Lower 48 States completed.

[John Dorrer]

The 48th state was Rhode Island. We completed the last fifteen (15) states over the past 12 Months. Newport, RI was a fun town to complete the job.

Edited Saturday at 10:02 PM by John Dorrer
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[topgun2]

How long did this milestone take you to achieve?

Any idea of the total miles?

Congrats!

Bill

[Boudicca908]

4 hours ago, John Dorrer said:

Newport, RI was a fun town to complete the job.

Congratulations -- that is exciting! Are you heading to Alaska next? 

[Steph and Dud B]

Congrats! Alaska next.....

[Mike and Carol]

Congratulations!  We’ve got three left, MN, WI and MI.  Not sure when we’ll be able to travel north but will probably hit all three on the same trip.  Mike

[John Dorrer]

On 5/16/2026 at 7:34 PM, topgun2 said:

How long did this milestone take you to achieve?

Any idea of the total miles?

Congrats!

Bill

8/10/14 to 5/15/26. I wish I had kept total mileage. Need to check computer when I get home. Started logging Out/In mileage at some point. I will check.😊

[John Dorrer]

On 5/16/2026 at 9:27 PM, Boudicca908 said:

Congratulations -- that is exciting! Are you heading to Alaska next? 

Not with the Oliver, maybe a cruise🙃

[John Dorrer]

On 5/16/2026 at 9:54 PM, Steph and Dud B said:

Congrats! Alaska next.....

Maybe an Alaskan Cruise😊

[John Dorrer]

On 5/17/2026 at 8:28 AM, Mike and Carol said:

Congratulations!  We’ve got three left, MN, WI and MI.  Not sure when we’ll be able to travel north but will probably hit all three on the same trip.  Mike

Watch for our fall trip, Michigan, Michigan UP, Minnesota ( North shore of Lake Superior, and Wisconsin on Lake Superior 

[Steve Morris]

27 minutes ago, John Dorrer said:

Maybe an Alaskan Cruise😊

If you do a cruise, definitely consider one with a land portion at one end or the other. In 2006, we took Royal Caribbean's Radiance of the Seas from Vancouver, BC. From there we spend the next seven days sailing northward along the coast of Canada and Alaska. We stopped in Juneau, Skagway, Sitka, Hoonah, finally to dock in Seward Alaska. I wasn't a fan of this portion, because everywhere we stopped, 2500 people got off the ship to see the same few sites. These days, that would be 5000 or so at each port.

From Seward, we flew to Fairbanks, and spent the next six days on railcars heading south to Anchorage, through some of the most beautiful landscape I've ever seen! Each night was spent at a wonderful lodge or mountain hotel. This was my favorite portion of the Cruise/Tour, and the part that I'd like to do again.

Finally, from Anchorage, we flew back to Ohio

Edited 4 hours ago by Steve Morris

[jd1923]

1 hour ago, John Dorrer said:

Maybe an Alaskan Cruise😊

Take the Oliver with you!

https://dot.alaska.gov/amhs/route.shtml

https://www.alaskaferry.com/FerrySchedules/ShippingVehiclesToFromAlaska

[Tom and Doreen]

1 hour ago, John Dorrer said:

Watch for our fall trip, Michigan, Michigan UP, Minnesota ( North shore of Lake Superior, and Wisconsin on Lake Superior 

Excellent, John!! Fall is a perfect time to go, we did that last fall.  Take a Picture Rocks Cruise if you get a chance.  Camping can be sketchy up that way late in the season as the campgrounds shut down around mid October.  Lots to do up that way. Visiting the Sault Ste. Maire lock was fun. Love'ed that trip.  

[Mike and Carol]

2 hours ago, John Dorrer said:

Watch for our fall trip, Michigan, Michigan UP, Minnesota ( North shore of Lake Superior, and Wisconsin on Lake Superior 

I’ll be watching!  I’ve got a preliminary route planned out in my head which includes the above in reverse order.  It’s going to be another year or two before we can resume our long trips, though.  Mike

[jd1923]

2 hours ago, Tom and Doreen said:

Camping can be sketchy up that way late in the season as the campgrounds shut down around mid October.

Camping (Boondocking) northern Minnesota? Check out Kenny!

https://youtube.com/@kennyofalltrades?si=6CfmBy2YHWxDcnbk