America
A road trip across America will give one a better feel for the pulse of the country than what is presented in the evening news, or across the internet.
Over the past few years we have taken the opportunity to drive from the Pacific Northwest to the heartland of the country taking both direct and quite indirect routes.
The following is not a collection of tourism pictures but more of a documentation of the experience of the drive. I hope you enjoy.
Over the years we have traveled the backroads of America.
Here is a look at some of the unique and quirky places across this great land.
Granville, Ohio
Carhenge, Alliance Nebraska
Carhenge, Alliance Nebraska
Mount Rushmore National Monument, South Dakota
Devil's Tower National Monument, Montana
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Very Large Array, New Mexico
Very Large Array, New Mexico
White Sands National Park, New Mexico
White Sands National Park, New Mexico
Roswell, New Mexico
Roswell, New Mexico
Billy the Kid Grave, New Mexico
Rio Grande Gorge Bridge, Taos New Mexico
Cactus, New Mexico
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Dungeness Spit National Seashore, Sequim Washington
Vermont Inn-to-Inn Hiking September 2024
In late September 2024 we traveled to the State of Vermont to participate in a family group Inn-to-Inn hike. Four nights, forty miles. This was one of the shortest adventures we have been on but the experience was lovely and it gave us quality time with some extended family.
Vermont Inn-to-Inn Hike
Vermont Inn-to-Inn Hike
Vermont Inn-to-Inn Hike
Vermont Inn-to-Inn Hike
Vermont Inn-to-Inn Hike
Vermont Inn-to-Inn Hike
Vermont Inn-to-Inn Hike
Vermont Inn-to-Inn Hike
Vermont Inn-to-Inn Hike
Vermont Inn-to-Inn Hike
Vermont Inn-to-Inn Hike
Vermont Inn-to-Inn Hike
I found the Buddha deep in the forest or did the Buddha find me? Vermont Inn-to-Inn Hike
Vermont Inn-to-Inn Hike
Vermont Inn-to-Inn Hike
Vermont Inn-to-Inn Hike
Vermont Inn-to-Inn Hike
Vermont Inn-to-Inn Hike
Vermont Inn-to-Inn Hike
Vermont Inn-to-Inn Hike
Vermont Inn-to-Inn Hike
Vermont Inn-to-Inn Hike
Vermont Inn-to-Inn Hike
Vermont Inn-to-Inn Hike
Vermont Inn-to-Inn Hike
Vermont Inn-to-Inn Hike
Vermont Inn-to-Inn Hike
Vermont Inn-to-Inn Hike
Vermont Inn-to-Inn Hike
Vermont Inn-to-Inn Hike
In late April 2023 I embarked on a solo road trip from Seattle to Central Ohio. Previous trips provided a basis for how many miles one could reasonably and safely cover each day and what places to stay at overnight.
Day 1 was Seattle, Washington to Butte, Montana
Day 2 was Butte, Montana to Murdo, South Dakota.
Day 3 was Murdo, South Dakota to Morton, Illinois
Day 4 was Morton, Illinois to Granville, Ohio.
The four days of driving covered 2,475 miles (3,983 kilometers)
Seattle Traffic I-405. Heading for I-90 to begin my journey east.
