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These pages are a collection of words and pictures of places on Earth, occasionally places that no longer exist. This site is not just a collection of photos, but also information about the places. These pages sometimes include drawings, maps, directions, and hours, all to help you find places to visit and inform you of why these places may be of historical significance. Because these photographs are used for reference for my design work, they often include details.

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Road Trips

Road Trips
Road Trips is a collection of travel articles.

Countries, Major Subjects, Groups, Concepts, Collections of Entries:

Canada
Mexico
USA
(Deedee deedee, dat's all folks!!!)

Space (as seen from Earth)
Places Endangered (places we might loose)
Places Fantasy (not real places)
Places Gone (places that no longer exist)

I am behind with producing these pages and don't always write them in chronological order. Some of these pages are from trips some time ago and I may have missed a few. Some pages are text only and some are pictures only, but I'm working on it.
Below are new pages, revised pages, pages on which I am working, and upcoming pages from recent trips.

New and recently updated pages include:

Road Trips

Alameda, 2010 - update
Amboy to Mitchel Caverns, 2005 - update
Arizona, 2022 - new in the works
Bouncing in Barstow,2010 - update
Central Coast, 2005 - update
Christmas at the Castle - update
Christmas at the Missions, 2011 - update
Chasing the Sun - Midwest, 2017 - new
Coachella Valley, 2022 - new
Death Valley, 2006- update
Death Valley, 2023 - new in the works - *** MOST RECENT ***
Eastern California and Western Nevada- update
Eastern Sierras, 2008- update
Eastern Sierras, 2009- update
Gold Country, 2019 - new
Joshua Tree National Park and Inland Empire 2018 - new
Joshua Tree National Park and Area, 2019 - new
Lake County, 2022 - new
Las Vegas, 2021 - new
Midwest 2022 - new in the works
Monterey and area 2018 - new
Oak Glen, 2017 - new
San Diego 2007 - update
San Diego, March 2022 - new
San Francisco, 2021 - new
San Francisco, 2022 - new - new in the works
San Jose, 2018 - new
San Luis Obispo, Taking It Slow in SLO, Again, 2022 - new in the works
Santa Cruz, 2022 - new
Santa Ynez Valley, 2022 - new
Sierra Highway, 2021 - new
Tuolumne County, 2022 - new pending

Alaska

Deer Mountain Hatchery - update

Arizona

Coconino County

Bedrock Prehistoric Park - new pending
Flagstaff Depot - update pending
Grand Canyon - update pending
Grand Canyon Railway - new pending
Oak Creek - update
Planes of Fame - update pending
Sunset Crater- new pending
Williams - update pending
Wupatki National Monument - new pending

Mohave County

Havaland Rest Area - update pending
Hoover Dam - new pending
Virgin Gorge - update

Navajo County

Petrified Forest - new pending
Navajo County Historical Society - new pending
Holbrook - new pending

Yuma County

Yuma Crossing - update
Ocean to Ocean Bridge - update

Arkansas

BentonCounty

Crystal Bridges American Art Museum - new pending

Franklin County

Rest Area - new pending

Johnson County

Big Piney Rest Area - new pending

Pulaski County

Central High School - new
Governor's Mansion - new pending
Lift Bridge - new pending
State Capitol - new pending
William J. Clinton Presidential Library - new pending

California

Alameda County

Scenic Alameda County
Altamont_Pass

Colusa County

Sacramento Valley Museum - new
Williams and Williams Arch - new

Fresno County

Rest Area at Coalinga-Avenal - updated

Imperial County

Bombay Beach - new
Mud Pots - update
Niland - update
Salton Sea - update
Salvation Mountain - update

Inyo County

Badwater - update coming
Borax Museum - update coming
Charcoal Kilns - update
Devil's Cornfields - new coming
Dantes View - update coming
Death Valley National Park - update
East California Museum - update
Furnace Creek - new coming
Golden Canyon - new coming
Laws Railroad Museum and Historic Site - update
Mesquite Flats Sand Dunes - update
Zabriskie Point - update coming

Kern County

Bakersfield - update
Buttonwillow Rest Area - new
China Lake Museum - new coming
China Lake NWC - new coming
Maturango Museum - update coming
Red Rock Canyon State Park - update coming
Tejon Rest Area - new

Lake County

Anderson Marsh - new pending
Clear Lake - update pending
Lake County Fair - new pending
Lower Lake School Museum - new pending
Old Lake County Courthouse - new pending

