In idly perusing a map of the United States this morning, it occurred to me to wonder:  If I got into an airplane and took off from Michael Smith airfield in Beaufort and flew directly west to the Pacific Ocean, how many states would I fly over?  Do you know?  Without cheating, see how many you can name before you click on the thumbnail graphic, on which the red line indicates the approximate course the plane would take.

By my reckoning, you would overfly South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California.

If you really want to get mischievious, put this in the form of a quiz for the kids and/or grandkids.