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Returning home #50YearsAgoToday #CaliforniaTrip

Joy's Book Blog Posted on June 15, 2021 by Joy Weese MollJune 14, 2021

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 →

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Albuquerque to Dodge City #50YearsAgoToday #CaliforniaTrip

Joy's Book Blog Posted on June 14, 2021 by Joy Weese MollJune 14, 2021

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 →

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Grand Canyon to Albuquerque #50YearsAgoToday #CaliforniaTrip

Joy's Book Blog Posted on June 13, 2021 by Joy Weese MollJune 13, 2021

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 →

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On to the Grand Canyon #50YearsAgoToday #CaliforniaTrip

Joy's Book Blog Posted on June 12, 2021 by Joy Weese MollJune 11, 2021

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 →

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Marineland and the beach #50YearsAgoToday #CaliforniaTrip

Joy's Book Blog Posted on June 11, 2021 by Joy Weese MollJune 10, 2021

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 →

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Second Day in Disneyland #50YearsAgoToday #CaliforniaTrip

Joy's Book Blog Posted on June 10, 2021 by Joy Weese MollJune 10, 2021

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 →

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First Day in Disneyland #50YearsAgoToday #CaliforniaTrip

Joy's Book Blog Posted on June 9, 2021 by Joy Weese MollJune 8, 2021

Wednesday, June 9, 1971 was our first of two days in Disneyland. It looks like we managed seventeen rides and at least briefly visited all the lands except for Frontierland, which was a big focus of our second day. The … Continue reading →

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Las Vegas to Anaheim #50YearsAgoToday #CaliforniaTrip

Joy's Book Blog Posted on June 8, 2021 by Joy Weese MollJune 8, 2021

On Tuesday, June 8, 1971, we left Las Vegas for the last leg of our trip to Disneyland. As we checked out of the Orbit Inn Motel in Las Vegas, Dad finally gave into our pleas to play the slot … Continue reading →

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SLC to LV via Zion National Park #50YearsAgoToday #CaliforniaTrip

Joy's Book Blog Posted on June 7, 2021 by Joy Weese MollJune 7, 2021

On Monday, June 7, 1941, we left the home of friends in Salt Lake City and drove to Las Vegas, via Zion National Park. I remember the tunnel with the windows – that’s Zion-Mount Carmel Tunnel that was opened in … Continue reading →

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A Day in Salt Lake City #50YearsAgoToday #CaliforniaTrip

Joy's Book Blog Posted on June 6, 2021 by Joy Weese MollJune 6, 2021

We took Sunday, June 6, 1971, off from traveling and, instead, visited old friends and haunts from when we lived in Salt Lake City. We attended Sunday School and Church at Westvale Presbyterian Church. Mother kept the bulletin of the … Continue reading →

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