{"id":29296,"date":"2020-12-02T12:50:47","date_gmt":"2020-12-02T17:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/?p=29296"},"modified":"2020-12-24T23:22:23","modified_gmt":"2020-12-25T04:22:23","slug":"turboprop-coast-to-coast-to-coast-with-youngsters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/2020\/12\/02\/turboprop-coast-to-coast-to-coast-with-youngsters\/","title":{"rendered":"Turboprop coast to coast to coast with youngsters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A friend wanted to be dropped off in Bend, Oregon and not witness the inevitable mask disputes of commercial airline travel. We loaded up the extra seats with family members for the following route:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>KBED (Boston area)<\/li><li>KGYY (Chicago)<\/li><li>KRAP (Mt. Rushmore)<\/li><li>KBDN (Bend, Oregon)<\/li><li>KHWD (San Francisco area)<\/li><li>KBVU (Las Vegas)<\/li><li>KBWG (Bowling Green, Kentucky)<\/li><li>KGAI (Washington, D.C.)<\/li><li>KBED<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was an 11-day trip total and my main take-away is that this is too short if the goal is to show children the United States. Even with a reasonably fast airplane, three weeks would make more sense and be a better use of dinosaur blood and CO2 footprint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Late fall weather in the U.S. is pretty ugly. On a lot of days roughly half the country was covered with airmets for turbulence and icing and the occasional sigmet for severe turbulence or thunderstorms. Morning of our departure from Boston (ignore the route):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-14-05.02.27.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-14-05.02.27-1520x702.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29299\" width=\"512\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-14-05.02.27-1520x702.png 1520w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-14-05.02.27-1024x473.png 1024w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-14-05.02.27-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-14-05.02.27-768x355.png 768w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-14-05.02.27-1536x710.png 1536w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-14-05.02.27-2048x946.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We spent three days getting out to Oregon in order to avoid surface winds gusting up to 48 knots in South Dakota. We left Bend a day earlier than planned in order to avoid strong winds and severe turbulence. We stayed an extra day in San Francisco for the same reason. We departed Las Vegas a day earlier than planned in order to avoid forecast thunderstorms and snow over the Rockies. The <a href=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/flying\/pc-12\/review\">Pilatus PC-12<\/a> is a good airplane, but we would have needed a plane capable of cruising at FL430 or FL450 (e.g., <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Embraer_Phenom_300\">Phenom 300<\/a>) to avoid the turbulence and travel in guaranteed comfort on a fixed schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The boys are 5 and almost 7. Their firsts in Chicago:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>International Style (we did a walking architecture tour)<\/li><li>A Picasso sculpture used for skateboarding (why hasn&#8217;t Picasso been canceled and the sculptures\/paintings sold to the Chinese and Russians?)<\/li><li>A massive Chagall mosaic<\/li><li>The Art Institute, especially the miniature rooms and arms\/armor<\/li><li>A protest (&#8220;Trump\/Pence Out Now!&#8221;)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-14-14.01.55-1140x1520.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1140\" height=\"1520\" src=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-14-14.01.55-1140x1520.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"29300\" data-link=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=29300\" class=\"wp-image-29300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-14-14.01.55-1140x1520.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-14-14.01.55-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-14-14.01.55-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-14-14.01.55-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-14-14.01.55-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-14-14.01.55-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-14-15.13.15-1140x1520.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1140\" height=\"1520\" src=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-14-15.13.15-1140x1520.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"29301\" data-link=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=29301\" class=\"wp-image-29301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-14-15.13.15-1140x1520.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-14-15.13.15-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-14-15.13.15-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-14-15.13.15-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-14-15.13.15-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-14-15.13.15-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-14-15.21.55-1520x1140.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1520\" height=\"1140\" src=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-14-15.21.55-1520x1140.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"29302\" data-link=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=29302\" class=\"wp-image-29302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-14-15.21.55-1520x1140.jpg 1520w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-14-15.21.55-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-14-15.21.55-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-14-15.21.55-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-14-15.21.55-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-14-15.21.55-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1520px) 100vw, 1520px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-14-13.47.28-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1520\" height=\"1140\" src=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-14-13.47.28-1520x1140.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"29303\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-14-13.47.28-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=29303\" class=\"wp-image-29303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-14-13.47.28-1520x1140.jpg 1520w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-14-13.47.28-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-14-13.47.28-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-14-13.47.28-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-14-13.47.28-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-14-13.47.28-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1520px) 100vw, 1520px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(Central Camera, boarded up after <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/central-camera-chicago-reopening-looting-closed\/6976440\/\">losing $1 million in inventory during the BLM protests<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-14-15.14.27-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-14-15.14.27-1520x1140.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29304\" width=\"406\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-14-15.14.27-1520x1140.jpg 1520w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-14-15.14.27-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-14-15.14.27-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-14-15.14.27-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-14-15.14.27-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-14-15.14.27-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 406px) 100vw, 406px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Firsts in Rapid City, South Dakota:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>seeing Mt. Rushmore<\/li><li>meeting some Native Americans (other than Elizabeth Warren)<\/li><li>seeing the statues of U.S. presidents all around downtown (Gerald Ford was a big favorite because his statute includes a dog)<\/li><li>staying at the historic Alex Johnson hotel<\/li><li>breakfast at Black Hills Bagels<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking of President Ford, the hotel puts him right next to Gene Simmons of Kiss on the wall of famous guests:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-16-07.00.44-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-16-07.00.44-1-1520x912.