TRAVELING MERICA

Timothy Hensley, Jake Coats, and Jordan Parker

OVERVIEW
North Carolina Virginia New Jersey Massachusetts Maine New York Illinois South Dakoda Kansas Wyoming Washington California Nevada Arizona Hawaii Alaska Texas Florida

COST
Fuel Food Supplies Souviners Emergency Fund Laundry Total $3,500.00 $3,000.00 $600.00 $1,470.00 $1,000.00 $135.00 $9,705.00
TRIP ACROSS AMERICA COST ESTIMENT
Emergency Fund 10% Laundry 2% Fuel 36%

Souviners 15%

Supplies 6%

Food 31%

NORTH CACKALACKY

(Zesty Southern Cackalacky!)

CAPE HATTERAS
Tallest light house in the nation!

The light can be seen from 20 miles out in the sea!

Nicknamed the big barber pole.

(Gordon)

(Love)

Largest private residence in the United States Owned by the Vanderbilt's

BILTMORE HOUSE

(Biltmore House.)

(Mt Mitchell.)

MOUNT MITCHELL

LURAY CAVERNS, VIRGINIA

Cave system in the Shenandoah Valley Discovered in 1878 54 degrees Fahrenheit year round National Natural Landmark Over 500,000 visitors per year

(Luray Caverns)

 News Report of a 11 year old boy charged for plotting to kill people New Jersey hockey team Devils

NEW JERSEY

(Josh)

("NHL Wallpapers.)

 Opened in 1912

FENWAY PARK, MASSACHUSETTS

Oldest MLB stadium still in use

$650,000 to build it equal to over 15 million today National Historic Place

Holds 37,000 people

("Fenway Park History by Baseball Almanac.)

PORTLAND HEADLIGHT, MAINE

80 feet tall First lit in 1791

Oldest lighthouse in Maine

Maintained today by the US Coast Guard Former keepers house is now a maritime museum Marks entrance to Portland Harbor in Casco Bay Construction ordered by George Washington Light is visible for 24 miles

("Portland Headlight)

 Playbill Broadway production Lion King Statue of Liberty located in Manhattan Was a gift to the United States from the people of France

NEW YORK

("New York." )

("Playbill)

ILLINOIS

..

WHERE IT IS FORBIDDEN TO FISH WHILE SITTING ON A GIRAFFES NECK.

("Illinois County Map)

("Fishing on a Giraffe.)

PIKE COUNTY

("David Maxwell.)

WILLIS TOWER, CHICAGO

103 story there is a glass room.

MT. RUSHMORE NATIONAL MEMORIAL, SOUTH DAKOTA

Each head is 60 feet tall Features George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln Visited by over 3 million people per year Construction started in1927 and was finished in 1941 Over 450,000 tons of rock were removed Cost $989,000 equal to 17 million today

("Mt Rushmore.net.")

OZ MUSEUM, KANSAS

("The OZ Museum)

Built with a grant from the State of Kansas

Staffed by volunteers Opened in April 2004 Contains over 25,000 Artifacts dating back to 1900

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, WYOMING

(Yellowstone)

First National park in the world Established in 1872 Known for wildlife and geothermal features (geysers) 3,468 square miles

WASHINGTON
Visual Display: Picture of Rainier Peak is 14,410 feet above sea level Active Volcano

Most glaciated peak in the continental US

Snow covered peak year round

(Washington)

EL CAPITAN MOUNTAIN, CALIFORNIA

10.75 Mile trail 4,000 feet of vertical gain

Steep uphill both ways

Rattle snakes Mexico and the San Diego skyline are visible from the peak

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA

Visual: Poem Robert Frost Born in San Francisco California

Won awards such as Pulitzer Prizes and Congressional Goal Medal.

("Robert Frost." )

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA

Top Tourist Destination in the world Known for gambling, shopping, fine dining, and nightlife Established in 1905 The Las Vegas stip is not actually in the City limits

Has 15 of the 25 largest hotels in the world

37 hotels on the strip

THE GRAND CANYON, ARIZONA

Became a National Monument in 1908 Became a National Park in 1919 227 Miles long, 18 miles wide, 6,000 ft. deep Over 17 million years old

Hiking, camping, and rafting are all available in the park

("Search)

HAWAII
Airline Tickets Is the 8th smallest and 11th least populated of the 50 states Hawaii's ocean coastline is approximately 750 mile Hawaii is one of two states that do not observe daylight saving time, the other being Arizona. Dumb Law All residents may be fined as a result of not owning a boat.

ALASKA IS THE BIGGEST STATE IN AMERICA

AND THE 48TH LEAST POPULATED STATE

("Alaska Facts.)

656,425 square miles Capital- Juneau

ALASKA, MT. MCKINLEY

(Mount McKinley.)

20,320 feet above sea level Tallest Mountain in USA

WHILE THERE YOU HAVE TO GO FISHING!!!!

Homer is the Halibut Capital of the world.

Halibut cost $21 at a fish market where it is caught daily

HALIBUT

ROCK BASS

Average is 20-30lbs.

World record is 734 lbs

DUMB LAW
It is considered an offense to push a live moose out of a moving airplane.

(Love)

TEXAS
Magazine Article: 4 Reasons Texas is our Future 1) Everyone is moving there! Texas is Americas fastest- growing state. 2) Cheap land, cheap houses. A typical home in Houston costs $130,000. 3) Jobs. In the past 12 months 270,000 new jobs have been added. 4) Low taxes. Overall taxes $3,500. New York as an overall $7,400.

("Ideas.")

FLORIDA
Ad for The Florida Keys Southern most point in the United States (only 90 miles from Cuba) Only accessible by boat or the Over Seas High way (7 mile bridge) Temperatures average in the mid 70s to upper 80s year round A single road runs the entire 127 mile length of the keys

(The Florida Keys )

BROCHURE OF ORLANDO FLORIDA

("Online)

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