State Visits
We have visited 49 States Together (& Washington DC), missing only Alaska…until July 2025! Individually…
- Mark has visited and spent the night in all 50 States (#50 Nebraska)
- Gail has visited and spent the night in 49 States (all but Alaska).
State Capitol Tours
We took our 1st State Capitol Tour in Boston, while touring the Freedom Trail in 2006. We didn’t take another until 2016, when we toured the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln, because the architect was Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue. Goodhue also designed Mark’s fraternity house (Rensselaer Society of Engineers (RSE) Clubhouse, on the National Registry of Historic Places.) We loved the tour, for the architecture & art, the building history, and the state history. That’s when we decided to tour every State Capitol, although we didn’t get to #3 until 2018, when we started touring with Lizzy.
Pics & more at State Capitol Tours.
State Camping
In 2017, we bought Lizzy and The Beast. So, of course, we started tracking the 1st time we camp in each State, as well.
More camping info in Lizzy Campgrounds, including states camped in, in order and alphabetically (with # of different campground in each state.)
State Stats by Year – 1st Visits, 1st Capitol Tours, 1st Camping
| Year Overview/Comments | State 1st Visit Together | Count (–49–) | State Capitol 1st Tour | Count (–39–) | Lizzy 1st Camping | Count (–42–) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Met at RPI in Troy, NY! Meet me in St. Louis | New State New York Missouri | —2— 1 2 | ||||
| 2001 Gail visit Mark Mark visit Gail @ parents Mark visit Gail Thanksgiving NJ to MA Thanksgiving see Kate | New State New Jersey Massachusetts Washington Connecticut Rhode Island | —5— 3 4 5 6 7 | ||||
| 2002 Gail met Mark’s folks! Mini-trip: East Brookfield to Bailey Island | New State Pennsylvania New Hampshire Maine | —3— 8 9 10 | ||||
| 2003 Met up on Mark work trip 50th Bday Trip! | New State California Hawaii | —2— 11 12 | ||||
| 2004 Visit Astoria Visit Jeff at school | New State Oregon Vermont | —2— 13 14 | ||||
| 2006 Got in coupla day trip from EB | New State | —0— | New State Capitol Boston, MA | —1— 1 | ||
| 2012 new states on March Florida Trip (visited some states, very briefly new states on 1st X-Country West new states on 2012 part of Xmas X-Country Trip | New State Florida Georgia South Carolina North Carolina Virginia Maryland Delaware Ohio Indiana Michigan Illinois Wisconsin Minnesota South Dakota Wyoming Montana Idaho Nevada Arizona New Mexico | —20— 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 | ||||
| 2013 new states on 2013 part of Xmas X-Country Trip Tennessee/Mississippi Trip 60th Bday Trip! | New State Texas Oklahoma Arkansas Tennessee West Virginia Alabama Mississippi Louisiana | —9— 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 | ||||
| 2014 on 3rd X-Country Trip | New State North Dakota | —1— 43 | ||||
| 2016 on 5th & last Prius X-Country Trip via I-80 | Kentucky Kansas Nebraska Utah | —4— 44 45 46 47 | New State Capitol Lincoln, NE . | —1— 2 . | ||
| 2017 Got Lizzy & The Beast . | New State | —0— | New State Capitol | —0— | New Camping New Jersey Massachusetts New York | —3— 1 2 3 |
| 2018 1st Big Lizzy Trip, to Florida Lizzy Trip to New England 1st Airstream X-Country . | New State Iowa . | —1— 48 . | New State Capitol Providence, RI Des Moines, IA Boise, ID . | —3— 3 4 5 . | New Camping Virginia South Carolina Georgia Florida Connecticut Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana Iowa South Dakota Wyoming Montana Idaho Washington | —14— 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 |
| 2019 Lizzy to Bay Area Home via West Coast Capitols . | —0— | New State Capitol Carson City, NV Sacramento, CA Salem, OR Olympia, WA | —4— 6 7 8 9 | New Camping Oregon California Nevada . | —3— 18 19 20 . | |
| 2020 Lizzy thru Southern Arizona | —0— | New State Capitol Phoenix, AZ | —1— 10 | New Camping Arizona | —1— 21 | |
| 2022 Lizzy Loop – Rockies/High Plains . | Colorado . | —1— 49 . | New State Capitol Helena, MT Denver, CO Cheyenne, WY Salt Lake City, UT | —4— 11 12 13 14 | New Camping Colorado Utah | —2— 22 23 |
