This is a video project for the latest poem memorized. Adrienne loves that this poem is all about dreaming and really likes how the poet describes the dreamworld as a destination to which one travels. Ironically, she is a very avid nighttime dreamer and often feels as if she's traveled when she wakes up in the morning. :)
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Monday, January 10, 2011
the BIG trip
Hello there, Collin here.
A few weeks ago we got back from a BIG trip! We had to go to a convention in Las Vegas. It started on Monday the 30th of November and ended Wednesday the 2nd of December. Because of the long drive, we decided to spend Thanksgiving with our friends, Kristy, Brad, Spencer, Tessa and Tanner in Albuquerque, NM! One of the cool things about the visit was that our little friend Tanner had his first Thanksgiving and first snow on the same day! Our friend Brad works with nuclear weapons at Kirtland AFB and before we left on Friday he took my Dad and I to the Museum of Nuclear Science and History. Here are some pics.
This is a Minute Man Nuclear Missile. Back in the 1970's these missiles would be in big silos out in the middle of the countryside, and if needed would be shot directly from the silos. They could get anywhere in the world in 30 minutes!
This is our friend Spencer with my little brother next to a landing gear of a B-29 Flying Fortress. This is the kind of aircraft that dropped the atomic bomb to end WWII.
This is a model of the "Enola Gay", the B-29 that dropped the bomb and ended the war. The picture shows that they put the bomb in a hole, backed the aircraft over the hole,and lifted the bomb into the bomb bay! This was necessary because the bomb was too big to fit under the plane.
After we left ABQ we drove on to Flagstaff, AZ and spent the night at a hotel. The next morning we headed off to the Grand Canyon! We got there and tried to find a parking spot. After we found a spot we decided to go to the south rim at the Yavapi section of the canyon. Here are some pics.
One thing I discovered from being at canyon was that it is an international tourist destination. There were many people that did not speak English. Another thing I realized was that it is much more massive in person than it looks like in pictures. The canyon itself is over 200 miles long!
So we soaked up all the beauty of the canyon that we could, and headed for Vegas.
The next day after the trade show was done we walked down Las Vegas Blvd. and went to the M&M World store. It is 4 floors of all M&M merchandise! Here are some pictures.
After M&M World we went to the Coca-Cola store that was right next door. It has an elevator that looks like a big Coke bottle. After that we were all tired so we went back to Ballys and went to bed. Then the next day we did the trade show and put it all back in the trailer. The trade show was done. We went to the Gold Coast hotel and had the BEST all you can eat Buffet EVER! Sorry I didn't get any pictures...I was too busy eating! After that we went back to Ballys and fell asleep very fast. The next morning we packed it all up and started the long journey home. But on our way, we decided to stop at the Hoover Dam! We had to drive down a curvy road, and because of Homeland Security changes, we had to get our trailer and van checked inside and out. After that we crossed the dam and found a parking lot. And when we stepped out of our conversion van (Ol' Bessie) we walked down to an observation level and saw how massive everything was. The water level was down about 300 feet! The dam has to be so massive because it powers 23% of Nevada, 18% of Arizona and parts of cities in California. I got to see the new Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge! It is 900 feet high and is the 2nd largest in the whole country! It is just a bit shorter than the Royal Gorge Bridge. We didn't stay at the dam very long because we had to get home. But next year we are going to go to the visitors center and do some of the activities. A thing I learned about the dam was that the construction began in 1931 and ended in 1935,
Well that wraps up the story of our BIG trip.
One of my favorite things about the trip was the scenery. It was some of the most beautiful landscape that I have ever seen.
I had such a fun time on the trip. And I can't wait for the 2011 Convention!
A few weeks ago we got back from a BIG trip! We had to go to a convention in Las Vegas. It started on Monday the 30th of November and ended Wednesday the 2nd of December. Because of the long drive, we decided to spend Thanksgiving with our friends, Kristy, Brad, Spencer, Tessa and Tanner in Albuquerque, NM! One of the cool things about the visit was that our little friend Tanner had his first Thanksgiving and first snow on the same day! Our friend Brad works with nuclear weapons at Kirtland AFB and before we left on Friday he took my Dad and I to the Museum of Nuclear Science and History. Here are some pics.
This is a Minute Man Nuclear Missile. Back in the 1970's these missiles would be in big silos out in the middle of the countryside, and if needed would be shot directly from the silos. They could get anywhere in the world in 30 minutes!
This is a model of the "Enola Gay", the B-29 that dropped the bomb and ended the war. The picture shows that they put the bomb in a hole, backed the aircraft over the hole,and lifted the bomb into the bomb bay! This was necessary because the bomb was too big to fit under the plane.
After we left ABQ we drove on to Flagstaff, AZ and spent the night at a hotel. The next morning we headed off to the Grand Canyon! We got there and tried to find a parking spot. After we found a spot we decided to go to the south rim at the Yavapi section of the canyon. Here are some pics.
One thing I discovered from being at canyon was that it is an international tourist destination. There were many people that did not speak English. Another thing I realized was that it is much more massive in person than it looks like in pictures. The canyon itself is over 200 miles long!
So we soaked up all the beauty of the canyon that we could, and headed for Vegas.
We got to Vegas when it was dark, and it is not exactly flat around there. When you are coming in to town, about 10 miles out you pop over a hill and it is a sea of lights. There were lights EVERYWHERE! We got to the Ballys Hotel, checked in and went to bed. The next morning we set up our booth for the trade show at the International Association of Fairs and Expositions (IAFE) Convention. Doing that trade show was very fun. There are vendors and fairs from all over the world! It had everything from Talent Agencies to Dippin' Dots!
The next day after the trade show was done we walked down Las Vegas Blvd. and went to the M&M World store. It is 4 floors of all M&M merchandise! Here are some pictures.
After M&M World we went to the Coca-Cola store that was right next door. It has an elevator that looks like a big Coke bottle. After that we were all tired so we went back to Ballys and went to bed. Then the next day we did the trade show and put it all back in the trailer. The trade show was done. We went to the Gold Coast hotel and had the BEST all you can eat Buffet EVER! Sorry I didn't get any pictures...I was too busy eating! After that we went back to Ballys and fell asleep very fast. The next morning we packed it all up and started the long journey home. But on our way, we decided to stop at the Hoover Dam! We had to drive down a curvy road, and because of Homeland Security changes, we had to get our trailer and van checked inside and out. After that we crossed the dam and found a parking lot. And when we stepped out of our conversion van (Ol' Bessie) we walked down to an observation level and saw how massive everything was. The water level was down about 300 feet! The dam has to be so massive because it powers 23% of Nevada, 18% of Arizona and parts of cities in California. I got to see the new Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge! It is 900 feet high and is the 2nd largest in the whole country! It is just a bit shorter than the Royal Gorge Bridge. We didn't stay at the dam very long because we had to get home. But next year we are going to go to the visitors center and do some of the activities. A thing I learned about the dam was that the construction began in 1931 and ended in 1935,
Well that wraps up the story of our BIG trip.
One of my favorite things about the trip was the scenery. It was some of the most beautiful landscape that I have ever seen.
I had such a fun time on the trip. And I can't wait for the 2011 Convention!
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