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I'm going to be taking a month long road trip from FL to AZ and points beyond, my National Parks tour I've been planning for some time. Anyway I'm getting a Samsung tablet to keep personnel info on and use for reading when I stop for the evening and maybe some lite internet. Anyway I've scoured the App store for a Personnel Assistant app that has; a calendar, Todo list, alerts, contact list, notes but haven't found one app to rule them all. 
Anybody got any ideas?
Also I'm picking up a car in Jacksonville, FL and taking I10 all the way to AZ if anyone knows of any neat places, parks, interesting things to see that aren't to far off my path would suggest a heads up. I have 5 days to get there so am going to take my time.
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Mike Hankey wrote: I've scoured the App store for a Personnel Assistant app
You might have better luck if you spelled it correctly. 
Mike Hankey wrote: taking I10 all the way to AZ if anyone knows of any neat places
My place is just off the I10 in Phoenix, but it isn't very neat. Would you be interested in viewing my small DEC museum?
In Phoenix we have the Desert Botanical Garden http://dbg.org/[^], the Heard Museum http://heard.org/[^], the Musical Instrument Museum http://themim.org/[^], and a decent ball team. That's about it really.
You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.
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My 1st destination is Phoenix, that's where my brother lives and we are going to radiate out from there when he gets time off work. When he's working I plan on some solo trips and might stop by I'll contact you when I get there.
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I have friends in Phoenix and I second the recommendation on the Desert Botanical Gardens. Not expensive and a nice diversion.
If you get farther west you have Valley of Fire State Park outside of Las Vegas. And if you have the time, Death Valley. I try to go to Death Valley every winter, but did not make it this year.
My bucket list contains: 1) North rim of Grand Canyon; 2) Monument Valley/Four Corners; 3) Nevada Great Basin on US 50.
Safe travels.
What, me worry?
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Nueman wrote: Desert Botanical Gardens
Been there.
Nueman wrote: Death Valley
Have been through several times, also Mojave desert more times than I care to comment on.
Nueman wrote: North rim of Grand Canyon
On our list of places to go.
Nueman wrote: Monument Valley/Four Corners
Had thought about it if there's time.
Nueman wrote: Safe travels.
Thanks I'm really looking forward to the trip.
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The North Rim Is Nice, Been There Twice. At The Moment Im In Winslow On My Way To Monument Valley For A Few Days, Then South Rim Later In The Week.
And Why Does My Droid Capitalize Everything?
You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.
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I'll be about 3 weeks behind you. Are you a photographer? I plan on taking a LOT of pictures.
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I used to be, back when we had real cameras. I prefer black and white and used to have my own darkroom.
You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.
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Digital cameras have come a long way and I love mine. (Nikon D7000)
Spent 1-1/2 months with my brother-in-law going through the NW in his semi about 2 years ago and took 5K pictures with the D5000 I had at the time and got a lot of really good shots. But about 90% of them were from a moving vehicle and this time I intend to stop when I see an interesting shot.
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I drive a semi and I'm constantly snapping pics or shooting video thru the windshield. I post them on FB so my friends who've never left the county can "oooh and ahhh" at them. 
Sometimes the true reward for completing a task is not the money, but instead the satisfaction of a job well done. But it's usually the money.
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Alan Burkhart wrote: I drive a semi and I'm constantly snapping pics or shooting video thru the windshield. I post them on FB so my friends who've never left the county can "oooh and ahhh" at them.
It's an art! At every truck stop I washed the windows and whatever else needed done but mainly windows so I could shoot. Another problem I had with out the window shooting was that the majority of my shots had power lines or some other equally annoying objects in them, got to be real good with Photoshop and removing objects.
I'd like to see your pics.
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Most of my pics are public but some are Friends or Friends of Friends. If you're on FB just send me a Friend request and I'll accept it so you can see all of them. I used to organize them in albums by state but laziness won out and now I just post them on my timeline. The state albums and Mobile Uploads will have the best / most road pics and keep you from having to look at all those pics of people you don't know. The videos are mostly shot thru the windshield. I just prop the cell phone on the dash and hit Record.
