tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8934741358915685354.post2282796352333230575..comments2024-02-26T05:18:55.357-08:00Comments on Motorcycle Philosophy: When It's Not Right To Color in a StateSteve Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07254867681706917705noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8934741358915685354.post-50862518699304525972014-07-16T05:50:17.799-07:002014-07-16T05:50:17.799-07:00Recently my job has had me in Jacksonville, Florid...Recently my job has had me in Jacksonville, Florida for weeks at a time. It's a different city with a different "vibe" than my home base of Tampa, Florida. I also know a little something about wines and know that the taste can vary year to year due to temperatures, moisture's and the amount of sun that reaches the grape (although to be honest I personally can't tell the difference). So to argue that you "taste" something seems a bit strange to me. Going to NYC is not the same as seeing Niagara Falls (from the NY state side), even though they are in the same state. I would argue that unless you eat where locals eat, drink where they drink and get off the beaten path some you have not "experienced" a location. The opposite border someone mentioned or at least 24 hours would qualify as visiting a state for me. The City Mouse in the Countryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06522133156580411938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8934741358915685354.post-17830533732903831632014-07-09T11:28:34.986-07:002014-07-09T11:28:34.986-07:00I think I might have responded on the Google+ post...I think I might have responded on the Google+ post but I will respond again since this page came up on my reader. I color the states and have a map on my blog. I also agree with Canajun, it depends on your purpose. I have crossed or visited at least a city in every state I have colored by bike. I don't yet have Texas colored even though I have been there by car and plane. Will have the last 4 southern states colored this Fall. For me it's more of a goal I have, not to impress others. Now that this came up I need to create one for Canada as I have almost crossed all the Canadian provinces too :-)GFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08254196892811043203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8934741358915685354.post-12489838294092457692014-07-06T06:25:28.545-07:002014-07-06T06:25:28.545-07:00Steve,
I've never colored in states I've ...Steve,<br /><br />I've never colored in states I've traveled through...but maybe I should start. I agree with most that i really depends on the individual. I would never question why someone else colored in a state...I'd just assume they visited it even for a short period of time.<br /><br />I think Trobairitz captured the sentiment the best, " Did you have a glass of wine or the drink the bottle? Either way you tasted it."<br /><br />Cheers,<br />Curt<br /><br /><a href="www.curtcarter.com" rel="nofollow">Live Free. Ride Hard. Be Happy.</a>Curt Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12546084176831072070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8934741358915685354.post-87562814406660906762014-07-03T08:13:26.185-07:002014-07-03T08:13:26.185-07:00I agree with Canajun, in that it depends on your p...I agree with Canajun, in that it depends on your purpose. I think it would be different for everyone. <br /><br />You can set foot in a state or town but it doesn't mean you know that state or town. If your purpose is to set foot in the place, color it in, if your purpose is to get to know it and you haven't, don't color it in.<br /><br />Did you have a glass of wine or drink the bottle? Either way you tasted it.Trobairitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03453398807198746434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8934741358915685354.post-73959312886985302762014-07-02T17:44:16.803-07:002014-07-02T17:44:16.803-07:00"How how much of a state does one have to exp...<i>"How how much of a state does one have to experience before he or she can rightfully color it in on a map?"</i><br /><br />I'd say more than just clipping the corner but that's just me. I think that this is a pretty funny topic as I remember my kids asking the same thing some 20 years ago. They concluded >24 hours. RichardMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773834892715980735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8934741358915685354.post-61575185562203700212014-07-02T16:43:32.127-07:002014-07-02T16:43:32.127-07:00My, personal, rule is if I enter a Southern borde...My, personal, rule is if I enter a Southern border, I have to exit the northern border, If I enter a Western border, I have to cross the Eastern border. Just switch if the opposite applies. <br /><br />Alaska was different for obvious reasons of 1 way in and 1 way out. That only applies if you don't take the ferry out of Valdez back Juneau. I did ride all of Highways 1, 2, 3, and 4! Hawaii was different because you are on an island.<br /><br />To each their own when counting, but just because a person went to four corners doesn't mean they have ridden in Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado!Learning to Golfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03184277358166730368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8934741358915685354.post-79366274471167329612014-07-02T15:58:24.473-07:002014-07-02T15:58:24.473-07:00I guess it depends on what your purpose is. I tend...I guess it depends on what your purpose is. I tend to look at these maps as saying "I set foot in these states/provinces/cities" and not necessarily meaning anything more than that. For example you can hit 4 states in about a minute at Four Corners. Personally I'm okay with that. Others may consider that a kind of cheating. But where do you draw the line? 100 miles in the state? 5 days in the state? Like where is the line between owning a motorcycle and being a biker? Canajunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17529505799866207528noreply@blogger.com