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Home in Colorado
Allison entered the US in Los Angeles on November 23, 2000, and now calls
Conifer, Colorado home.
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| Colorado Welcome |
Columbine - the state flower. |
Out on the trail, Flying J Open Space |
Colorado State Flag |
States visited
Alabama
Allison visited Alabama in December 2001 on a daytrip from Memphis during her
Christmas 20001 Heartland Tour
and again during the Southern Express 2004.
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| December 19, 2001 - Welcome to Alabama |
December 19, 2001 - Allison laughs it up
while in Alabama. |
December 19, 2001 - Allison prepares to cross
the state line back into Mississippi. |
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Arizona
Allison visited Arizona in January 2002 in conjunction with
the NAA's SuperConference 2002 sponsored by her friends at the
Arizona Republic.
While in town Allison had a chance to visit Rawhide!
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| January 13, 2002 - Allison
catches up on current events by reading the Sunday edition of The Arizona
Republic while relaxing by the pool. |
January 13, 2002 - Allison
contemplates getting back in the pool. |
January 13, 2002 - Allison
practices her form. "Kick, kick!" |
January 13, 2002 - Mom helps
Allison warm up after her quick dip. |
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| January 13, 2002 - Allison made
time to stop by Rawhide! while in Scottsdale and had a fabulous time. |
January 13, 2002 -
Allison takes a ride on the Butterfield Stage Line at Rawhide! |
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January 13, 2002 - Allison and
Connie with Ringo. |
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| January 14, 2002 - The Arizona
Republic's downtown offices. |
January 14, 2002 - Today's word
is "fajita." |
January 14, 2002 - The view from
atop the Hyatt Regency in downtown Phoenix looking east towards Scottsdale. |
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Arkansas
Allison visited Arkansas in March 2001 and also drove across the state during
her Christmas 20001 Heartland Tour.
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| December 18, 2001 - I-40 in
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California
Allison passed through California in November 2000, returned
to visit Southern California April 20 - 26, 2001 and San Diego May 28 - June 2,
2002.
For her April 2001 visit, she flew in to LAX, and visited
Brea, Laguna Beach and Newport Beach. Her inaugural dip in the Pacific
Ocean was at Capistrano Beach, just south of Laguna Beach. She also made the obligatory visit to Disneyland.
In May 2002 she flew in to San Diego
and stayed at the Catamaran Resort on Mission Bay and took the time to see some
of the other sites.
Allison visited San Francisco in January 2003. Click
here for pictures of her
time there.
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| June 1, 2002 - Allison spends
the day at a pretty cool zoo. |
June 1, 2002 - Hua Mei snoozes.
Born in San Diego, she will return to China after her third birthday.
Click
here to see the zoo's Panda Cam and get more information on Hua
Mei. |
June 1, 2002 - A playful polar
bear. |
June 1, 2002 - Allison poses
with a faux panda. |
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| May 31, 2002 - Allison strikes a
pose at Coronado Beach. |
May 31, 2002 - "Hmmm,.
Isn't this a famous landmark?" |
May 31, 2002 - Allison takes in
the view. |
May 31, 2002 - Lacking
sufficient funds, Allison takes advantage of available resources. |
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| May 31, 2002 - Hotel
Del Coronado. One of the largest wood structures. |
May 31, 2002 - Allison comes
face-to-face with the Pacific. |
...and runs. |
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| May 31, 2002 - Allison seeks
assistance crossing even more sand. |
May 31, 2002 - Miss Ocean
Pacific 2002. |
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| May, 28, 2002 - "Hey, dad!
I think I figured out why they call it the Catamaran Resort!" |
May 28, 2002 - Allison takes a
stroll. |
May 28, 2002 - Allison checks
out Mission Beach. |
May 28, 2002 - Allison takes a
morning stroll on Mission Bay Beach. |
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April 2001
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| April 20, 2001 - Allison, ensconced in the
car seat of her rental car, prepares to tour Southern California. |
April 20, 2001 - Allison's first amusement
park - Disneyland, Anaheim, CA. |
April 20, 2001 - First amusement park ride -
King Arthur Carousel, Disneyland. |
April 21, 2001 - First beach & first
ocean. Allison & Connie celebrate Earth Day at Capistrano Beach. |
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| April 22, 2001 - First sliding board.
Allison takes advantage of the equipment found at Aliso Beach, and tries
the sliding board for the very first time. |
April 22, 2001 - First swim. Anaheim
Marriott pool. |
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| April 25, 2001 - Hard Rock Cafe, Newport
Beach, CA. |
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Colorado
Allison has called Colorado home since arriving from China on November
23, 2000. She enjoys getting out as often as she can.
