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I nearly forgot about a short video I shot in March 2011 when the new Boeing 787 was going through testing maneuvers during high headwinds in Cheyenne, Wyoming. It was an extremely windy day with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph and maximum gusts up to 63 mph. If you look at the trees in the video you will be able see the strength of the wind that day. It's is a short video shot on an old cheap camera but fun to watch nonetheless. You might also like...
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If you are like us, some of our fond travel memories are centered around the great meals and foods we have eaten - beignets in New Orleans, crab cakes in Maryland, and Tex-Mex in San Antonio. We often seek out new food adventures when we travel if only to say, "I've tried that!" A new member, John from New York, put his own spin on such a food travel goal by eating a slice of pie in all fifty states. When talking about his culinary travel goal John said, “ I pulled over at (mostly) mom-and-pop type places to enjoy one of life's great pleasures...a slice of "homemade" pie with an ice cold glass of milk!” What a fantastic and delicious idea! 
Photo used under creative commons by cmpalmer. John’s Most Memorable Pies
Key West, FL - Key Lime Pie Traverse City, MI - Cherry Pie Fairbanks, AK - Blueberry Pie (at the World's Northern-most Denny's!!!) Burlington, VT - Apple Pie South Sioux City, NE - Peach Pie Smithfield, RI - Rhubarb Pie (made by John's grandmother) Honolulu, HI - Pineapple Pie Butte, MT - Irish Pasty Wheeling, WV - Dutch Apple Pie Portland, ME - Mixed Berry Pie John has also been working on having a beer in each state - with 2 states left to revisit. Another fantastic idea! If you have a similar food-related goal let us know. Thank you John for your inspiration and welcome to the All Fifty Club! You might like... Where are our favorites? Across the globe! We ask new Travel Goal Getter members what their favorite place was that they visited during their travels. The answers are literally scattered all over the globe! There are some repeats for countries commonly visited like France and England - but many people have unique favorites. While it is a matter of opinion, these unique favorites must have some special factor to be named a favorite, so visit them yourself! Read more about Travel Goal Getter Member World Favorites. In a previous post we shared our members' favorite places to visit in the USA. If you missed it - Read more about All Fifty Club Member Favorites in the USA. Some favorites of interest..... Santiago de Compostela, Spain; Antarctica, Gimmerwald, Switzerland; Uganda...
There are 59 National Parks in the United States. However, did you know that seven National Parks were officially disbanded? Here they are with an explanation of their demise. Don't worry, they are still beautiful and worth seeing! Also see the top 10 most visited National Parks and the 10 least visited National Parks. 1) General Grant National Park, Fresno/Tulare County, California General Grant National Park was incorporated into Kings Canyon National Park in 1940. 
Mist Falls in Kings Canyon National Park. Photo used under creative commons by MiguelVieira. 2) Hawaii National Park, Hilo/Pukalani, Hawaii Hawaii National Park was divided into Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and Haleakala National Park in 1960. 
Volcanoes National Park. Photo used under creative commons by LaurenBacon. 3) Platt National Park, Murray County, Oklahoma Platt National Park was re-designated as Chickasaw National Recreation Area in 1976. 
Buffalo Springs in the Chickasaw National Recreation Area. Photo used under creative commons by BaronBrian. 4) Abraham Lincoln National Park, Hodgenville, Kentucky Abraham Lincoln National Park was re-designated as Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park in 1939. 
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park. Photo used under creative commons by Joe Shlabotnik. 5) Fort McHenry National Park, Baltimore, Maryland Fort McHenry National Park was re-designated as the Forth McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine in 1939. 
Fort McHenry. Photo used under creative commons by marklarson. 6) Mackinac National Park, Mackinac Island, Michican Mackinac National Park was transferred to Michigan in 1895 and is now Mackinac Island State Park. 
Mackinac Island State Park. Photo used under creative commons by drewsaunders. 7) Sullys Hill National Park, Benson County, North Dakota Sullys Hill National Park was transferred to the US Fish and Wildlife Service in 1931 and is now Sullys Hill National Game Preserve. 
Devils Lake North Dakota from Sullys Hill National Game Preserve. Photo used under creative commons by Beatnik Photos.
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