Published: August 14th 2006August 13th 2006
As Lisa and I did after Leg 1, John and I summarized favorites, etc. for the last leg of this cross-country round-trip marathon.
Top tier attractions:
John
• Dealey Plaza
• Great music scene in Nashville, Memphis & Austin
• Clinton Library
• LBJ Ranch
• Stax & Sun Records in Memphis
• The Alamo
• Acoma Mesa
• Atomic Testing Museum
Vince
• Dealey Plaza
• Acoma Mesa
• Congress Avenue Bridge Bats
• Carlsbad Caverns
• Threadgill’s - meal plus music
• Alamo
• Clinton Library
• Atomic Testing Museum
• LBJ Ranch
• Meteor Crater
Disappointments:
John
• Las Vegas
• Route 66
Vince
• Route 66
• JFK Memorial (Dallas)
• Food (plus side is I lost 4 pounds on the trip!)
Unexpected Treats:
John
• Cloud Formations
• Waxahatchie
• Lincoln, NM
• Gunter Hotel, Dallas
• Nashville Music Variety
Vince
• Lincoln Days - Billy the Kid
• Pecos - Pecos Bill
• Time zone shift surprises
• Tennessee service/courtesy the best
• TWO nights of bats in Austin
For the shortest middle leg with Jackie, the public art in Chattanooga was amazing (a highlight and a great surprise), and Jefferson's Monticello 1000 foot vegetable garden was impressive, as were his gadgets and decorating ideas (busts and paintings of contemporary friends and people he admired - any interest?). Manassas Battlefield was an unplanned stop that was also worthwhile.
Special conversations and personal information exchanged all along the way (Lisa, Jackie, and John) shall remain private until there is some appropriate gain to be made by exposing it.
Until the next time...
I retired this April after 20 years at Genentech and 35 years in the pharmaceutical/biotech business. A highlight of this summer will be a 15 day road trip with my 16 year old daughter from San Mateo, CA to Philadelphia, PA. ... full info
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Thanks for all the memories
Vince, Thanks for keeping and sharing such a great travel blog. I've printed out a set for our scrapbook. Hope we can keep the digital version, too! Good to have you back home.
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