Everyone has a place that they remember as "the most interesting" or "the most beautiful" in all of the United States, so we asked our friends to list this place on a three by five card, and bring it to the party we had two weeks before we began full-timing. 

Everyone cooperated and most even included names of places to eat or things to do in the area. We filed all of these cards in the appropriate state file that we carry with us. And as we are about to enter each new state, we get out the file and see what articles we have saved and what three by five cards, if any, are there. When we visit the spot, we pick up a post card and send it off with a thank you. 

There are a few that we have missed so far. Chuck Fisher suggested Monterey Bay, California, but all of you know that we didn't do much touring in California because of the brown bomb (our old car). I don't have the California file out, but I know we missed a few others too. The cards are still there, and we will visit those places yet. 

We are pleased to mention that the ones we have visited have been wonderful, and in most cases we would have entirely missed the experience if it weren't for our good friends' suggestions. 

Our first card visits were to the Finger Lakes region in upstate New York, and the charming town of Weston, VT. Recently, visits to Sedona, Arizona, Crater Lake, Oregon, Sandpoint, Idaho, and Jackson Hole, Wyoming, were a direct result of the cards. It was fun. 

If we haven't visited your place yet, the card is still in the file. We will get there someday. For those of you who have joined us since we have been on the road, please feel free to jot down that special place on a three by five card, send it to us and we will do our best to get there.