We did 4500-ish miles in 11 days. Saw a good chunk of the country we hadn't seen before, the wife hadn't been off the west coast except for Hawaii. 11 states. Ranked in order: Wyoming, South Dakota, Montana (sort of a 3-way tie for first place), Utah, Iowa, Idaho, Nebraska, Washington, Minnesota, Oregon, Illinois. Saw cars from all 50 states I'm sure. Worst drivers are from Washington, closely followed by Oregon and some completely insane folks from Florida. California drivers were surprisingly well mannered. The stereotypes about Indian truck drivers (dot, not feather) are true. All of them. At least enough to show why the stereotypes exist.
I couldn't believe that other states have rest areas that aren't disgusting filth pits covered in graffiti. WY, MT, MN, IA, NE, SD, all had NICE rest areas. SD and MT have state police substations in some of their rest areas. We could tell we were back in the PNW when we saw vending machines behind cages and ethnic slurs carved into the mirrors of one off of I-90 in Idaho.
Most of the country can't comprehend the greatness of midwest truck stops/gas station & convenience stores. Holy cow, Casey's General Stores with gas stations could take over the whole country if you give them a few years.
Seeing just the slices of the states we traveled through, we're definitely headed back to the top 3 states.
How many states allow on-road use of side by side ATV's? I was surprised by a few, it might be fun to commute to work in an enclosed SxS in the winter.
[GOA News] Why is DOJ Undermining President Trump?
President Trump has made it crystal clear: he’s committed to restoring and defending your Second Amendment rights. But the Department of Justice, led by Attorney General Pam Bondi, is actively IGNORING the president, betraying gun owners, and trampling your rights. While Bondi’s DOJ has taken some positive steps for Second Amendment rights, the department is now acting on its own—defying …<br/> <a class="postReadMore" href="https://www.gunowners.org/na101625/">Read more<i class="fa fa-angle-double-right"></i></a>
[FPC News] FPC Sues California to Strike Down Gov. Newsom’s New “Glock Ban”
<p><strong>SAN DIEGO </strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">(October 13, 2025) — Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC), joined by the National Rifle Association, Second Amendment Foundation, and three FPC members, today filed a major new federal lawsuit—</span><strong><em>Jaymes v. Bonta</em></strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">—to block California’s unconstitutional new ban on Glock and Glock-style handguns, some of the most popular firearms in America. The full </span><a href="https://assets.nationbuilder.com/firearmspolicycoalition/pages/15257/attachments/original/1760397758/1__2025-10-13_AB_1127_Compl_%28TO_FILE%29_%281%29.pdf?1760397758"><span style="font-weight: 400;">complaint</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> is available at </span><a href="http://firearmspolicy.org/jaymes-v-bonta"><span style="font-weight: 400;">firearmspolicy.org/jaymes-v-bonta</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
