article_snippet: A Michigan couple has completed a quest to visit all 3,108 counties in the lower 48 states after driving around the country in a green 1999 Dodge Intrepid for almost nine years.
article_snippet: The contiguous 48 states have 3,108 counties, and the addition of Alaska and Hawaii brings the total to 3,143 .
article_snippet: the travelers have spent days going to the state by route of California or Idaho, most recently picking up five counties the travelers had missed in the Gem State during previous journeys.
article_snippet: The club lists 38 people who have 'bagged' all 3,143 counties in the entire US, the first being Ed Dietz and Arthur Palmer in 1976.
article_snippet: Most of the people who have been to all the counties are over 60, according to The club's Valerie Naylor.
article_snippet: the Riehls said that all members of The club go around the country with different goals, such as visiting national parks or climbing to the highest points.
article_snippet: As a pair they have also visited motels in each of the 48 states but Delaware and roughly 550 brewpubs during they travels, hearing stories from a variety of locals.