in a group, guzzling fishbowls and grenades is the quintessential tourist experience.

They are dying down there right now, when the gates upon up again to do business, it is going to be an Alcoholocaust.