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The Amazing Adventures of Flat Stanley and Aunt Linda
by Susie Aber and Linda Lillard

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Flat Stanley is excited to visit the Riverwalk in downtown San Antonio. The images below illustrate their adventures and an enlarged picture can be viewed by clicking on each scene.
Photo date 1/2006; © by S.W. Aber	Yahoo! Flat Stanley was happy to explore the River Walk or Paseo del Rio, which is a path meandering along both sides of a channelized river. According to the guest informant (2005), when the rains came, the San Antonio River would flood, and Robert H. H. Hugman tamed this act of nature by creating a three foot or meter deep channel for the water to reside full time between 1939 and 1941 (p. 14).
	Photo date 1/2006; © by S.W. Aber	Businesses flourish beside the river at a level up to seven meters or 20 feet beneath the vehicle-filled streets. Low profile tourist and taxi boats are available to enhance the legends and move people along the way.
Photo date 1/2006; © by S.W. Aber	The path is planted with a mix of flowers and trees interspersed with waterfalls, fountains, and benches. The cypress and cottonwood trees have dropped their leaves, while subtropical trees and shrubs were blooming in winter month of January!
	Photo date 1/2006; © by S.W. Aber	Arched bridges of limestone periodically connect the two paths along the river. Winter in San Antonio included days of sunshine and 70 degree Fahrenheit temperatures.
Photo date 1/2006; © by S.W. Aber	It is time to sit and enjoy the warmth of the day. However, Stanley had something else in mind...
	Photo date 1/2006; © by S.W. Aber	When Linda took time to reflect on the trip, Flat Stanley took off on his own. Where's Flat Stanley?
Photo date 1/2006; © by S.W. Aber	There were some tense moments but soon Aunt Linda was reunited with Flat Stanley and they continued to explore this 8th largest city in America.
Flat Stanley sees the Alamo, one of many church mission structures preserved in the area. Missions began in this area in the early 1700s, when priests came to establish settlements and convert peoples of the area to the Catholic faith.	Photo date 1/2006; © by S.W. Aber	The Alamo was first known as Mission San Antonio de Valero and was later the scene of an important turning point in the political relations of New Spain and New America.
Photo date 1/2006; © by S.W. Aber	In 1836, a battle occurred between a Mexican army of thousands lead by General Santa Anna and a group hundreds, which included legendary heros Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie. Although the army defeated the peoples in the Alamo over the 13 day conflict, the fight became a symbol of independence for Texans.
	Photo date 1/2006; © by S.W. Aber	Home again... Pictured in manilla envelope.

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© 2006 Notice: The Amazing Adventures of Flat Stanley and Linda webpage was created for educational purposes and while everyone is welcome to view these webpages, any other use or repackaging of these materials is prohibited without permission from the author, Dr. Susan W. Aber, abersusa@emporia.edu. Dr. Aber currently teaches in the Earth Science department at Emporia State University, www.emporia.edu/earthsci/abersusa.htm. This webpage was created January 22, 2006; last update September 27, 2006. All rights reserved.