I bet we could do one for each state?
Wow! This has turned into something really fun & creative. We are planning to work our way through all 50 USA states, 31 states in Mexico, 10 Canadian provinces, 3 of the Canadian territories and 1 Territory of France. You are very much encouraged to join in -- this is a huge task! (Technically, Greenland and the nations of the Caribbean and Central America could be considered part of North America -- but they are excluded on this list because they can not be reached (easily) by means of a terrestrial-based vehicle)
Here are the states/provinces that we are still missing...
USA: Done!
Canada: Done!
Mexico: Aquascalientes, Baja Sur, Campeche, Chiapas, Couma, Durango, Guanajuto, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico, Michoacan, Morelos, Nayrit, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretmo, Quintano Roo, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Tabasco, Tamulipas, Tlaxcala, Yucatan, Zacatecas
Here, therefore is a working index to the postings: (74 lists and counting....)
Alabama -- Posted by AZBuck, September 3, 2007
Alaska -- Posted by Gen, August 20, 2007
Alberta -- Posted by Editor, December 10, 2007
Arizona -- Posted by RoadDog May 16, 2007
**Arizona #2 -- Posted by Gerald Thurman, July 5, 2007
Arkansas -- Posted by AZBuck, October 31, 2007
Baja California Norte -- Posted by Editor, June 12, 2007
British Columbia -- Posted by AZBuck, January 13, 2008
California -- Posted by Larrison May 21, 2007
**California #2 -- Posted by Gerald Thurman, July 10, 2007
Chihuahua -- Posted by Gen, September 4, 2007
Colorado -- Posted by Gen, August 20, 2007
Connecticut -- Posted by AZBuck, December 2, 2007
Delaware -- Posted by AZBuck May 19, 2007
District of Columbia -- Posted by Editor, December 1, 2007
Florida -- Posted by UKCraig, October 5, 2007
Georgia -- Posted by AZBuck, June 8, 2007
Hawaii -- Posted by Editor, November 6, 2007
Idaho -- Posted by Editor, May 20, 2007
Illinois -- Posted by RoadDog, May 18, 2007
**Illinois #2 -- Posted by AZBuck, January 7, 2008
**Chicago, Illinois -- Posted by Etoiles, August 3, 2007
Indiana -- Posted by Butlerguy03, November 29, 2007
Iowa -- Posted by AZBuck, May 19, 2007
Kansas -- Posted by AZBuck, November 22, 2007
Kentucky -- Posted by AZBuck, September 1, 2007
Louisiana -- Posted by lhuff, May 21, 2007
Maine -- Posted by AZBuck, May 26, 2007
Manitoba -- Posted by Gen, August 20, 2007
Maryland -- Posted by AZBuck, May 21, 2007
Massachusetts -- Posted by Mass Tim, May 28, 2007
Mexico -- usually we don't do countries -- but here is one... Posted by Quebec Gen, October 22, 2008.
Michigan -- Posted by AZBuck, September 11, 2007
Minnesota -- Posted by Midwest Michael, May 28, 2007
Mississippi -- Posted by MissMarjorie, August 17, 2007
Missouri -- Posted by AZBuck, September 27, 2007
Montana -- Posted by Editor, June 5, 2007
Nebraska -- Posted by AZBuck, May 29, 2007
Nevada -- Posted by Editor, May 18, 2007
New Brunswick -- Posted by Gen, August 14, 2007
New Foundland & Labrador -- Posted by Gen, August 3, 2007
New Hampshire -- Posted by AZBuck, May 24, 2007
New Jersey -- posted by mdennis, August 17, 2007
New Mexico -- Posted by AZBuck, August 19, 2007
**New Mexico #2 -- Posted by Howard, March 28, 2008
New York -- Posted by AZBuck, May 28, 2007
North Carolina -- Posted by AZBuck, August 14, 2007
North Dakota -- Posted by AZBuck, November 04, 2007
Northwest Territories -- Posted by Gen, August 5, 2007
Nova Scotia -- Posted by Gen, September 27, 2007
Nunavut -- Posted by Gen, August 14, 2007
Ohio -- Posted by AZBuck, September 24, 2007
Oklahoma -- Posted by AZBuck, January 4, 2008
Ontario -- Posted by Syv, January 18, 2008
Oregon -- Posted by Judy, May 18, 2007
Pennsylvania -- Posted by AZBuck, September 18, 2007
Prince Edward Island -- Posted by Gen, October 14, 2007
Quebec -- Posted by Gen, August 3rd
Rhode Island -- Posted by Gen, September 4, 2007
Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon -- Posted by Gen, August 14 [**This is the single French Territory in North America**]
Saskatchewan -- Posted by AZBuck, March 7, 2008
Sonora -- Posted by Gen, August 5, 2007
South Carolina -- Posted by AZBuck, October 6, 2007
South Dakota -- Posted by Midwest Michael, September 26, 2007
Tennessee -- Posted by AZBuck, October 10, 2007
Texas -- Posted by Editor, September 27, 2007
Utah -- Posted by Editor, October 5, 2007
Vermont -- Posted by Gen, August 3, 2007
Virginia -- Posted by AZBuck, September 2, 2007
Washington -- Posted by Arizona Brad, May 18, 2007
** Olympic Penisula -- Posted by Judy, May 19, 2007
West Virginia -- Posted by AZBuck, September 16, 2007
Wisconsin -- Posted by Midwest Michael, May 21, 2007
Wyoming -- Posted by Editor, May 24, 2007
Yukon -- Posted by Gen, August 20, 2007
*** USA -- Favorite Places -- Posted by UKCraig, May 21, 2007
1 cup bordom, 2 cups Live Search, and...
