In July of 1983, I went up to Alaska to see my dad. One of the things we did is go see the Portage Glacier that is located Girdwood, AK. This was summer time but some parts were still cold weather and plus I was playing with ice. This is pretty cool to see. Portage…
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Alaska: Kenai River
In August of 1985 I went to visit my dad in Alaska. This trip my grandpa drove up from Arizona to stay with us for a little while. One of the things we did was go fishing in Kenai River. It was fun fishing with my grandpa. I don’t remember if we caught anything though….
Arizona: 4/4/2024 – Cool Springs Mobil Gas Station (Route 66)
Cool Springs cabins, tasty foods and gas station was a popular spot along the way of Route 66. The gas station was built in the 1920’s and then abandoned in the 1960’s. During the 1960’s there was a fire that destroyed the building. In the 1991, the building was partly rebuilt to be blown up…
Arizona: West of the West – Channel Islands at WNPA
In the last few weeks I saw a three part movie called West of the West – Channel Islands at WNPA. It was very interesting. First part was about Ancient Peoples: they discovered that people lived on the island in the very early days. Second part was about Settlers: there used to be ranching on…
North Carolina: Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site #110
In August of 2023, me and my mom went to the Carl Sandburg House National Historic Site in North Carolina. We were meeting up for a convention of The National Park Travelers Club. Who is Carl Sandburg? He was into poetry, journalism, biography, children’s stories, prose writing, and social activism. He lived at this house…
Arizona: DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun Historic District National Register of Historic Places
Welcome to DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun On 3/14/2021, me and my mother went to this Gallery for DeGrazia. 6/14/1909 – Ettore “Ted” DeGrazia was born in Morenci, Territory of Arizona 1920’s – First painting was “Indian Faces.” 1941 – Arizona Highways magazine first publishes DeGrazia’s Art 1952 – DeGrazia hand builds the adobe Mission…
Happy 2nd Anniversary
Today we are celebrating the second anniversary of my blog Touring America’s Parks with Shayne. Thank you for letting me show you all the adventures that I have been to in my life. I have alot more to go. I have pictures for you to see and things to write down for you to read….
Arizona: Durlin/Oatman Hotel National Register of Historic Places (Route 66)
This is Durlin Motel that was opened in 1902 but later it came Oatman Hotel. Now there is a restaurant, bar, ice cream and shop there. For the restaurant it is you have to find a table when it is open. Very good food and they also had music there too. This hotel survived a…
Arizona: 4/4/2024 – Oatman (Route 66)
Oatman was chosen in honor of Olive Oatman, who was captured and enslaved by indians. Oatman is a little gold mining town on route 66. When the minors left town they left burros behind. Alot of the hang around town. They are taken care of by the town. There is a certain food you can…
Arizona: 4/4/2024 – Topock/Golden Shores (Route 66)
There is use be a town called Topock, AZ. This was where the last stop from Arizona on route 66 to go into California and first stop to go into Arizona on route 66. Topock was developed in 1883, as construction began on a wooden railroad bridge over the Colorado River. There is nothing left…