http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Alabama/Huntsville/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , United States , Alabama , Huntsville en-us Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:19:19 +0000 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:19:19 +0000 May 21 ThursdayDennis and I were up by 7 and breakfasted and packed read to go by about 830. Dennis headed back to Indy and I headed first for Morristown to talk to Laura about vans. Unfortunately even though she was more than willing to donate the vans the weekend of the national is also a national guard weekend so all the vanrsquos were already reserved. Dang it. Laura gave me a numb http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Alabama/Huntsville/blog-400980.html Well I have to apologize for that last post. I'll admit it it got weird there at the end. I do think I get at least a partial pass because I have neither written in awhile nor do I usually go through any form of surgery. I guess I should say upfront that this isn't so much a travel blog yet but hopefully it will fully develop into that before the year is up. I know that travel is trave http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Alabama/Huntsville/blog-395656.html So here's the story so far. My roommate Kay and I moved to Alabama to get out and away from the mire of our previous lives. We moved here to be closer to our common college friends. Here we found that the land of milk of honey fill of the government's bounty of contracting companies was just as hard to get into as any other place we've been. It's actually really annoying. Of course at http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Alabama/Huntsville/blog-395216.html May 1980 Marshall Space Flight Center The space program is conducted at various locations around the country. NASA oversees the Kennedy Space Flight Center at Cape Canaveral the Johnson Space Flight Center in Houston and the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville Alabama. In Huntsville Karen and I saw America's space achievements as a single unified movement. We visited Twicke http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Alabama/Huntsville/blog-233111.html Although the title says DC I have to admit that I was mostly in Arlington VA and Silver Springs MD...not DC at all. I guess though that it is not so important where I was exactly but with whom I spent my time. Sidenote The great thing about Austin TX where I live is that people are from all over. The worst thing about Austin TX is that because people are from all over they're less http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Alabama/Huntsville/blog-180953.html Dec 13 2002 City official name Huntsville Founded date Location Alabama State Elavation ft m Area Approximately square miles km. Facts Huntsville is the county seat of Madison County Alabama. As of the 2000 census the population of Huntsville was 164570. As of 2005 Census Estimates the Huntsville Metropolitan Area had a population of 368661 with the city proper ha http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Alabama/Huntsville/blog-140947.html After the week in the Pacific I spent another day in California before flying back to Memphis. I moved to Jackson TN to work for a couple days then headed to Nashville for New Year's Eve. Went back to club Play downtown. Haven't had that much fun on New Year's in many years. I made some friends then headed to Alabama. I spent a week in Huntsville. Had some very good times in Huntsville and wi http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Alabama/Huntsville/blog-120221.html