re: Sites you cannot comprehend until you see them

Augusta National.

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Talladega on a packed April race weekend

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THIS. Dega is a must for any race fan. That place was so much fun back in the late 90's. 43 cars coming at you so damn fast you can't see the number on the side of car. Man that was fun.


And, I'll add doing the ride along experience at Dega. 185mph down the straights with a 6 story wall of asphalt staring you in the face. I was thinking "there's no fricking way this car is about to turn left at this speed." Compounding it was the driver is driving along with one hand on the wheel talking to you like you're at the Dairy Queen drive through.

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My father was stationed in WA, I saw it before it blew every day.

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It is not as impressive if you dont know the story behind it. Largest landslide in recorded history. Krakatoa was bigger but happened in 1880s in the Pacific.

I remember being more that 20 miles out from Mt St Helens and passed a little non descript sign that said "now entering the blast zone"

I haven’t done that, but I’ve gone on the infield and walked up the track on the straightaway to experience the banking.

Also, the sights and sounds are surreal. Listening to Sweet Home Alabama over the loudspeakers and viewing the big rig with the American Flag are something else.

I felt the same way!

View from top of Burj Khalifa is surreal.

In 2001 when my dad turned 70 we spent a week in DC. It was a working vacation for my mom. She had meetings with a senator and some representatives. We went with her to Dr. John Cooksey, our representative's office. We went from his office to the office he uses at the Capital on the underground train. That whole setup was really cool. I never knew it was there until that day. My dad and I waited for my mom at that Capitol office while Rep Cooksey took her and a principal from another NELA school district to testify at a hearing. I was amazed by how many people were in the their offices and the offices in the capitol, working on what I imagined as a regular weekday. There were also senate hearing going on up and down the hallways. You could here what they were saying when people would go in, and out, of the hearing rooms. It was all pretty impressive. I've often wondered if they still let people "regular people" like my dad and I roam around down there after 9/11. Our trip was a couple of months before then.

The whole DC area Metro subway system was impressive we rode it over to Maryland and to Virginia on different days.

My dad and I spent every other day of the trip going thru the Smithsonian. There was way more to it than I expected too.

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he first time I walked out of a subway tunnel in the middle of Manhattan. I thought I knew what to expect, but I couldn't help but stare upwards and feel a bit overwhelmed.

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This right here, I got dizzy just walking around looking straight up at the height of everything. It's also fascinating is that there were areas of the city that are three stories below ground. Went into a TJ Max and Marshalls was a story below then home goods was below it, then the storage for all was another level down...

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Glacier NP has some sights that make you think you’re dreaming.

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No joke. I have some pictures that I would think we're photoshopped if I hadn't taken them myself.