Visits to state and national capitols
The Idaho capitol at Boise is a classic state capitol building. It was mostly locked down today. We took a self guided tour of the capitol. At the center of the building is the dome and rotunda. From the floor of the rotunda, you can see the basic design of the interior. The decor is […]
August 21, 2023 : Trip 11, Day 28 – The Capitol at Boise ID Read More »
Our plans called for us to see the Many Glacier portion of Glacier National Park today. As we approached the park, we saw signs that you needed a day pass to enter Many Glacier. We did not have one. OOPS. We drove the long dirt road right up to the gate only to have our
August 11, 2023 : Trip 11, Day 18 – The Capitol at Helena MT Read More »
After the fun ending of the previous day, it was good to get back to hiking and touring Glacier National Park. We started with a short walk to see more of McDonald Falls. This spot was very close to where we had finished yesterday. It was a reminder to be careful today to keep the
August 9, 2023 : Trip 11, Day 16 – Glacier National Park: Going to the Sun Road East End Read More »
The Washington State capitol in Olympia has gorgeous grounds , gardens, fountains and statues. We were not permitted into the Senate floor or into the gallery today. The House Gallery was open though. The interior walls are primarily white and black marble. There is a lot of outside light used to illuminate the interior. There
We planned to attend a guided tour of the West Virginia Capitol today. As we got nearer to the capitol, we saw an unusual feature of the capitol. The dome seems to change color as you go around it. Our plans were changed by the Governor of West Virginia. He decided late last week to
July 3, 2023 : Trip 10, Day 26 – West Virginia Capitol in Charleston and the drive home Read More »
We managed to get west of the Mississippi River without crossing it by going far enough north in Minnesota. Now that we are driving to lots of capitols it seems like we are crossing it every other day. This should be the last time on this trip. It is interesting to note that the river
June 30, 2023 : Trip 10, Day 23 – Two Capitols and The Lincoln Home Read More »
Welcome to Iowa, the land of corn and silos. The Iowa Capitol was undergoing some outside rehab. It is still an impressive building, even with the scaffolding blocking part of the view. The details in the artwork on the outside were different because the figures were separated from the wall making them look more realistic.
We returned to Minnesota today to see the capitol, a waterfall, and the Mall of America. In this part of the state, we saw more cropland. We also saw the Mississippi River. We had driven north of the Mississippi on our way west. We got to see how the underpasses and bridges in St. Paul
We had a change in plans today. We discovered that the Minuteman Missile site we were going to visit is closed on Tuesdays. So we had an opening in our schedule. We did not need to get up early to have time for the missile site. It was nice to get to sleep a little
Our first stop today was the North Dakota capital building in Bismarck. It is one of four capital buildings in the United States that has a large central tower. This design was chosen here because it was built during the depression. This style building was less expensive for the exterior. That left some extra funds