Tag: summerpics
member name: Jennifer F.
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September 05, 2008 02:35 PM EDT --
Every Route 66 fan knows Holbrook, Arizona because of the Wigwam Hotel. There is so much more to see and do in Holbrook then just sleep in a wigwam.
Holbrook, like almost all . . .
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August 22, 2008 12:23 AM EDT --
Early this summer, I help chaperon my son's sixth grade class trip to the Long Beach Aquarium. We had a fantastic time and learned so much about the ocean ecosystem. It happened to be . . .
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August 20, 2008 12:05 PM EDT --
Goffs is an almost forgotten Ghost town on Route 66 in the Mojave Desert close to the eastern edge of California. In its heyday, Goffs was an important center for mining and transportation.
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August 25, 2008 01:15 AM EDT --
If you want to drive down Route 66 and imagine you are cruising down the Mother Road in the pre-Interstate days, Ash Fork, Arizona is the best place to start from. Ash Fork begins what is the longest . . .
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August 31, 2008 08:26 PM EDT --
Laughlin, Nevada is on that prime real estate where California, Nevada, and Arizona all meet at the Colorado River.
Laughlin was settled in the 1940s with one motel and a bar that served gold . . .
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August 21, 2008 09:04 AM EDT --
There are many delicious roadside restaurants along Route 66 from Chicago to Santa Monica, but perhaps the most world famous one is the Snow Cap in Seligman, Arizona.
What makes this predecessor . . .
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August 23, 2008 12:37 AM EDT --
My son's sixth grade class took a field trip to the California Science Museum in Los Angeles. The California Science Center is the largest hands-on science museum on the West Coast. . . .
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September 02, 2008 03:27 PM EDT --
I grew up in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and spent much of my free time walking around downtown. My ballet studio was located right on Main Street and since I walked from school to ballet, most of . . .
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September 05, 2008 01:58 AM EDT --
The Grand Canyon Railroad saved the town of Williams from becoming yet another ghost town on the old Route 66 after Interstate 40 bypassed it in 1984.
The Santa Fe Railroad first ran passengers from . . .
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August 31, 2008 01:48 AM EDT --
Recently, I wrote about Juan Delgadillo and the legacy on Route 66 he created with his wonderful roadside restaurant, the Snow Cap. His younger brother, Angel Delgadillo, is equally important . . .
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August 31, 2008 01:37 AM EDT --
California Adventure is the newer addition to the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. Opened on February 8, 2001, California Adventure condenses all that is wonderful about the State of California . . .
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September 02, 2008 12:04 PM EDT --
Colorado National Monument is a beautiful place to drive through. Conveniently located close to Interstate 70 between Grand Junction and Fruita, Colorado National Monument contains . . .
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August 22, 2008 01:26 AM EDT --
Earlier this summer, I chaperoned my son's sixth grade class to Long Beach, California. Come along and walk with us on the Long Beach Harbor. There are many beautiful sights in this busy . . .
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August 23, 2008 04:35 PM EDT --
The Santa Fe railway's first San Bernardino station was built in 1886 and consisted of a two story wooden structure to house the Los Angeles administrative and freight offices. A quick burning . . .
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August 23, 2008 07:51 PM EDT --
Every year the San Manual Band of the Mission Indians hosts a Pow Wow for Native American tribes from all over the country to get together for a weekend of fellowship, dancing, drumming, and . . .
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August 23, 2008 11:44 PM EDT --
We enjoy having some backyard chickens to liven up the garden. Cho Chang is the first rooster we've raised and he's quite a handsome fellow. Cho is a Chinese Silkie. Silkies . . .
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August 24, 2008 05:34 PM EDT --
Lake Gregory is located in the mountain town of Crestline in the San Bernardino Mountains only 15 miles from the urban city of San Bernardino. In less than 20 minutes, you can escape from the Southern . . .
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August 19, 2008 03:37 PM EDT --
The Providence Mountains rise up 7,171 feet in the Mojave National Preserve in the Eastern Mojave 60 miles west of Needles, California. Tucked away in this remote area at an elevation of 4,300 . . .
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August 31, 2008 11:41 PM EDT --
The Colorado River area that divides California, Nevada, and Arizona is a great recreational area. Lake Mojave is a neat place for fishing, boating, and exploring. It is two miles outside . . .
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