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Yes, I'm sure it has been restored over the years...it has been inhabited by the same family for 17 generations and has been on this planet for almost a full millennium. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/36143738192_2692817e1e_k.jpg36143738192_2692817e1e_kIf you ever want to be inspired to write your own cheesy, yet timeless, fairy tale, just stare at this image for a couple minutes. OK, good. Now, once upon a time...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/36311211325_163cd15278_k.jpg36311211325_163cd15278_kGjogv's namesake gorgehttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/36318994085_cd0bfbc309_k-1.jpg36318994085_cd0bfbc309_k (1)En route to Gjogv (note the switchbacks)https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/35510376313_cf0206f02f_k.jpg35510376313_cf0206f02f_kThe humble abodes of Saksunhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/36176329341_a4f0496bb1_k.jpg36176329341_a4f0496bb1_kThe absolutely unreal view of Sørvágsvatn seemingly about spill over into the ocean...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/35503654103_e65bdb15a6_k.jpg35503654103_e65bdb15a6_kBreeah at land's edge, shooting near the waterfall (Bøsdalafossur) that cascades over the cliff side.https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/35923592960_16283744c7_k.jpg35923592960_16283744c7_kThe point you see jutting out to the left is our ultimate destination here at Sørvágsvatn, the largest lake in the Faroes. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/35916256240_4652fcc4a1_k.jpg35916256240_4652fcc4a1_kThe epic view of Gásadalur and nearby Mykines island (home of the Faroese Puffin)2017-08-19T17:42:30+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2017/07/21/21-miles-one-day-and-a-beautiful-rugged-island/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/34280250834_0154dd8041_k.jpg34280250834_0154dd8041_khttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/34738182010_19ee8e5c0a_k.jpg34738182010_19ee8e5c0a_kThe rarely hiked to beach at Yellowbanks. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/34280253634_c0473d12bd_k.jpg34280253634_c0473d12bd_kThe view of the beach from Yellowbankshttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/34993930591_8c8cf3cd76_k-1.jpg34993930591_8c8cf3cd76_k (1)Olive tree grove at Smuggler's, viewed from the Yellowbanks trailhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/34314471983_6b911ae0ef_k-1.jpg34314471983_6b911ae0ef_k (1)One of the island's many foxes wants a bite of our food...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/34280254414_18927376b9_k.jpg34280254414_18927376b9_kOn to Smuggler's Cove...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/34280257994_9760d3604e_k.jpg34280257994_9760d3604e_kEnjoying a tuna sandwich at the high pointhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/34994056151_b449db4f10_k.jpg34994056151_b449db4f10_khttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/34993941531_cebc40110d_k-1.jpg34993941531_cebc40110d_k (1)Heck, this could be the Canary Islands if you didn't know it. Unbelievably scenichttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/34993942771_7d918f5c39_k.jpg34993942771_7d918f5c39_kClouds beginning to break for us as we are officially the only ones on Santa Cruz Island experiencing sunlight...2017-08-01T14:05:06+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2017/05/12/cuba-a-beautifully-complicated-place/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/34600133635_fb330d1da4_k.jpg34600133635_fb330d1da4_kA museum devoted to an old pharmacy in Matanzashttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/34600075335_99cf1505fa_k.jpg34600075335_99cf1505fa_kA rare look inside the old Hershey sugar cane factory in Camilo Cienfuegos, where workers now repair train carshttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/34469489421_6a148d4827_k.jpg34469489421_6a148d4827_kCubans boarding a train for Havana in Camilo Cienfuegoshttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/34469672951_c5497a469c_k.jpg34469672951_c5497a469c_kClassic cars congregating in Centro Havanahttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/34600067245_b528bc4293_k.jpg34600067245_b528bc4293_kCuban kids playing some pick-up baseball in the Vedado district of Havanahttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/34214648870_01b15f892b_k.jpg34214648870_01b15f892b_kThe Basilica Menor de San Francisco de Asis in Old Havanahttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/34469987181_a9c9cfafdb_k.jpg34469987181_a9c9cfafdb_kIn front of the Plaza de la Revolución with the famous sculpture of "Che" in the backgroundhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/34214605590_ed8a18174b_k.jpg34214605590_ed8a18174b_kThe famous Riviera hotel...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/34558838856_f73c15754d_k.jpg34558838856_f73c15754d_kBreeah and I with the Havana skyline behind us. