Bonneville (not the bike)

[pdedse]

Pdedse said: "I grew up in Kansas and we prounouced that other state "our Kansas", so I had to take a photo of this sticker"

Great pictures Pdedse. Beautiful scenery. I also grew up in SE KS, Iola, Pittsburg and Independence, and it always amused me that the state was pronounced "Arkansaw," while the river (in Kansas) was the "ArkanSAS," just like it was spelled. Good catch on the stickers.

Haha...that's funny... I studied for a few years in Winfield, KS, very near Arkansas City (in Kansas)...




Relatedly, I found this on the 'net..."During the early days of statehood, Arkansas’ two U.S. Senators were divided on the spelling and pronunciation. One was always introduced as the senator from “ARkanSAW” and the other as the senator from “Ar-KANSAS”. In 1881, the state’s General Assembly passed resolution 1-4-105 declaring that the state’s name should be spelled “Arkansas” but pronounced “Arkansaw”.

Calendar-worthy shots those are! What a beautiful ride.

The Columbia River Gorge dividing OR / WA is such a beautiful area. It's difficult to not stop for photos. A person could do worse than to choose to live nearby.