[WiltsAKGirl17]

Originally Posted by pitbulllady

Oh, well, you'll probably think I'm a meanie, since I left you a note on DA about that particular geyser. It IS Old Faithful, just not the one that's in Yellowstone in Montana! There's actually a lesser-known "Old Faithful" in Calistoga, California, and that's the one in your pic(palm trees were a dead give-away).

New Mexico also has Albuquerque, which is always seen on those hitch-hiker's signs("Hey, this isn't Albuquerque!"-"Bus the Two of Us"), Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, White Sands Testing Range, the artists' colonies at Santa Fe, and one of the largest and most beautiful cave systems ever discovered, Carlsbad Caverns, home to millions upon millions of Mexican Free-Tailed bats that take to the skies each evening in a spectacular exodus!

And New Jersey is home to Bruce Springsteen and Asbury Park, Atlantic City with its world-famous boardwalk and casinos(most of which belong to Donald Trump), some great beaches, and one of the country's most pristine wilderness areas, the Great Pine Barrens. The latter is also reported to the be the home of a bizzare creature, the "Jersey Devil"(look it up on Google), which would fit right in at Foster's!

pitbulllady

Oh, I don?t think you?re a meanie-- I saw the note on DA, and I appreciate the constructive critique. If you had flamed me to a blackened crisp over it, on the other hand, THEN you?d have garnered ?meanie? status! In all honesty, I didn?t even look at the picture too much-- it was waaaay past my bedtime when I found it and I was tired. I deleted Montana to try it again tomorrow.

Ah, Albuquerque-- I forgot about it! Wow, I didn?t relaize that there was so much in New Mexico! I haven?t really been there before-- unless you count Four Corners. As for New Jersey, my exposure to the state was really recent (just this summer) but I didn?t really see or do anything that left a lasting impact to make the road trip. I?ll have to look all this stuff up-- thank you so much, pbl!

Originally Posted by Lynnie

No, you're not a dorkfish. Just an innocent mistake, besides, it looks like it was "Old Faithful", just not the one in Yellowstone. I didn't know there were two either.

For your reference, here's a pic of Yellowstone's Old Faithful.

I was going to share some sights for New Mexico since I lived in Albuquerque for a few years, but looks like PBL got to it before I did. Yes, Carlsbad Caverns is an awesome place. Seeing the mass cloud of bats in the evening is amazing, but the cave itself is beautiful, all sorts of stalagmites and stalactites, in every size and shape and color. Truly beautiful. White Sands National Monument is a cool sight too, endless white sand dunes. What I miss most is probably Santa Fe, and all the stucco. It's a city ordinance for every building or house ever built within city limits be built out of stucco. Very "Southwestern" looking, it's really cool. A lot of Native American and Mexican culture down there too- Pow Wows, beautiful jewelry, weaved fabrics, embroidery, and yummy food. They have some awesome skiing there too, both in Santa Fe and Taos. *sigh* I'm starting to miss New Mexico now.

Well, my parents would argue with you on the dorkfish thing, but that?s something else entirely! Thanks for the link, Lynnie-- I appreciate it.

Sounds like I really missed out on New Mexico last summer! I wish I had the money-- I?d do so much more traveling. I can?t wait to look all this stuff up! Thanks. (I?ll probably end up missing Ohio a TON when I do get around to my home state )