USA – Tidy Teddy's Travels

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Published on October 24, 2015December 28, 2023 by tidyteddystravelsLeave a comment

October 24, 2015

Hello Friends,

I had so much fun visiting Ms England’s cousin and her family in Colorado Springs, Colorado. We went on a hike in a National Park called the Garden of the Gods. We hiked through the park, looking at the beautiful snow-capped Pikes Peak. The mountains are sandstone rock formations and are an amazing red color. Scientists believe prehistoric people visited here about 1330 BC, and Native American people camped here about 250 BC. That is many, many years of people exploring this area. What a wonderful trip!

Love,

Tidy Teddy

Martinsville, Virginia

Published on October 26, 2014December 28, 2023 by tidyteddystravelsLeave a comment

October 26, 2014

Dear Class,

This weekend my dad, Mr. England, Mr. Perkins, and Mr. Perkins’ dad, Dr. Perkins, went to Martinsville Motor Speedway to see the Goody’s 500. Tidy Teddy first went to the Goody’s suite, where he met Richard Petty, one of the most famous race car drivers ever! After that, he visited the garages where NASCAR teams get their cars ready for the race. We even met Ms. England’s favorite driver, Dale Earnhardt Jr.!

Tidy Teddy got to go out on the track and see all of the cars up close. The most exciting part of the weekend was when Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the race! Tidy Teddy got to go to victory lane and celebrate with the whole team. It was a very special weekend.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Published on September 14, 2014December 28, 2023 by tidyteddystravelsLeave a comment

Dear Class,

This weekend, Mr. Perkins and I visited Milwaukee, Wisconsin. We went out to breakfast near our friends’ house, and outside the restaurant, there were lots of chickens and lots of farm animals. Wisconsin has lots of farms and farmland, so it is common to see animals such as chickens, cows, and horses.

Did you know that Wisconsin is famous for its cheese? Dairy farmers in Wisconsin began making cheese in the 1800s when they had too much quality milk and needed to preserve it. Even today, the Wisconsin dairy industry helps keep cheese factories in business across the state. There are approximately 15,000 dairy farms in Wisconsin that have over 1.2 million cows. Each cow produces an average of 21,000 pounds of milk per year! The cheese makers use almost 90% of that milk. That’s a lot of cheese! Here is Tidy Teddy with a Cheese Head and Cheese Tie, which are popular at Green Bay Packers football games.

Love,

Ms. England

Rochester, Minnesota

Published on October 14, 2012December 28, 2023 by tidyteddystravelsLeave a comment

Dear Ms. England’s Class,

I had a wonderful time visiting Ms. England’s Uncle Tony and Aunt Linda in Rochester, Minnesota. We drove more than 5 hours in the car through Illinois and Wisconsin and saw trees that were beautiful shades of red, yellow, and orange. We also saw many, many lakes on our drive and learned Minnesota is called “the land of 10,000 lakes”. There are over 11,000 lakes in Minnesota. WOW! I met cousins, second cousins, aunts, and uncles and a really sweet dog named Tucker. We celebrated Uncle Tony’s birthday by going out to dinner and eating lots of cake! It was a really fun time!

Love and hugs,

Tidy Teddy

Ms. England’s Uncle Tony, Aunt Linda, and Tidy Teddy

Out for pizza for Uncle Tony’s birthday! TT loves pizza!

Uncle Tony and his grandson “Little T” with TT

Uncle Tony with medals earned by Ms. England’s Grandad when he was in the Army.

TT with cousin Amy and her new baby Max

Uncle Tony, Aunt Linda, and their dog Tucker

Grand Canyon, Arizona

Published on September 17, 2012December 28, 2023 by tidyteddystravelsLeave a comment

September 17, 2012

Dear Ms. England’s Class,

Recently, Tidy Teddy and I went to the Grand Canyon, the biggest canyon in the whole world! We hiked all the way down from the top of the North Rim to the Colorado River, which was 28 miles round trip! The canyon has gotten so big because of the river carving its way through the canyon over thousands and thousands of years. You can’t even see the whole thing at once! Millions of people every year come to the Grand Canyon to both look at how big it is and travel down to the river.

Love,
Mr. Perkins

Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah

Published on September 15, 2012December 28, 2023 by tidyteddystravelsLeave a comment

September 15, 2012

Dear Ms. England’s Class,

Recently, Tidy Teddy and I visited Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah. It’s one of the most unique places in the whole world- there are giant pink and orange rock spires called “Hoodoos” all over the place! We had a lot of fun hiking around the hoodoos, and seeing all of the beautiful colors.

Love,
Mr. Perkins

Olympic National Park, Washington

Published on August 24, 2012December 28, 2023 by tidyteddystravelsLeave a comment

August 24, 2012

Dear Ms. England’s class,

Tidy Teddy traveled with me to Olympic National Park in Washington State. Olympic National Park has beautiful mountain rainforests and is right on the coast of the Pacific Ocean. My friend Dan and I saw mountain goats, black bears, and lots of waterfalls while we were there. The picture is outside the visitor’s center, where we got our information about where to go hiking at Olympic National Park.

Your friend,

Mr. Perkins

Mount St. Helens, Washington

Published on August 20, 2012December 28, 2023 by tidyteddystravelsLeave a comment

August 20, 2012

Dear Ms. England’s Class,

Recently, Tidy Teddy and I visited Mount St. Helens National Monument in Washington State. Mount St. Helens is a volcano that blew up in 1980, and you can still see where all the lava came out! We actually got to travel through some underground lava tubes where it’s pitch black and 38 degrees year-round.

Love,

Mr. Perkins

Crater Lake National Park, Oregon

Published on August 17, 2012December 28, 2023 by tidyteddystravelsLeave a comment

August 17, 2012

Dear Ms. England’s Class,

This past week, Tidy Teddy and I visited Crater Lake National Park in Oregon! Crater Lake is a giant lake on top of a mountain that was once a volcano. 7,700 years ago, a massive eruption blew the top off of the mountain, and it has been filling with water ever since! Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the United States, and is the 7th deepest in the world. The water here is also the clearest in the world- you can sometimes see over 100 feet deep into the water! For those of you who like to swim, the water is really cold but really refreshing.

Love,
Mr. Perkins

Yosemite National Park, California

Published on August 11, 2012December 28, 2023 by tidyteddystravelsLeave a comment

August 11, 2012

Dear Ms. England Class,

Hello from Yosemite National Park! Tidy Teddy and I are here seeing one of the oldest national parks in the country. The mountains here rise over 5,000 feet from the valley floor and are really beautiful to look at. We’ve gone on some really great hikes and seen a lot of the country. Definitely can’t wait to see more of the country!

Love,
Mr. Perkins