United States
Drove across country from San Fran to D.C, down interstate 5, across via 40 to I81
Hiked up Diamond Head on Oahu
Hiked along the south ridge trail at Grand Canyon, can’t believe what I see, so big
Toured a TVA Damn, with uncle who worked for TVA, so loud, looked like early star trek layouts.
Water Skied at lake in Tennessee http://vesperpoint.org/
Jet Ski on Potomac
Snow Ski, ski liberty (don’t recommend) and Blueknob (beginner, nice facility)
Attended Memphis in May, Blues fest (Beal St.), and bbq (2x.)
Ride and dinner on Mississippi in a paddle wheel boat
MudIsland, a park in Memphis, made by corp of e, from the dredging channels in the river, is in a Tom Cruise movie, scale model, large, you can walk around in it barefoot.
Camped on the hatchie river, set trot hooks set up for catfish, saw very large owl, gigantic wing spread, so quite.
While fishing in a boat on Occoquan reservoir, a Golden Eagle swooped down and picked a fish up that was 5 ft from our little jon boad, then flew into a close tree, took a bite, and yelled at us, so fantastic.
hiked the billy goat trail at great falls, md side.
As a teen job, painted, part of team, the Natchez Trace PKWY (Tenn.), so fun, turned 18, boss took me to buy the beer, so sweet.
Scuba in Bahamas, took short class, saw small ray, did not buy video (wished I had now)
In Hawaii, Snorkel in turtle bay, saw turtle, drove the road to Hana, beautiful but so long and windy a road (not wind), volcano national park, Kona (coffee in Kona, stayed night there)
drove around the big island, visited the USS Arizona. Vets are great, leave it at that.
Visited Rainbow falls, black sand beach, Capt. Cook memorial
Hiked up Stone Mountain, GA
Ate at PittyPats Porch in Atlanta (from gone with the wind)
Basketball game in Atlanta (Spud Web is fast)
Riden train from London to Paris (through the chunnel)
and train from Paris to Rome (2x). first time was beautiful, south of france, second time was over the alps, not as pretty but did go through a little of Switzerland.
Visited the Louvre
Seen the Mona Lisa
Queens Jewels, white castle, rode the underground, seen the changing of the guards.
Parthenon, Colosseum, forum, piazza novano, trevi fountain, palatine hill, Spanish steps, castle santagelo, Sistine chapel, Capuchin crypt, Tiber island
Knelt on the steps that are supposedly from Pontias Pilots house, and there fore Jesus feet have touched it, you have to go up on knees all the way
Agora (marketplace), remnants of the Olympics, Acropolis
Toured the Vatican, have seen two Pope’s give sunday Mass (John Paul and Benedict), Sistine Chapel
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Spent the night at Needles, Ca, yes, very hot, where Snoopy’s cousin is from.
Washington (many times) and San Diego Zoo’s, all the Smithsonian museum in d.c area
piano on floor in tom hanks movies (store is now closed)
had a drink at tavern on the green, stayed at the twin towers (between the bombings), empire state bldg, riden on the NY City subway, ate in chinatown and little italy, and Rockafeller center where you can see the ice skating rink
Learned to ride a MotorCycle, owned one for several years
Sailed on the Chesapeake Bay (me as skipper), also drove a 32′ cabin cruiser.
visited the statue of liberty (did not go up) just the boat ride, ellis island.
Visited the Liberty Bell, had a philly cheesesteak in philly
rode amtrak from Philly to D.C.
Fanueil Hall Boston, Cheers Bar for a beer, Legal Seafood before it expanded outside Boston.
Universal Studio (LA), Muscle Beach (Venice Beach)
Been on an Indian reservation (NM), bleak
Drove across San fran bridge, also the double decker to oakland that collapsed
Rode a cable car in sanfran, seen the docks with all the big seals.
several trips to Napa, lots of vinyards visited
Walked on clear floor in CN tower (shaky knees)
visited the sears tower, had deep dish in original chicago pizza place uno
Seen an otter busting up an abalone at 7 mile drive, so cool
eaten at Clint Eastwood’s place in Carmel (used to be his)
Visited Gift shop at Pebble Beach (on 7 mile drive), got a hat
Eaten/spent the night at the Inn at Little Washington, was a good time, lots of tiny dishes with different wines; the breadfast in MA was so good, the bacon, oh the bacon, special grown there just for them. To full/exhausted to take the kitchen tour offered.
Cherry Blossom Festival in DC, many times
http://www.chattanoogafun.com/
Camped in Smokey Mountains, Fished, got asked by park ranger about hooks
Camped at Smokehole caverns (was free at time, little creek, caverns look like a indian TeePee)
Both sides of Great Falls, Va. And Md Parks
Cape hatteras, Cape Cod
Wright Brothers museum (kitty hawk)
Mount Vernon (mx)
Met some redskins on floor of old rfk, Chris Hanburger I recall specifically, he showed me leverage, knocked me down with a flick, so cool
Ft Mchenry, School trip
Hiked and camped on Appalachian trail, boy scouts
Did a week at Goshen scout camp, so much fun and Hurricane Agnes did impact, at least one very rainy day.
Jamestowne, williamsburg (young kid school trip, overnight)
in gw forest:, also the swinging bridge
http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/fishing/stocking/hatcheries.asp
visited SouthFork Ranch, toured the famous book depository
Visted Luray (kid) and CarlsBad caverns (adult, saw many bats coming out)
drove the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
Seen Area 51, drove through Roswell
visted the Alamo (Not much really left), and the Riverwalk in San Antonio (OK, quaint)
War Museum in Fredricksburg TX.
A couple Nascar Races at Richmond, and one in Texas (Dallas)
Seaworld in San Diego
Covered Bridges in md (and area)
Stopped at train station where Grandpa was raised (till 5) in Italy
forth worth art museum for western painter, Remington
Billy Bobs also, and a saloon with original old floor
Visited the Texas History museum in Austin
Camped on the hatchie river, saw a great horned owl, so quiet, so large, trot line fishing for catfish
Attended the Memphis in may festival, blue, food etc.
2x stayed at cabin on the little red river, right at the bottom (outlet) of the Greer’s ferry Lake, umm, trout is good. Stocked river, always able to catch dinner easily.
Visited deep creek lake, long time before it became a spot for boats
drove through the petrified forest
visited the meteor crater
rode the tram up the mountain in Albuquerque
Dinner and casino in the mountains behind Alamogordo
Ate lunch in town Where Billy the kid and Pat Garret made fame
Ballgames at RFK stadium (Senators) with granpa, Frank Howard hits home runs with what looks like a toothpick. Attended re-opening of RFK for baseball (Nationals), and opening of Nats Park. Orioles games at Memorial Stadium, and also Camden Yards. Foot ball at RKF and Fed-ex, M&T Stadium (Ravens), and Bills Stadium (where I learned to never go to another football game for the massive amount of drunks that want to fight for no reason).
baseball game at toronto park (sat in the hard rock)
Stung by jellyfish in Chesapeake Bay.
Swum in the Atlantic Ocean
Help setup the carnival in Bowie (got paid)
Caught a crab with a chicken neck
TODO’s
Drive small Winnebago across US, northern route, yellowstone, the rest of the states, maybe not Alaska.
Catch a trout with the fly rod.
Hike in the Rockies, see the continental divide.