State Clinches - Various Categories

[Rothman]

Another very minor update:  Rode a boat in CA.

Been in, including visits where you never left the vehicle or landed plane

All 50.

Set foot in, including airport only visits

All 50.

Set foot in, excluding airport only visits

All 50.

Set foot in, excluding clinch motivated border crossings with less than a mile of penetration

All 50.

Spent the night in

48.  All, except OK and AR. (CT's off the list)

Spent more than one night in a row in

Ones I'm sure about, 37: AK, AZ, CA, CO, DE, FL, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MT, NE, NH, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY.

Driven a vehicle in

49.  All except Oklahoma, where I was driven within the state.

Ridden a plane in (landing or taking off only)

30: IN, UT, CT, PA, GA, MI, KY, CO, VA, MD, IL, MO, WA, CA, NC, ID, MN, WI, HI, MA, NJ, NY, AZ, TX, OR, NV, FL, OH, IA, AK.

Ridden a helicopter in

None.

Ridden a train in

13: MA, CT, NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, UT (Heber Creeper), NH (Cog Railway), CA (BART), AK (White Pass Yukon Route).  If Oscar can count monorails, then so can I: FL and WA.

Ridden a moving boat in

MA (including ferries to MV and Nantucket), NY, NJ, WI, MN, WY (across Jenny Lake ), WA (San Juan Island ferries and boat up to Stehekin on Lake Chelan), FL (one of those swamp skimmers and Dry Tortugas ferry), OH (ferry to Perry's Victory and now Kelleys Island as of Sept. 10, 2023).  Oh wait, vehicle ferries, too: NC (can't believe that's it...I'm forgetting somewhere).  AK - Alaska Marine Highway.  Now the KY portion of the Augusta Ferry (Sept. 29th, 2023).  IL: Cave-in-Rock Ferry; state border is just off the river bank .  CA: San Diego-Coronado ferry.  Also rode a steamboat somewhere that I can't remember now .

Been on a boat in

Same as prior.

Ridden a roller coaster in

Still surprisingly few, given that I've ridden almost 50: CA, FL, OH, MA, NY, PA.

[clong]

Been in, including visits where you never left the vehicle or landed plane:   42 + DC (all but AK, AZ, HI, ME, NH, OR, VT and WA)
Set foot in, including airport only visits:   42 + DC, same as above
Set foot in, excluding airport only visits:   41 + DC, same as above minus NM
Set foot in, excluding clinch motivated border crossings with less than a mile of penetration:   41 + DC, same as above
Spent the night in:  38 + DC (all visited except MT, NE, NM, PA)
Spent more than one night in a row in:  26 + DC, same as above minus CT, IA, ID, IN, MN, MO, ND, NJ, TX, WI, WV, WY 
Driven a vehicle in:  33 + DC (same as been in minus CT, DE, MA, NJ, NM, NV, NY, PA, RI)
Driven my own vehicle in: 19 + DC (drove someone else's vehicle in MD, rental car only in CA, CO, IA, ID, MI, MN, MT, ND, NE, SD, UT, WI, WY)
Driven a rental car in:  21 (listed above plus AL, TN, KY, FL, MS, AR, CA, MO)
Ridden a plane in (landing or taking off only): 22 (CA, NV, NM, UT, CO, TX, MO, MN, IL, MI, OH, KY, TN, AL, LA, FL, GA, NC, VA, PA, MD, RI)
Ridden a helicopter in:  0
Ridden a train in:  Including rail transit, 4 (NY, GA, AL, FL) + DC.  Excluding rail transit, 1 (AL).
Ridden a moving boat in: 6 (AL, FL, NJ, NY, SC, TN).
Been on a boat in:  7, same as above plus IA
Ridden a roller coaster in: 4 (FL, GA, AL, TN)
Walked or biked across the border of: 0

[Rothman]

Another minor update...makes me wonder if I'll ever have a major update.  Adding plane in LA and a little discussion about train...

Been in, including visits where you never left the vehicle or landed plane

All 50.

Set foot in, including airport only visits

All 50.

