Gone Barefoot 50-state special: The West

Here is the final part of a four-part series about a mythical episode of Gone Barefoot, which would be a two-hour clip special with highlights of the series' runs symbolizing all 50 of the United States and Washington, D.C.  This post details the 13 westernmost states of our country.

Mountain states

• New Mexico - Bryson acts out his Western-movie fantasies in Showdown at Las Positas. (Season 4, episode 3)
• Colorado - Bobby Ray and Jennifer join members of the U.S. military in watching a college basketball game in South Korea. [The state is home of the Air Force Academy, Fort Carson, and NORAD among other facilities.] (Season 5, episode 2)
• Wyoming - Ralph tries on a loincloth as part of a weekend of prehistoric hunting and gathering. (Season 3, episode 1)
• Montana - Bryson is treated to a night of old Western movies thanks to a big screen and a generator. (Season 2, episode 7)
• Idaho - Ralph reveals her crush with Beatha McCaughtry, performer at the Irish dance show in the New Jerusalem.  [Ireland and Idaho are both famed for their potatoes.] (NBS)
• Utah - Popeye visits the hall of records in Johnston County to answer his questions about Barefoot family history. (Season 1, episode 5)
• Nevada - Belinda marries two of her dolls: Sarah Michelle MacSmelliefoote and Benjamin Jeremiah Boogerberger. (Season 1, episode 6)
• Arizona - Hambone and her chaperone Ralph pass pre-show time by visiting a nature preserve in the Golan Heights, which has a similar climate and ecosystem. (Season 5, episode 6)

Pacific states

• California - The Honey Bees, a "lip rock" group that includes Hambone and B.W.'s cousin Beth, perform at a special youth event. [This symbolizes the youth and reinvention associated with the "Golden State," which I know so well as a lifelong resident.] (Season 4, episode 6)
• Oregon - Bryson's dream treehouse opens. (Season 3, episode 2)
• Washington - Belinda and Bryson engage in their first apple-picking contest.  (Season 1, episode 3)
• Alaska -  The family makes quilts, blankets, and even footwear to prepare for winter. (Season 3, episode 6)
• Hawaii - B.W. surprises the house by dressing as Elvis Presley for a show, and in fact even wears a lei to honor his comeback show in 1968. (NBS)

Thanks for taking this journey with me!

One other thing to tell you about: I am working on another group photograph, and it's the biggest to date.  I have doubled the size of the Barefoot Mommas' Club to 24, and their new "publicity photo" is based on one which contains a reality TV star.  I will work on it in the coming week and show it to you all late Friday or overnight Saturday next week.