When we sailed into Florida from the Caribbean, and decided to stay. We had to get back to Oakland Ca. to get my truck, and personal belongings. My wife is from the Philippines, and her idea of America was blue eyes, and snow everywhere.
We drove all over California, so she could see where I was from. We did Hearst Castle, Yosemite, Up, and down hiway 1. Then we left the state, and drove to Vegas. From there we went to the Grand Canyon, and roamed around for 2 days. We went to Hoover Dam, and did the tour. Drove up into Utah to see Bryce Canyon, and walked down into the Canyon. Almost died walking out....LOLOLOL.
We drove up through Salt Lake City into Pocatello Idaho where we spent the night. We then drove over the mountains into Yellowstone where we stayed 3 nights in a cabin. Driving all over the park for 3 days. We woke up one day covered in snow at the end of June.
We drove down through the Tetons, and Jackson Hole. On our way to St. Louis. We came out of the mountains, and drove the flatlands of Nebraska. Once in St.Louis we drove all around the area. I lived there for about 6 years in the late 60's, and early 70's. We went up in the Arch which scared my wife, because you could feel it swaying. From there a straight shot home to N.E. Florida.
In the fall we drove up to Washington D.C., and stopped along the way to, and from D.C. we spent several days in the Smithsonian, and walked around the White House, V.N. Vet memorial. I believe it was the WWII memorial they were just finishing. Lincoln's memorial. We drove the Blue Ridge Mountains on the way up, and I95 on the way down.
I made her navigate the roads, so she would get an idea of how immense, and spread out our country is. Now when she looks at a map she can see a very tiny pencil line across the United States that we drove, 7000 miles. She also realizes how diverse our geography, and our people are in this country. She also knows how VERY LITTLE she has actually seen. This country is so diverse in it's people, and it's geography that to miss it is a shame. Thanks for the post on the Parks. It brought back a lot of good memeories of our cross country drive.
