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A factoid about Quantas (besides the fact that per Rainman, it's the world's safest airline) is this: When Cyclone Tracy devastated the town of Darwin at Christmas 1974, Qantas established a world record for the most people ever embarked on a single aircraft when they evacuated 673 people on a single Boeing 747 flight. Gee, I hope they have forgotten or at least forgiven me! Due to a series of screwups at my bank, my ATM card was convienently place on RESTRICTION because of activity outside of the US. This, despite the fact that I called them beforehand to let them know I would be out of ...

Sap is a fire retardant and bark can be up to 6" thick... Fire is needed to open the cones and clear the forest of debris so the new seeds can root themselves... Tree roots are only 3' deep and can topple over if conditions are unfavorable... The general Sherman tree in Sequoia National Park is the largest living thing on earth. Yosemite is the most beautiful place I have ever seen in my entire life... I kept saying wow every minute or so... Sheer granite cliffs, pristine crystal clear waters, and massive trees, not to mention a few tremendous waterfalls... What more can you ask ...

Friday, 8/1 - Well, after many months of planning, the day has finally arrived! I can't believe that we're actually driving across the US! It's something I've always wanted to do. Our drive will take us from Connecticut to California and back, going through New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Nevada, California, Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas, and Missouri, then back through IL, IN, OH, PA, and NY and back home to CT. We left the house at exactly 4:44pm and got on the road. We took I-84 West until we ...