Day 3939: Road trip and Clydie.

                                           

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The ultimate road trip ends

National Park of American Samoa

Joy Ryan, 93, and her grandson Brad set out more than seven years ago on a nature lover’s dream mission: Visit every single US national park. One pandemic and a major aging milestone later, they’ve completed their tour of all 63, ending at the National Park of American Samoa. She’s the oldest person to have visited every national park, her grandson said. It all started when Joy, then in her 80s, told Brad she regretted taking so few trips in her life. He surprised her with a trip to Tennessee's Smoky Mountains, where they caught the travel bug. From there, they embarked on a journey across the US (and south of the equator, where the American Samoa park is). Their checklist took longer than they expected to complete: They couldn’t have foreseen the Covid-19 pandemic throwing a wrench into their trip timeline, but as soon as it was safe for the duo to resume travel, they headed back out, eager for adventure. “It was the greatest privilege of my life to be in the driver’s seat for Grandma Joy’s Road Trip,” Brad Ryan, sharing a photo of himself and his grandma Joy at the National Park of American Samoa, beaming.

What's so special? 

Three older ladies, me and a cat?

Can I tell you a quick story?

We are seated in front of Koehler Arms, an apartment building in Hollywood, California. A long time ago.

In the center is Clydie Koehler, the owner of this building, this block, and many whole blocks in L.A, downtown Palm Springs and more.

The lady on the right, is her mother, Jean. The lady on the left was Jean's sister, Clydie's Aunt, but I can't remember her name. And, I don't remember the cat, at all. But, I will always remember Clydie. She had been a silent film star, and married a successful man, George Koehler. When I was older she mesmerized me with her stories.

Dad rented one of Clydie's small bungalow, when I returned from Australia and stayed with my Dad.

 

Clydie drove an old pink and black Studebaker, with her plumbing tools in the trunk. Even though she owned all these buildings, and properties, she did all the repairs. She was a strong "widow-lady", older by then, with a wonderful sense of humor, and to say she was frugal would be an understatement.

This is my only picture of Clydie, 

so it's special to me.

 

 

 

A fun -1 minute video, fan/security Davis Perrigo, here.

 

Just because ...

  

Channel-billed Cuckoo

 

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