Los Angeles County

Acadamy Museum - construction images - new
Adamson House - update coming
Al Larson Boat Works and Marina
Autry - update
Avila Adobe and Water Museum on Olvera Street - new separated page
Bunny Museum - new up coming
California Botanic Garden - update coming
California Science Center - update coming
City Hall - Los Angeles - update
Disney Barn - update
Downtown Los Angeles - update
Electric Fountain - update
El Pueblo de Los Angeles State Historic Park - update
Elysian Park - Point Grandview - new
Exposition Park - update
Fort MacArthur - update
Heritage Airpark - update
Hollywood - update pending
Hollywood Tower - update
Huntington Library and Gardens - update
International Printing Museum -new
Interstate 5
LACMA - update Leo Carrillo State Beach - new
Library Tower - new
Lincoln Heights Library - new
Los Angeles, City of - new
Los Angeles, City of, Downtown - update
Los Angeles Center Studios new
Los Angeles Central Library- new
Los Angeles Football Club - update
Los Angeles Harbor - update
Los Angeles Live Steamers-new
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum - update
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena - update
Los Angeles Swim Stadium - update
Los Angeles State Historic Park - new
Los Angeles Times, First Street - new
Long Beach Museum of Art - new
Lucas Museum of Narrative Art- the museum is under construction - update
Madrona Marsh - update
Metropolitan Water District, Granada Hills - new
Mission San Gabriel - update
Mother's Beach - new
Muller House - update
Natural History Museum of Los Angles County -update
Natural History Museum of Los Angles County, Nature Garden and Nature Lab - new
Natural History Museum of Los Angles County - Butterflies and Spiders - update.
Natural History Museum of Los Angles County - Temporary Exhibits -update
Natural History Museum of Los Angles County, Dinosaur Gallery -update
Natural History Museum of Los Angles County, Gems and Minerals- update
Natural History Museum of Los Angles County San Andreas Fault Tour - update
North Broadway Viaduct - new
North Spring Street Viaduct - new
North Woods Inn - La Mirada - new
North Woods Inn, San Garbriel - new
Oakridge Estate - update
Occidental College - new
O'Melveny Park - update
Orcutt Ranch - update
Orpheum Theatre - new
Oviatt Building/Cicada Restaurant - update
George C. Page Museum - update
Paramount Studios - update
Pasadena Museum of History - update
Petersen Automotive Museum - update
Plaza Firehouse Museum - update
Radford Art Walk - update
Ramona Museum of California History / Ramona Parlor - new
San Gabriel - new
San Vicente Mountain Park - update pending
Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival - update
SCE, Eagle Rock Substation - new
Sierra Highway - new
Skirball Cultural Center - update
Space Shuttle Endeavour and External Tank - update
The Galley - new
Travel Town - update
Valley Relics Museum - update in the works
Vasquez Rocks - new pending
Vermont Square Branch Library - new
Veterans Historical Plaza - new
Vincent Hill Station Restaurant and Saloon - new
Warner Brothers Studio- update
Whites Point Nike Site - update
William S. Hart Museum, Newhall - update

Madera County

Minaret Falls
Rainbow Falls
Yosemite Mountain and Sugar Pine Railroad - update

Mariposa County

Mariposa City - update
Mariposa County - new
Bear Valley - new
California State Mining & Mineral Museum - new
Fremont's Fort - new
Misc. Mariposa County - Merced River - new
Mariposa County Courthouse - update
Mariposa County Fair - new
Mariposa Grove - update
Mariposa Museum and History Center Merced River - new
Northern Mariposa County History Center - new
Old Mariposa Jail - new
Pioneer Yosemite History Center - new (update pending)
Swing Bridge - new
Tunnel View - update pending
Vernal Falls - update

Merced County

Snelling - new pending

Monterey County

Cannery Row - update
Coast - new pending


Orange County

Bowers Museum - update, another in the works
Christ Church (former Crystal Cathedral) - update pending
Disney California Adventure - update
Yorba Linda Depot - upcoming


Placer County

Foresthill Bridge - update


Riverside County

Cabot's Pueblo Museum - new
Coachella Valley History Museum-new in the works
General Patton Memorial Museum - update coming
Joshua Tree Nation Park - new
Scenic Riverside - update
Shields Date Gardens-new in the works
Wind Farm - update

Sacramento County

California State Railraod Museum - update

San Bernardino County

C. V. Crane Rest Area - new
Elmer's Bottle Tree Ranch - new - pending
Gubler Orchids - update
Joshua Tree National Park - update
Joshua Tree National Park Oasis Visitor Center - new
Keys Ranch - new
Planes of Fame Air Museum - new - pending
Twentynine Palms Murals - new
Twentynine Palms and Public Art - new
Valley Wells Rest Area - new
Wildwood Rest Area - updated
World's Tallest Thermometer - new - pending
Yanks Air Museum - new pending
Zzyzx - new pending

San Diego County

Aliso Creek Rest Area
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park - new
Borrego Springs - update coming
Julian - update
Maritime Museum San Diego
Presideo San Diego
Serra Museum
Warner Ranch - new

San Francisco County

Alcatraz - new - pending
California Acadamy of Science - new - pending
City - new
City Hall - new
Coit Tower - new - pending
Coast - new
de Young (art) Museum - new
Dutch Windmill - new - pending
Fishermen's Wharf - new - pending
Fleichhacker Pool - new
Fort Point - new - pending
Golden Gate Bridge - new - pending
Golden Gate Park - new
Mission San Francisco - new
Murphy Windmill - new - pending
Pier 39 - new - pending
Presidio - new - pending
San Francisco Zoo - new - pending
Sutro Tower - new - pending
Trolleybuses - new

