Harry and Maude Stimpson began their trek by driving out of their hometown in their old Buick. They planned their trip so as not to set foot (or tire) in any state which did not contain a visitable Springfield. This led to a quirky itinerary, and at various points, in order to adhere to their plan, they had to charter boats and aircraft to take them to their destinations.
Below is a copy of the log Maude kept of their trip. In some cases she was careful to record every dogleg encountered on the road, but in others (if a Springfield was within ten miles or so of a metropolis) she relied on the mileage between the closest big cities as printed in her road atlas. For segments by air, she included FAA codes, one of which may be difficult to locate. Your task is to fill in the states visited, in order.
Road Diary ---------- left Springfield, ____: N 27 miles, NE 116 miles, SE 16 miles; reached Springfield, ____: stayed at the Champs d'Azur Resort. E 26 miles, N 174 miles, E 44 miles, N 2 miles; reached Springfield, ____: saw Sin City at the local drive-in. N 82 miles, W 52 miles, N 102 miles, W 40 miles, N 3 miles; reached Springfield, ____: the snapping and popping kept Harry up all night. W 67 miles. Sold Buick. Rented boat. Took boat due W 53 miles. Rented car. W 5 miles, S 45 miles, SW 181 miles; reached Springfield, ____: attended a student demonstration off Edgar Lee Masters Drive. SW 308 miles; reached Springfield, ____: admired the entries in the annual watercolor competition at the museum. NW 284 miles, W 12 miles, N 55 miles, W 7 miles; reached Springfield, ____: overnighted at the Beautiful Butte Motel. W 338 miles, S 216 miles, W 17 miles, S 38 miles; reached Springfield, ____: met "Loco Dora", a colorful local crank. N 38 miles. Turned in car. Booked flight. LAA - EUG, 1146 miles (NW) Rented car. E 3 miles, reached Springfield, ____: counted fifteen heads as we checked out a copy of Chekhov's Three Sisters. W 3 miles. Turned in car. Booked flight. EUG - MKT, 1444 miles (E) Rented car. W 52 miles, reached Springfield, ____: officer Marge Gunderson gave Harry a ticket for speeding. E 52 miles. Turned in car. Booked flight. MKT - CEF, 1200 miles (E) Rented car. S 5 miles, reached Springfield, ____: watched a basketball game. N 5 miles. Turned in car. Booked flight. CEF - CAE, 747 miles (SW) Rented car. S 31 miles, W 9 miles, reached Springfield, ____: had to hire a "beat on ayun" when our car broke down. E 9 miles, S 73 miles, reached Springfield, ____: played a round of golf with Eddie Shevardnadze. S 158 miles, W 282 miles, reached Springfield, ____: bought a pair of cool "Truman hats" made in Cuenca, Ecuador. Turned in car. Rented boat. Took boat due W 265 miles. Rented car. N 10 miles, W 48 miles; reached Springfield, ____: spent a night at Redpole Lodge. W 36 miles. Turned in car. Booked flight. EBR - BNA, 465 miles (NE) Had neighbors pick us up, drive last 23 miles N to home.