Richard goes to Mexico

     Jeremy and Richard left for Mexico on March 6th. They first went down to Murfreesboro Tennessee to pick up a few more friends for the trip. From there, they took an 11 passenger van to Acuña Mexico. While down in Mexico Richard and the group of college students help build a house for a wonderful family. However, the sun was very hot down there and Richard forgot his sunscreen so I was only able to get him to pose for one picture early in the morning.
     Acuña is located at 29.32 latitude and -100.95 longitude, right on the border of Texas and Mexico along the Rio Grande river. It was the meeting place for U.S presidents and Mexico's presidents to discuss the building of the Amistad Dam that is both in Mexico and the United States.  After an amazing trip, Richard and I returned to Carbondale early in the morning of March 15th, making our total miles traveled 2,687 miles.

Richard and a Debate

On Tuesday, March 17th Richard left campus with Misty. They traveled to her home in Carterville, a few miles East of campus. Here Richard played with Misty's two sisters, met her neighbors, and boyfriend. Richard and Misty did many fun activities together over the next few days. On Sunday, March 22nd Misty, Richard, and Andrew traveled 29 miles to a location in Jonesboro Illinois. This location sets at the coordinates N 37 degrees, 27.496' and W 89 degrees, 16.116'. Misty told Richard about the famous Lincoln Douglas debate that took place at this location. This debate took place in 1858, Douglas stated that he wanted to "trot Lincoln down to Egypt". Richard and Misty reenacted what they believed the debate would have sounded like. They both had a ton of fun. On Tuesday, March 24th Richard came back to Mrs. Stearns at the Carbondale Campus.

Louie's Visit at the Marion Carnegie Library

On March 24, Louie went home after class with Georgia.  That night he met Georgia's daughter Jaylee and they instantly became good friends.  That weekend Louie, Georgia, and Jaylee went to visit one of the most popular historic sites in town, the Marion Carnegie Library located at a latitude of 42.03167 and longitude of -91.59879. The library first opened its doors to the public in 1916.  Before going in, an excited Jaylee and Louie posed at the front entrance.  Of course Jaylee could not wait to show Louie the children's area and fix him a snack.  After Louie finished his snack, the two took time to read a book.  Later the librarian showed Louie a framed picture of the H. Cantor home,  and explained that the library was built on this site.  She also showed us the original and added on areas of the library. Thirty-six miles was traveled by Louie for this trip.  Because this is Louie's first trip the total miles traveled remains 36.                                                                                     

King John's Visit to the Paducah Flood Wall Murals

On March 6, King John, Kelly, and Erica met at the Wham Education Building. King John was very exhausted from his stay with Kelly. King John went to stay the night at Erica's house, which was located about 30 miles from the Wham Education Building. It was Erica's birthday on March 7. During that afternoon, King John and Erica left Erica's house and drove to Paducah, Kentucky, which is about 72 miles from her house. King John and Erica went there to see the Paducah Flood Walls that contain murals depicting the history of the city of Paducah. The steam locomotive that was presented to the city in 1963 by the Illinois Central Railroad Company is located there. King John was amazed at the size of the murals and had no idea that much history was located in Paducah. The coordinates of the location are 37.0722 degrees north and 88.6275 degrees west. It was cold and windy that day. The wind was hurting King John's ears and he was tired of seeing snow on the ground. He did get excited about seeing the river boat passing by. After seeing the river boat, the trip home began. After returning to Erica's house and then making the way back to the Wham Education Building, the trip totaled 204 miles. When added to King John's other trips, his total of miles is now 543 miles.

King John's Visit to the Gateway Arch!

On February 26, King John and Kelly left the Wham Education Building and drove to Kelly's house located about 6.7 miles away. King John spent the remainder of the 26th and all of the 27th hanging out at Kelly's house. On the morning of the 28th, King John and Kelly left Kelly's house and drove to St. Louis to see the Gateway Arch. The coordinates of the Arch are 38.6245˚N and 90.1847˚W. King John was amazed at how tall the Arch was, and was amused that we could not get the entire thing in any pictures. King John learned that the Gateway Arch is a monument to westward expansion in the United States. It was very cold that day, and King John was able to see snow for the very first time. After returning to Kelly's house and then making our way back to the Wham Education Building, the trip totaled 225 miles. When added to King John's first trip, his total number of miles is now 339.

Richard Visits the Lincoln Tomb

On February 13th, 2015, Elizabeth left by car to visit her parents for the weekend. She took the dog Richard with her and on he way stopped in Springfield to visit the Lincoln Tomb (39.82 degrees north and 89.66 degrees west). She returned on February 15th hoping to beat an incoming snowstorm. The entire trip was 493 miles. As this is Richard's first trip, this is the total number of miles he's traveled.

King John's trip to Trail of Tears!

  

  Katlynn and King John left Wham by car on Thursday, January 29 and went to Katlynn's house that was a mile away. When they arrived home, Katlynn introduced King John to her dog and cat.   He continued his play date into Friday while Katlynn was working. Saturday morning, January 31, King John was buckled in Katlynn's car and ready for his first adventure to Trail of Tears in Cape Girardeau, MO. The latitude was N37.435261 and the longitude was E-89.484079. It was a cloudy, cool, dry day with a little bit of wind. King John enjoyed the overlook the best! Returning to Wham, this made the total trip 114 miles. He is excited for the new adventures that are in his future.