Our last week road trip was dedicated to John Wayne as I am his biggest fan. I even thought to marry him until my mom said that he already died. My love began after seeing, The Searchers about 20 times. It was time to go to “John Wayne land” so we did. We visited 5 National Parks- Zion, Bryce, Arches, Monument Valley and Grand Canyon, which was priceless. Monument Valley was the key point as that was the place where “The Searchers” was made. We spotted the exact rock formation which was present in the movie.
Driving along the Colorado river in Moab, we got to a lodge with a Cowboy Museum and of course a big John Wayne statue. In Moab we got my very fist cowboy boots.
I got a little souvenir from the trip which was a water bottle with John Wayne on it. I brought the bottle to School the day after and told my friends and teachers about John Wayne. My schoolmates all touched the bottle and asked if John Wayne had super powers and if he is a super hero… I guess he is.
Oh precious! These photos are exquisite. What a wonderful trip you must have had! I Think I used to be in love with him too Ginger, when I was a little girl, like I was with Charlton Heston, Gregory Peck, and way before Al Pacino, Tom Cruise, Ben Affleck, Daniel Craig… you have a long journey ahead.
I wish I could touch that water bottle too, because it’s yours and that means I would be in Vancouver again.
Ps- I am pretty sure he wasn’t a superhero because he was very right-wing and said some seriously dumb things when he didn’t have a script, and if he was alive he might have been suspicious of your mummy because she was born in Poland…but you don’t need to worry about any of that now. He sure was great in “The Searchers”.