October 20, 2004

• Weezguy’s Road Trip Results (told u you should’ve came, NYC to LA)

  
  

  As previously mentioned in a prior entry, here are the results of the FREE road trip I offered you. Here are some pic and educational tid bits for those less knowledgable about American History.

  
  

   Manhattan: Started the journey by going thru the Holland Tunnel which connects to New Jersey under the Hudson River. The tunnel was completed in 1927. The reason a tunnel was chosen over building a bridge was that a high clearance was needed for harbor ships and the amount of land needed was too costly.

  
  

    Delaware: The 2nd smallest state in the United States. The Delaware Memorial bridge connects New Jersey to Delaware over the famous Delaware River where George Washington mounted his historic attack against the British and Hessians in 1776.

  
  

   Baltimore, Maryland: Inside the Fort McHenry Tunnel opened in 1985 as part of I-95.

  
  

   

  
  

   

  
  

   

  
  

  Pennsylvania: The Keystone State, the origin of the nickname can not be traced although it has been toasted as the “keystone in the federal union” while the infant country was in its developemental stages. 

  
  

  Ohio: The Buckeye State derived from the large number of buckeye trees that used to adorn the fields.

  
  

  

  
  

  Cleveland:  HardRockCafe

  
  

  Jacobs Field: Home of the Indians baseball team. Opened in 1994 helped revitalize a sagging downtown economy.

  
  

   

  
  

   

  
  

  Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

  
  

   

  
  

   

  
  

   

  
  

   

  
  

  Indiana:  The Hoosier State

  
  

   

  
  

   Chicago, Illinois

  
  

   

  
  

   

  
  

   

  
  

   

  
  

  Navy Pier

  
  

  

  
  

  Sears Tower: Was the world’s tallest building from 1973 to 1996 when it was eclipsed by the Petronas Towers of Malaysia.

  
  

   

  
  

   

  
  

   

  
  

  

  
  

   

  
  

  View from atop the Sears Tower of Chicago

  
  

   

  
  

   

  
  

   

  
  

   

  
  

   

  
  

  St. Louis, Missouri:  Gateway Arch, completed in 1966 used to commemorate the westward growth of the USA as it expanded west of the Mississippi River in 1803 during the Lewis & Clark Expedition. America was small then, St Louis was the gateway to the Wilderness in the West.

  
  

  Busch Stadium, St. Louis home of the Cardinals as seen from inside the Arch.

  
  

  Arkansas: Birthplace of former President Bill Clinton

  
  

  

  
  

   

  
  

                TEXAS:

  
  

   

  
  

   

  
  

  Dallas

  
  

  Texas Ranger Hall of Fame: History of the Texas Rangers (no, not the baseball team). From their origins in the 1800s they protected the Republic of Texas (Texas was its own country before it became a State) from the Spanish, Mexicans, and Indians.

  
  

   

  
  

   

  
  

   

  
  

  

  
  

  The Alamo: No, not the rental cars!!

  
  

  “Remember the Alamo” was the term used when 200 Texans were killed in 1836 defending the Alamo against several thousand Mexican troops. Mexico was in the midst of its independence from Spain (similar to America from Britain) and at the time Texas was part of Mexico. Many Americans lived in Texas and when Mexico was in a civil war, conditions made the Texans fight for independence. To crush this, General Santa Anna marched on the Alamo killing everyone including folk hero Davy Crockett. This was the battle cry that freed Texas and became its own country before joining the United States as a state.

  
  

  The Riverwalk, SanAntoinio, Texas: river within a city

  
  

   

  
  

  

  
  

  Desert Sunset

  
  

   

  
  

  Mountain Time Zone

  
  

   

  
  

  Mexican License plate near the border.

  
  

   New Mexico became 47st state in 1912

  
  

  very scary dust storms in the desert

  
  

   

  
  

   

  
  

   

  
  

  Real Live ghost town in New Mexico. Last occupied over 100 years ago.

  
  

   

  
  

   

  
  

   

  
  

   The GRAND CANYON

  
  

   

  
  

   

  
  

   

  
  

   

  
  

  

  
  

  Grand Canyon: no picture can capture how it really looks.

  
  

  GC Watchtower.

  
  

   

  
  

   

  
  

   

  
  

   

  
  

  

  
  

   

  
  

  Hoover Dam: Built during the Great Depression in the 1930s to create jobs and harness the Colorado River (which built the Grand Canyon). Controls water to irrigate the soils of several sates, provide drinking water, and generate electricity to several states.

  
  

   

  
  

   

  
  

  Nevada   

  
  

  Viva, Las Vegas

  
  

  

  
  

   

  
  

   

  
  

   

  
  

  The water show at the Bellagio Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas

  
  

  

  
  

  LALA land

  
  

  Hollywood CA

  
  

  Made it across the coast.

  
  

   

  
  

   

  
  

   

  
  

  

  
  

   

  
  

  Here are some of the items I picked up as souvenirs from tickets, to replicas, to rocks pictures etc. Trip took about 2 weeks, but actually I could have done it in 1, but I took my time.  Next time I place an ad, I hope you guys can make it. 

  
  

  ready for Halloween anyone? 

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