Round America -- Trip to 50 States

Round America is a trip to all 50 states on two-lane roads. We show you the sights we saw, the people we met, and the pie we enjoyed along the way.

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54 Columns - Atlanta Georgia Click here for more information
	Sculpture by Sol LeWitt, one of America's premier minimalist artists, who once worked alongside I.M. Pei. Cleverly named 54 Columns, the work is intended to evoke Atlanta's skyline. Click here for more information

American Folk Art Museum & Gallery - Tallahassee Florida Click here for more information
	The American Folk Art Museum & Gallery outside Tallahassee Florida is the workplace of a highly-regarded self-taught grassroots artist. Using found objects from her junkyard, Mary L. Proctor (known as "Missionary Mary") crafts three dimensional assembled works from buttons, mirrors, jewelry, and other odds and ends. Some works are inspired by bible scripture and others by memories of her grandmother or her childhood. Most include written messages of spiritual truths or life lessons. Missionary Mary's junkyard is now known as the American Folk Art Museum. Click here for more information

Apalachee Georgia Click here for more information
	Apalachee is a small town, and we believe the only real sight to see is the old 1910-era schoolhouse. Situated about seven miles north of Madison along Highway 441, this town was host to two different railroad lines. In 1888 the Georgia Central was built, and in 1907 John Bostwick built the railroad that ran from Bostwick to Apalachee as a connector to the Central of Georgia. 1907 was the same year in which the community of Apalachee was incorporated. Click here for more information

Apalachee School House - Apalachee Georgia Click here for more information
	The Apalachee School is an old one-room schoolhouse. Apalachee, Georgia is located about seven miles north of Madison along Highway 441. In 1910 the Apalachee School, a large two-story building, was moved to its present location. Although the schools of Morgan County have long been consolidated, the old Apalachee School has been revitalized as a community educational center. Click here for more information

Barnsley Gardens - Adairsville Georgia Click here for more information
	Barnsley Gardens was the estate of Godfrey and Julia Barnsley, and while Margaret Mitchell did not model Tara after the home, she did incorporate Barnsley heavily into the character of Rhett Butler for "Gone With The Wind." Barnsley was a Savannah businessman who led the city's Chamber of Commerce. He was heavily involved in both shipping and cotton, and was one of the 10 wealthiest men in the South. The Barnsley Estate is now an upscale golf resort and is well worth the stay. Click here for more information

Bradley's Country Store - Tallahassee Florida Click here for more information
Bradley's Country Store sells the best, old fashioned, country smoked and fresh sausage money can buy. If you're accustomed to city shopping, you'll be in for a surprise when you drop in. Bradley's is located in the modest building that looks just as it did when it was erected in 1927. There are no gaudy signs or flashy counter displays. What you'll find, instead, is the same honest, rustic simplicity and dedication to quality that was the keystone of the operation Grandma Mary Bradley began in 1910, when she sold sausage from her own kitchen. That tradition has endured through four generations of the Bradley family. Click here for more information

Bridges Of Madison County - Winterset Iowa Click here for more information
	Originally boasting 19 covered bridges, six remain today in Madison County Iowa. All are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The bridges were covered by order of the County Board of Supervisors to help preserve the large flooring timbers, which were more expensive to replace than the lumber used to cover the bridge sides and roof. Usually, the bridges were named for the resident who lived closest. "The Bridges of Madison County" was made on location in Madison County, Iowa, and several covered bridges and various buildings and locations were used in the movie. Click here for more information

Bulloch Hall - Roswell Georgia Click here for more information
	Several places claim to be the fictional estate Tara, but Bulloch Hall in the Atlanta suburb of Roswell has one of the best claims to have inspired the fictional Tara in "Gone With The Wind." Click here for more information

Calhoun Square - Savannah Georgia Click here for more information
	Named for one of the south's great statesmen, Calhoun Square was added in 1851. John Caldwell Calhoun served his country in many capacities, including Vice-President, Secretary of State, and Secretary of War. Click here for more information

Chatham Square - Savannah Georgia Click here for more information
	Chatham Square was laid out in 1847 and named in 1851 for William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham. Although Pitt never visited Savannah, he was an early supporter of the Georgia colony and both Chatham Square and Chatham County are named in his honor. Click here for more information

