National Parks, State Parks & Other Places
Here is El Vado Auto Court Motel, built in the 1937. “Vado” in spanish means ford. It had 32 rooms and a filling station. It was built in Spanish Pueblo Revival style. Later the pool was added and the gas pumps were taken out. The motel is still open for guest to stay on Route…
The motel started as Alta Vista Motel in the 1950’s. By 1967 there was a single L shaped building on the eastern side of the property, by that time it was the Whiting Brothers Motel. The Americana’s neon sign is actually the original Whiting Bros sign with the WB shield removed. For more information on…
Here is one of motels along Route 66 in Albuquerque, NM. 6214 Central Avenue Southwest. It use to be called La Hacienda Camp. Dates back to 1947, boom days for traveling after WWII. It had 21 rooms and sunken garden. It dropped “La” from its name and is now the Hacienda Motel but sign is…
I stopped by here a couple of years ago. This is a cool place to see. They have old trailers and cars you can look at. This trip we didn’t go looking around. I did get some stuff to add to my collection. At this place you can still park your trailer and stay the…
I bet your wondering why I have a picture of the streets. This use to be the route 66 street that you would take from Albuquerque, NM. When driving down this street was complete darkness until you get to a town. We were going to the casino on this street.
This bridge was used for Route 66 travel going in and out of West Albuquerque, NM. The bridge crosses the Rio Puerco and was built in 1933. Located 19 miles from west of Albuquerque. It was built to carry a past alignment of US 66 over the Rio Puerco, in 1997 the bridge carried as…
While I am visiting my dad in New Mexico I found a book that information about Pecos National Monument from 1977. Foundations of a 17th-century mission church, ruins of an 18th-century church, ancient Pueblo structural remains and restored kivas comprise the park. Also it was a landmark of the Santa Fe trail.
The Columbia River Gorge is a canyon of the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest of the USA. Its up to 4,000 feet deep. The canyon stretches for over 80 miles as the river winds westward. The Columbia River Gorge marks the state line between Oregon and Washington. Columbia River Gorge started forming as far…
The Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail is a mixer of routes connection natural sites and facilities of the geological consequences. The Glacial Lake Missoula flood occurred in about 18,000 to 15,000 years ago. The sites that about of this trail is in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana. Temporary lakes as Lake Lewis in Washington,…
I bet you are wondering why I have this picture of a building on here. The is a building is part of the National Register of Historic Places located in Astoria, Oregon. It use to be Astoria City Hall from 1905-1939, the Columbia River Maritime Museum from 1963-1982. Since 1985 this building has been a…