Here's the link for the Albums page: Click[^]
You are required to watch the "Cows" video. It's my all-time favorite: Click for cows [^]
Sometimes the true reward for completing a task is not the money, but instead the satisfaction of a job well done. But it's usually the money.
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Some nice shot Alan some of the places looked familiar.
Couldn't find a way to friend you, maybe you've set your security to not allow?
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Mike Hankey wrote: Couldn't find a way to friend you
No idea. Haven't had an issue with it before. Here's the url for my timeline. Maybe try it from there. Click[^]
Sometimes the true reward for completing a task is not the money, but instead the satisfaction of a job well done. But it's usually the money.
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In Arizona there are the Kartchner Caverns State Park, Tombstone Arizona, and Kitt Peak National Observatory (at this time of the year take a WARM coat - it is 8000 feet high and very cold windy), and if you have never seen it, the Grand Canyon, but that is a bit out of the way. In NM, the Carlsbad Caverns.
Dave.
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Thanks Dave!
I grew up in Phoenix but never got to travel around much when I was young so am going to spend most of my time in AZ and want to go up into Utah for a week.
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Mike,
My wife wanted me to tell you (for Kitt Peak) to dress in layers, it is very warm right now (about 8 to 10 degrees above normal) and heavy clothes on the desert floor would be too much, but when drive up that 8000 feet and the wind hits you, it can be downright miserable. While you are in the area, there is also the Desert Sonoran Museum in Tucson. She suggests Kitt Peak early in the morning (before the crowds), the desert museum in the afternoon.
I was trying to mention the things along the I10, but there are many things in northern Arizona and Utah to see as well, the Sedona area, the Lowell observatory in Flagstaff, (the Mars canals etc).
Dave.
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Thanks Dave and thank your wife also, all good information!
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Mike Hankey wrote: ...if anyone knows of any neat places, parks, interesting things to see that aren't to far off my path would suggest a heads up.
In Mobile, AL there is the Battleship Alabama along I-10. If you're thru when it's open it's a neat diversion. When in MS, drop down to US 90 (a couple of miles south) and check out the old waterfront homes. There are plenty of cutoffs to take you back to I-10. Once you're back on I-10, have a camera ready when you get west of Baton Rouge, LA. There's an 18-mile bridge that crosses part of the Atchafalaya Swamp. It's impressive (if you're impressed by swamps ). There is of course the Alamo in San Antonio, TX, and once you hit AZ you'll pass thru an area of "balanced rocks" in the desert. The balanced rocks are a lot of fun to look at. It's almost as if they're defying the laws of physics. You'll see most of them between Benson and Wilcox. Tucson, AZ is full of old west history. Lots of stuff to see.
Unless you specifically want to see New Orleans, I suggest grabbing I-12 shortly after entering Louisiana and following it back to I-10 in Baton Rouge. N/O traffic can be a nightmare, and frankly there is little to see unless you visit the French Quarter. It's a grubby, crowded city. I-12 will spare you the traffic and it shaves off about 20 miles from the trip.
XAlan Burkhart
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Wow a lot of information thanks I'll check them all out.
I hadn't even considered New Orleans I figured it would be a tourist trap and like you say nothing but the French Quarter and I don't drink and I can have a cajun meal at many other places along the route. Love cajun!
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One I forgot: I-10 exit #139 in LA. The Tiger Truck Stop. It's an old kind of run down place but last time I was there the Cajun food (including gator sausage) was still pretty darn good. And there's Tony The Tiger. He's lived at the truck stop since he was a cub. He's in a fairly roomy enclosure and appears to be spoiled rotten. For several years the so-called "animal rights" crowd have been trying to take Tony from his home but the owner seems to be holding his own. Click[^]
Sometimes the true reward for completing a task is not the money, but instead the satisfaction of a job well done. But it's usually the money.
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Mike - going along I10, take some time to see Texas Canyon. Small version of Garden of the Gods.
Also, when you pass through Tucson, make sure to eat at Micha's. Order the Chimichanga and come hungry.
Charlie Gilley
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"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
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