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| April 11, 2001 - Blizzard! |
Memorial Day Picnic, May 2001 |
June 24, 2001 - Allison, Brandy & dad
enjoy the Flying J Ranch Open Space |
June 24, 2001 - Brandy impedes forward
progress by stopping to smell something other than a rose. |
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June 24, 2001 - Brandy stands
guard. |
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Allison and her family took a day trip on
June 30, 2001 to Wyoming and Nebraska.
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| June 30, 2001 - Continental
Divide from Genessee |
June 30, 2001 - Oh give me a home
where the buffalo roam. |
June 30, 2001 - Colorado state
flag, Loveland, Colorado |
June 30, 2001 - Crossing the
border from Wyoming. |
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| June 30, 2001 - Jim at the helm
of the Burt family truckster. |
June 30, 2001 - Allison enjoys a
cold beverage. |
June 30, 2001 - Spirit of the
buffalo. |
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District of Columbia
Allison visited the District of Columbia in conjunction with
her Southern Express 2004 Tour. Click
here for more pictures of that wonderful experience.
Florida
Allison visited Orlando, Florida in
June 2002 in conjunction with NEXPO
2002 in June 2002.Orlando
- June 2002
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| June 18,
2002 - Universal Studios |
June 19, 2002 - Disney World |
June 21, 2002 - With gradma &
grandpa at Universal Studios. |
June 21, 2002 - Hard Rocker
Allison |
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| June 22, 2002 - While at
Universal Studios Island of Adventure, Allison notes that there are some
places where it *isn't* raining. |
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Georgia
Allison visited Georgia in conjunction with her Southern
Express 2004 Tour. Click
here
for more pictures of that wonderful experience.
Hawaii
Allison visited Hawaii in December 2007/January 2008 with her
family.
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| December 31, 2007 - Emily and
Allison enjoy the warm tropical breezes while visiting Waimea Canyon, the
Grand Canyon of the Hawaiian Islands. |
January 5, 2008 - Emily and
Allison pose by the pool. |
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Illinois
Allison passed through Illinois on the evening of December 26, 2001, during her
Christmas 20001 Heartland Tour.
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| December 26, 2001 - Welcome to
Illinois |
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Indiana
Allison passed through Indiana on the evening of December 26, 2001, during her
Christmas 20001 Heartland Tour.
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| December 26, 2001 - Crossing
into Indiana from Kentucky at Evansville. |
December 26, 2001 - Heading
north on I-164 near Evansville. |
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Kansas
Allison passed through Kansas on December 27, 2001 during her
Christmas 20001 Heartland Tour.
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| December 27, 2001 - Crossing the
Missouri River into Kansas at Kansas City. |
December 27, 2001 - Topeka. |
December 27, 2001 - The open
road. |
December 27, 2001 -
Post rock country |
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| December 27, 2001 - Abilene,
home of President Dwight Eisenhauer. |
December 27, 2001 - Kansas
sunset, near WaKenney. |
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Kentucky
Allison passed through Kentucky on December 26, 2001 during her
Christmas 20001 Heartland Tour.
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| December 26, 2001 - Allison
crosses in to Kentucky from Tennessee at Fulton. |
December 26, 2001 - Along the
Purchase Parkway. |
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Louisiana
Allison visited New Orleans, Louisiana in conjunction with NEXPO 2001 in June
15 - 20, 2001.
Maryland
Allison visited Maryland in conjunction with her Southern
Express 2004 Tour. Click
here
for more pictures of that wonderful experience.
Mississippi
Allison's grandparents reside in Southaven, and she first visited them in January
2001, again in March and June and also during her
Christmas 20001 Heartland Tour
in December.
April 2002
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| April 12, 2002 - Allison
prepares to board Northwest flight 810, non-stop service from Denver to
Memphis |
April 13, 2002 - Allison visits
the Memphis Zoo with mom, dad, grandma, grandpa and uncle David. The
Panda Exhibit, however, was still under construction. |
April 13, 2002 - Among other
exotic creatures, Allison encountered "horseus amusicus" a rare species
indeed. |
April 13, 2002 - Allison
captains her first vessel. |
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| April 13, 2002 - Allison at the
Memphis zoo. |
April 13, 2002 - Allison savors
a snack of cheese-puffs. |
April 13, 2002 - At the zoo. |
April 13, 2002 - Zoo residents. |
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| April 13, 2002 -
Allison meets mules Emma and Nell. |
April 13, 2002 - Allison and
grandpa make a wish. |
April 13, 2002 - Zoo admission,
$6. Large lemonade, $2.50. Spending a beautiful spring day at
the zoo with your grandparents, priceless. |
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| July 2001 - Allison prepares
to be attacked by mosquitos during a dip in the pool. |
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| July 2001 - Fred stops by with a load of
melons and offers Allison her pick. |
July 2001 - Ethan from across the street
stops by to meet Allison. |
June 2001 - Neighbors Cody & Conner stop by
for a visit |
June 2001 - The back yard "pool." |
Missouri
Allison passed through Missouri during her
Christmas 20001 Heartland Tour,
and spent the evening in Foristell, just west of St. Louis.
