barry: bald eagle. [chirping]. dj pigeon: ay, yo,i'm dj pigeon and i'd like to introduce y'allto our national bird. make some noisefor barry the bald eagle our state bystate chauffeur. barry: that's righty'all, what up, what up? who's ready to flyover to the silver state, at least that's thename on its license plate.
my friend here isa species in two words. she's the statebird of nevada, the mountain bluebird. yo, what's up betty blue? betty blue: welcometo nevada barry, it's hot in our desertsbut it sure is pretty! we got a lonelyroad called highway 50. and our capitalis carson city. there's a city in thesand that's our most famous,
it's a littleplace called las vegas. it calls itself theentertainment capital of the world, did ya know? there's food andworld-class shows. let's go! barry: vivaaaa las vegas! ♪ both: coast to coast,state to state, ♪ ♪ we're going to tellyou about a place and ♪ ♪ what makes it great. ♪
♪ so just fly with me,fly with me, fly with me, ♪ ♪ come on fly with me. ♪ betty blue: las vegasis surrounded by beautiful landmarks, like themojave desert, and the red rockcanyon national park. nevada comes from a wordmeaning snow-capped in spanish. barry: there'slots of desert here, did the water just vanish? betty blue: as thedriest state in america
we have touse water wisely. the weather in ourdeserts is known to vary widely. we're the country's 7thlargest state in area of land. the desert bighorn sheepis our state animal, man. ♪ both: coast to coast,state to state, we're ♪ ♪ going to tell youabout a place and ♪ barry: wow,nevada is so fine! betty blue: and we'rehome to the bristlecone pine. which is a tough tree.
some can livefor over 4,000 years, imagine what they've seen! our plant lifeisn't always lush. our state flower iscalled the sagebrush. and it's one ofnevada's nicknames too. we even have state colors,they're silver and blue. barry: like the sky! betty blue: we haveover 30 mountain ranges that make ourterrain pretty high.
nevada is hometo many petroglyphs, made by native americans,that's no myth. barry: how longago was that? betty blue: 20,000years ago according to archeological evidence, there were manyindian settlements. ♪ coast to coast,state to state, ♪ ♪ we're going totell you about a place ♪ ♪ and what makes it great. ♪
barry: well,thank you mc betty blue, your state is pretty great. now where should we go? betty blue: let's go for aswim in good ole' lake tahoe!