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A Tale of Two States
December 19, 2024
I favor a certain brand of truck stops … sorry, travel stops … so on a road trip I get to see variations of the same merchandise in different locations. The state quarter zip tops for Idaho and Washington are a recent example. Same style, just tweaked for the local markets.
In Idaho, they had pink ones. The text had the state name in the largest font size, with various facts about the state clustered around that: Gem State (nickname), Huckleberry (state fruit), White Pine (state tree), Wilderness, Peregrine Falcon (state raptor; the state bird is the mountain bluebird), Cutthroat Trout (state fish), Potatoes (state vegetable), July 3 1890 (start of statehood). Sure, okay, seems reasonable, though “wilderness” is a bit generic. I suppose it’s hard to choose just one area. Hell’s Canyon might get upset if Frank Church River of No Return got called out for special attention, for instance.
On my trip to Washington, I saw their quarter zips. These were heathered grey and followed the same format. State name surrounded by facts/symbols: Evergreen State (nickname), Willow Goldfinch (state bird; they don’t seem to have a state raptor), Orca (state marine mammal), National Parks (their wilderness equivalent I guess), Coast Rhododendron (state flower, aka the Pacific Rhododendron), Western Hemlock (state tree, so nice they included it twice), Nov 11 1899 (statehood). They do have a state fish, the steelhead trout, so why that didn’t go on there instead of one of the hemlocks, I do not know.
I don’t have road trips to any more states planned until spring/summer, by which time these quarter zips will be long gone and replaced by sundresses or short sleeved tees or other more seasonal gear, so I won’t get to see more varieties of these.
On this date in 2023: A Week in Photos: 2023, Part 50
2022: A Week in Photos: 2022, Part 50
2021: Disney Reflections
2020: The Wait Begins
2019: Throwback Thursday: Some of You Will Be Able to Hear This Photo
2018: Jinxed It
2017: No entry due to winter storm
2016: Slump
2015: Modern Maturity
2014: Better Than Not Winning
2013: WDW Day 3: Animal Kingdom
2012: Lace Panel Scarf
2011: The Secret
2010: No entry
2009: Life of the Party
2008: Manual Labor
2007: Livin’ the Dream & Animal, Vegetable, or Mineral?
2006: Holididn’t
2005: I’m Back
2004: Step Out of Your Vehicle & I Was Ready for Some Football
2003: Outta Here
2002: Wishing
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