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29306\" width=\"424\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-16-07.00.44-1-1520x912.jpg 1520w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-16-07.00.44-1-1024x615.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-16-07.00.44-1-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-16-07.00.44-1-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-16-07.00.44-1-1536x922.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-16-07.00.44-1-2048x1229.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Bend, Oregon:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>seeing snow-covered Rocky Mountains (from the plane)<\/li><li>Walking up Pilot Butte and along the Deschutes River<\/li><li>Mercedes crew car<\/li><li>Mount Shasta (way out)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We coincidentally parked said crew car right in front of a candy store!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-16-13.30.12-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-16-13.30.12-1520x1140.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29311\" width=\"440\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-16-13.30.12-1520x1140.jpg 1520w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-16-13.30.12-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-16-13.30.12-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-16-13.30.12-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-16-13.30.12-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-16-13.30.12-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-16-16.58.06-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-16-16.58.06-1520x1140.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29325\" width=\"441\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-16-16.58.06-1520x1140.jpg 1520w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-16-16.58.06-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-16-16.58.06-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-16-16.58.06-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-16-16.58.06-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-16-16.58.06-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In San Francisco:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Bay Bridge and Golden Gate Bridge crossings<\/li><li>Urban sea lions (Pier 39)<\/li><li>Redwood trees (<a href=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/2020\/11\/18\/queer-ecology-at-muir-woods\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"29166\">Muir Woods<\/a>)<\/li><li>Pacific Ocean (Cliff House)<\/li><li>Bison herd (Golden Gate Park)<\/li><li>Conservatory (Golden Gate Park)<\/li><li>Science Museum<\/li><li>gauntlet of hundreds of homeless lining both sides of the street as in a Zombie movie (near the Bay Bridge ramps)<\/li><li>SFO and San Mateo (visit to 6-month old cousin)<\/li><li>Nob Hill (Mark Hopkins hotel)<\/li><li>Union Square (crazy guy screaming continuously)<\/li><li>Ferry Building<\/li><li>Transamerica Pyramid<\/li><li>the highest peaks in the Lower 48 (e.g., Mt. Whitney)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-18-08.39.45-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-18-08.39.45-1520x1140.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29327\" width=\"535\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-18-08.39.45-1520x1140.jpg 1520w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-18-08.39.45-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-18-08.39.45-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-18-08.39.45-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-18-08.39.45-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-18-08.39.45-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 535px) 100vw, 535px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-19-09.15.05-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1140\" height=\"1520\" src=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-19-09.15.05-1140x1520.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"29328\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-19-09.15.05-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=29328\" class=\"wp-image-29328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-19-09.15.05-1140x1520.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-19-09.15.05-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-19-09.15.05-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-19-09.15.05-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-19-09.15.05-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-19-09.15.05-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-19-09.35.43-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1520\" height=\"1140\" src=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-19-09.35.43-1520x1140.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"29329\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-19-09.35.43-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=29329\" class=\"wp-image-29329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-19-09.35.43-1520x1140.jpg 1520w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-19-09.35.43-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-19-09.35.43-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-19-09.35.43-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-19-09.35.43-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-19-09.35.43-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1520px) 100vw, 1520px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Firsts in Las Vegas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Hoover Dam<\/li><li>Bellagio Fountains<\/li><li>Bellagio Conservatory<\/li><li>High Roller Ferris wheel (world&#8217;s tallest!)<\/li><li>Red Rock Canyon<\/li><li>dinner at Andy and Tina&#8217;s (playing the Otamatone, making cotton candy from Jolly Rancher)<\/li><li>Animatronic <em>Ratatouille <\/em>scene at the ARIA pastry shop. Also a house built entirely of sugar and a Henry Moore sculpture (of brief interest by comparison!)<\/li><li>The Halo water vortex sculpture at the Crystals mall<\/li><li>800-pound chocolate Statue of Liberty at New York, New York<\/li><li>ancient hieroglyphics at Luxor<\/li><li>a Komodo dragon at Shark Reef<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/2020\/11\/23\/evel-knievel-bike-for-kids\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"29237\">pizza restaurant dedicated to Evel Knievel<\/a><\/li><li>the Fremont Street Experience<\/li><li>In n Out Burger<\/li><li>Trump International Hotel<\/li><li>Wynn garden<\/li><li>Venetian canals (&#8220;What news on the Rialto?&#8221;) and St. Mark&#8217;s Square (improved with handrails!)<\/li><li>the best of Paris<\/li><li>ancient Rome (Caesar&#8217;s Palace)<\/li><li>Statue\/memorial to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Siegfried_%26_Roy\">Siegfried and Roy<\/a> (who survived Montecore&#8217;s teeth, but died at age 75 from Covid-19)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-19-10.42.23-1520x1140.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1520\" height=\"1140\" src=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-19-10.42.23-1520x1140.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"29330\" data-link=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=29330\" class=\"wp-image-29330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-19-10.42.23-1520x1140.jpg 1520w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-19-10.42.23-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-19-10.42.23-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-19-10.42.23-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-19-10.42.23-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-19-10.42.23-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1520px) 100vw, 1520px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-19-12.07.45-1520x1140.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1520\" height=\"1140\" src=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-19-12.07.45-1520x1140.