When I recall our very first trip out west it was filled with anticipation, enthusiasm and so much joy. We were explorers on a journey to new lands. Deep down it's what our souls yearn for. I believe as human beings we are happiest when we are feeding our minds and hearts with new experiences.
In honor of our last weeks in "The Beast" I like to share a few more highlights from past trips.
Doggy Day Care: While touring St Louis, MO, we left our fearless dog, Rabbit, in the RV. It was a rainy, cool, 70 degree day and the parking attended was aware we left him in there. No problem, right? When we get back, later that day, we found a ticket on our windshield. What? Why? How?
We discovered a little yappy dog was inside the car parked near and it also had a ticket. The parking attendant filled us in; apparently, the yappy dog caused such a fuss and drew so much attention, an officer tagged the car with a 'doggy neglect ticket'. He took one look at our dog, proudly sitting in the drivers seat and ticketed us as well. Poor Rabbit, who would have thought he was in harms way, when he had his food, his water, and a comfortable place to sleep on our bed, in a perfect 70 degree doggy house.
A New York Moment: We surprised my mom in Port Washington, NY, with all the kids and our dog on our very first RV trip. She was shocked to see our 32ft RV parked in front of her house on her dead end street. We were even more surprised when we discovered we were parked on a slope, and slept at an angle every night. We still joke about those restless mornings waking up with our heads elevated. Although, the biggest achievement that week was maneuvering that thing off the tight dead end street. We had a wonderful stay with mom, but that was "The Beasts" one and only visit to New York.
We did however visit and would recommend the following places:
Missouri: St. Louis Arch
Kansas: Salt Mines, Truckhenge, Little Sweden
Colorodo: Coors Brewery
Wyoming: Devils Tower
South Dakota: Mt. Rushmore, Bad Lands, Fred Flintstone Land, Cosmos, Wall drugs, Corn Palace, Wall Drug
Minnesota: Jolly Green Giant, Mall of America, Taylors Falls
Pennsylvania: Hershey Park
New York: Museum of Natural History
Washington DC
Virginia: Colonial Williamsburg, Bush Gardens Amusement/Water park
Tennessee: Gatlinburg, Dollywood
Alabama: The entire state (Check out my husband's blog http://www.g8rengineer.com/2011/08/02/vacation-2011-day-4/)Georgia: Gainesville, Petit Lemans Races, Stone Mountain Chili Festival
Florida: St. Augustine, New Smyrna Beach
(Check out www.roadsideAmerica.com for many more interesting pit stops on your next road trip. Theres even an IPhone App)
St. Louis, Missouri- St. Louis Arch
Hutchinson, Kansas - Underground Salt Mines Museum
Topeka, Kansas - Truckhenge
Devils Tower, Wyoming - Devils Tower National Monument
Mitchell, South Dakota - Corn Palace
Wall, South Dakota - Wall Drugs Store
Blue Earth, Minnesota - Jolly Green Giant
New York, NY - Museum of Natural History
Washington, DC - Lincoln Mounument
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