Chippewa Square - Savannah Georgia Click here for more information
	Chippewa Square was named to commemorate the victory of American troops under General Jacob Brown in the Battle of Chippewa, War of 1812. In the center is a handsome bronze sculpture by Daniel Chester French of James Edward Oglethorpe in the full dress uniform of a British General. Chippewa Square is where Forrest Gump sat on the bus bench with his box of chocolates. Click here for more information

City Market - Savannah Georgia Click here for more information
	City Market has established itself as a destination for entertainment, dining, and retailing in downtown Savannah. To create an anchor attraction that would attract both tourists and Savannah residents, the developer established the Art Center at City Market. This group of working studios for artists occupies approximately 19,000 square feet of space and has created an opportunity for other tenants of City Market to establish and operate viable food, entertainment, and retail businesses. In addition, City Market has three apartments and approximately 11,000 square feet of office space. Click here for more information

Clary's Cafe - Savannah Georgia Click here for more information
	Clary's is a family owned and operated business serving Savannah since 1903. Best known for its great food and as the "Diner" in the movie "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil," Clary's has remained true to character for over 100 years. Along with four homemade soups daily, Clary's also serves Savannah's best pastries, pies, and their signature dessert: jumbo eclairs filled with real baked custard! Click here for more information

Club One - Savannah Georgia Click here for more information
	Club One is a dance club made famous by the movie "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil." The Lady Chablis, star of "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" and author of Hiding My Candy, makes frequent appearances in The Cabaret at Club One and at Club One's many charity events. Click here for more information

Colonial Park Cemetery - Savannah Georgia Click here for more information
	Colonial Park served as Savannah's cemetery for more than a century and contains over nine thousand graves. Established in 1750, by 1789 it had been expanded three times to reach the current size of six acres. Nearly everyone who died in Savannah between 1750 and July 1st, 1853 was buried here. Many famous Revolutionary War heroes are buried in Colonial Park Cemetery. Click here for more information

Columbia Square - Savannah Georgia Click here for more information
	Columbia Square was laid out in 1799 and is named for Columbia, the poetic personification of the United States. Isaiah Davenport House in Columbia Square was the linchpin of historic preservation in Savannah. It was the threat of destruction of this house that prompted seven strong Savannah women in 1955 to band together in outraged opposition. Click here for more information

Cotton Exchange - Savannah Georgia Click here for more information
	The Cotton Exchange was built in 1872, with the help of architect, Will G. Preston. The Cotton Exchange is the first building to be built on air rights; this means that it was built over an existing street. It had to be built in this way so it could be near the cotton warehouses on River Street. Click here for more information

Crawford Square - Savannah Georgia Click here for more information
	Crawford Square was laid out in 1841 and named in honor of Secretary of the Treasury William Harris Crawford, born in Savannah in 1772. Crawford ran for President in 1824 but came in third, after winner John Quincy Adams and runner-up Andrew Jackson. Although Crawford is the smallest of the squares it anchors the largest ward, as Crawford Ward includes the territory of Colonial Park Cemetery. Click here for more information

Day 001 - April 1, 2003 - Georgia Click here for more information
	The time: 9:15 am. The date: April 1, 2003. The place: Atlanta, Georgia. Our trip Round America begins. This is our Daily Journal for Round America Day 1 - April 1, 2003. Click here for more information

Day 002 - April 2, 2003 - Georgia Click here for more information
	Savannah is a feast for the eyes. We love old buildings and architecture, so today ranks as one of the most enjoyable days we have ever spent on vacation. Savannah has an incredible collection of beautiful old buildings, huge trees draped with Spanish Moss, and lovely flowers, plants, and gardens. When you put all of this together, it is truly stunning. We live just a few hours away, but we had never seen Savannah until today. This is our Daily Journal for Round America Day 2 - April 2, 2003. Click here for more information

Day 003 - April 3, 2003 - Georgia to Florida Click here for more information
	From beautifully-preserved Savannah, we traveled down two-lane roads with skeletons of businesses put under by the Interstate highways. We expected a let-down today after such a special day in Savannah yesterday. We got it. This is the Daily Journal of the trip Round America - Day 3 - April 3 2003. Click here for more information