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"29331\" data-link=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=29331\" class=\"wp-image-29331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-19-12.07.45-1520x1140.jpg 1520w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-19-12.07.45-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-19-12.07.45-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-19-12.07.45-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-19-12.07.45-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-19-12.07.45-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1520px) 100vw, 1520px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-19-13.48.16-1520x1140.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1520\" height=\"1140\" src=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-19-13.48.16-1520x1140.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"29332\" data-link=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=29332\" class=\"wp-image-29332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-19-13.48.16-1520x1140.jpg 1520w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-19-13.48.16-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-19-13.48.16-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-19-13.48.16-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-19-13.48.16-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-19-13.48.16-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1520px) 100vw, 1520px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-21-13.47.03-1520x1140.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1520\" height=\"1140\" src=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-21-13.47.03-1520x1140.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"29334\" data-link=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=29334\" class=\"wp-image-29334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-21-13.47.03-1520x1140.jpg 1520w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-21-13.47.03-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-21-13.47.03-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-21-13.47.03-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-21-13.47.03-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-21-13.47.03-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1520px) 100vw, 1520px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-21-07.55.26-1520x1140.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1520\" height=\"1140\" src=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-21-07.55.26-1520x1140.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"29333\" data-link=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=29333\" class=\"wp-image-29333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-21-07.55.26-1520x1140.jpg 1520w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-21-07.55.26-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-21-07.55.26-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-21-07.55.26-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-21-07.55.26-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-21-07.55.26-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1520px) 100vw, 1520px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-21-15.58.42-1520x1140.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1520\" height=\"1140\" src=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-21-15.58.42-1520x1140.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"29335\" data-link=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=29335\" class=\"wp-image-29335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-21-15.58.42-1520x1140.jpg 1520w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-21-15.58.42-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-21-15.58.42-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-21-15.58.42-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-21-15.58.42-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-21-15.58.42-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1520px) 100vw, 1520px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-22-09.47.40-1520x1140.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1520\" height=\"1140\" src=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-22-09.47.40-1520x1140.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"29336\" data-link=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=29336\" class=\"wp-image-29336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-22-09.47.40-1520x1140.jpg 1520w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-22-09.47.40-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-22-09.47.40-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-22-09.47.40-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-22-09.47.40-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-22-09.47.40-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1520px) 100vw, 1520px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-22-11.21.52-1140x1520.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1140\" height=\"1520\" src=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-22-11.21.52-1140x1520.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"29337\" data-link=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=29337\" class=\"wp-image-29337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-22-11.21.52-1140x1520.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-22-11.21.52-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-22-11.21.52-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-22-11.21.52-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-22-11.21.52-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-22-11.21.52-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-22-12.48.27-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1520\" height=\"1140\" src=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-22-12.48.27-1520x1140.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"29338\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-22-12.48.27-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=29338\" class=\"wp-image-29338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-22-12.48.27-1520x1140.jpg 1520w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-22-12.48.27-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-22-12.48.27-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-22-12.48.27-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-22-12.48.27-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-22-12.48.27-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1520px) 100vw, 1520px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We had planned to stop at the Grand Canyon, which is blessed with a beautiful airport. However, the shuttle and taxi services are both run by government contractors and they&#8217;ve elected to shut down #UntilTheresACure. No rental cars are available. No crew cars are available. We did fly over the Zuni Corridor at 11,500&#8242;, though:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-22-16.44.39-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-22-16.44.39-1520x1140.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29319\" width=\"488\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-22-16.44.39-1520x1140.jpg 1520w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-22-16.44.39-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-22-16.44.39-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-22-16.44.39-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-22-16.44.39-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-22-16.44.39-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Bowling Green:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>National Corvette Museum (the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/tz7P-uLT6CA\">sinkhole collapse<\/a> simulator was a huge hit!)<\/li><li>White Castle<\/li><li>Mammoth Cave National Park<\/li><li>Stalagmites and Stalactites in (Diamond Caverns)<\/li><li>&#8220;truck on truck&#8221; (5-year-old&#8217;s coinage)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-24-08.34.02-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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