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/34558849136_2244214aef_k.jpg34558849136_2244214aef_kWaves overtaking the Malecon2017-05-13T16:22:02+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2017/03/28/the-out-islands-of-eleuthera/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/31994424173_61064e5d0f_k-1.jpg31994424173_61064e5d0f_k (1)Maybe our favorite beach on the entire stay. An idyllic oasis in the narrow gap between Russell Island and Spanish Wells (view from Russell Island side). https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/32685433551_683b76699b_k.jpg32685433551_683b76699b_kThe Generation Gap is the go-to place on the island for any meal you can possibly imagine. Best of all? It might be the cheapest fare you find in Eleuthera...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/31994440643_586af51bcb_k.jpg31994440643_586af51bcb_kView of the main beach on Spanish Wells from the sandbarhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/32655327032_ff71ee3f6d_k.jpg32655327032_ff71ee3f6d_kSpanish Wells feels like suburban Florida...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/32808762105_112f2a5c08_k.jpg32808762105_112f2a5c08_kResearch enough on Bahamas travel and you'll find a photo of this...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/31965826294_562ac1442e_k.jpg31965826294_562ac1442e_kThe famous "lone tree" of Harbour Islandhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/32768055206_6515d4695a_k.jpg32768055206_6515d4695a_kThe well groomed beach at Harbour Islandhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/32768050996_cef07c84ea_k.jpg32768050996_cef07c84ea_kI didn't know you could fit six people on a golf cart until I came here...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/32808782985_629a3be5fe_k.jpg32808782985_629a3be5fe_kRoads can be a tight squeeze on Harbour Island, that is why only the locals own cars...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/32685424161_1d3a8c2e6f_k.jpg32685424161_1d3a8c2e6f_k2017-03-29T14:53:44+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2017/03/11/a-love-story-in-the-bahamas/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/31994424173_61064e5d0f_k.jpg31994424173_61064e5d0f_kOur favorite beach during the trip, this is the view from Russel Island looking over to Harbour Island (yes, it is a very easy swim between the two). A couple dolphins swam through here while we were setting our stuff down. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/32700551571_7f77b04ce3_k.jpg32700551571_7f77b04ce3_kPosing in front of the court house in Governor's Harbour the day before. Just got permission to wed on the island!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/32823953275_14eb648002_k.jpg32823953275_14eb648002_kThe calm before...the calm. Best friend Tormod and I about to get a snorkeling session in the morning before the ceremonies. Much credit to Breeah's dad, Roger, for spearheading the beach raking project!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/33193192612_f14009a663_z.jpg33193192612_f14009a663_zThe happy adventurers!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/33348420965_175cb34ccd_k.jpg33348420965_175cb34ccd_kCouldn't have asked for a better girl, a better place and a better group of people to celebrate this incredible journeyhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/32965879020_4ae092ba49_k.jpg32965879020_4ae092ba49_kOur location on Gaulding Cay Beach in Eleuthera, sign posts directing us to all our major travel destinations. Thanks to Boy Meets Girl weddings (boymeetsgirl-weddings.com). Photography by the great Erik Kruthoff (erikruthoff.com)https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/33220813651_e38af768bb_k.jpg33220813651_e38af768bb_k2017-03-11T00:43:42+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2016/12/30/travel-resolutions-for-2017-and-how-i-did-in-2016/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/29611487483_2305bc2c12_o.jpg29611487483_2305bc2c12_ohttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/capture.jpgcaptureCasa Grande was my most recent NPS unit visit (December 2016)https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/21499440845_25bd980ea9_k.jpg21499440845_25bd980ea9_kThe true remoteness of Eastern Oregon beckons...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/27167008650_1154a79451_k.jpg27167008650_1154a79451_kRitidian Point, Guam - near the spot where I popped the big questionhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/27520946930_5359d386e7_k.jpg27520946930_5359d386e7_kLassen Volcanic National Park in June. A lot of people don't realize that this was the site of the last volcanic eruption in the Lower 48 before Mt. St. Helens. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/29493629526_852bece713_k.jpg29493629526_852bece713_kBoth of us enjoying a nice, brisk windy September day at the northernmost point of the United States - Point Barrow, Alaskahttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/27344293042_a2f1ad4bfa_k.jpg27344293042_a2f1ad4bfa_kBreeah posing by a set of phones and world time map at the Taiwan airport as we waited for our flight to Guam2017-02-14T19:47:52+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2015/12/31/travel-resolutions-for-2016-and-how-i-did-in-2015/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/21311618778_72f4a8f81a_k.jpg21311618778_72f4a8f81a_kTravel - for me - is relatively unexpected and unplanned. I don't know where I'll visit as I go into 2015. Here I'm standing in Craters of the Moon National Monument in Idaho (late August) - a place that had crossed my mind before but never made my travel plans until just two weeks prior to visiting...