1959 (1) Parched Trip with Trusty Plymouth to the Valley of Fire
1958 Summer Las Vegas Letter from Vonda to her parents The first letter in this 1958 series actually originates from Las Vegas, Nevada. Before Vonda Adorno took an administrative position with the ICA in Afghanistan, she worked 6 years in the airline industry. She had a shift job working radio communications with TWA pilots. The job took her to many places in the USA -- Albuquerque, Boston, San Francisco, Kansas City, and Las Vegas. Here Vonda describes going to The Valley of Fire state park in her trusty Plymouth but without sufficient way to stay hydrated. These are photos of her outing that day in the summer of 1958. "Spony" is Vonda's nickname -- short for "Sponseller". In Vonda's letter she mentions that being...