Washington D.C. Visiting our nation’s capitol was high on the list of things to see on this trip around the U.S. Not only is it great for learning about the U.S. Government, but the Smithsonian Museums hold a trove of
USS Alabama A small portion of Alabama borders the Gulf of Mexico at Mobile Bay. Within Mobile Bay lies the USS Alabama. This battleship was commissioned during WW2 and originally assigned to helped strengthen British forces in the Atlantic. In 1943,
Calaveras Big Trees State Park God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease, avalanches, and a thousand tempests and floods. – John Muir Calaveras Big Trees State Park Naturalist John Muir called the Great Sequoias
Coloma, Sacramento & Folsom, California Coming over the Sierra Nevada mountains from Reno is a three hour drive and nearly 5,000 foot descent into the California Central Valley. Nothing too terrible for a Saturday afternoon, despite all the trucks passing us