| 2023 New Mexico Prairie/Midwest Dash Mid Atlantic Tour Northeast Family Summer New England Autumn Head South for Winter | New State Capitol Santa Fe, NM Oklahoma City, OK Topeka, KS Jefferson City, MO Springfield, IL Indianapolis, IN Columbus, OH Harrisburg, PA Annapolis, MD Dover, DE Trenton, NJ Hartford, CT Augusta, ME Montpelier, VT Concord, NH Albany, NY Richmond, VA | —17— 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 | New Camping New Mexico Texas Oklahoma Missouri Kansas Illinois Rhode Island Maine New Hampshire Vermont North Carolina | —10— 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 | ||
| 2024 Gulf Coast & Confederacy Southern Appalachians Great Lakes East & Great Lakes Superior GRR & Route 66 All Around Arkansas | New State | New State Capitol Tallahassee, FL Baton Rouge, LA Jackson, MS Montgomery, AL Lansing, MI St. Paul, MN Little Rock, AR | —7— 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 | New Camping Alabama Mississippi Louisiana Tennessee Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota Arkansas | —8— 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 | |
| 2025 South Across Texas | New State | —0— | New State Capitol Austin, TX | —1— 39 | New Camping | —0— |
State Stats by State – 1st Visit, 1st Capitol Tour, 1st Camping
| State | State Visit # | Year 1st Visit | Capitol | Capitol Tour # | Year of Tour | # Lizzy Camping | 1st Year Camping |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 40 | 2013 | Montgomery | 35 | 2024 | 35 | 2024 |
| Alaska | Juneau | — | —– | ||||
| Arizona | 33 | 2012 | Phoenix | 10 | 2020 | 21 | 2020 |
| Arkansas | 37 | 2013 | Little Rock | 38 | 2024 | 42 | 2024 |
| California | 11 | 2003 | Sacramento | 7 | 2019 | 19 | 2019 |
| Colorado | 49 | 2022 | Denver | 12 | 2022 | 22 | 2022 |
| Connecticut | 6 | 2001 | Hartford | 26 | 2023 | 8 | 2018 |
| Delaware | 21 | 2012 | Dover | 24 | 2023 | ||
| Florida | 15 | 2012 | Tallahassee | 32 | 2024 | 7 | 2018 |
| Georgia | 16 | 2012 | Atlanta | 6 | 2018 | ||
| Hawaii | 12 | 2003 | Honolulu | — | —– | ||
| Idaho | 31 | 2012 | Boise | 5 | 2018 | 16 | 2018 |
| Illinois | 25 | 2012 | Springfield | 19 | 2023 | 29 | 2023 |
| Indiana | 23 | 2012 | Indianapolis | 20 | 2023 | 11 | 2018 |
| Iowa | 48 | 2018 | Des Moines | 4 | 2018 | 12 | 2018 |
| Kansas | 45 | 2016 | Topeka | 17 | 2023 | 28 | 2023 |
| Kentucky | 44 | 2016 | Frankfort | ||||
| Louisiana | 42 | 2013 | Baton Rouge | 33 | 2024 | 37 | 2024 |
| Maine | 10 | 2002 | Augusta | 26 | 2023 | 31 | 2023 |
| Maryland | 20 | 2012 | Annapolis | 23 | 2023 | ||
| Massachusetts | 4 | 2001 | Boston | 1 | 2006 | 2 | 2017 |
| Michigan | 24 | 2012 | Lansing | 36 | 2024 | 39 | 2024 |
| Minnesota | 27 | 2012 | St. Paul | 37 | 2024 | 41 | 2024 |
| Mississippi | 41 | 2013 | Jackson | 34 | 2024 | ||
| Missouri | 2 | 2000 | Jefferson City | 18 | 2023 | 27 | 2023 |
| Montana | 30 | 2012 | Helena | 11 | 2022 | 15 | 2018 |
| Nebraska | 46 | 2016 | Lincoln | 2 | 2016 | ||
| Nevada | 32 | 2012 | Carson City | 9 | 2019 | 20 | 2019 |
| New Hampshire | 9 | 2002 | Concord | 29 | 2023 | 32 | 2023 |
| New Jersey | 3 | 2001 | Trenton | 25 | 2023 | 1 | 2017 |
| New Mexico | 34 | 2012 | Santa Fe | 15 | 2023 | 24 | 2023 |
| New York | 1 | 2000 | Albany | 30 | 2023 | 2017 | |
| North Carolina | 18 | 2012 | Raleigh | 34 | 2023 | ||
| North Dakota | 44 | 2014 | Bismarck | ||||
| Ohio | 22 | 2012 | Columbus | 21 | 2023 | 10 | 2018 |
| Oklahoma | 36 | 2013 | Oklahoma City | 16 | 2023 | 16 | 2023 |
| Oregon | 13 | 2004 | Salem | 8 | 2019 | 18 | 2019 |
| Pennsylvania | 8 | 2002 | Harrisburg | 22 | 2023 | 9 | 2018 |
| Rhode Island | 7 | 2001 | Providence | 3 | 2018 | 30 | 2023 |
| South Carolina | 17 | 2012 | Columbia | 5 | 2018 | ||
| South Dakota | 28 | 2012 | Pierre | 13 | 2018 | ||
| Tennessee | 38 | 2013 | Nashville | 38 | 2024 | ||
| Texas | 35 | 2013 | Austin | 39 | 2025 | 25 | 2023 |
| Utah | 47 | 2016 | Salt Lake City | 14 | 2022 | 22 | 2022 |
| Vermont | 14 | 2004 | Montpelier | 28 | 2023 | 33 | 2023 |
| Virginia | 19 | 2012 | Richmond | 31 | 2023 | 4 | 2018 |
| Washington | 5 | 2001 | Olympia | 9 | 2019 | 17 | 2018 |
| West Virginia | 39 | 2013 | Charleston | ||||
| Wisconsin | 26 | 2012 | Madison | 40 | 2024 | ||
| Wyoming | 29 | 2012 | Cheyenne | 13 | 2022 | 14 | 2018 |
| Washington DC | 39+ | 2013 |