Category: U.S. Counties
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Ohio River, Part 8 (Ark Loop)
After a warmup loop the day before, we set our sites on something more ambitious. This took us on a course extending northeast of Louisville to the outskirts of Cincinnati. From there we crossed into Indiana and followed the Ohio River. This combined one very specific destination along with some less structured county counting. I…
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Ohio River, Part 1 (Orientation)
The COVID pandemic began to wane as summer approached. Sure, we’d taken pseudo-vacations since its arrival. We went to a couple of lakes and the beach, and experienced an almost normal trip to the South Carolina Lowcountry. Basically we went to places where we could hide for awhile and stay away from other people. So…
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Carolina Wetlands, Part 1 (Padding the Count)
Hopefully this will be the last set of articles where I ever have to mention the COVID-19 pandemic. Maybe this will all seem quaint five or ten years from now when someone stumbles across this page. For now though it continues to shape how I travel and where I go. Even so, life goes on…
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Exploring the Mitten, Part 3 (Gladwin)
Michigan contained a lot of square-shaped counties within the Mitten. Surveyors laid them down neatly like that for settlers in the mid 19th Century. Gladwin County fit the same basic definition, with rolling farmland eventually replacing much of the forest (map). Not much differentiated it from surrounding counties although it had some nice lakes. We…
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Exploring the Mitten, Part 1 (Pivot)
My county counting hadn’t gone so well this year thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. I did manage to make that one brief trip to Pennsylvania to complete the state. There I picked up a dozen new counties. Not bad. However, that hardly moved the needle overall. I knew one more opportunity loomed as the summer…
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Counties in Wyoming that I have Visited
There are 23 Counties in Wyoming – “The Equality State“ Also be sure to see my United States County Counting Page for the rest of the states. I have visited 18 Counties = 78.3% of Counties in Wyoming Counties visited are colored-in; counties still needing to be visited are blank. Map created using Mob Rule.…
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Counties in Wisconsin that I have Visited
There are 72 Counties in Wisconsin – “The Badger State“ Also be sure to see my United States County Counting Page for the rest of the states. I have visited 59 Counties = 81.9% of Counties in Wisconsin Counties visited are colored-in; counties still needing to be visited are blank. Map created using Mob Rule.…
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Counties in West Virginia that I have Visited
There are 55 Counties in West Virginia – “The Mountain State“ Also be sure to see my United States County Counting Page for the rest of the states. I have visited 55 Counties = 100% of Counties in West Virginia Counties visited are colored-in; counties still needing to be visited are blank. Map created using…
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Counties in Washington that I have Visited
There are 39 Counties in Washington – “The Evergreen State“ Also be sure to see my United States County Counting Page for the rest of the states. I have visited 30 Counties = 76.9% of Counties in Washington Counties visited are colored-in; counties still needing to be visited are blank. Map created using Mob Rule.…
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Counties in Virginia that I have Visited
There are 133 Counties / Independent Cities in Virginia – “The Old Dominion“ Also be sure to see my United States County Counting Page for the rest of the states. I have visited 133 Counties / Independent Cities = 100% of Counties / Independent Cities in Virginia Counties visited are colored-in; counties still needing to…