Mitch's Travel Journal

Today we are close to Sedona AR.   We went to a state park and a National Monument with 800 year old Indian buildings in a cliff.

We are at Quartsite Arizona where the tempature is just right, (most places are too hot).   There is the biggest  flea market in the world here.  A flea market is a big place with people that sell stuff.   We got some pictures of cactus.

We drove across the Hoover Dam to get to Arizona.   We saw the drainage hole next to the dam.   We called it the Wormhole

We are still in Las Vegas.

Tomorrow we are going to go to Arizona.

We went to a marshmallow factory. They were making coconut marshmallows.   We got to taste the coconut and chocolate marshmallows.   Then we went to a juice factory called Ocean Spray.   We got to try all of the juices.  We really liked CRAN-TANGERINE so we bought some.   Then we went to a chocolate factory but they closed early.   The next day we went to the chocolate factory and bought some.

We are at a place called Thousand Trails in Las Vegas.  They have a pool table that we can play for free.

We went to Circus Circus.  I went on a roller coaster with a double looper and a  corkscrew.  It was really fun.

We went inside the Hoover Dam and saw a movie.  One side is Nevada the other is Arizona.

 We went hiking in the rocks.  It was really hard.

Yesterday I got some knee pads, wrist pads and elbow pads for roller blading.  I fell and I barely felt anything.  My birthday is in three days.  I am going to go to Circus Circus for my party.  Circus Circus is a big dome with arcade games along the wall and in the middle is a circus.

Today we are in Las Vegas, NV.  We are at a camp ground by a casino called the Show Boat.  It has the most bowling lanes in America.  There are 106 lanes. We went into downtown where cars our not aloud, you can only walk.  Every hour there is a light show on the roof that is over the walking area.   It is a 20 ft wide walk way and about 300 ft long  and covered with lights.  The lights are 45 feet above you.   We got our hair cut today.  I like tying a rope to my bike, Max grabs the other end and I tow him on his  roller blades.

     Tomorrow we are going to the Rose parade.  We went to get a good seat at 9:00 AM the day before the Rose parade.  All the spots
     were taken except one.  We asked some people if they want to sit with us.  Tonight was a big party at 12:00.  The next day the parade
     started.  My favorite float was Jurassic Park.  It was fun sleeping on the sidewalk.

Dec.20, 1998

     Today we are at a place called Campland in San Diego Ca.  It is really cool because they have activities.  They got calendars of what
     you do every day and what time it is.  So far we did hockey, kickball, and softball.  It had four pools, a large playground, Ping-Pong,
     and each time we do a game we get a slushy, and if they are out we get candy bars.  They have a beach and a market place.  Next we
     are going to soccer at 12:30.

December 17 - December 19, 1998

Now we are staying at Carlsbad State Park.

Today we are at Huntington Beach.  We went swimming it was lots of fun.  But the water is really cold.  We went shopping at the mall for presents we got everybody a frame with a picture in it.  then we went to a Rainforest restaurant.  there was a elePhant made out of tires.  every half hour they would move.  The next day we went to the library.  It was really big.  it had a small stage.  we saw the nutcracker.

We had to get our air conditioner fixed so we went to Camping World.  We stayed they overnight.

We are still at Rancho Oso.  Today we walked down to the river and we built a dam. We also hooked up the new stereo in out truck.  My mom got her hair done in town.  In Santa Barbara, they had a parade.  There was one boy about 9 years old.  He was able to do about 7 flips.

Hi class.  I built two raccoon traps.  The first one had a wet top so they ripped through it.  The second one was to small.  I hoping to build another one.  We are in Santa Barbra, CA.  The park is called Rancho Oso.  It has a swimming pool, play ground horseshoes, horseback riding, basketball, a river, farm animals, all -you-can-eat breakfast, tennis, volleyball and Ping-Pong.  Last night we shut the screen door and four raccoons came onto the top step.  My dad was outside he came back and started jumping.  The raccoons ran away.

Last week we did not have any power so this is all weeks journal.   We went to a arcade and got five $ worth of tokens.   After that we went on the pier.  My dad looked under the pier and saw a giant walrus.   When we drove home, we went on a cliff and we saw 15 foot waves.  Right now we are at a very small town called, Big Sur they have a library half the size as the classroom and a Chevron Gas station with 2 pumps and a very small workspace.   We also went to the beach.

Today we rode on an old narrow-gauge steam train through a redwood forest. Some of the trees were 1,400 years old and 300 feet high. They called the train "narrow-gauge" because the tracks are closer together than regular train tracks. They use this kind of train for going up mountains where there's lots of trees.

I learned what a percentage grade is. If a road or train track is an 8% grade, that means for every 100 feet you travel, you will go up or down 8 feet.

Today we are at a park called River Grove, it is in a redwood forest close to Santa Cruz, California. We learned how to measure large trees.

Hi Mrs.J's class. Right now we're in Dunnigan, California. Today we crossed the border to California and it is SUNNY! It is still a little cold but it is warmer than Washington and Oregon. We saw, eucalyptus trees and 6 palm trees. It is clear so we can watch shooting stars. We saw 1 dead skunk in the road. Today I installed Microsoft Encarta 98 on our computer.  We passed Mount Shasta. Here is some information on Mount Shasta:

11/18/1998 - We drove by Mount Shasta. It was too cloudy to see the top. Mount Rainier is only about 300 feet taller than Mount Shasta. It is in northern California, in the Cascade Range. It's a dormant volcano, (that means it's old and not active).

Today was our first day of Road School. I did writing ,typing and reading today for 30 minutes each. So far it's lots of fun.

Last Friday was my last day at school. I think Nathan made a card and everybody signed it.

Click here to see a picture of my class and my friends.

This is a picture of my best friend.