Set foot in, excluding airport only visits

All 50.

Set foot in, excluding clinch motivated border crossings with less than a mile of penetration

All 50.

Spent the night in

48.  All, except OK and AR. (CT's off the list)

Spent more than one night in a row in

Ones I'm sure about, 37: AK, AZ, CA, CO, DE, FL, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MT, NE, NH, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY.

Driven a vehicle in

49.  All except Oklahoma, where I was driven within the state.

Ridden a plane in (landing or taking off only)

31: IN, UT, CT, PA, GA, MI, KY, CO, VA, MD, IL, MO, WA, CA, NC, ID, MN, WI, HI, MA, NJ, NY, AZ, TX, OR, NV, FL, OH, IA, AK, LA.

Ridden a helicopter in

None.

Ridden a train in

13: MA, CT, NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, UT (Heber Creeper), NH (Cog Railway), CA (BART), AK (White Pass Yukon Route).  If Oscar can count monorails, then so can I: FL and WA.   And what about the unmanned "Plane Train" at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Int'l Airport? GA, if it counts.

Ridden a moving boat in

MA (including ferries to MV and Nantucket), NY, NJ, WI, MN, WY (across Jenny Lake ), WA (San Juan Island ferries and boat up to Stehekin on Lake Chelan), FL (one of those swamp skimmers and Dry Tortugas ferry), OH (ferry to Perry's Victory and now Kelleys Island as of Sept. 10, 2023).  Oh wait, vehicle ferries, too: NC (can't believe that's it...I'm forgetting somewhere).  AK - Alaska Marine Highway.  Now the KY portion of the Augusta Ferry (Sept. 29th, 2023).  IL: Cave-in-Rock Ferry; state border is just off the river bank .  CA: San Diego-Coronado ferry.  Also rode a steamboat somewhere that I can't remember now .

Been on a boat in

Same as prior.

Ridden a roller coaster in

Still surprisingly few, given that I've ridden almost 50: CA, FL, OH, MA, NY, PA.

[TheCatalyst31]

My stats:

Lived in
3 - IL, CA, WI

Been in, including visits where you never left the vehicle or landed plane

42 + DC - missing AL, AK, ID, MT, ND, OR, VT, WA

Set foot in, including airport only visits

42 + DC - same as above

Set foot in, excluding airport only visits

41 + DC - same as above minus UT

Spent the night in

30 + DC - WI, IL, CA, MN, IA, IN, OH, MI, KY, TN, MO, NE, CO, WY, HI, NV, AZ, NM, TX, OK, LA, FL, SC, VA, WV, MD, NJ, NY, CT, MA, DC

Spent more than one night in a row in

23 + DC - WI, IL, CA, IA, IN, OH, MI, WV, KY, TN, MO, TX, LA, AZ, CO, FL, HI, SC, VA, NJ, NY, CT, MA, DC

Driven a vehicle in

29 - WI, IL, CA, IA, MN, IN, OH, MI, MO, KS, NE, SD, KY, TN, WV, PA, MD, VA, CT, NC, GA, MS, AR, TX, OK, NM, AZ, WY, CO

Ridden a plane in (landing or taking off only)
24 - WI, IL, CA, MI, MN, OH, KY, MO, PA, TN, NJ, NY, CT, MA, VA, SC, GA, FL, LA, TX, CO, AZ, UT, HI

Ridden a helicopter in

None

Ridden a train in (using a liberal definition of train)

18 + DC - WI, IL, CA, MN, MI, PA, NJ, NY, RI, MA, VA, GA, FL, TX, MO, CO, AZ, NV, DC

Ridden a moving boat in

16 - WI, IL, CA, HI, TX, IA, OH, KY, VA, NY, NJ, MA, SC, FL, MO (if paddleboats count), PA (if duck boats on water count)

Been on a boat

16 - same as above (which surprises me, I've done plenty of boat tours but I guess I've always been on a moving boat in the same state)

Been on a roller coaster

11 - WI, IL, CA, OH, KY, TN, IA, MN, TX, FL, VA

[jlam]

