Ted Sees Old Trees

Ted got his first look at the Petrified Forest in New Mexico. He can't see where there could have ever been any trees there.

This is the largest petrified tree in Geronimo:

• The forest spans about 146 square miles of semi-desert shrub steppe and highly eroded and colorful badlands
• About 600,000 people visit the park each year
• The fallen trees lived during the Late Triassic, about 225 million years ago
• Other fossils have been found in the park including ferns, cycads, ginkgoes, and fauna including giant reptiles called phytosaurs, large amphibians, and early dinosaurs
• The earliest human inhabitants arrived at least 8,000 years ago. They grew corn in the area and built pit houses. Later inhabitants built pueblos
• More than 600 archeological sites have been discovered in the park

Ted visited the 9/11 Remembrance Garden in Winslow, AZ. The people of Winslow were one of the first to request pieces of the World Trade Center tower for theim memorial garden.

These are the two girders given to the people of Winslow by the City of  New York:

Ted tried to visit Meteor Crater on his way home, but the line was too long!

Instead, Ted pretended he was rubble from the meteor!

Ted finally reached Nevada, the last state between him and his home driveway!

 Ted got to see the bright lights of Vegas for a little while before he found out that the Electric Daisy Carnival patrons had booked every single room in the city! So he headed on to Barstow...

Ted got an early start this morning for home and arrived just after 1pm! Now he is home safe and sound and resting up for his next adventure:

In the first week of August, Ted will be traveling to the OC Fair to see Weezer in concert. He will also be going to the beach and taking a much needed vacation! Stay tuned!

Ted Heads Into Arizona

 Ted finally makes his way out of California and into the great state of Arizona! Here he is just passing through the border into the Grand Canyon State:

Some fun facts about Arizona:

• The state of Arizona has two state colors: federal blue and old gold
• The official state neckwear of Arizona is the bolo tie and the official gem stone is Turquoise
• The amount of copper used to top the state capitol is enough to make 4,800,000 pennies
• In Arizona it is illegal to keep a donkey in your bathtub
• It is illegal for a citizen of Arizona to refuse someone a glass of water
• Camels were once used as a mode of transport in Arizona
• In Tombstone it used to be illegal for persons over 18 to smile and reveal more than one missing tooth

Ted went out for some geocaching while eating out at the famous Roadkill Cafe in Seligman, AZ

He made sure to hide the cache really well for the next cachers who come along.

Some fun facts about the Roadkill Cafe and Seligman, AZ

• The Roadkill Cafe is famous for serving dishes such as: Splatter Platter, Swirl of Squirrel, Big bagged Stag, and Highway Hash
• Seligman was founded in 1886 at the junction of the railroad from Prescott to the Santa Fe's main line.
• In 1987 the state of Arizona dedicated the old U.S. Route 66 from Seligman to Kingmanas Historic Route 66

Ted also spent some time "Standin' on the corner" in Winslow, AZ.

Some fun facts about Standin' on the Corner in Winslow, Arizona Park

•  The Standin' on the Corner in Winslow, Arizona Park began with a land donation from the Kaufman family
• A Trompe L'oeil artist John Pugh painted the two story mural and the life-sized statue (pictured above) was created by sculptor Ron Adamson
• The park is in memory of the lyrics "Well I'm standin' on a corner in Winslow, Arizona, such a fine sight to see; It's a girl, my Lord, in a flatbed Ford slowin' down to take a look at me"
•  Until the 1960's, Winslow was the largest town in northern Arizona
• In 1994 a foundation was started to restore downtown Winslow by purchasing the historic Fred Harvey Hotel and Restaurant and designing the Standin' on the Corner in Winslow Arizona park

 
 
 (fun facts via: buzzle.com, route66seligmanarizona.com, standinonthecorner.com)