Death Valley National Park has several ghost towns that visitors can drive through, including Rhyolite, the largest in the park.
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How many Beer Bottles does it take to Build a House?
How many beer bottles does it take to build a house? That’s a good question and you should be able to find the answer when you visit the Tom Kelly Bottle House in Nevada. But the answer varies. According to two sources, it’s between 30,000 to 50,000 bottles. The bulk of those are unwashed beer…
Road Trip to California Day 7: It’s all Downhill from Here
Once we hit California and turned our vehicle east, heading back across the country to our home in Ohio, my kids became quite impatient with any other stops we made. They mistakenly assumed since we had seen the main attraction, the target destination for our trip, all further sight-seeing should end. I tried to convince…
California Road Trip Day 6: The Never-Ending Day
One thing I noticed on this road trip is that my body doesn’t adjust well to different time zones. It didn’t matter how late I fell into bed the night before, I still woke up way before everyone else. Day six of our road trip wasn’t any different. I woke up around four and tossed…
Road Trip to California Day 3: A Day Full of Surprises
I’ve learned an important lesson while traveling with my family over the years. Forgive and forget- quickly. Just because you’re experiencing a rough patch, it doesn’t mean that things won’t smooth out down the road. This road trip was no different. I woke up with a choice. I could continue to be disappointed because things…
Visiting the Oklahoma City National Memorial in Pictures
April 19, 1995. 9:02 a.m. The moment of one of the worst domestic terrorist attacks in the US. The moment that changed Oklahoma City and a nation forever. The moment when a fertilizer bomb went off at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. Hundreds of people were injured, and 168 were killed,…
