Where I Wandered: 2011

Who cares where I wandered?  Probably no one.  I admit that.  But as the year winds down I think back to some of the trips I made, places I visited, things I did, and people I met in the last 12 months.   I didn’t make it to every county this year, but managed to roam through more than half of them.  I stayed in some much more often than others.  Some counties made nice destinations.  Others were day trips or quick routes to places beyond.  And a few piqued my interest enough to land firmly in my travel plans for 2012.

So this is a personal list.  It likely matters not a whit to anyone else, and that matters not a whit to me.  But here’s what I hope may be of interest to others:  I’ve been to all 39 counties in Washington at least twice over the years and believe there’s still plenty of interesting things to see and do and explore here.  Our state might not be as big as Texas (to which I traveled this year, too) or get as much media attention as California or New York (both states I last visited a couple years ago), but our state has great variety in its landscapes, cityscapes, culture, agriculture, art, recreation, history, and people.  It’s well worth wandering and exploring.  That’s what I do.  That’s what WA-List does.  Thanks for traveling with me this year! And if you’d like, please leave a comment saying where YOU wandered this year.

COUNTIES WHERE I SPENT MY TIME, 2011

1.	Pierce		11.	Grant
2.	Thurston		12.	Lincoln
3.	Chelan		13.	Yakima
4.	Benton		14.	Walla Walla
5.	King		15.	Franklin
6.	Spokane		16.	Adams
7.	Kittitas		17.	Skamania
8.	Lewis		18	Clark
9.	Douglas		19.	Cowlitz
10.	Snohomish		20.	Klickitat

SOURCE:  Off the top of my head … and in some of my bills.

PHOTO of a road northwest of Manson © Steve Campion

December 15th, 2011