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| December 26, 2001 - Crossing the
Mississippi a bit further north than usual, Allison sees St. Louis as the
"Gateway to the West." |
December 27, 2001 - The rolling
hills of Missouri along I-70, headed west. |
December 27, 2001 - The Missouri
River. |
December 27, 2001 - More
Missouri. |
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| December 27, 2001 -
Kansas City! |
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Nebraska
Allison took a day trip on June 30, 2001 that originated in Colorado
and included visits to Wyoming and Nebraska.
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| June 30, 2001 - Crossing from Wyoming into
Nebraska on Interstate 80. |
June 30, 2001 - The Nebraska prairie.
Where the deer and the antelope play. |
June 30, 2001 - Heading back west. |
June 30, 2001 - Enjoying the ride. |
Nevada
Allison visited Nevada in conjunction with NEXPO in June 2003.
Click here for pictures
New Mexico
Allison included New Mexico early in her
Christmas 20001 Heartland Tour
en route Memphis.
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| December 16, 2001 - Welcome to
New Mexico |
December 16, 2001 - On the road
somewhere between Raton, NM and the Texas state line. |
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New York
Allison visited New York City in March 2001. While there, she stayed at
the Marriott Marquis on Times Square, and visited such destinations as the
Empire State Building, Museum of Natural History, Central Park and the Hard Rock
Cafe.
Allison returned in March 2004. Click
here for pictures of
that visit.
Allison visited New York City twice in 2007; January and July,
to take in a few Broadway shows. Along with sister Emily, they caught
"Beauty and the Beast" before the show closed, then caught a pre-opening
performance of Grease.
North Carolina
Allison visited South Carolina in conjunction with her
Southern Express 2004 Tour. Click
here
for more pictures of that wonderful experience.
Oklahoma
Allison passed through Oklahoma during her
Christmas 20001 Heartland Tour.
She acknowledges that this included passing through various Indian Nations as
well.
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| December 17, 2001 - I-40 |
December 17, 2001 - Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma. Allison thinks dad might have made a wrong turn. |
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South Carolina
Allison visited South Carolina in conjunction with her
Southern Express 2004 Tour. Click
here
for more pictures of that wonderful experience.
Tennessee
Tom Lee Park, on the banks of the Mississippi
Allison visits Memphis in conjunction with her visits to her
grandparents. When in Memphis she likes to stop by the Commercial Appeal
to visit her friends there. She counts the Commercial Appeal mailroom as
her first.
One of Allison's favorite entertainers is Elvis Presley. In June 2001 she
stopped by to pay her respects to The King. She also visited Elvis'
birthplace and
Graceland again during her
Christmas 20001 Heartland Tour.
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| Elvis Aaron Presley |
Graceland Entrance |
Graceland |
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Texas
Allison passed through the panhandle of Texas during her
Christmas 20001 Heartland Tour, spending the night in Amarillo.
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| December 16, 2001 - Welcome to
Texas |
December 17, 2001 - Sunrise east
of Amarillo. |
December 17, 2001 - Route 66. |
December 17, 2001 - A stretch of
the real Route 66. |
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| December 17, 2001 - Route 66. |
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Utah
Allison visited Utah in conjunction with NEXPO in June 2003.
Click here for
pictures.
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| June 21, 2003 - Gotta be a typo. |
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Virginia
Allison visited Virginia in conjunction with her Southern
Express 2004 Tour. Click
here
for more pictures of that wonderful experience.
Wyoming
Allison took a day trip on June 30, 2001 that originated in Colorado
and included visits to Wyoming and Nebraska.
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| June 30, 2001 - Wyoming! |
June 30, 2001 - Cheyenne |
June 30, 2001 - Wyoming capitol. |
June 30, 2001 - Pine
Bluffs, Wyoming. |
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| June 30, 2001 - Allison is quite sure which
direction to go. |
June 30, 2001 - Pine
Bluffs, Wyoming. |
June 30, 2001 - Wyoming, USA |
June 30, 2001 - Allison evaluates some of the
flora found in the Pine Bluffs area of Wyoming. |
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