2011 Los Angeles Carshow

Can you believe that it's a Scion?

This years Los Angeles Carshow was really exciting. I saw a lot of new and upcoming concept cars like the Scion and plug-in hybrids for Ford. In addition to fuel efficient mini-cars, muscle cars are making a come back.


Vicky showing off the new HH2 conversion kit. It gives you 10% better gas mileage. Kits start at $3,000.
This display was beautiful until Vicky started to pull on the grass.

A toilet in a vehicle? That's the funniest thing the girls have ever seen!




Life-sized Fin McMissile

The girls approve of daddy getting a Chevy Camaro with a convertible top!

Jacqueline Cochran Air Show

8th Annual Jacqueline Cochran Air Show featuring military demonstrations and aerobatic stunt pilots.

The show, put on by the Riverside County Economic Development Agency, Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport Authority and Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, featured performances from the United States Air Force. The Viper West Demo Team performed precision aerial maneuvers, demonstrating the unique capabilities of the F-16 fighter jet. The rest of the lineup “wow'ed” the crowd with the beautifully choreographed maneuvers.

There was over 50 food, merchandise and specialty booths, with plenty of stuff to do. There was also a variety of vintage, military and civilian aircraft on display. Kids’ Zone was filled with face-painters, giant bouncers, slides and more. It was SPECTACULAR!

Bearizona

Vicky Sporting a Tattoo

Bearizona, located in Williams, Arizona, is a large drive-thru wildlife park which mainly consists of North America's predators. They have bears, wolves, owls, hawks, etc. It was a lot of fun for the girls.

Map of 2011 Vacation Roadtip

Places we stopped and visited: Grand Canyon, Arizona; Las Vegas, Nevada; Calico Ghost Town, Calico, CA; Hoover Dam, Boulder, Nevada; Flagstaff, Arizona; Bearizona Drive-thru Wild Animal Park, Williams, Arizona; Meteor Crater at Winslow, Arizona; Holbrook, AZ; Gallup, New Mexico; Grants, NM; Albuquerque, NM; Clines Corners, NM; Santa Rosa, NM; Dinosaur Museum at Tucumcari, NM; Amarillo, Texas; Shamrock, TX; Clinton, Oklahoma; Sam Noble Museum of Natural History at Norman, Oklahoma, Tulsa, OK, Silver Dollar City at Branson, Missouri; and Bentonville, AR.

So, please have patience. I have literally thousands of photos to go through and post.

The Hoover Dam

This has been my 3rd time visiting the Hoover Dam and it is much more magnificant than the last time. They added a bridge (the Hoover Dam bypass) so that large semi-trucks and regular traffic no longer cross over the dam.

Jump Zone

The girls had a fun time at Jump Zone. It is a warehouse full of inflatable jumping castles and slides.

Jump Zone from IncrediblyX on Vimeo.

Calico Ghost Town

Calico Ghost Town

This ghost town was once a booming mining community in the late 1800s. The types of minerals found were silver and bauxite.






There was a train ride, mine tours and a few other things going on there. It is pretty neat to see and to spend a couple of hours on your way to or from Las Vegas to southern California.


Ruins of Chinatown