One of two Early ShowWinnebagos that traveled across the country started its journey in Las Vegas. Here the Winnebago View sits parked outside the Bellagio Hotel June 1, 2006, before embarking on its first scheduled "Great American Vacation" giveaway stop in Springfield, Mo., on June 6.
"Great American Vacation" Winnebago driver Daniel Baruch stopped at the Hoover Dam -- a great American landmark -- to capture this photo on June 1, 2006. The dam is located 30 miles southeast of Las Vegas on U.S. Highway 93 at the Nevada-Arizona border.
"Winny" and Jack arrive at a Holiday Inn -- a "Great American Vacation" travel partner -- in Harrisonburg, Va., on June 6, 2006. The Winnebago is headed to Johnson City, Tenn., for the next vacation giveaway on Friday, June 8.
"Winny" and driver Daniel Baruch stop at Aunt Martha's Pancake House in Springfield, Mo., June 8, 2006. Baruch learned of the restaurant's storied history over a turkey club.
The amazing architecture of the Tennessee Aquarium is a stunning backdrop for "Winny" during a stop in Chattanooga, Tenn., Sunday, June 11, 2006.
"Winny" and driver Daniel Baruch prepare for departure from the Chattanooga Choo Choo (yes -- THE Chattanooga Choo Choo) Holiday Inn, in Chattanooga, Tenn., Sunday, June 11, 2006.
"Winny" stops at the Clat Adams Bicentennial Park in Quincy, Ill., overlooking the Mississippi River, June 15, 2006.
"Winny" finds a prime spot at the main gate of the Steamboat Days Festival in Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, June 17, 2006.
"Winny" finds a resting spot on the warning track at Dick Putz Field, home of the St. Cloud River Bats, June 21, 2006, in St. Cloud, Minnesota. The River Bats are members of the Northwoods summer collegiate baseball league.
"Winny" and Jack prepare to leave the Holiday Inn in Fargo, N.D., Friday, June 23, 2006, before hitting the road for their next scheduled vacation giveaway in Spokane, Wash.
"Winny" sits below the larger-than-life sculpture carved into the southeast face of a mountain in South Dakota, Monday, June 26, 2006. Mount Rushmore features the faces of presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln.
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, June 27, 2006, in Montana. The battlefield is the site of the June 25, 1876, battle between the U.S. Army's 7th cavalry and several bands of Lakota Sioux, Cheyenne and Arapaho.
"Winny" takes in the spectacular skyline from Seattle's Kerry Park, July 2, 2006.
Winny takes part in the Toppenish, Wash., Fourth of July parade.
Lincoln City, Ore., is also known as the Kite Capital of the World. Kites aside, once again "Winny" was the star attraction at out stop in Lincoln, City, Ore., July 9, 2006.
Winny at Utah's Great Salt Lake, Wednesday, July 12, 2006.
The Bunko gals pose in front of "Winny" Saturday July 22, 2006, at the Messina Hof Winery and Resort in Bryan, Texas.
The sun rises on Denver's City Hall as Dave Price entertains the crowd gathered for The Early Show vacation giveaway on July 14, 2006.
The Lensic Performing Arts Center, home to the opening of the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival's 34th season, July 16, 2006, in Santa Fe, N.M.