Day 004 - April 4, 2003 - Florida Click here for more information
	We were determined to make today a better one! We got off to an early start as it was going to take us a good while just to get back to Saint Augustine after our hotel-hunting-odyssey. This is our Daily Journal for Round America Day 4 - April 4, 2003. Click here for more information

Day 005 - April 5, 2003 - Florida Click here for more information
An eclectic bar, a bald star, hanging chads, rich people's pads, 60 rag tops, and the ultimate rag -- The National Enquirer. The joy of the unexpected! We had a great time today - mainly because we so enjoyed a number of things that we just stumbled upon. Accidental tourists! This is our Daily Journal for Round America Day 5 - April 5, 2003. Click here for more information

Day 006 - April 6, 2003 - Florida Click here for more information
The Miami area is much prettier than we expected, and it was big and busy. It was also very clean -- not the picture I had of it in my mind's eye. I hadn't been in Miami as a tourist since I was a child. This is our Daily Journal for Round America Day 6 - April 6, 2003. Click here for more information

Day 007 - April 7, 2003 - Florida Click here for more information
The drive from Miami to Key West was enjoyable - not nearly as long as we thought it would be. Our timing was lucky, however, as the weekends are much busier. We hit a car wash to get a week's worth of dirt blasted off the little white car, and we finally found a really nice American flag license plate at Discount Auto Parts. So we were standing tall as we began our search for Jimmy Buffett. It's about 150 miles from Miami to Key West. This is our Daily Journal for Round America Day 7 - April 7, 2003. Click here for more information

Day 008 - April 8, 2003 - Florida Click here for more information
Sunny, beautiful blue sky, and 82 degrees. We have enjoyed fabulous weather! In eight days, we saw only two or three raindrops late one afternoon in Miami. The sky was SO BLUE today that I took a photo of it just to be able to remember. We thoroughly enjoyed Key West today. Second best day so far (still rank Day 2 in Savannah as the best). This is our Daily Journal for Round America Day 8 - April 8, 2003. Click here for more information

Day 009 - April 9, 2003 - Florida Click here for more information
Today was an "off day" - basically a travel day. "All" we saw were three world's largest; two world's smallest; highways with warning signs for crocodiles, panthers, and endangered deer; roadside gorillas (2), a fish, a camel, and a panther; the African Queen in Key Largo; two world capitals; the Everglades; suspected Weapons of Mass Destruction, and a wide variety of funky mailboxes. It was a Quirky day! This is our Daily Journal for Round America Day 9 - April 9, 2003. Click here for more information

Day 010 - April 10, 2003 - Florida Click here for more information
Today should have been two days. I simply scheduled too many miles to be covered in one day. It took us five hours to go the first 100 miles. It seemed like stoplights were every few feet along Highway 41 from Fort Myers to Tampa, and the traffic was terrible. I will look again at the remainder of the schedule and see where I need to add a day here and there. We had some fun today, but we couldn't see as much as we would have liked. This is our Daily Journal for Round America Day 10 - April 10, 2003. Click here for more information

Day 011 - April 11, 2003 - Florida to Alabama to Mississippi Click here for more information
Today was Melissa Keeney Day! Melissa was introduced to us yesterday by my brother, Tony. Melissa is a client of Tony's company, News Directions, and she is the top reporter at NBC Channel 7 in Panama City. Melissa expressed interest in doing a news story about our trip Round America as we stopped in Panama City to see the sights. This is our Daily Journal for Round America Day 11 - April 11, 2003. Click here for more information

Day 012 - April 12, 2003 - Mississippi to Louisiana Click here for more information
We slept later than usual today as we have just 80 miles or so to our next stop, New Orleans. Sunny and 70 degrees with a blue sky with light cirrus clouds. After two days of cool weather and the top up, we looked forward to getting the top down and soaking some rays. This is our Daily Journal for Round America Day 12 - April 12, 2003. Click here for more information

Day 013 - April 13, 2003 - Louisiana to Texas Click here for more information
We had absolutely nothing planned for today except to drive from New Orleans to Houston and do the wash. Other than one nature trail scenic drive area in Louisiana, the page was clean. Southern Louisiana isn't very pretty, and there wasn't a lot to see, but today was more like the "Pie Trip" as we originally envisioned it. We just drove from small town to small town, so we enjoyed the heck out of it. This is our Daily Journal for Round America Day 13 - April 13, 2003. Click here for more information