Pioneer Coffee, Cle Elum, Washington
Pioneer Coffee, Cle Elum, Washington
Wild Horses Monument, Vantage, Washington
Wild Horses Monument, Vantage, Washington
Wild Horses Monument, Vantage, Washington
Wild Horses Monument, Vantage, Washington
Wild Horses Monument, Vantage, Washington
Wild Horses Monument, Vantage, Washington
Wild Horses Monument, Vantage, Washington
Wild Horses Monument, Vantage, Washington
Wild Horses Monument, Vantage, Washington
Wild Horses Monument, Vantage, Washington
Wild Horses Monument, Vantage, Washington
Wild Horses Monument, Vantage, Washington
Wild Horses Monument, Vantage, Washington
Wild Horses Monument, Vantage, Washington
Wild Horses Monument, Vantage, Washington
I-90 Bridge at Vantage Washington crossing the Columbia River
Grandson's Bracelet, First Nation (Canada) bracelet The Orca (Spirit of the Traveler). Amulets for a safe journey, I-90 Washington State
Frank's Diner, Spokane
Frank's Diner, Spokane
Frank's Diner, Spokane
Frank's Diner, Spokane
Frank's Diner, Spokane
Center of the Universe, Wallace, Idaho
Sunrise east of Butte, Montana
Little Bighorn Grasslands, Montana
Little Bighorn Grasslands, Montana
Little Bighorn Grasslands, Montana
Little Bighorn Grasslands, Montana
Center of the Nation, Belle Fourche, South Dakota
Center of the Nation, Belle Fourche, South Dakota
Center of the Nation, Belle Fourche, South Dakota
Center of the Nation, Belle Fourche, South Dakota
Missile Silos, South Dakota
Missile Silos, South Dakota
Missile Silos, South Dakota
Missile Silos, South Dakota
Missile Silos, South Dakota
South Dakota
South Dakota
South Dakota
South Dakota
Wall, South Dakota
Wall, South Dakota
South Dakota
South Dakota
South Dakota
South Dakota
South Dakota
Dignity Woman, Chamberlain, South Dakota
Dignity Woman, Chamberlain, South Dakota
Dignity Woman, Chamberlain, South Dakota
Corn Palace, Mitchell, South Dakota
Dignity Woman, Chamberlain, South Dakota
Corn Palace, Mitchell, South Dakota
Chamberlain, South Dakota
Mitchell, South Dakota
The Corn Palace, Mitchell, South Dakota
The Corn Palace, Mitchell, South Dakota
The Corn Palace, Mitchell, South Dakota
The Corn Palace, Mitchell, South Dakota
The Corn Palace, Mitchell, South Dakota
The Corn Palace, Mitchell, South Dakota
The Corn Palace, Mitchell, South Dakota
Iowa US #20 Eastbound
Morton, Illinois (3rd night on the road)
Road trip fast food, Morton, Illinois
Road trip fast food, Morton, Illinois
In early May 2023 we started our journey westward, first heading north through Michigan and then heading west across the Upper Peninsula. A late spring snowstorm put some snow on the ground as a distraction but was not a hinderance.
We traveled through Duluth towards Bismarck with a brief stop in Breckenridge, Minnesota, the home of my great great grandfather when he and his family immigrated from Ireland. I had a need to visit the pioneer section of the cemetery and see the farmland that he worked.
Stopping at Theodore Roosevelt National Park we saw more bison than we had previously seen at the Great Grassland Reserve a few years earlier.
