On January 10 we loaded the 15 year old Beemer with the 13 year old Frenchie and with 19 degrees in the air we started our week long, 3424 mile cross country journey from Hudson to Santa Barbara.
These are a few of the highlights....
Memphis
Arkansas
These are a few of the highlights....
Memphis
best darned BBQ ever!
I don't think we took more than two breaths and and entire rack of ribs was gone
the boy loves a road trip
former Governor Bill Clinton's office...
...at the gorgeous Arkansas State Capital building
Who knew?
Clinton Presidential Library
beautiful building but ridiculous sensory overload
Oklahoma
we think he liked Oklahoma
Oklahoma City quizeen
chicken fried steak
(it was seriously good but HUGE!)
state capital building
the only US state capital with working oil wells on the grounds
an insanely beautiful building
the dome was added in 2001and those who donated $1M or more
have their names inscribed around it's base, a "ring of honor" as they call it:
General Motors, Phillips Petroleum, Hobby Lobby
odd.
most surprisingly fun stop
hippo
manatee
a person of slight stature
teeny tiny snake vertebrae
(the size of a pencil)
New Mexico
snow in the desert
a train through the desert tundra
(that is snow)
no snow here
275 sq miles of gypsum crystal sand dunes
amazing!
sustenance
Arizona
finally the sun!!!!
dairy cow barns
surrounded by thousands of acres of irrigated alfalfa fields
next to a solar farm
fountains of water
in the desert
(releasing pressure from irrigation lines???)
Dateland oasis
too sweet
California!
greeting us just inside California
Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area
over 40 miles long in a band 5 miles wide
along the Arizona, California and Mexican borders
stunning!
last time we were at this depth
we needed SCUBA tanks
he's done
we took a little detour to
an accidental lake
almost a mirage
what gave it away as a real place was the smell,
a cross between a wet chicken and a dead fish
the "beach" is actually fish skeletons, ankle deep crustacean hulls (barnacles?)
and evaporated water (salt)
gorgeous but stinky
an overnight in Westlake with Nadine and Laura...
...lead to a morning hike
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