DeeDee visits Val in California
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DeeDee's trip to the McDonald's Museum!
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After the IFDC, DeeDee
traveled with Val back to her home in California.
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After arriving at
Val's home, DeeDee and Val braved
the heat and took in the McDonald's Museum.
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The
museum is located at the very spot of the first McDonald's ever.
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Many people think Ray Kroc started the first McDonald's, but it was actually started by the McDonald brothers here in 1948.
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Ray Kroc
was a milkshake machine salesman, whose introduction to McDonald's
was when he came out here to see why on earth they needed so many
milkshake machines.
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Here is a
shot of DeeDee sitting on an actual car hop tray from the days
when McDonald's had car hops, and it also shows one of the
milkshake machines Ray Kroc was selling.
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And here
she is with an old French fry cutter. |
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Dee Dee
LOVED Ronald McDonald! |
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A close-up of DeeDee
sitting on Ronald's shoe! |
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DeeDee's last San
Bernardino sightseeing tour!
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Yes, it's almost time for
Miss DeeDee to head on down the road...
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However, before she
left, Val took DeeDee out to see the historic arrowhead on the
side of the mountain.
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DeeDee decided to do
a little sunning ... until she felt what it was like to sit on
black rock when it's 100 degrees, LOL!!!
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Here is a
bit of history about the arrowhead:
Located in the foothills of
the San Bernardino Mountains directly above the City of San
Bernardino, the arrowhead landmark can be seen for miles around.
This important landmark has for centuries been a symbol of the San
Bernardino Valley to the Native Indians and then to the pioneers
and settlers that followed. It is believed to be a natural
landmark. The face of the arrowhead consists
of light quartz, supporting a growth of short white sage.
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This
lighter vegetation shows in sharp contrast to the surrounding
chaparral and greasewood. Indians who inhabited the San
Bernardino Valley believed that the arrowhead pointed the way to
the hot mineral springs below, with healing qualities, and thus
considered it holy ground. Through the years, numerous
forest fires have caused some erosion, but the arrowhead landmark
continues to preserve its uniqueness and remains a symbol of the
"pioneer spirit" of the San Bernardino Valley.
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DeeDee
gets ready for her next adventure!
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"All my bags are packed and
I'm ready to go..."
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"Sing
along!!!"
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"Making
sure I don't forget anything..." |
"I LOVE my
jar of shredded money and my poker chip!"
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"Bye-bye, everyone.
See you again soon!!!
Hope I'm going someplace with COOL TEMPS next, LOL!!!"
(sorry DeeDee...no cool temps for you...you're going to Florida!!) |
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Click here
for
DeeDee's visit with Jean in Florida! |