Washington!
Er, almost.. hopefully Judy can help.
A- Apples
B- Boeing
C- Cascade Mountains and the Columbia River
D- Dams
E- Evergreens
F- Fishing
G- The Gorge at George Amphitheater
H- Hood Canal
I- Interstate 5
J- Straight of Juan de Fuca
K- Kite Flying
L- Lewis and Clark
M- Microsoft, and the Mariners
N- North Cascades National Park
O- Olympic Peninsula, National Park, and Mountains
P- Pacific Coast
Q- Quinault Tribe
R- Mt. Ranier, and Port
S- Space Needle, Seattle, Spokane, Salmon, and the San Juans
T- Tri-Cities
U- Lake Union
V- Vancouver (the not-Canadian one)
W- Wenatchee, the Apple Capital of the World
X- X-Box (created by Microsoft) (suggested by Judy)
Y- Yakima, One of the Metro Cities.
Z- Zillah, just down I-82 from Yakima
-Brad
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Since Brad stole my home-state...
...I'll start one for next door, Oregon, and grab that gauntlet from ya!
Astoria/Ashland/Albany
Bend
Columbia River Gorge/Corvallis/Crater Lake
Depoe Bay/Drain
Eugene
Florence/Fossil
Gold Beach/Grants Pass
Hood River
Ironside
John Day Fossil Beds
Klamath Falls
Lincoln City
Medford/McMinnville/Madras
Newport
Oregon Dunes NRA/Oregon Caves
Portland/Pendleton/Prineville/Powell's Books in Portland
Quartz Mountain (in the Umpqua National Forest)
Roseburg
Salem/Sisters
Tigard
Umpqua National Forest
Vale/Vortex
Warrenton/Woodburn/Walkport/Wizard Island
Xanadu Systems - a bogus business in Oregon targeted by the Dept. of Justice.....yeah, OK, I'm reaching again. X-named fun stuff is only found in places like Vegas. :-)
Yachats
Zien Hong Chinese Restaurant in Portland
Tossing the gauntlet! Who's gonna catch it?
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Baja California Norte A to Z
[I haven't made much progress yet, but here is a start...]
Baja California Norte A to Z
A – Alisitos (known as “La Fonda” on the surfing circuit)
B – Baja California Norte (in 1952, it became the 29th state in Mexico)
C – Chapultapec (beach town about 5 miles south of Ensenada)
D –
E – Ensenada (about 70 miles south of San Diego, home to the Santo Tomás Winery ).
F –
G –
H –
I –
J –
K –
L – La Bufadora (a blowhole, translated as “buffalo snort” south of Ensenada on Hwy 23 West)
M – Mexicali (Capital city of Baja California)
N –
O –
P – Puertecitos (about 50 miles south of San Felipe, an American Ex-Pat community and hotsprings).
