Hey T, if you ever make it to the left coast, make it a point to visit the Library. It's absolutely awesome.
There's a lot see, And going on AF1 gives me chills everytime. The tour guides tell the stories of the things that happened on that plane. The communications Reagan had with Gorbachev on the phone of his lil' office on board. Nixon travelling to China. Johnson cussing out Westmoreland on the phone just days before he announced he would not seek re-election
Hell, if ya' ever make it out this way, let me know, I'll meet ya' there!.
I've been looking at traveling for a few weeks Coast-to-Coast one day...and by TRAIN so I can see it from that vantage point. (I'm a Railroad NUT...).
I've been all over the Middle East, Africa, Europe. Never farther West than San Antonio, Texas... Been to Chicago, and Just across the Mississippi River from Saint Louis...visiting family in Western Illinois when they were on Recruiting duty for the U.S. Navy...when I was in the USAF before traveling to the Azores for a couple years...
Been to NYC a couple times, and even into the far reaches Of Canada (Goose Bay)...
So If I ever do? I'll contact you. Count upon it. Albiet? I have a less than favourable opinion of California? I think I owe it to myself to at least GO and see it for myself. I thnk too a trip to the Pacific Northwest would be great as well.
Ah the plans we make as humans, while God sits and laughs.
God bless you my friend. I'd like to meet you.
Regards,
~T