Seniors, Enjoy Our Great Country Today

I met a senior couple recently who were on their third week on the road touring the US.  They were from the East Coast and had just returned from Yosemite. They said that the highlight of their tour included the Grand Canyon, Glacier National Park, all those great Parks in Utah and more.

The US is pretty huge.  I mean really really huge.  We have friends from France who came to visit the States.  They just had to visit New York and take in Disneyland.  They had no idea of the vast expanse between those two sites and in a rental car, they were in for a lot more “exposure” to our country than they had planned. So much to learn and so little time. I invite seniors to enjoy exploring our great country state by state today.

How Many State Capitals Can You Name?

I started our early this AM lying in bed to see if I could remember my high school US Geography and History and all those pesky state capitals.  Just try going through the list starting with Washington State and swinging all the way east up to Maine. Well here’s the list in case you need it.

Do You Know the State Nicknames?

Here’s the whole shebang… you can look them up and add to your state knowledge.  What’s nice about this list of nicknames is the fact that they include an explanation of why it is called The “Yellowhammer State” or “The Last Frontier.”

Seniors if you found the above somewhat interesting, let me invite you to check out 50 facts about all 50 states. The pecan is the Alabama’s official nut. I’m almost willing to bet that you didn’t know that.  Maybe you just didn’t care, that’s ok too.

States By Size

Most senior citizens can probably guess the three largest states, but what comes after Alaska, Texas and California?  Surprised me too. It’s Montana, then New Mexico and Arizona. And the three smallest states?  Yes, Rhode Island and maybe Delaware, but what’s the next smallest?  Try Connecticut then surprisingly enough…Hawaii. Here’s the list. Where does your state fit in?

Any idea of the two or three smallest state capitals by population? Well, it’s Montpelier followed by Pierre, Augusta, Frankfort, Helena, Juneau and Dover. Here’s the rest of the ten smallest.

Now senior student, go back across the country starting in Washington State and try to name the largest city in those states. Here’s the list.  Can you name the state flower and state bird of your state or any other?

Now For the Rest of This Lazy Sunday Afternoon…

Wikipedia is a great resource for information. Most times, just too darn much information. There’s always more learn. It’s kind of like contemplating the universe or considering all that is inside the National Library of Congress or the New York City Library.

Anyway, hope you enjoyed today’s journey.  Come back tomorrow.  You just never know what you might discover.  jeb