Three Tigers Brewing, Granville, Ohio
Three Tigers Brewing, Granville, Ohio
Traverse City, Michigan
Traverse City, Michigan
Traverse City, Michigan
Traverse City, Michigan
Traverse City, Michigan
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park, Michigan
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park, Michigan
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park, Michigan
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park, Michigan
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park, Michigan
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park, Michigan
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park, Michigan
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park, MichiganSleeping Bear Dunes National Park, Michigan
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park, Michigan
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park, Michigan
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park, Michigan
Mackinaw City, Michigan
Mackinac Bridge, Michigan
Mackinac Bridge, Michigan
Mackinac Bridge, Michigan
Lake Huron, Mackinaw City, Michigan
Lake Superior, Michigan
Lake Superior, Michigan
Lake Superior, Michigan
Lake Superior, Michigan
Bond Falls Scenic Area, Michigan
Bond Falls Scenic Area, Michigan
Bond Falls Scenic Area, Michigan
Bond Falls Scenic Area, Michigan
Bond Falls Scenic Area, Michigan
Bond Falls Scenic Area, Michigan
Bond Falls Scenic Area, Michigan
Bond Falls Scenic Area, Michigan
Bond Falls Scenic Area, Michigan
Bond Falls Scenic Area, Michigan
Bond Falls Scenic Area, Michigan
Bond Falls Scenic Area, Michigan
Bond Falls Scenic Area, Michigan
Bond Falls Scenic Area, Michigan
Lake Superior, Duluth, Minnesota
Lake Superior, Duluth, Minnesota
Lake Superior, Duluth, Minnesota
Lake Superior, Duluth, Minnesota
Lake Superior, Duluth, Minnesota
Lake Superior, Duluth, Minnesota
Lake Superior, Duluth, Minnesota
Breckenridge, Minnesota
Breckenridge, Minnesota
Breckenridge, Minnesota
Breckenridge, Minnesota
Breckenridge, Minnesota
Breckenridge, Minnesota
Breckenridge, Minnesota Riverside Cemetery
Breckenridge, Minnesota Riverside Cemetery
Breckenridge, Minnesota Riverside Cemetery
Breckenridge, Minnesota farmland
Breckenridge, Minnesota farmland
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
TheodoreTheodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Montana Skies
Montana Skies
Montana Skies
Montana Skies
Montana Skies
Montana Skies
Montana Skies
Montana Skies
Montana Skies
Montana Skies
Montana Skies
Montana Skies
Montana Skies
Glacier National Park
Lake McDonald, Glacier National Park
Lake McDonald, Glacier National Park
Lake McDonald, Glacier National Park
Lake McDonald, Glacier National Park
Lake McDonald, Glacier National Park
Lake McDonald, Glacier National Park
McDonald Creek, Glacier National Park
McDonald Creek, Glacier National Park
McDonald Creek, Glacier National Park
McDonald Creek, Glacier National Park
McDonald Creek, Glacier National Park
Polebridge, Montana
Duke, Polebridge, Montana
Polebridge, Montana
Duke, Polebridge, Montana
Polebridge, Montana
Polebridge, Montana
Polebridge, Montana
Polebridge, Montana
Polebridge, Montana Bear Dog
Polebridge, Montana Bear Dog
Glacier National Park, Montana
Glacier National Park, Montana
Glacier National Park, Montana
Glacier National Park, Montana
Glacier National Park, Montana
McDonald Lake, Glacier National Park, Montana
Tupelo Grille, Whitefish Montana
Tupelo Grille, Whitefish Montana
Tupelo Grille, Whitefish Montana
Whitefish, Montana
Whitefish, Montana
Whitefish, Montana
Whitefish, Montana
Whitefish, Montana
Western Montana
Western Montana
Columbia River at Vantage, Washington
Columbia River at Vantage, Washington
Columbia River at Vantage, Washington
Columbia River at Vantage, Washington
Columbia River at Vantage, Washington
Columbia River at Vantage, Washington
In October 2021 we traveled to New Mexico for an epic drive around the state.
Starting in Albuquerque we visited the Very Large Array (made famous in the Jodie Foster movie “Contact”), White Sands National Park, Roswell, Fort Union National Monument, Taos, Santa Fe, the Georgia O’Keeffe Gallery/Museum in Santa Fe, Los Cerrillos, before returning back to our starting point in Albuquerque.
