Monday, August 19, 2024

Washington DC

 Went to the National Air and Space Museum at least 2 or 3 times.  Highlights were the space shuttle and the same model plane that Allen's dad did acrobatic tricks in.  Allen looks so happy when he is at this museum.

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Alabama

Slept in this state

Gulf Shores State Park and spending everyday at the ocean.  Loved Loved it.

Alaska

Slept in this state

Flew in from Seattle

Cruise to Alaska - Princess Cruise - Coral Princess

Alaska rail to Denali National Park was vert scenic.  Enjoyed the glass cars.

Husky Homestead tour with Jeff King - I did not like.  It seemed cruel to the dogs


In Denali - Wilderness Tour  on a motor-bus up mountains.  It started snowing and they had to turn back before we got to the end. We saw some bears.  Beautiful country.  Never saw the top of Denali

Denali Princess Lodge in National Park Lodge was absolutely beautiful and the town was cute.

Island Windgs Air Service - Flew over alaska. Land near water and saw bears.

Cruise was wonderful
Great food
Naturalist
College Fjord, scenic cruise.
Glacier Bay - Calving of the large glaciers.
Wildlife on floating glaciers

Skagway ALaska - Glacier Discovery by Helicopter

Juneau Alaska - Rainforest Canopy and Zip Line

Ketchikan Alaska - Salmon fishery;  Live salmon are gigantic and seeing ones that died after their long journey home was sobering.

We went home via Vancouver British Columbia


Arizona

Slept in this state

Grand Canyon National Park

Sedona in 2013 - Pink Jeep Tour, Chapel of the Holy Cross - sweet/petite

Sunset a Crescent moon picnic area.  Buddha beach.

Sunrise a upper Red Rock Loop Road.

Arkansa

California

Slept in this state

San Diego for work and pleasure to see my Grandmother
Disneyland
Seaworld (Yuk)
Universal Studios
Queen Mary Ship
Grauman's Chinese Theatre . and walk of the stars

RoseBowl Parade

Yosemite National Park
SanFransico
Muir Wood National Forest 

Colorado

Slept in this state

Estes in Rocky Mountain National Park in 1997
Denver
Denver Mint

Mesa Verde National Park in 2013

Monument Valley National Park in 2013 - Hotel in park is amazing.




Our 1997 Trip started in Denver where we statyed at Estes Park Colorado.  We then drove to Scotts Bluff National Mounment and then to Chimney ROck National Historic Monument. We then went to Mammoth Site South Dakota and Crazy Horse memorial in South Dakota and Mount Rushmore National Memorial and then Borglum Historical Center and  Rushmore Aerial Tramway and then Cody Wyoming and then Old Faithful Wyoming and then Grand Teton Wyoming and then Jackson Wyoming.