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/16669179580_e64f2dea4d_k.jpg16669179580_e64f2dea4d_kI haven't yet got to all the counties in Minnesota (or any other states beside Delaware and Maryland), but we visited Red Wing, MN (Goodhue County) earlier this year and stood by the largest boot in the world!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/21422006210_aeeeed6564_k.jpg21422006210_aeeeed6564_kOregon was beautiful until Halloween. Its been raining since... Starting to dream of the spring and summer months...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/20878122793_7683232edf_k.jpg20878122793_7683232edf_kVisiting out-of-the-way counties allows one to take in America's great sites...um, like the Mothman museum...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/18164515342_64c72edd06_k.jpg18164515342_64c72edd06_kA massive Maersk shipping liner makes its way toward the Panama Canal. This is easily the largest ship I've ever seen with my own eyes - it was just massive. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/16299157619_f387325fe2_k.jpg16299157619_f387325fe2_k2016-12-30T19:29:48+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2016/10/14/adak-americas-fringe/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/20161009_171114.jpg20161009_171114https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/20161009_170518.jpg20161009_170518https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/20161009_105204.jpg20161009_105204https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/20161009_104135.jpg20161009_104135https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/20161009_103457.jpg20161009_103457https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/20161009_100802.jpg20161009_100802https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/20161008_201342.jpg20161008_201342https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/20161008_201300.jpg20161008_201300https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/20161008_132839.jpg20161008_132839https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/20161008_130933.jpg20161008_1309332019-09-06T10:31:51+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2016/09/08/3427/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/barrow20.jpgbarrow20Don't confuse this Airport Inn with other Airport Inn's, this is the real deal yo. This is the only place to stay in Barrow if you still love your wallet. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/barrow19.jpgbarrow19Whale skull at city hallhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/barrow07.jpgbarrow07Eat uphttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/barrow13.jpgbarrow13I'm in a boat (yeah), I'm going...nowhere. I was the northernmost person in the U.S. in this photo, obviously I was doing some very important stuff. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/barrow04.jpgbarrow04Typical road in Barrow. Pavement doesn't play nice with permafrost.https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/barrow06.jpgbarrow06Satellites are pointed to the horizon to a relay beam that then redirects the signal up into space. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/barrow08.jpgbarrow08Rent for this place would probably be at least $2,000 a month and I'm not even joking. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/barrow17.jpgbarrow17Obligatory sign post photo. I mean, why not, right?https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/barrow10.jpgbarrow10The Barrow Whalers, made famous by an NFL Network series, are the only high school football team north of the Arctic Circle. Their field is just feet from the Arctic Ocean!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/barrow051.jpgbarrow05An icebow over the Arctic Ocean2016-11-08T11:58:12+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/about/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/longhair.jpglonghairhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/twitpic1.jpgtwitpic2016-08-03T23:39:38+00:00weekly0.6https://weekendroady.com/2016/06/06/american-micronesia-a-week-in-guam/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/guam07.jpgGuam07The view from Two Lovers Point, with Tumon Bay (and its hotels) in the background, and FaiFai Beach in the foreground. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/guam06.jpgGuam06The Chamorro Village (especially when coupled with FestPac) is rocking on Wednesday nights. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/guam05.jpgGuam05The Festival of Pacific Nations gave us a sample of the taste, cultures and people of nearly 30 Pacific island nations. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/guam09.jpgGuam09Guam has a long history of different "landloards", here is the view from Fort Nuestra Senora de la Soledad, an old Spanish establishment in the south of Guam. