As I've been looking over the route we'll be taking this summer, I've made some interesting (at least I find them interesting) observations about our route.We pass through at least 18 states and Washington DC, staying the night in 16 states. These states are (in order of apperance): New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Washington DC (not a state), Virginia (no stayover), Maryland (again), Pennsylvania (again), West Virginia (no stayover), Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon. It is possible that we may also end up in Iowa briefly as we'll be traveling a few miles from the Minnesota/Iowa border.The shortest distance we'll travel in any state is in New York, at somewhere between 5 and 8 miles, depending on where we start in Central Park. West Virginia was a close runner up at 8 miles, where we cross the northern thrust between Ohio and Pennsylvania.West Virginia almost has a second appearance in our trip on the day out of Washington DC. We'll be within a quarter of a mile of the Virginia/West Virginia border as we make our way towards Maryland. That also puts us only about a mile and a half outside of Harpers Ferry, WV. On that same day we'll pass Antietam National Battlefield only 3.5 miles to the east of it.Traveling out of Newark, DE, we'll pass through an area called "The Wedge" a geopolitical anomaly defined by the creation of the Mason-Dixon line. For over 150 years, Pennsylvania and Delaware each held claims on this square mile of land. This was eventually resolved in 1921 Pennsylvania agreed that the land should belong to Delaware.The state we travel the most miles in is Wyoming, at around 485 miles. However, South Dakota deserves an honorable mention with approximately 460 miles.As I notice other characteristics of our route I'll continue to update this post.