Wandering Wednesday - Idaho

State: Idaho
Capital: Boise
Entered the Union: July 3, 1890 43rd state
Facts: Acquired by the U.S. as part of the Louisiana Purchase. Law prohibits a citizen to give another citizen a box of chocolate that weighs more than 50 pounds. Hell's canyon is tone of the deepest gorges in North America – The canyont walls are as high as 7900 feet and the average depth is 5500 feet. Shoshone falls along the Snake river are known as the Niagara of the west with a 212 foot drop (higher than Niagara). Idaho's first permanent settlement was founded by Mormons the same year miners found gold. Idaho is the leading producer of potatoes in the nation. Farmers started planting potatoes here in 1860. In 1951 Arco, ID became the first town in the world electrified by nuclear power.
The city of Shelley has been the home to the annual spud day since 1927

I have no photos from my trip. It was the pre-digital age and either the film never survived or just got lost in the shuffle.

Wandering Wednessday - Hawaii

Wandering Wednesday:
State: Hawaii
Capital: Honolulu, O'ahu
Entered the Union: August 21, 1959 (50th state)
Facts: Hawaii has 8 main Islands Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lanai, Kahoolawe and the big island Hawai'i . They were formed by underwater volcanic eruptions. They are the only state that grows coffee. More than 1/3 of the world's pineapples are grown here. The Hawaiian alphabet only has 12 letters AEIOU HKLMNPW. There are no ethnic or racial majorities. Kilauea is the world's most active volcano. Hawaii is 2.390 miles from California and 3,850 miles from Japan. They are their own time zone.

Famous people born here: Israel Kamakawiwo'ole (singer), Bette Midler, Liliuokalani (last Hawaiian monarch), Ellison Onizuka (astronaut)

My photos are of poor quality because they were taken back before I had a good camera.. and before digital.

I have been to Hawaii twice and visited 3 islands


Maui - Best snorkeling spots of the islands (in my opinion). Second largest Hawaiian Island. Haleakala Crater (Ha-lay-ah-ja-lah), is the world's largest dormant volcano and a GORGEOUS sunrise spot.
Places to visit: Haleakala Crater but you MUST see the sunrise but bring a jacket it is COLD. The road to Hana and the seven sacred pools, the beaches and water.

The Banyan trees are neat to walk under with the roots hanging down over you.

Luau

 Hana Seven sacred pools

 One of my all time favorite photos I've taken.

 Me with a bunch of Lei's I went to a friends wedding and they insisted I should get all the leis!

 Sunrise at Haleakala Crater

This is the silversword flower. It is only found on Haleakala Crater. The flower stalk (photo) can grow to be 6'6" . This one was mostly past its blooming phase but still amazing to see.

Kaua'i - the 4th largest island and the oldest. Known as the Garden Isle. Places to see:

Ke'e beach where the road ends, literally.

 HanaLei valley overlook

Waimea Canyon or the Grand Canyon of the Pacific Ocean

  Kokee where you can watch the clouds be made.

 Na Pali Coast with it's sheer cliffs can best be seen from the ocean

Lana'i is the sixth largest Hawaiian island and the smallest publicly accessible inhabited island.

I only went for a day trip to the Country club

Wandering Wednesday - Georgia

State: Georgia
Capital: Atlanta
Entered the Union: January 2, 1788 (4th state)
Facts: In honor of George II of England
Georgia was the last of the original 13 colonies – colonized in 1732
Inventor of Peanut Butter and the nation's number one producer of peanuts, pecans, and peaches
Coca-Cola was invented in Atlanta (and there is a great museum there you can tour)
The weather channel's headquarters is in Atlanta
Birthplace of Cabbage kids – you can go watch them being 'born' at BabyLand. This sounds creepy yet intriguing - http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2074
Gone with the wind was set in Georgia and there is a museum to immortalize it. http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/43414

I have only been to Savannah and Tybee Island

The Bonaventure Cemetery

Forsyth Park

The Savannah Gingerbread house. Built in 1899 once known as the Asendorf House

 Savannah Squirrel!

A Tybee Turtle

Wandering Wednesday - Florida

Wandering Wednesday (on thursday)
State: Florida
Capital: Tallahassee
Entered the Union: March 3, 1845 (27th) – 170 years ago
Facts: Named on Easter 1513 by Ponce de Leon for Pascua Florida “Flowery easter”. He came to Florida in search of the “fountain of youth”.
The Spanish drove out the French and established the first permanent European settlement in the U.S - St. Augustine
Key West has the highest average temperature in the U.S.
Gatorade was first developed at the University of Florida and is named after their Mascot – The Gators
Cape Canaveral is America's largest space launch pad. It also was the site of the first U.S. Earth satellite launch in 1958.
The Worlds first commercial airline flight occurred between Tampa and St. Petersburg (Jan 1, 1914)

Kennedy Space Center

 Cocoa Beach

 and the little Tiki bar at the end of the pier

 Epcot

 Key West

Key West Lighthouse which was deactivated in 1969

 Giant statue of a dancing couple