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/guamreef01.jpgGuamReef01We snorkeled four times during our week on Guam, there is plenty of colorful reef life in the shallow waters near shore. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/guam04.jpgGuam04There is actually quite a bit of traffic on Guam, especially at rush hour. Just like the U.S...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/guam03.jpgGuam03Gun Beach, a short drive (or walk) north of Tumon Bay. Beautiful and (usually) quiethttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/guam02.jpgGuam02Dream fulfilled: I'm at the boarding gate for Guam!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/guammain.jpgGuamMain2016-08-03T22:34:20+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2016/08/03/voyaging-in-voyageurs/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/voy11.jpgvoy11The historic and quaint Kettle Falls Hotel, this place has an interesting (and somewhat nefarious past). Its been on the National Register of Historic Places for 40 years as of 2016.https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/voy10.jpgvoy10Kettle Falls sits on the easternmost arm of the Kabetogama Peninsula. Canada is literally on the other side of the water. In fact, from this spot, Canadian land sits directly north, east and south of you. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/voy08.jpgvoy08View from a beach well within the Voyaguers Nat'l Park boundarieshttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/voy07.jpgvoy07The park service has a tour boat that takes visitors around some of the more notable sites within the park.https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/voy04.jpgvoy04Looking into an old mine on another little island (this one is located within the park boundary)https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/voy02.jpgvoy02Little American Island is an island "enclave" of sorts, being park-controlled land just outside of the park boundaries. An old mining operation existed on this island and boaters can dock and walk through established trails to visit the site.https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/voy03.jpgvoy03Yeah, apparently this is a "cabin"...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/voy01.jpgvoy01Huge houses adorn the Rainy Lake shoreline en route to the boundaries of the parkhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/voy06.jpgvoy06Well, at this point, they're both dead... (display at Rainy Lake Visitor Center)https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/voy05.jpgvoy05Obligatory posing with sign...2016-08-04T04:01:13+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2013/05/02/extreme-settlements-a-comprehensive-list/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_1607.jpgNew Shoreham2016-06-16T21:04:23+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2016/06/10/everyone-knows-saipan-well-at-least-you-should/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/saipanmain.jpgSaipanmainhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/cnmi25.jpgCNMI25Time to feast at Saipan's Thursday night market. BBQ-on-a-stick for everyone!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/cnmi24.jpgCNMI24Micro Beach near Garapan is considered Saipan's best swimming beach. Its also the beach I used in my header image for this post. Sandbars galore at low tide!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/cnmi23.jpgCNMI23https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/cnmi22.jpgCNMI22https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/cnmi21.jpgCNMI21The damage from the 2015 typhoon is apparent along the western coast of Saipan. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/cnmi20.jpgCNMI20https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/cnmi18.jpgCNMI18Bird Island is on Saipan's northeast coast and is a sort of symbolic image of the CNMIhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/cnmi17.jpgCNMI17View from Suicide Cliff, Banzai Cliff appears at the very north end. A memorial cemetery is to the left. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/cnmi16.jpgCNMI16A Japanese tank, overcome now by the Earth, sits at Marpi Point park2016-07-08T17:04:47+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2016/04/19/celebrating-national-park-week-the-roady-way/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/npw5.jpgnpw5This was the best bedroom in the fort, definitely not glamoroushttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/npw4.jpgnpw4The Fort Clatsop