San Louis Obispo County

Agriculture - update
Ah Louis Store - update
Bubblegum Alley - update
Carrizo Plain National Monument - update
Coast - new pending
Nitt Witt Ridge - new pending
Scenic - update pending
Shandon Rest Area - new
Traver Ranch in Carrizo Plain National Monument - update
Wallace Creek - update
Cambria - update pending

San Mateo County

Sanchez Adobe - update

Santa Barbara County

San Miguel Island - update
Santa Ynez Historic - new pending
Solvang - new pending
Mission Santa Ines - update coming

Santa Clara County

Casa de Fruta - update
Fallon House - new
Pellier Park - new in the future, maybe
Rosecrucian Egyptian Museum - new
San Pedro Square - new

Santa Cruz County

Pueblo of Branciforte- new pending
Boardwalk - update pending
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park - new pending
Lighthouse and Surf Museum - new pending
Mission Santa Cruz - update pending
Natural Bridge State Beach - new pending
Santa Cruz Wharf - new pending
Roaring Camp Railroads - new pending

Stanislaus County

Westley Rest Area renamed Larry Combs Safety Roadside Rest Area - new
Knights Ferry - update pending

Tuolumne County

Chinese Camp - new
Columbia - update pending
Don Pedro Reservoir - new
Fire Museum - new pending
Hetch Hetchy - new pending
Jamestown - update pending
Mother Load Fair - new pending
Railtown 1897 SHP - update pending
Red Church - new (update pending)
Sonora - new pending
Vista Rim of the World - new pending

Tulare County

Crystal Cave - update
General Sherman Tree - update
Giant Forest - update
Giant Forest Museum - update
Hospital Rock Picnic Area - update
Moro Rock - update
Sequoia National Park - update
Phillip S. Raine Rest Area - new

Ventura County

Corriganville - update
Thousand Oaks Performing Arts Center - new

Yolo County

Deputy Tony Diaz Memorial Rest Area - new pending

Illinois

Saint Clair County

Scenic - new

Iowa



Polk County


State Capitol - new

Kansasi

Dickenson County

Eisenhower Presidential Library - new pending

Ford County

Dodge City - new pending
Spearville Wind Farm - new pending
Wright - new pending

Gray County

Gray County Wind Facility - new pending

Haskell County

Town of Sublette - new pending

Morton County

Cimerron National Grasslkand - new pending
Town of Elkhart - new pending
La Jornada-Point of Rocks - new pending

County

Governor's Residence - new pending
State Capitol - new pending
Topika Arch - new pending

Missouri

Aerial

Green County

Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World - new pending
Fantastic Caverns - new pending
Route 66 Rail Haven - update pending
Wonders of Wildlife National Museum- new pending

Henry County

Harry S. Truman Reservoir - 2 Videos pending

Jackson County

Harry S. Truman Presidential Library - new pending

Linn County

Marceline - new pending
Walt Disney Boyhood Museum - new pending
Walt Disney Family Farm - new pending

Marion County

Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum - new

Saint Louis County

Gateway Arch - new

Nevada


Clark County

Bolder City Historic District - new
Ethel M Chocolate Factory and Cactus Garden - new pending
Hoover Dam and Lake Mead - new pending
Las Vegas Strip - new
Las Vegas Natural History Museum - new pending
Mormon Fort State Historic Park - new
Nevada State Railroad Museum - new pending
Spring Mountain Ranch State Park - new
Valley of Fire State Park - new

Mineral County

Walker Lake - update

Nye County

Cathedral Canyon - new coming
Highway 95 - update
Rhyolite - update
Goldwell Open Air Museum - update Pahump Valley Museum - new coming

New Mexico

Cibola County

Rest area east of Santa Rosa- new pending

Mora County

Fort Union - new pending
Fort Union Rest Area - new

Torrsnce County

Rest area west of Santa Rosa - new pending

Santa Fe County

Bataan Memorial Building - new pending
Cathedral_Basilica_St_Francis_of_Assisi - new pending
Georgia O'Keefe Museum - new pending
Loretto Chapel - new pending
Misc, Old Santa Fe - new pending
New Mexico Museum of Art - new pending
Oldest House in America - new pending
Palace of the Governors - new pending
San Miguel Church - new pending
Misc. Santa Fe - new pending
Santuario_de_Guadalupe - new pending
State Capitol - new pending

Oklahoma

Oklahoma City National Memorial Museum - new pending
Oklahoma State Capitol - new pending
Governor's Mansion - new pending
Pop's 66 Soda Ranch - new pending
Rita Blanca National Grassland - new pending
Scenic - new pending

Texas

Wind Generators - new pending
Wind Generators - new pending
Cadillac Ranch - new pending

Utah


Washington County

Saint George Dinosaur Discovery Museum - new pending


USA (oldest pages, way long out of date, obsolite, and won't be updated againSunday, May 24, 2015)
USA (older pages, haven't been updated in a long time and won't be again)

This page last updated: Wednesday, 02-Apr-2025 17:18:11 CDT

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