If you had the time to walk across one U.S. state...?

[Rain Man]

...what state would it be, and why? And would you go north-south or east-west?

Assume that you have some time off and quoting Simon and Garfunkel, you want to walk off and look for America with a handful of Mrs. Wagner's pies.

Also assume that you are in your current conditioning. Take into account climate, scenery, wild animal attacks, proximity to McDonald's, and any other relevant criteria.

[Ace Gunner]

HAWAII FTW

[Donger]

Here's a neat little fact about Colorado: it isn't a perfect rectangle.

[Hydrae]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

It's a leisurely walk. This isn't Bataan.

I mean, unless you choose to walk across Bataan, but that's not a state so it shouldn't count.

The goal would be to walk, look, listen, learn, see stuff, hang out, and ogle the girls, my lord, in a flatbed Ford, slowing down to take a look at you.

Have you ever been to Winslow, Az? Nothing there.

[luv]

Originally Posted by Guru

It would certainly be the easiest walk given how flat it is.

[luv]

I think I'd actually go with Arkansas on this one. Ozarks hills, beautiful scenery historic downtown small towns, etc.

[RunKC]

Easily Hawaii.

[Mrs. Loopner]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

That would be a brutal one. Hot, dry, and if you went from the north panhandle down to McAllen or wherever, I bet your view would be exactly the same every day.

So one could call it a dry run for the KoKoda Trail.
Now that's a walk I'd like to try just to see if I could do it.

http://www.kokodatrail.com.au/

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractio...ew_Guinea.html

[Raiderhater]

I went with Alaska. From south to north.

[Saulbadguy]

Rhode Island.

Walking through an entire state seems really pointless and boring.

[threebag]

HI

[alnorth]

I picked South Carolina. First, I wanted to avoid anything too "easy" since if I have time to walk across a state and actually started doing it, it would only be because I wanted to, not that I was forced to. The question didn't imply that this was a punishment. So, states like Rhode Island and Florida are out. Because I don't like the idea of walking for days in cold weather. (I can start in the Autumn to avoid the worst of the hot weather) I wanted a state south of the Mason-Dixon line. I also want a state that has plenty of small towns, so probably something in the east. Given all those restrictions, SC just jumped out at me for some reason.

[alnorth]

Originally Posted by KC Tattoo

Good Job.



I did walk from Colorado to Utah to New Mexico and then to Arizona.

Just got done browsing around google maps to see if there were any other "corner monuments" in any spot where 3 or more states meet. It seems like the eastern US doesn't give a damn about that sort of thing, but if you look around in the midwest and west, you often see some kind of structure erected at the corner. I guess since states west of the Mississippi are pretty large, its more of a big deal to see a corner.

[EagleRob]

There's a four mile stretch of Maryland that separates WV and PA north to south. I'd probably still need a break in the middle.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by alnorth

Just got done browsing around google maps to see if there were any other "corner monuments" in any spot where 3 or more states meet. It seems like the eastern US doesn't give a damn about that sort of thing, but if you look around in the midwest and west, you often see some kind of structure erected at the corner. I guess since states west of the Mississippi are pretty large, its more of a big deal to see a corner.

My first reaction was that eastern states may not have multi-state corners very much. Then I looked and was completely proven wrong.

Then I thought that eastern states may have borders at more natural features whereas western borders are purely manmade. Then I looked and was proven mostly wrong.

So maybe we can just go with the theory that people driving across western states are so thrilled to hit a state border that it's a celebration to stop.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Mrs. Loopner

So one could call it a dry run for the KoKoda Trail.
Now that's a walk I'd like to try just to see if I could do it.

http://www.kokodatrail.com.au/

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractio...ew_Guinea.html

Whoa. That looks pretty cool. I imagine it's more fun to say afterwards that you did than it is to actually do it, but it's cool.

I like the fact that there are a couple of places on the guide map that say "many leeches". You can't go wrong with a vacation that involves "many leeches".