The Natural Bridge, VA

Though the entrance is a bit touristy, the formation itself is pretty impressive.

Notice how small deb is.




A Monacan Village is recreated a bit further down the walking path.


Watching drops of water fall from above, as if in slow motion.

Last Day on the Road

Téo's choice of bed for the night, over the nice full-size bed next to him. Window niches are just that much cooler...


Back in the car, Téo decides to become a pirate, and pirates have beards, and beards are grown by pen, and we laughed for 1/2 hour when we noticed.

Tennessee

We started out the day in Memphis, at the western end of the state.


The country here is very lush, and some areas are downright swampy, like this stretch of the I-40 between Memphis and Nashville.


This is the Tennessee River, from where the state gets its name...


View of Nashville's skyline.


After a day of non-stop driving (500 miles), we stopped to have some fun in a nice warm pool. Téo needed the exercise, too.

Tomorrow, we cross Virginia, to DC. Final stretch. Might stop by some caverns or the arch.

Memphis, TN

Spent the night there. Have to make a decision: Shall we back-track during rush hour to go see the Mississippi, river boats, and Beale St.? hmmm.... let's not and say we did. Moving on.

Little Rock, Arkansas

Passed by Little Rock Arkansas. Here are some views:



No idea why the Pig is revered. But, there it is...


Huge barges carry goods (dirt cheap, I guess. Haha.) up the Arkansas River.

TX to AK to NM

Desert brush gives way to dry pine forests (Ozarks) and then lush green hills.

Amarillo, TX

We spent the second night in Amarillo, Texas. By chance, Ken and Brenda were also on the 40, and we were able to meet them right outside Amarillo in the morning. We didn't tell Téo...


At first, he was speechless. Then he couldn't stop talking. Probably didn't know what to do... ;-)


Then he got to ride until the next rest area with Grandma and Grandpa in their truck.

The Continental Divide

The continental divide, at US 40.

Petrified Forest

Before entering the Petrified Forest park, the city of Holbrook has some quaint sights.


A motel of Wigwams (tipees...)


Dinos!

The Petrified Forest park is not spectacular, but it is pretty amazing:


These trees have been turned to stone over million of years.


This is what the area looked like, 225 million years ago. Cool....

Meteor Crater

Views of Meteor Crater.


Meteor Crater was a training ground for the Apollo space missions. This capsule is a replica, used in simulations.

On the Road - Arizona

Téo is well installed: Table. Games. Videos.
I just had my sister to bug, on long trips...


View of the Colorado River that defines the California / Arizona border.

Ballet Lesson

(Though for the boys, it's called "creative movement class". ;-)

Rocketship Park

Téo is climbing to the moon, at the rocketship park, in Torrance, CA.

BBQ (and a Movie)

BBQ (and a movie) at Jill, Patrik, and Jesper's