Q –
R – Rosarito Beach (commercialized beach town – here is a great list of restaurants )
S – San Felipe (some of the best shrimp I have ever had, another friendly beach town located on the sea of Cortez)
T – Todos Santos Bay (off-shore from Ensenda – great place for whale watching)
U –
V –
W –
X –
Y –
Z –
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California A-Z with No Q and No X
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Province of Quebec's A to Z
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Asbestos, City of – Site of Jeffrey Mine, the world’s largest asbestos mine;
Baie James – Large bay on the southern end of Hudson Bay, site of several major hydroelectric projects and home to several aboriginal communities;
Chateau Frontenac, Quebec City – grand hotel perched on Cape Diamant, overlooks the St. Lawrence. Was designed by Bruce Price for the CPR, hosted the WWII conference of 1943 between Churchill and Roosevelt;
Dams (hydroelectric) – the province of Quebec is home to many major hydroelectric facilities such as LG-1, LG-2 and Manic 5, the largest one of its kind in the world and is 150 meters high;
Empress of Ireland, Pointe au Père – Large ocean liner that sank in the St. Lawrence river in 1914. 1012 people died in this tragedy. Scuba divers can still explore what’s left of the ship. There is also a boat-shaped museum in Pointe-au-Père;
Fjord du Saguenay – located between the regions of Charlevoix and the North Shore, the Saguenay fjord is highly popular for whale watching. Because of its depth, its strong currents and the fact that it is an important whale passage, the government decided to operate a free ferry all year long instead of building a bridge between Tadoussac and Baie Ste-Catherine;
Gaspé – Where Jacques-Cartier first led foot in America in 1534, planted a wooden cross claiming the territory as France’s possession. You can visit the Jacques-Cartier museum at the tip of the peninsula;
Havre St-Pierre – Site of Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve, a land of water (St. Lawrence), islands (more or less 40) and naturally carved limestone and strange rock formations;
Ice Hotel, Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier – temporary building made entirely with ice each year. Features deluxe suites, jacuzzi, bars with dance floors, fireplaces, ice carving, ice art exhibitions, wedding chapel;
Jazz Festival, Montreal – world famous international jazz festival held annually at the end of June;
Knowlton – located in the Eastern Townships, it is one of the most beautiful villages in the province. Victorian architecture, large lake for swimming, fishing and canoeing, famous worldwide for its Brome Lake Ducks, museum featuring a very rare Fokker from WWI and Fessenden’s old radio transmitters;
La Ronde – largest theme park in Quebec and second largest in Canada, opened in 1967 during the World Expo, features more than 39 rides;
Magnetic Hill, Chartierville – optical illusion that makes you believe there’s a magnet pulling your car. Weird and fun;
Nunavik – the area north of the 55th parallel, homeland of the Inuit people in Quebec dispersed in 14 villages in an area of 443 685 km2. No road connects the villages to one another or to southern Quebec;
Oratoire St-Joseph du mont-Royal – perched on the side of Mount Royal, its dome is the second largest of its type after St Pierre in Rome (St. Peter’s). Pope John Paul II stopped there in 1982 to beatify brother André who apparently realized miracles healing sick and dying people. Today, you can see relics from brother André (his heart) and millions of people and pilgrims go there each year to ask for a miracle;
Percé – small village located at the tip of the Gaspe Peninsula, named Percé (trans : pierced) because of a large piece of rock located in the ocean a few hundred meters from the village bearing a hole in it;
Quartier gai, Montreal – a.k.a. Le Village is the gay part of town in Montreal and is the largest gaytown in America. It has its own subway (metro) stations with the rainbow flag painted on one of them, its own restaurants, bars, dentists, vets, chamber of commerce, travel agencies, real estate agents, you-name-it;
Route des vins (Wine Road) – runs in the southwestern part of the eastern townships and go through a myriad of feeric little towns with wineries and cidreries and fine cuisine restaurants;
St. Lawrence – world’s largest estuary, goes all the way from Ontario to the end of the Gaspe Peninsula and North Shore Region;
Tadoussac – site of France’s first trading post (1599), a good place to go whale-watching;
Ursulines – A religious order, one of the first to promote women education in New France and to introduce the notion of free education;
Val Jalbert – often described as the best-preserved ghost town in Canada with more than 70 original buildings, it is located in the Lac St-Jean area, north of Quebec City;
World Heritage Site, Old town, Quebec City – Unesco world heritage site, Quebec City is one of the most well preserved old city in America and still has most of its original stone fortifications. You can visit the old citadel and the Plains of Abraham battlefield park where the decisive battle between England and France took place;
Xavier-Garneau (François) – historian, civil servant and poet he wrote the fiery « Histoire du Canada » in response to the Durham Report;
Youville, Marie-Marguerite d’ – Was born on the south shore of Montreal, was raised in a poor family and dedicated all of her life in helping the sick and poor. She’s the one behind the Soeurs Grises Institutions (Grey nuns or Sisters) that spreaded everywhere in North America;
Zumanity by Cirque du Soleil – A Vegas show orchestrated and directed by Quebec’s very own Cirque du Soleil and the very talented René-Richard Cyr.
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NewFoundland and Labrador
Anse aux Meadows
Blow me Down Provincial Park
Churchill Falls Underground hydroelectric facility
Dildo (it's the town's name)
Elliston
Ferries
Gros Morne NP
Hay Cove
Icebergs
Jordi-Bonet murals in St. Anthony
King's Point
L'Anse au loup
Moose
Northern Light
OZ FM radio station
Point Amour Lighthouse
Quebec border, Labrador City
Rose Blanche Lighthouse
St. John's
Tablelands
Upper Island Cove
Viking Trail
Wilfred Grenfell
X - ?
Y - York Harbour
Z - ?
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