Day 014 - April 14, 2003 - Texas Click here for more information
I love Texas, especially small-town Texas. So, I decided to change the itinerary. I added a few days between Houston and San Diego. I split today's itinerary in two; I planned to go to Corpus Christi tonight and then on to McAllen on Tuesday. This was done to allow the time to drive to small towns and really see them rather than just breezing past them on the road through town. This is our Daily Journal for Round America Day 14 - April 14, 2003. Click here for more information

Day 015 - April 15, 2003 - Texas Click here for more information
Texas is massive. There is one ranch in Texas that is bigger than the state of Rhode Island. The distance from Houston to El Paso is greater than the distance from El Paso to Cheyenne, Wyoming. There are at least 294,833 miles of roads in Texas! This is our Daily Journal for Round America Day 15 - April 15, 2003. Click here for more information

Day 016 - April 16, 2003 - Texas Click here for more information
What an enjoyable day! I met some great people. I visited Havana, Rome, and Mexico. I almost rode on a ferry. I ate Mexican food only, and I ate at places where they only spoke Spanish. I visited the birthplace of the greatest pro football coach ever. I had my first snow cone as an adult. I enjoyed a lovely war memorial and several patriotic displays. I saw the world's largest killer bee, a baboon, an orange car on a statue in the middle of a field, and the world's only drive-thru store built as a giant six pack of Pepsi Cola. I saw the Rio Grande River from several vantage points. I saw great, old architecture and spent much of the day on a movie set -- part of the time literally and part of the time figuratively. I enjoyed a number of beautiful sunsets as I raced west (at the speed limit). This is our Daily Journal for Round America Day 16 - April 16, 2003. Click here for more information

Day 017 - April 17, 2003 - Texas Click here for more information
It was a dusty day in South Texas. I don't know if it's always like this, but the day began and ended ugly. The sun never cut through the dust. This is our Daily Journal for Round America Day 17 - April 17, 2003. Click here for more information

Day 018 - April 18, 2003 - Texas Click here for more information
Big Bend is incredibly beautiful (even on an overcast day), and it is the ultimate sunset spot, as you can drive from location to location while the sun is setting and see a variety of spectacular sights from heights that provide the ideal view. This is our Daily Journal for Round America Day 18 - April 18, 2003. Click here for more information

Day 019 - April 19, 2003 - Texas to New Mexico Click here for more information
Despite my eye injury, I got up and out before the sun came up as I wanted to see the sunrise at Big Bend. I hiked a ways off the road to an area that Yvette, the bartender / waitress from last night, told me would be the best spot. I sat on a rock in the cool morning air and saw a beautiful sunrise out of my right eye. I got several excellent photos, even though I am now having to modify my photographic efforts as I have always been a left eye shooter. I'll be doing right eye work for a few days. This is our Daily Journal for Round America Day 19 - April 19, 2003. Click here for more information

Day 020 - April 20, 2003 - New Mexico Click here for more information
Every day has been an adventure. Some more than others. Today was heavy on adventure. I went on an Easter Egg hunt of sorts. I didn't stop to appreciate that today was Easter Sunday until it was too late. This is our Daily Journal for Round America Day 20 - April 20, 2003. Click here for more information

Day 021 - April 21, 2003 - New Mexico to Arizona Click here for more information
I only sleep five or six hours a night, so I was up and away from the Best Western at 7:15 am. Sunny and clear. Tyler was still at the front desk, and I met Chuck. He told me a little about Truth or Consequences. He likes the name okay. It was the only reason I was there. I had to visit a town that changed its name to that of a popular radio and then TV program back in the 50's. This is our Daily Journal for Round America Day 21 - April 21, 2003. Click here for more information

Day 022 - April 22, 2003 - Arizona Click here for more information
There is a lot to see in Tucson, but I didn't see it. My apologies to Tucson. This is our Daily Journal for Round America Day 22 - April 22, 2003. Click here for more information

