In Alaska, the town of Ketchikan had many bald eagles flying around and almost as many standing totem poles. Near Halibut Street and Killer Whale Avenue, the Saxman Village had a collection of restored totem poles that had been gathered…
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Mount Rushmore
In the Black Hills of South Dakota, sits the Mount Rushmore National Memorial. I have not seen anything like it anywhere else. On granite rock, is a huge sculpture of the faces of four U.S. Presidents (George Washington, Thomas Jefferson,…
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Muskogee, OK
Although my AAA Tour Book didn’t list much to see in Muskogee, I had to go there. I was singing Merle Haggard’s “Okie from Muskogee” for all I was worth when I passed the town limits. I stopped for gas. My feet…
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Bronx Spring
Come Spring, I start thinking of long weekend trips. Whether it be some place new or some place I’ve visited a thousand times, the warmer weather (with its easier travel and less layers of clothing and more comfortable outdoors) makes…
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Chicago
Chicago is still “a wonderful town.” Early this summer, my travels took me there and I spent some time wandering about. Here is my report. Skydeck Ledge looks out from 1353 feet high at the Sears Tower, is still a…
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