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2024 · Arizona · California · Nevada · New Mexico · Travel Tuesday

First Trip To California 2006

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Kevin’s grandparents were celebrating their 60th Anniversary in 2006. Originally, I was supposed to drop off Kevin and Katelynn in Oklahoma City, so Kevin’s parents could stay on Interstate 40 from North Carolina to California. At first, I had too many clients that week and I was not able to make it. However, several clients canceled due to the Christmas season. And I could push my other clients a week out. Therefore, we met my in-laws in Albuquerque, New Mexico where we spent the night in a Motel.

After breakfast the next morning, Katelynn switched cars since she wanted to be with her grandparents. While Kevin and I followed them behind. After a few hours, Katelynn was tired of getting spoiled, so she wanted to come back into our car. Yeah, we had yogurt and some other goodies. After that, Katelynn took a nap. In the evening, we drove to the Aquarius Casino in Laughlin, Nevada. I was jetlagged and stayed with Katelynn in the casino hotel room, while Kevin was gambling with his parents.

On the third day, we finally made it to California. My Mother-in-law’s younger brother had a timeshare across from Disneyland in Anaheim. We were able to use the timeshare in early December. That was so cool. We just had to cross South Harbor Boulevard, in front of Disneyland. That evening, we had dinner at the local Denny’s and took it easy.

… to be continued …

2024 · National Day Calendar · Nevada

National Nevada Day 2024

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Happy National Nevada Day!

On October 31, 1864, Nevada joined West Virginia as the only other state to be granted statehood during the Civil War. The mostly desert landscape is nearly devoid of trees. With vast open spaces, dramatic gorges, majestic mountains, and windswept rock formations, the state transforms quickly.

Nevada may have once been the loneliest state and is home to the loneliest highway. After the Comstock Lode discovery of silver in 1859, the population grew dramatically. By 1864 when the state was admitted to the union, Nevada lacked the 60,000 to be granted statehood and didn’t gain the needed residents until 1880. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, it would even lose population and not achieve the qualifying numbers again until 1910.

Lonely or not, Nevada was the first state to vote for the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery. Nevada wasn’t lonely for long. The population exploded when two railroads connected in 1905 and established a town called Las Vegas first platted in 1910. It would be 30 years before the first resort would open. Casinos and glamour would soon follow. As the casinos began to sprout, construction of Hoover Dam began. Formerly named Boulder Dam, the dam on the Colorado River provides hydropower to Nevada, Arizona, and California.

Resource: https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day/national-nevada-day-march-29