Day 023 - April 23, 2003 - Arizona Click here for more information
A quiet day. I didn't do a lot, and I didn't meet many people. The morning was spent at the hotel -- resting my eye and writing. The work by Dr. Miller and the medication are definitely helping as my eye feels much better. This is our Daily Journal for Round America Day 23 - April 23, 2003. Click here for more information

Day 024 - April 24, 2003 - Arizona to California Click here for more information
The day was spent making the LONG drive from Tucson to San Diego, but cactus, a surprise find in Eloy, Dateland's famous Date Milkshake, Yuma, and the Center of the World in Felicity still made for an interesting "travel day." But the big news of the day is that Barbara Jane Gray Windsor, better known as Boz, Bozzie, or Bozzie Jane, has returned from granddaughter Madison duties in Atlanta. Mighty nice to have her back. This is a two-person deal for sure! I drove close to 500 miles today -- from Tucson to San Diego. This is our Daily Journal for Round America Day 24 - April 24, 2003. Click here for more information

Day 025 - April 25, 2003 - California Click here for more information
If you've been to San Diego, you know. If you haven't been, you have undoubtedly heard how beautiful it is. Well, it's even more beautiful than that! The sky and water are always azure blue. Most of the buildings seem to be crisp white. And the trees and plants and flowers combine a beautiful green with the other colors of the rainbow. An important part of the beauty is due to the lush vegetation here; it must be the perfect climate and soil for making every tree and plant look healthy and beautiful. This is our Daily Journal for Round America Day 25 - April 25, 2003. Click here for more information

Day 026 - April 26, 2003 - California Click here for more information
We bid a fond farewell to San Diego early as we have sights to see before a reunion with family in Rancho Palos Verdes. This is our Daily Journal for Round America Day 26 - April 26, 2003. Click here for more information

Day 027 - April 27, 2003 - California Click here for more information
Driving. That seems to be the main thing people in the greater Los Angeles area do. We spent the night in Anaheim -- waved at Disneyland as we passed by -- and drove to Long Beach. Long Beach is the largest of the "suburbs" of Los Angeles. I worked on a project there for six months in 1984, and my Dad went to high school and college in Long Beach. This is our Daily Journal for Round America Day 27 - April 27, 2003. Click here for more information

Day 028 - April 28, 2003 - California Click here for more information
Los Angeles is not as pretty as San Diego, but I was pleasantly surprised when I looked out the window of our Santa Monica hotel this morning. Blue sky rather than the whitish smog-filled sky that I have seen here on many other trips. When I worked on a consulting project in the LA area once, it rained after a week or two on the job, and when I looked out the next morning, I first realized there were mountains. This is our Daily Journal for Round America Day 28 - April 28, 2003. Click here for more information

Day 029 - April 29, 2003 - California Click here for more information
Armed with a special set of Route 66 maps for each Route 66 state, a regular map of each state, two books about Route 66, and the master notebook that I prepared of my research, Bozzie has her work cut out for her. Some long unbroken stretches of the Route still remain, but the Ghost Town Press map put it this way: "Route 66 today is essentially a discontinuous by-way, a wild mix of original roadbed, overlapping upgrades, Interstate service roads, and abandoned remnants. It has been chopped up, re-configured, and paved over in so many places so many times that trying to find it can often involve more work than fun." This is our Daily Journal for Round America Day 29 - April 29, 2003. Click here for more information

Day 030 - April 30, 2003 - California to Arizona Click here for more information
We had a great time on Route 66 today! This is our Daily Journal for Round America Day 30 - April 30, 2003. Click here for more information

Day 031 - May 1, 2003 - Arizona Click here for more information
We extended our stay in Williams, Arizona so we could ride the Grand Canyon Railroad from Williams to the Grand Canyon and back. The railroad kept the town of Williams alive after Interstate 40 took the cars away from Route 66, so it was very important to us to support the railroad. This is our Daily Journal for Round America Day 31 - May 1, 2003. Click here for more information

Day 032 - May 2, 2003 - Arizona Click here for more information
We were out the door bright and early today -- 7:29 am to be precise. We were anxious to get to beautiful Sedona. We met the Ingrams from Canton, Georgia as we checked out; they were vacationing with a big group of Georgia folks. This is our Daily Journal for Round America Day 32 - May 2, 2003. Click here for more information