John Wesley Powell's reports and maps from the trip made him famous.
VOA: special.2009.10.07
John Davis, chief nameplate engineer for Ford's compact cars and utility vehicles, said it's all designed to improve the driving experience: from making the 550-mile trek down Highway 99 from Sacramento to San Diego to the daily 20-mile one-way trip to work - the distance some reports suggest the average American commutes.
Expedia.com reports small increases in round-trip flights for June, July and August travel, domestic and international trips combined, but the increase is at a much slower rate than jumps of about 10% the previous two summers.