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  1. mrpenney avatar

    One city per letter...

    by mrpenney 09 March 2012

    ...and no more than one city per state. The only other rule: you have to have been to all of them. Just for our amusement. What's you…

  2. odenley avatar

    RE: Southern USA Road Trip

    by odenley 05 March 2012

    I don't know the other areas of the south but I've drove the Natchez Trace a few times going to New Orleans from Jackson, MS. I just…

  3. sj_sands avatar

    Cycle buddies ahoy!

    by sj_sands 29 February 2012

    Hi there! I'm filming a documentary this fall, but as I'm incredibly foolish I've decided it'd be best done as part of a tour from San…

  4. bzookaj avatar

    RE: Baton Rouge or Jackson, MS?

    by bzookaj 28 January 2012

    Most. As I noted before, the desire only started recently, so I am well behind on the list. I haven't even seen Maryland's yet. (It's…

  5. laketraveller avatar

    RE: Baton Rouge or Jackson, MS?

    by laketraveller 28 January 2012

    So, how many state capitols do have yet to see?

  6. bzookaj avatar

    RE: Baton Rouge or Jackson, MS?

    by bzookaj 28 January 2012

    For those interested, I ended up in Baton Rouge. I spent 3 nights (two full days), which is just about right. There are a couple things…

  7. midnightragas avatar

    RE: Baton Rouge or Jackson, MS?

    by midnightragas 26 December 2011

    Haven't been to BR but have been to Jackson and really enjoyed the stay there. Stayed: Poindexter Park Inn Bed & Breakfast 803 Deer Park…

  8. ianw6705 avatar

    RE: Baton Rouge or Jackson, MS?

    by ianw6705 19 December 2011

    The biggest problem for Wilmington Delaware, is that it gets confused with the real Wilmington in NC. But I guess they're used to it.…

  9. VinnyD avatar

    RE: Baton Rouge or Jackson, MS?

    by VinnyD 18 December 2011

    There are some nice beaches in Delaware. I have to check out Wilmington some time, having driven or ridden past it probably 200 - 300…

  10. ianw6705 avatar

    RE: Baton Rouge or Jackson, MS?

    by ianw6705 18 December 2011

    I loved Bill Bryson's description of his road-trip to Delaware ... as he drove across it, he immediately forgot it - like one of those…

  11. VinnyD avatar

    RE: Baton Rouge or Jackson, MS?

    by VinnyD 17 December 2011

    #14-- Annapolis is worth a visit. Dover, mneh. I had to be there anyway and spent a couple of hours looking around. Not worth a deto…

  12. boulevardofdef avatar

    Re: Baton Rouge or Jackson, MS?

    by boulevardofdef 17 December 2011

    Though I've been to neither Baton Rouge nor Jackson (in fact, I've never even been to Louisiana or Mississippi), I do feel obligated to…

  13. ianw6705 avatar

    RE: Baton Rouge or Jackson, MS?

    by ianw6705 16 December 2011

    +It's important to stretch before working out.+ Indeed ... my regular drinking buddies and I agree with this strongly. We always do…

  14. SusieGirl7 avatar

    RE: Baton Rouge or Jackson, MS?

    by SusieGirl7 16 December 2011

    It's important to stretch before working out. And I think therein lies the issue with visiting state capitols. Not the drinking, but…

  15. ianw6705 avatar

    RE: Baton Rouge or Jackson, MS?

    by ianw6705 15 December 2011

    That sounds like a pre-drunk situation ... very interesting! I'd like one of those!

  16. SusieGirl7 avatar

    RE: Baton Rouge or Jackson, MS?

    by SusieGirl7 15 December 2011

    D'oh. I guess I was drunk even though drinking was an hour away.

  17. ianw6705 avatar

    RE: Baton Rouge or Jackson, MS?

    by ianw6705 15 December 2011

    +Present plans call for skipping Salem and Olympia. We may well be in Victoria, BC, the provincial capital, though.+ Portland Oregon…

  18. bzookaj avatar

    RE: Baton Rouge or Jackson, MS?

    by bzookaj 15 December 2011

    >also Boston It's hard to resist using the General Hooker Entrance. I've been to seven so far (like I said, it started recently). Strang…

  19. VinnyD avatar

    RE: Baton Rouge or Jackson, MS?

    by VinnyD 15 December 2011

    Wilmington is not a state capital. Edited by: VinnyD who has been to Dover.

  20. SusieGirl7 avatar

    RE: Baton Rouge or Jackson, MS?

    by SusieGirl7 15 December 2011

    I also applaud the state capitols checklisting. I think I've only been to Sacramento (well also Boston and passed Wilmington on the train).…

  21. VinnyD avatar

    RE: Baton Rouge or Jackson, MS?

    by VinnyD 15 December 2011

    I've got a tentative plan to do a road trip through the Pacific Northwest with a friend from the Napa Valley next August-September. Present…

  22. ianw6705 avatar

    RE: Baton Rouge or Jackson, MS?

    by ianw6705 15 December 2011

    I must admit Crater Lake was spectacular - we were there very early September and it had only been open a few weeks - there had been that…

  23. VinnyD avatar

    RE: Baton Rouge or Jackson, MS?

    by VinnyD 14 December 2011

    I lost it in Little Rock, Arkansas.

  24. ianw6705 avatar

    RE: Baton Rouge or Jackson, MS?

    by ianw6705 14 December 2011

    Where's your romantic streak then, Vinny?

  25. VinnyD avatar

    RE: Baton Rouge or Jackson, MS?

    by VinnyD 14 December 2011

    People here have said good things about Natchez. State capitals can usually be relied on to be decent stopping points on a road trip,…

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