Tracking my progress as I attempt to (naturally) visit all fifty states (plus DC). Years and seasons mostly from memory, months mostly validated via Shutterfly. In map form.
One road trip with extended family to visit the Grand Canyon during spring break 2015, and I also hiked the Grand Canyon from rim to rim with my dad in October 2022.
Arkansas
California
I recall a couple of family trips to the Bay Area over the years to visit extended family. Recent work-related travel (on my own) includes visiting Intel Graphics in Folsom during the last week of my summer 2022 internship and attending the American Physics Society Global Physics Summit in March 2025 in Anaheim.
Colorado
One family trip in one of my elementary school summers. Plus, we flew into Denver and explored Rocky Mountains National Park during our summer 2018 Colorado/Wyoming/South Dakota road trip.
Connecticut
We visited family friends during our 2014 New England trip. In March 2025, I also performed with the MIT Ohms at Yale's South Asian arts and culture showcase.
District of Columbia
At least one day trip while visiting family in Virginia.
Delaware
Florida
One trip to Marco Island in winter 2007/2008, and one trip to Miami and Fort Lauderdale in winter 2019/2020.
Georgia
One trip in November 2022 to attend my uncle's wedding in Atlanta.
Hawaii
One trip to Kaua'i with my mom's parents and all of their descendents and families in July 2014. We swam, played card games, ran on the beach, and watched the World Cup together.
Idaho
Illinois
A handful of trips over the years to visit extended family, including one in summer 2019 and one during Memorial Day weekend in 2025.
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
One trip with family friends to Acadia National Park as part of our June 2014 New England trip. I also skied at Sunday River in April 2025, when I tagged along with a few MIT students who had emailed on Dormspam looking for a fourth person to join their road trip.
Maryland
At least one day trip to visit extended family in the DMV.
Massachusetts
Where it all began. Pilgrimages to the homeland include one trip during Patriots' Day 2008 to visit my grandfather back when he lived in Boston, a few days as part of the June 2014 New England trip, and a few days in summer 2022. Also, I live here now.
Michigan
One trip to visit a friend at UMich in September 2024. Wearing UT colors amidst a sea of maize in the student section, I watched UT storm into The Big House and smack UMich. Hook 'em.
Minnesota
One trip in February 2010 to attend a family friend's wedding.
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
We took a day excursion to the Yellowstone Wolf Sanctuary, which I believe is in Montana, as part of our eighth grade Yellowstone trip in August 2015.
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
Our June 2014 New England trip began at Mount Washington for my dad's conference. More recently, we visited family friends when I moved in August 2024, I took weekend trips by bus to visit the same family friends in October and November 2024, and I had one internal MIT conference in January 2025 at the same Mount Washington hotel.
New Jersey
One family reunion for my great grandmother's 90th birthday festivities as part of her USA tour, plus a handful of trips over the years to visit family.
New Mexico
Two self-contained road trips. Once before those two, we went sledding on the White Sands on the way to the Grand Canyon during spring break 2015.
New York
At least one or two trips related to my dad's work, and maybe a day trip or two while visiting family in New Jersey.
North Carolina
One trip to visit a family friend as part of an intentional stopover returning from San Antonio to Boston after spring break 2025.
North Dakota
Ohio
I attended my uncle's wedding in September 2002. Does this count???
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
One trip in 2004 for a family friend's wedding, and trips to visit a friend in Philadelphia in September and November 2024.
Rhode Island
Many commuter rail day trips to Providence in 2025, including two group outings organized through the MIT Graduate Student Council.
South Carolina
South Dakota
Part of the summer 2018 Colorado/Wyoming/South Dakota road trip. We visited Mount Rushmore and Custer State Park, stayed in Rapid City, ate pizza, and watched the World Cup.
Tennessee
One trip to visit a family friend, sometime between 2006 and 2009. I remember they had an iMac desktop, we had just gotten an iMac desktop, and I spent much of that trip fiddling around on GarageBand. They took whatever I made, burned it onto a CD, and gave it to me as a gift. At some point during the trip, they took a cute photograph of me (I think we attended some sort of parade or festival with them, maybe it was there?) and used it as the CD album cover.
Texas
Home base from 2003 to 2024. A couple trips home and to visit grandparents since.
Utah
At least one summer trip with family, and one or two short trips over winter long weekends.
Vermont
One trip in February 2025, in which I tagged along with the MIT ski team for their weekend competition at Magic Mountain. After heavy snowfall on Saturday night, the second day of the competition was cancelled and we spent Sunday at Stratton.
Virginia
Frequent trips to visit family in NoVA, including my cousin's recent senior recital.
Washington
One trip long ago for the wedding of my dad's former fellow fellow, for which I remember dressing nicely but little else. And once more as part of our trip to the Pacific Northwest in July 2019.
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
One trip with my eighth grade class in August 2015 to Yellowstone, and once more to Laramie and Cheyenne during our summer 2018 Colorado/Wyoming/South Dakota road trip.