With all the craziness that happened earlier as well as later TMC, I never got simply about to posting pics of my summertime vacation! This summer, for Independence Day, my parents, sister, as well as I sat out on a route trip!
Before this trip, I had visited xi states. And, I'd only always driven a automobile inwards ii states - Oklahoma (obviously!) as well as Arkansas (my college roommate's wedding). Now, I've visited thirteen states as well as driven inwards half-dozen states - OK, KS, CO, NM, TX, as well as AR! Colorado as well as New United Mexican States were novel states for me to visit!
Highlights of the trip:
* Riding a 1905 carousel inwards Burlington, CO
* Visiting ii province capitol buildings - Denver as well as Santa Fe
* Garden of the Gods was beautiful!
* Riding populace shipping for the root fourth dimension inwards my life
* Beautiful Scenery
* Experiencing the mountains for the root time!
* Precious fourth dimension spent amongst family
I fifty-fifty made a bully piffling map of the states I accept visited to portion amongst my students! You tin brand your ain at
http://www.visitedstatesmap.com/.
The pictures are inwards sort of a random order. Sorry most that!
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| Train inwards Dodge City |
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| Carousel inwards Burlington, CO |
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| Capitol Building inwards Denver, CO |
I equally good rode on populace shipping for the root fourth dimension inwards my life! This is me on the 16th Street Mall Bus inwards Denver!
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| 16th Street Mall Bus inwards Denver |
We had to ride the jitney inwards fellowship to teach to the Federal Reserve's Money Museum.
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| Federal Reserve Money Museum - Denver |
On the jitney ride dorsum to the business office of downtown Denver nosotros started in, I had to stand upward up because at that topographic point were as well as thus many people on the bus. I rapidly constitute out why they give you lot piffling straps to concur on to!
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| 16th Street Mall - Denver |
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| Sign inwards Colorado |
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| Mail Service inwards Rural Colorado |
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| This is a sign you lot don't come across inwards Oklahoma! |
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| Colorado Signage |
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Interesting Artwork inwards the Capitol inwards Santa Fe
This was made 100% out of recycled materials! |
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| Cadillac Ranch inwards Amarillo, TX |
Yes, I'm 24. And, yes, I notwithstanding play on the playground equipment!
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| Playground inwards Kansas |
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| Sign inwards Kansas |
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| Tokens to ride the carousel inwards Burlington, CO. 25 cents per ride! |
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| Dome inwards Denver Capitol Building |
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| Garden of the Gods - Colorado Springs, CO |
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| Garden of the Gods - Colorado Springs, CO |
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| Capitol inwards Santa atomic release 26 - The ONLY circular capitol edifice inwards the US! |
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| Blue Hole - Santa Rosa, NM |
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| Blue Hole - Santa Rosa, NM |
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| We drove downward Historic Route 66 inwards Tucumcari, NM |
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| An unexpected halt at the tire store inwards Sayre, OK... |
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| At the Big Well inwards Greensburg, KS |
I was as well as thus excited to discovery math on my vacation. These pics are from the Big Well inwards Greensburg, KS!
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| Math! |
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| More Math! |
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| I'm non only certain who this cardboard cutout was, but I posed amongst him anyway inwards Dodge City, KS! |
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| Rebecca - Dodge City, KS |
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| We navigated the entire trip the erstwhile fashioned way. No GPS or smart phone. Paper maps all the way! |
We drove upward the far eastern side of Colorado, as well as it goes on similar this for miles as well as miles as well as miles. We were the only automobile on the route for the most of this drive. Though, nosotros did teach stuck behind a few combines. SO much farmland! But, it was worth it because I got to ride the carousel inwards Burlington!
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| Far Eastern CO |
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| Carousel - Burlington, CO |
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| Carousel - Burlington, CO |
The carousel was beautifully restored! It's an older carousel, as well as thus it doesn't become upward as well as down. But, it to a greater extent than than makes upward for that amongst speed. It goes 12 mph! We were belongings on for our honey lives! Plus - you lot can't shell the cost of 25 cents per ride! I rode a zebra!
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| Carousel - Burlington, CO |
My sis as well as me later our carousel ride!
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| Carousel - Burlington, CO |
The carousel is housed inwards a dodecagon shaped building. How cool!
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| Carousel - Burlington, CO |
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| Capitol Building - Denver |
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| Navigating Downtown Denver |
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| 16th Street Mall Bus - Denver, CO |
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| Federal Reserve Money Museum - Denver, CO |
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| One of the exhibits within the coin museum permit you lot blueprint your ain money. Yes, those are infinity symbols. I would accept totally made a Pi-Bill, but that sadly wasn't a choice! I alive inwards stone oil country, as well as thus I made certain to pose an stone oil good on my money. And, nosotros saw as well as thus many windmills on our trip. I'm from Oklahoma, as well as thus I made certain to pose the OK flag on there. And, I studied Castilian inwards college. So, "dinero" was fitting. :) |
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| Our Customized Money |
Plus, every visitor gets to teach out amongst a handbag of complimentary shredded money!
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| Golden, CO |
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| Garden of the Gods - Colorado Springs, CO |
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| Garden of the Gods - Colorado Springs, CO |
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| Colorado |
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| Welcome to New Mexico |
I had no clue that at that topographic point was such a affair equally snowfall fences. They are everywhere inwards Colorado as well as New Mexico. Now I know!
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| Snow Fence |
The only circular capitol edifice inwards the US:
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| Capitol Building - Santa Fe, NM |
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| Adobe buildings inwards Santa Fe |
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| Pioneer Woman Statue inwards Ponca City, OK |
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