It's been a hot second. Updates in blue:

Lived in

2 - AZ, CO

Been in, including visits where you never left the vehicle or the landed plane

30 (including DC) - AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, (DC), FL, GA, IA, ID, KS, MD, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OK, OR, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WY

Set foot in, including airport-only visits

Same as above

Set foot in, excluding airport-only visits

Same as above

Set foot in, excluding clinch-motivated border crossings with less than a mile of penetration

28 (including DC) - AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, (DC), FL, GA, IA, ID, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OK, OR, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WY

Spent the night in

22 (including DC) - AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, (DC), FL, GA, IA, ID, MN, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OR, SC, SD, TX, UT, WY

Spent more than one night in a row in

16 (including DC) - AZ, CA, CO, (DC), FL, GA, ID, MN, MT, NE, NM, OR, SD, TX, UT, WY

Driven a vehicle in

1 - CO

Ridden a plane in (landing or taking off only)

6 - AZ, CA, CO, FL, TX, VA

Ridden a helicopter in

0 - None

Ridden a train in

6 (including DC) - AZ, CO, DC, FL, MD, VA

Ridden a moving boat in

5 - CO, FL, TX, UT, WY

Been on a boat in

Same as above

Ridden a roller coaster in

2 - CA, CO

[Sykotyk]

How many U.S. States have you...

Been in, including visits where you never left the vehicle or landed plane

48 - all but AK & HI

Set foot in, including airport only visits

48 "

Set foot in, excluding airport only visits

48 "

Set foot in, excluding clinch motivated border crossings with less than a mile of penetration

48 "

Spent the night in

48 "

Spent more than one night in a row in

39* - WA, CA, NV, AZ, NM, CO, WY, UT, ID, MT, ND, SD, NE, KS, OK, TX, LA, MO, IA, MN, WI, MI, IL, IN, OH, PA, WV, NY, VT, ME, CT, NJ, VA, NC, SC, GA, AL, MS, FL (Possibly more but can't confirm)

Driven a vehicle in

48 "

Ridden a plane in (landing or taking off only)

7 - PA, IL, AZ, GA, NV, TX, CA

Ridden a helicopter in

0

Ridden a train in

5 - SD, PA, UT, OH, NY

Ridden a moving boat in

4 - WA, PA, OH, LA

Been on a boat in

6 - IN, PA, MS, OH, WA, LA

Ridden a roller coaster in

3 - OH, PA, FL

[formulanone]

I thought I updated this a the end of last year, but had not.

Been in; including visits where you never left the vehicle or landed plane
Set foot in, including airport-only visits
49 - missing Alaska

Set foot in, excluding airport only visits
Visited, excluding clinch-motivated border crossings w/less than a mile of penetration
49 - same

Driven a vehicle in
49 - same

Spent the night in
Spent more than one night in a row in
44 - Exclude UT, NE, ND, ID, MT from above

Ridden a plane in (landing or taking off only)
46 - all but AK, ID, MT, DE

Ridden a train in (Including light rail, subways, monorails, airport trains)
19 - NJ, NY, CT, RI, MA, FL, NC, GA, KY, PA, NJ, TX, WA, CA, MI, WA, LA, VA (DC), CO

Been on a boat
11 - NY, FL, CA, NJ, MA, WA, LA, MD, NV, WI, KY, IL

Ridden a moving boat, in or along
10 - NY, FL, CA, NJ, MA, WA, LA, NV, WI, KY, IL

Walked across the border of
39 - But not: VT, MN, MT, ID, NV, CA, OR, AZ, WA

Ridden a roller coaster in
3 - FL, TN, PA

Ridden a helicopter in
0

Swam in a natural body of water (within the state or alongside its shores)
15 - AL, FL, GA, LA, TN, NC, SC, MD, NJ, NY, MA, ME, CA, WA, HI

...Just touched the surface (because it was below freezing outside)
2 - MI, OH

Canadian Provinces -- Visited, Driven, Stayed multiple nights, Flown to
3 - BC, AB, ON