Utah

Utah

his geologic land sublime...uge stone formations, etched by Time,ngulf those stalwart souls who climb.

ryce and Zion dazzle you.ach vista stuns you through and through.njoy a moist and briney break...asten to that Great Salt Lake.

f, on History's door, you knock,oting to turn back your clock,xplore what's etched... Rock after rock!

ee the Arches, stark and pure.ake a Monument Valley tour.

flock of gulls flies high and free.ake heed of that sweet honeybee.mbrace dear Utah's scenery.

THE

BEEHIVE

STATE

Ode to The Beehive State

Vermont

he land of mountains, trees galore,appy vistas you'll adore.

�nchantment welcomes you, and more.

leeful skiers love those slopes,eally strive to learn the ropes.ager tourists love its charms,ach quaint retreat extends its arms...ow view Vermont's fine fields and farms.

aple syrup is a force!ur sugar maples are its source.nless you feel the need to rush,ow pause and hear the hermit thrush.

hen seek (lest legends bring you pain)"monster" housed in Lake Champlain.

f this can't grant your every prayer,ow rest and breathe that mountain air.

ome say that in Green Mountain's core,he rocks hark back to days of yorend are, indeed, too old to date.he stores of granite, marble, slate...ach are abundant in this state.

THE

GREEN

MOUNTAIN

STATE

Ode to The Green Mountain State

Vermont

Washington

Washington

his state, as north as you can go,as dense rainforests, peaks with snow.mbrace a land you'll love to know.

xplore Columbia River's heart,istas blessed with ancient art.levate your gaze and sigh...egal Rainier 'gainst the skyreet Washington, far as you roam...

njoy some cherries – they're a treat.at pink-and-gold ones... Super-sweet!eat fruit desserts which can't be beat!

hododendrons call this home.

tep upon rich soil... So fine!he sweet, abundant apples shine,nd sockeye, chinook salmon find,heir ocean journeys far behindager mates with whom to bind.

THE

EVERGREEN

STATE

Ode to The Evergreen State

West Virginia

West Virginia

errific mountains fill your eyes...uge peaks inhabiting the skies.njoy your West Virginia highs!

iles of rivers… what a sight.bserve: The water's often "white."pon moist slopes, you're glad to know,ifty rhododendrons grow.

hat blaze of red that greets your eyes...cardinal sublimely flies

n forests where they make their home.ow pause and watch the black bears roam.

avory onions have no peer...hey rate a festival each year!nd those fine salt licks, truly wherehe source of nourishment is near,njoyed by buffalo and deer.

THE

MOUNTAIN

STATE

Ode to The Mountain State

his state earns kudos for its cheese,onors little honeybees,xhibits robins in its trees.

e cool in sugar maple shade,

nd smell those violets in the glade.escend the gorge that's called The Dells.lide gracefully amid its swells.

ndowed with nature's bounty... soenowned Wisconsin tends to glow.

�till, deep forests stand with pride.housands of lakes therein reside.

feared extinction was just bunk...hat species has no longer shrunk:ach prairie chicken roams with spunk.

THE

BADGER

STATE

Ode to The Badger State

Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Wyoming

Wyoming

he nation's wonderland of thrills:uge mountain ranges, rolling hills.xpect to vanquish all your ills.

nter Yellowstone… Sublime.uick, Old Faithful, be on time!tter awe at Devil's Tower,butte of mystery and power.

ook, petroglyphs!�In many placesnscriptions etched on rocky faces.hermopolis gifts soothing things...ou'll bathe with joy in sweet hot springs.

pot buffalo in gorgeous herds.he meadowlark's a queen of birds.dmire Indian paintbrush hue.

his grand Wyoming's proud and true.xclaim at each stupendous view.

THE

EQUALITY

STATE

Ode to The Equality State