These are some observations from a weary traveler, pondering the highlights of our 12 day journey to the West Coast...not in any order of importance:
*one bar of Dove soap lasts for 2 people showering every day for an 11 day cross country journey--that's pretty good!
*do NOT take cruise control for granted..
*if you have a cut on your leg, do not go in a hotel whirlpool--you might get a serious staph infection--trust me, I know this...
*Subway, eat fresh
*Ritz crackers and cheese can make a very good lunch.
*The Grand Canyon is scary deep and SPECTACULAR!
*The Sierra Nevada mountains are scary high, andt amazing!
*Foamhenge is not to be missed...
*Dairy Queen is not a want...it is a need!
*always ALWAYS choose a hotel with breakfast included...mmmmm
*a bear in the road while driving 45 on a curvy road in the pitch black in Yosemite National Park can cause a panic of epic proportion..I'm just sayin', it COULD...
*audio books--A MUST--to be more specific, an audio book read by Jim Dale!
*Death Valley is H O T.
*halfway through the journey you MIGHT get a little stir crazy...Dairy Queen helps.
*Best Western ROCKS....
*It is very important to go to a Cracker Barrel for dinner at least once on a long journey..there is just something homey about it...
*always bring pillows in the car...always...
*truckers are great people...
*Tennessee is way greener than I knew...
*Texas is way more barren , and desolate than I knew (at least in the panhandle)...
*I could live in Tennessee...
*I could not live in Texas...
*Walnut Canyon National Monument in Flagstaff, Arizona is B E A U T I F U L !
*No matter how old your kids are, you will always miss them when you go away...
*Flying first class is A M A Z I N G...
*In downtown Nashville, there really is singing in the streets...
*The Grand Canyon railroad originated from Williams, AZ, which is a wonderful little historical town about 45 miles south.
*Pine Country Restaurant in Williams, AZ has HEAPING portions of homestyle cookin', and the MOST AMAZING PIES....
*The giant Sequoias in Yosemite are taller than you can imagine...
*Always ALWAYS call ahead to Yosemite for road closures info...a fire "incident" can ruin your whole plan, if you don't get a heads-up.
*Wear good sneakers...
*Las Vegas is a little sad...
*Sea lions are adorable!!!
*California is farrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...
*Continental Airlines rock...
*Souvenirs are mostly hoakie and too expensive...and, yes I DID do the pressed pennies as often as possible..lol and I did get a gazillions postcards...
*Albuquerque is beautiful!!!
*The sand on the San Francisco beach is like powder...
*Oklahoma storms are super cool and also a little scary...
*I am scared of heights...I know this for sure now...
*Make sure to pack Immodium, Advil, Benadryl, and cough drops...you never know...
*Screening cell phone calls on vacation is completely acceptable...
*The National Park Service sells a super cool Passport book that you can take with you to any National Park and get stamps and stickers...and everything...and its cool...lol and the geeks usually buy one...whoever they are...
*Man vs Food is fun to watch in any state, all over America..
*The "biggest cross in the Western Hemisphere" is in Groom, Texas.
*Saying goodbye was harder than I thought it was going to be....
*Wondering if that ever gets any better...
*I love being a mother-in-law...
*Do not eat Taco Bell while traveling..I learned that on Day 1.
*Golden Gate Park is GREAT!!!!
*I still prefer NOT to pump my own gas! I am a JERSEY GIRL!!!!
*I missed my dog--I did not expect that.
*Yosemite National Forest is in California..I hadn't known that...
*It is very important to get away, and plan to do so more often...
*National Park people are the BEST!!!
*Park Rangers really seem to love their job...that's pretty cool!
*our speed limit should be 75.
*Paige is right--I am a little old and busted (you would know this if you saw me attempt to hike in Yosemite)....
*the Grand Canyon makes you speechless....
*God's handiwork is everywhere...from the tiniest flower to the majestic mountain..it's everywhere, people...
*ear plugs
*I love people...all people..I really do...
* I LOVE BLOGGING...
*I love my husband...this is not a new observation, but just thought I would mention it...
AND he is not afraid to carry my pink backpack..now that is SOME guy....
*I am a geek, through and through...this is definitely not a new observation.
*25th anniversaries are a really big deal--quite a milestone! but then, so is the 24th and the 26th.
The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with eager feet,
Until it joins some larger way
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say.
OUR 'FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA"
JOURNEY HAS ENDED, BUT OUR
ADVENTURE AS ONLY JUST BEGUN...
to be continued....
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with eager feet,
Until it joins some larger way
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say.
OUR 'FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA"
JOURNEY HAS ENDED, BUT OUR
ADVENTURE AS ONLY JUST BEGUN...
to be continued....
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