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For our last stop on our road trip, we went to the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum. We finished up in Louisville and then drove to the asylum in West Virginia. Horror and ghosts really aren’t my strong suit, so I began to get nervous about what’s the tour would be like. We took a ghost tourContinue reading “Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum”

I hope that you know who Muhammad Ali is, but in all honesty I didn’t know much before entering the museum. Muhammad Ali was a man who became the heavy-weight champion of the world three times over. His desire to box came from his red bike being stolen and the feeling of wanting to beatContinue reading “Muhammad Ali Center”

Ah! Three more posts and the journey will be over. It seems like it all passed by in the blink of an eye. I’m glad that I’ve had to chances to experience so many things, and get a bunch of items from gift shops…! I feel a strong sense of gratitude towards my mother andContinue reading “The Louisville Slugger Factory”

This morning, a change in plans was made that would benefit our group still, and was highly interesting. We were going to check out Mammoth Cave, but there was no availability for the cave tours. Instead of just giving up on doing anything during the time slot, we researched different options for the morning. WeContinue reading “Louisville Zoo”

The title is a slight but misleading, as we went through the regular museum and Huck Finn’s house before entering Mark Twain’s, or Samuel Clemens’, childhood home. It was quite interesting visiting a nationally famous author’s old home and the site in which his friend, who was the inspiration for Huckleberry Finn, lived. While walkingContinue reading “Mark Twain’s Boyhood Home”

Evening everyone! I’d first like to apologize for the decreasing quality of the blogs. I’ll be working much harder for the remainder of time left on this trip. I, rather unfortunately, made the mistake of not charging my phone. Because of my forgetfulness, I was unable to take any photos of Boot Hill Museum. ThoughContinue reading “Boot Hill and World War I Museums”

On the same day as the visit to the Dinosaur National Monument, we visited Buffalo Bill Museum. The museum detailed Buffalo Bill or William Cody’s life and death, and his grave is on a hill close by. I highly suggest coming out and seeing the grave and museum for yourself, as I did not photographContinue reading “Buffalo Bill Museum”

Ah, finally catching up! Today we visited the National Dinosaur Monument in Utah. We took a tram up to the site of the fossils, which had been kept in stone instead of being fully excavated. The collection houses the most complete young Stegosaurus fossil and the most intact Allosaurus skull. Again, as I say withContinue reading “The National Dinosaur Monument”

The date would be August 3rd that was a day of driving. Chris and I had not fully recovered from the stamina drained from Crater Lake, so we ended up taking a short nap during the drive. At a jackass crossing, yes yes I know it’s a bad word but it’s an actual animal, weContinue reading “A Day of Driving”

Finally I’ve reached a point where I can write more of the blog. We stayed in a hotel the night before our hike down Crater Lake. If you don’t know, Crater Lake is actually a sunken-in volcano, its summit is Mystic Island. The hike down is extremely difficult and straining on the legs, but theContinue reading “Crater Lake and SOU”