The Plan
Petroglyph National Monument Albuquerque
Petroglyph National Monument Albuquerque
Very Large Array
Very Large Array
Very Large Array
Very Large Array
Silver City, NM
New Mexico
New Mexico
Cactus in New Mexico
Cactus in New Mexico
Cactus in New Mexico
Barrel Cactus in New Mexico
Jasper
White Sands National Park
White Sands National Park
White Sands National Park
White Sands National Park
White Sands National Park
White Sands National Park
White Sands National Park
White Sands National Park
White Sands National Park
White Sands National Park
White Sands National Park
White Sands National Park
White Sands National Park
Roswell, New Mexico
Roswell, New Mexico
Roswell, New Mexico
Roswell, New Mexico
Roswell, New Mexico
Roswell, New Mexico
New Mexico
New Mexico
New Mexico
New Mexico
New Mexico
Abandoned Homestead
Billie the Kid Gravesite
Billie the Kid Gravesite
Billie the Kid Gravesite
Fort Union National Monument
Fort Union National Monument
Fort Union National Monument
Fort Union National Monument
Fort Union National Monument
Fort Union National Monument
Fort Union National Monument
Fort Union National Monument
Fort Union National Monument
Fort Union National Monument
Fort Union National Monument
Fort Union National Monument
Fort Union National Monument
Antelope
Rio Grande Bridge, Taos
Rio Grande Bridge, Taos
Rio Grande Bridge, Taos
Cactus
Santa Fe Old Town Square
Santa Fe Old Town Square
Santa Fe Old Town Square
Santa Fe Old Town Square
Santa Fe Old Town
Santa Fe Old Town
Santa Fe Old Town
Santa Fe Old Town
Santa Fe Old Town
Santa Fe Old Town
Santa Fe Old Town
Santa Fe Old Town
Santa Fe Old Town
Santa Fe Old Town
Santa Fe Old Town
Santa Fe Old Town Coffee Shop Art
Santa Fe Old Town Coffee Shop Art
Santa Fe Old Town
Santa Fe Old Town
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Santa Fe
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Santa Fe
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Santa Fe
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Santa Fe
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Santa Fe
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Santa Fe
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Santa Fe
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Santa Fe
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Santa Fe
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Santa Fe
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Santa Fe
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Santa Fe
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Santa Fe
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Santa Fe
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Santa Fe
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Santa Fe
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Santa Fe
Out on the Town
Old Town Santa Fe
Old Town Santa Fe
Old Town Santa Fe
Old Town Santa Fe
Old Town Santa Fe
Old Town Santa Fe
Old Town Santa Fe
Old Town Santa Fe
Old Town Santa Fe
Old Town Santa Fe
Old Town Santa Fe
Old Town Santa Fe
Old Town Santa Fe
Old Town Santa Fe
Old Town Santa Fe
Old Town Santa Fe
Old Town Santa Fe
Old Town Santa Fe
Old Town Santa Fe
Old Town Santa Fe
Old Town Santa Fe
Old Town Santa Fe
Old Town Santa Fe
Old Town Santa Fe
Old Town Santa Fe
Old Town Santa Fe
Old Town Santa Fe
Old Town Santa Fe
Old Town Santa Fe
Los Cerrillos, NM
Los Cerrillos, NM
Los Cerrillos, NM
Los Cerrillos, NM
Los Cerrillos, NM
Los Cerrillos, NM
Los Cerrillos, NM
Los Cerrillos, NM
Abandoned Mine, Los Cerrillos, NM
Los Cerrillos, NM
Los Cerrillos, NM
Los Cerrillos, NM
Los Cerrillos, NM
Los Cerrillos, NM
Los Cerrillos, NM
Los Cerrillos, NM
Los Cerrillos, NM
Los Cerrillos, NM
Los Cerrillos, NM
Los Cerrillos, NM
Los Cerrillos, NM
Los Cerrillos, NM
Los Cerrillos, NM
Los Cerrillos, NM
Los Cerrillos, NM
Sandia Peak, Albuquerque
Sandia Peak, Albuquerque
Sandia Peak, Albuquerque
Sandia Peak, Albuquerque
Sandia Peak, Albuquerque
Trails With No Rails Sandia Peak, Albuquerque
Trails With No Rails Sandia Peak, Albuquerque
Trails With No Rails Sandia Peak, Albuquerque
Sandia Peak, Albuquerque
Sandia Peak, Albuquerque
Sandia Peak, Albuquerque
Adios New Mexico
The Great West
The Great West
The Great West
The Great West