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began our trek south and eastward. We stopped and marveled at the
Hoover dam. The size of this structure is far beyond what we had
pictured from what we had read. The expression, " You have to see it to
believe it!" comes to mind. We bought post cards and took pictures,
then continued.
We stopped in Flagstaff, Arizona to stretch our legs and get a
bite to eat. We watched a Navajo do sand art. I was amazed at the
intricate pictures he was making in the sand. The details were fantastic!
We took more pictures and went on our way.
Our next stop was in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Here we
bought clothing and a sombrero each. When we came out of one store
and had to back out of our parking spot, Joe backed into a power pole.
I teased him for years, because he was looking at some girls in short
shorts instead of where he was driving.
From Albuquerque, we made our way east, across the
panhandle of Texas, stopping for drinks at Amarillo, then northerly
across the corner of Oklahoma and into Kansas, stopping for
something to eat at Wichita. We enjoyed the break there by going
through a museum that had a front like an old western movie town. We
even climbed a hill to read the tombstones on Boot Hill.
Heading north, now, we enjoyed the countryside and found
many spots we thought would be nice to build our dream house. Isn't it
a fun thing to do when you travel? To dream out loud and no one
makes fun of those dreams. That was something that we did a lot that
we both enjoyed.
We continued our trek northward, driving through Nebraska,
South Dakota and North Dakota. We stopped several times to see the
sights, including a long stop at Mount Rushmore. We had both read
about and studied in school about the presidents whose faces were
carved into the side of the mountain, but to actually see it, that was a
tremendous experience! These faces are huge! You aren't that close to
them from where we were, but you can see the detail and seeing the
size gives one the impression of the length of time and all the work it
required to accomplish such a feat.
The park leading to the observation post is a history lesson on
its own. Along the trail, they have small plaques, each with the name of
a state, or country that the U. S. acquired, the year, and a short history
about it. We were both impressed with this park and thought that
Canada ought to have something similar.
We stopped at a hot springs, a few museums and
enjoyed a leisurely trip through the ten or eleven states. We felt that we
had seen some of the places we had only read about, either in fiction
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| Title | Write On! |
| Language | en |
| Date | 2004 |
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| Title | Page 84 |
| Language | en |
| Transcript | began our trek south and eastward. We stopped and marveled at the Hoover dam. The size of this structure is far beyond what we had pictured from what we had read. The expression, " You have to see it to believe it!" comes to mind. We bought post cards and took pictures, then continued. We stopped in Flagstaff, Arizona to stretch our legs and get a bite to eat. We watched a Navajo do sand art. I was amazed at the intricate pictures he was making in the sand. The details were fantastic! We took more pictures and went on our way. Our next stop was in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Here we bought clothing and a sombrero each. When we came out of one store and had to back out of our parking spot, Joe backed into a power pole. I teased him for years, because he was looking at some girls in short shorts instead of where he was driving. From Albuquerque, we made our way east, across the panhandle of Texas, stopping for drinks at Amarillo, then northerly across the corner of Oklahoma and into Kansas, stopping for something to eat at Wichita. We enjoyed the break there by going through a museum that had a front like an old western movie town. We even climbed a hill to read the tombstones on Boot Hill. Heading north, now, we enjoyed the countryside and found many spots we thought would be nice to build our dream house. Isn't it a fun thing to do when you travel? To dream out loud and no one makes fun of those dreams. That was something that we did a lot that we both enjoyed. We continued our trek northward, driving through Nebraska, South Dakota and North Dakota. We stopped several times to see the sights, including a long stop at Mount Rushmore. We had both read about and studied in school about the presidents whose faces were carved into the side of the mountain, but to actually see it, that was a tremendous experience! These faces are huge! You aren't that close to them from where we were, but you can see the detail and seeing the size gives one the impression of the length of time and all the work it required to accomplish such a feat. The park leading to the observation post is a history lesson on its own. Along the trail, they have small plaques, each with the name of a state, or country that the U. S. acquired, the year, and a short history about it. We were both impressed with this park and thought that Canada ought to have something similar. We stopped at a hot springs, a few museums and enjoyed a leisurely trip through the ten or eleven states. We felt that we had seen some of the places we had only read about, either in fiction |
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