An American Roadtrip
Father-daughter road trip across America – Seattle, Washington to Mt. Zion, Illinois, October 2015.
Day One
Saturday, October 3rd, 2015. Seattle, Washington to Boise, Idaho.
Highway 90 through the Cascade Mountians
Selah Cliffs formed 12-million years ago from the longest known lava flow on earth – from west-central Idaho to the Pacific Ocean.
Selah Creek Bridge. 1971 winner of the “excellence in the use of concrete” award.
Highway 82 to Oregon
Pendleton, Oregon
Oregon’s Scenic Highway 84
Day Two
Sunday, October 4th, 2015. Headed into Utah from Boise, Idaho.
Salt Lake City – The crossroads of the West
The Spiral Jetty, the central work of American sculptor Robert Smithson constructed in 1970 of the mud, salt crystals, and basalt rocks found in the area.
A good Airbnb find
Day Three
Monday, October 5th, 2015. Salt Lake City to Cortez, Colorado.
Arches National Park, Moab Desert
Day Four
Tuesday, October 6th, 2015. Cortez, Colorado to Colorado Springs.
Mesa Verde National Park
The Rocky Mountains
Day Five
Wednesday, October 7th, 2015. Colorado Springs to Kansas City, Missouri.
Manitou Incline
Day Six
Thursday, October 8th, 2015. Kansas City, Missouri to Mt. Zion, Illinois.
Tom Sawyer's fence in Hannibal, Missouri, Mark Twain's hometown
Mt. Zion, Illinois
Listening to The Eagles | Take it Easy | 1972, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers | An American Girl | 1976