In another thread, a discussion started about what states people had traveled to (I am all but Alaska and Oklahoma).  But maybe a more appropriate topic for this group is in what states have you undertaken "self propelled water travel in some sort of craft".  I tried to make this a bit wide-ranging to include canoes, kayaks, and rafts (without motors).

Those traveling on waterways that form the border between multiple states get to count all the states they have been adjacent to (if you travel the Mississippi between Illinois and Missouri, you can count those two but can't add Louisiana unless you actually travel the river by that state).

My list: CA ID OR UT MT AR MO MN IL FL SC WV VA VT NH ME

Here's a cut at this, includes canoes, kayaks, rafts and shells.
IL IN WI MI MN CO VA WV CT HA KY NY DC PA

Azalea,

You've paddled Iowa and Illinois (albeit perhaps on the Mississippi River), but not Wisconsin?  We'll have to see about getting you up here sometime.

As for me, I can only say I've paddled Wisconsin, Minnesota and the great province of Ontario.

Jackfish,

Perhaps the biggest challenge in this thread is knowing your state abbreviations.
My list has been corrected to include ID in place of IA.  I goofed on the abbreviation of Idaho.  I get no credit for Iowa.

No prob, Azalea.  We Wisconsinites let people who don't know their state abbreviations into the state!  Lots of places to paddle, too.  :)

NY, NJ, SC, FL, OH, ME, NH, LA, VT, MN. By far my 2 favorite are MN and NY especially in the fall.
flp

AR,MO,MN,IL,WI,TN,IA.

Hope to raft the New River in W.V. someday.  canoeboy

Definitely do the New.  I've rafted it three times.  What a blast.

Lucid states only....silently.

Ivan

I have paddled in MN, WI, IL, CO, & in Quetico. I guess I don't travel all that much.

WW

NJ, PA, NY, Maine, VA, ARK, TX, MN, WI, NC, SC, FLA, GA, W. VA, AL, TN


Jimbo

MN, WI, GA, FL, Mexico (Technically not a state, yet), IA, ID, CA, UT*, WY*, AK.  

*I think, According to the rules stated in the original post that I would qualify as having dipped a paddle in those states.  

Wishin'

WI, SC, ON, SI, N and MI, NN, ES, OT, A and IO, WA and MI, CH, IG, AN and FL, OR, ID, A and SO, UT, H, CA, RO, LI, NA.

Hey Kingfisher,
Is this like read between the lines? Very inventive.
Regards,
flp

MN, WI, CO, FL, Ontario, NSW (Australia), all very much a stretch, as MN and Ontarion were the only real paddling I did. Rather than just out on a raft, or rowboat.

HMM - lemme think here:

CA, CO, IA, MN, AR, OK, KS, MO - and Canada.

Short list -- makes me think I need to get out more!!
-- Goat

WA, AK, MT, MN, TN, FL,

Never really thought much about it. From most paddling to least it would be: MO, MN, WI, AR, CO, IL, TX, KY and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and B.C. WW

well, ashamedly  :-[ my only paddling has been in my home state of Nebraska, and in the state of Maine.

Time spent on the water in Maine (solo day tripping) and one memorable christmas eve run (with water freezing on the paddle requiring occasional slapping against the thwarts to lighten the blade... were the experiences that caused me to forever be hooked with this bug. 8)

We have paddled, Ohio, PA, WV. Tenn., South Carolina, New  York, Wyoming,and are adding Minnesota this year.  

OH, PA, NC, WY, HI, MI, ME, FL, ON (the province)

MI, WI, MN, IL, MO, VA, ON

MN, WI, MI, OH, CO, MT, WA, OR, WY, ID, ME, NH, HI, AK, FL, TX, AZ, UT, CA, Canada, Jamaica, Belize, Honduras, Thailand, Malaysia, Phillippines, Costa Rica, St Vincent/ Grenadines

OH, WV, WY, CO, FL, KY, Michigan, Canada,

In addition, “the state of confusion”  ???, “the state of intoxication” :P,

Here goes,
NY,Pa,Wi,Minn,Quetico,Quebec,Maine,Vt.Maryland,Virginia,NC,SC,Florida,California,British Columbia,West Virginia,Prince Edward Island.Frogge.

Ont., Ont, Ont ont, Ont Ont Ont Ont ONt Ont Ont Ont Ont Ont Ont Ont Ont Ont Ont Ont ONt Ont ONt Ont Ont , etc. ;D ;D ;D

Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachussetts, New Brunswick-Can, Quebec-Can, Florida, Arizona, California, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming, Nayarit-Mex, Jalisco-Mex, Baja California Sud-Mex, and loved every minute of it.

add puerto rico to mine now after the feb trip.

so many places to paddle, so little money to get there.

thebutcher

My list includes:

MI, WV, FL, CO, UT, MT, ON, and Jamaica.


Ranger

For me....  MN Mostly, WI, IA, HI, WA, ND, FL, MT, CA, U.P. MI, Ontario, Jamaica.
:)SW :)

MN, WI, MI, KY, IN, TN, MO, FL, AL, MT, Alberta, British Columbia, Mexico.

Not enough time or money for all the places I still want to go.

I'm pretty laid back as far as states I've paddled. MI MN IL IN WI

Laid back? :-?

I guess by laid back I stay somewhat close to home with the exception of the bwca. Oh yhea I guess I need to add ontario to the list however as of right now It's still part of canada.

Duh! I left out Ontario.

Sturgeon_7 wrote on Aug 11^th, 2004 at 4:35am:

WA, AK, MT, MN, TN, FL,

I need to add Alberta, Ontario and North Carolina. :)

If you include polling a raft and innertubes, then I think:  Md, Va, WV, PA, Vt, AR, TN, WI, and  Ontario at a first guess.

I'm fairly centralized:  MN, WI, ON, MB, SK, NU.