re-creationhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/npw3.jpgnpw3https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/npw2.jpgnpw2https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/npw1.jpgnpw12016-06-11T07:11:32+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2016/04/13/roady-sports-shots-witness-to-the-greatest-team-ever/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/gsw03.jpggsw03https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/gsw02.jpggsw02https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/gsw05.jpggsw05https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/gsw01.jpggsw01https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/gsw04.jpggsw042016-04-13T21:02:53+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2016/04/12/a-trip-to-the-least-visited-national-park-site-in-the-lower-48/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/port051.jpgport05https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/port041.jpgport04https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/port10.jpgport10https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/port09.jpgport09https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/port08.jpgport08https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/port07.jpgport07https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/port06.jpgport06https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/port05.jpgport05https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/port04.jpgport04https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/port03.jpgport032016-04-12T21:54:26+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2016/03/24/trading-rain-for-waterfalls-in-oregon-silver-falls-state-park/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sf07.jpgSF07Drake Fallshttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sf05.jpgSF05Double Falls (see its baby twin up top?)https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sf04.jpgSF04Lower North Falls, the first of four falls within 1/2 mile of each other. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sf03.jpgSF03Winding walkway behind Lower South Fallshttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sf06.jpgSF06Another satisfying weekend day trip! (Me in front of South Falls)https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sf02.jpgSF02A view from behind the majestic South Fallshttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sf01.jpgSF012016-03-24T18:07:29+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2015/11/12/roady-sports-shots-lamarcus-aldridge-returns-to-portland/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dsc05826.jpgDSC05826The legendary Tim Duncan may finally be showing some grays - but his play hasn't suffered for it!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dsc05816.jpgDSC05816We had a great view from right behind the Spurs benchhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dsc05794.jpgDSC057942015-11-12T19:52:16+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2015/09/26/exploring-the-oregon-outback/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/outback05.jpgoutback05Fires burning just outside of Crater Lake National Park's north entrance...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/outback04.jpgoutback04It is definitely worth the extra work to get out to Crater Lakehttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/outback03.jpgoutback03Dust blowing around Summer Lake, Oregonhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/outback02.jpgoutback02https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/outback01.jpgoutback01...and this direction will take you straight off of the grid...2015-09-26T00:38:48+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2015/09/19/a-west-coast-welcome/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/oregonstatefair.jpgoregonstatefairNever change, fair food. Never change...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/tetons.jpgtetonsHere I am, skipping rocks near the Tetons. This was a pretty good day...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/mothmanstatue.jpgmothmanstatueI'm a big fan of the Mothman Prophecies movie, so why not pay this creepy Mothman statue a visit. Point Pleasant, WV is home to this and the Mothman museum, which has a huge collection of movie props as well as artifacts related to the actual event the movie was based on. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/newrivergorgebridge.jpgnewrivergorgebridgeOnly five hours into my journey, I stumbled upon one of the most impressive bridges in the world, the New River Gorge Bridge in West Virginiahttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/craterlakefacebook.jpgcraterlakefacebook2015-09-28T16:03:53+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2015/08/11/one-more-maryland-hurrah/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/stclements3.jpgstclements3https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/hampton3.jpgHampton3The Ridgely's kindly set a table for us in their kitchen...No - the food is not real. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/hampton2.jpgHampton2The Lady Liberty-esque Thomas Sully painting of Eliza Ridgely stands front and center in the main hall. This is a replica of the original, which now is part of the National Gallery of Art's collection. If you take the Art and Architecture tour, you'll find out why this painting is so important to the creation of the Hampton National Historic Site. