The License Plate Game and 874 Miles
Our route took us across the I-80 and I-90 highways/toll roads. Here are the states' license plates in the order that we saw them.
New York
Virginia
Maryland
Oklahoma
Washington
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Ohio
(I was writing so fast to catch all the other states that I almost forgot the state that we live in)
Illinois
Texas
Arizona
Missouri
Idaho
New Jersey
Massachusetts
North Carolina
Maine
Tennessee
Wisconsin
Indiana
Connecticut
Vermont
Colorado
Florida
Nebraska
*This is when we left Ohio and crossed over into Indiana
Utah
Hawaii
(We did not expect to ever get Hawaii or Alaska and were perfectly happy with a goal of only getting 48 states. But at this point we now absolutely needed Alaska. In case anyone is wondering, Hawaii has a rainbow on their license plate.)
Oregon
Iowa
Minnesota
California
South Dakota
Wyoming
Kansas
Kentucky
West Virginia
North Dakota
New Mexico
Alabama
Arkansas
Georgia
Alaska
Mississippi
Bonus License Plates:
Washington D.C.
We also saw four Canadian license plates; Ontario, Quebec, Alberta and Manitoba.
We did not get Louisiana, Rhode Island, Nevada, New Hampshire, Delaware, South Carolina, or Montana.
For an 874 mile road trip we saw 48 different license plates from all over North America. When we started playing we were hoping to get half and we were shocked that we saw as many states as we did.
I was shocked at how many people were travelling through Ohio. I always considered my state fairly boring and may be it is if many people are just going through it and not stopping. If nothing else this experience helped me realize that the East-West route through northern Ohio is a well travelled corridor.
Published by Kim Keason - Featured Contributor in Lifestyle
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oh wow! I have never played that game before. good way to pass time!
wow, lots of travelers....good story :)
The Colorado plate you saw HAD to be mine. We travel through the three states you were in all the time. From Colorado to Pennsylvania, back and forth, back and forth. And sometimes on to California.
Coming up with games for kids on long car trips is a real art form! It is, I think, the enthusiasm of the adults that either engages the kids in the game or loses their interest. A good game + good energy = a good trip!
We've done something similar to this before.
How fun. I'm shocked not plates from South Carolina? I was recently in Indiana and Ohio and I'm from SC. Guess you didn't see me.
PV Love and (((hugs))) :o)
Nice job with this article.
No one leaves New Hampshire! Just kidding! I recall doing this with my daughters when we drove from MA to Vegas! This must have been a lot of work to put to paper! Good job, Kim!