Fifty years ago today, June 5, 1973, my family packed for a week-long trip to Florida. I’m going to document that trip each day, 50 years later, on my blog. My mother kept a scrapbook and diary of the trip … Continue reading →
Fifty years ago today, Apollo 17 launched, carrying the last two humans to walk on the moon, Gene Cernan and Jack Schmitt. I was seven years old when the Apollo 11 astronauts, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, walked on the … Continue reading →
Fifty years ago today, Bobby Fischer became the first American-born World Chess Champion. 1972 Fischer/Spassky: The Match, It’s Origin, and Influence is a new exhibit at the World Chess Hall of Fame in St. Louis, Missouri to honor that event. … Continue reading →
Fifty years ago today, August 1, 1972, Thomas Eagleton withdrew from the Democratic ticket for Vice President. I was 10, living in a staunchly Republican household. But we didn’t cheer Eagleton’s withdrawal for two reasons. First, a Missourian on any … Continue reading →
On our last day of our road trip, we drove from Dodge City, KS, back home to Louisiana, MO – a pretty long day, but not the longest of our trip! As Dale and I have been talking about our … Continue reading →
The most direct route from Albuquerque back to Missouri would have been old Route 66. In fact, if I weren’t sitting here looking at brochures from Dodge City, KS, I would have sworn that’s the route we took. I must … Continue reading →
Church on Sunday morning at the Grand Canyon was memorable. We attended the service outside on the rim of the canyon. The first hymn was “For the Beauty of the Earth” which seems appropriate in that space. Dale remembered, Dad … Continue reading →
On Saturday, June 12, 1971, we drove from Anaheim, California to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. I scanned the map (in two halves) that we were given by a helpful ranger with pencil markings to show the things … Continue reading →
After Disneyland, my mother’s trip diary peters out and, now, I’m relying on various brochures and maps to piece together the rest of our trip. On our third and final day in California, we went to Marineland of the Pacific, … Continue reading →
We started on the left side of the park for our second full day in Disneyland. Dale remembered taking pictures of mechanical life-sized African animals, an elephant and zebras and a crocodile in the water – that would have been … Continue reading →