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/hampton1.jpgHampton1The Ridgely's house at the Hamption National Historic Site is apparently haunted, but I didn't have any ghostly encounters here.https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/stclements1.jpgstclements1Hard to believe that the first Maryland colonists first landed on this tiny little Chesapeake Bay island just a mile or so offshore from the mainland. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/thomasstone3.jpgthomasstone3Most of the items in the Stone house aren't originals, but the house has been decorated to period. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/thomasstone2.jpgthomasstone2An original replica of the Declaration given to Stone, the major highlight of the tour of the house...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/thomasstone1.jpgthomasstone1The Thomas Stone property is, at the very least, nice to look at...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/stclements2.jpgstclements22015-10-22T20:02:16+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2015/06/30/pushing-the-boundaries-of-a-three-day-weekend/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/19157425611_0d0da3158f_k.jpg19157425611_0d0da3158f_kChichen Itza is a massive rebuilding and restoration project. This was all mostly collapsed and covered under thick jungle. Here you can see a great example of the continuing process of restoring the site. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/19148195032_1a6f31ac84_k.jpg19148195032_1a6f31ac84_kChichen Itza is so much more than just the pyramid. Their are many different kinds of structures all around the grounds. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/19153942115_acb39f3180_k.jpg19153942115_acb39f3180_kThe ballcourt. Much larger than I ever expected it to be...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/18967820469_5a0aea1700_k.jpg18967820469_5a0aea1700_kThis souvenir tent was one of hundreds lined up around the Chichen Itza sitehttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/18966384038_caf60acd8b_k.jpg18966384038_caf60acd8b_kDon't worry, he doesn't bite...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/19127796886_0a35e063fe_k.jpg19127796886_0a35e063fe_kFinally! Chichen Itza!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/18966372308_b2c6fb5168_k.jpg18966372308_b2c6fb5168_kBuffet lunch...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/19153961745_87a342ef4c_k.jpg19153961745_87a342ef4c_kLoved the park in Valladolid, would have loved to stay longer than ten minutes...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/18966245110_a2350d13f3_k.jpg18966245110_a2350d13f3_kMe in front of the church in Valladolid's center squarehttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/19127812376_374cd05bb2_k.jpg19127812376_374cd05bb2_kBoarding our ferry in the early hours2015-07-02T21:36:43+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2015/05/31/a-weekend-in-the-pearls/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/17980338660_dac1245938_k.jpg17980338660_dac1245938_kThe only soccer field on Contadora (and perhaps all of the Pearl Islands) is adjacent to the only school on the island. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/17981852479_5a93504557_k.jpg17981852479_5a93504557_kGhosts from the Contadora Island Resort keep watch over Playa Largahttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/17980151468_61b50b85b2_k.jpg17980151468_61b50b85b2_kThis ferry used to shuttle guests to the Contadora Island Resort - its now found a permanent home on Playa Larga...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/18169200381_9d12a252cb_k.jpg18169200381_9d12a252cb_kA local resident takes watch over the rockier southern coast. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/17980357080_552cfe6fe2_k.jpg17980357080_552cfe6fe2_kOur welcoming committee awaits our arrival on Playa Galeon. Contadora doesn't have docks, so you are transferred from the ferry onto a smaller boat that takes you to the beach. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/18164515342_64c72edd06_k.jpg18164515342_64c72edd06_kNot the Maersk Alabama (of Captain Phillips fame), but this giant Maersk container vessel, built in 1999, was, at the time, one of the largest in existence. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/17545494094_63ce4e34d1_k.jpg17545494094_63ce4e34d1_kPanama City may come as a surprise for some with its rather stunning array of modern skyscrapers. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/18168068275_1fe2d07242_k.jpg18168068275_1fe2d07242_k2015-06-03T18:21:08+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2015/04/14/yoopie-for-a-weekend/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/17136375111_a4ca2db065_o.jpg17136375111_a4ca2db065_oThat's me at the top of Wisconsin. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/16949235438_fc83b5f6ff_k.jpg16949235438_fc83b5f6ff_k"When in Rome" moment, burying my face into a pasty (pronounced pass-tee), essentially your typically boring meat and potatoes stuffed into a pocket. Sarcasm aside, I actually did enjoy it. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/16949452560_533c220a97_k.jpg16949452560_533c220a97_kPart of Bond Falls still frozen overhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/17136346551_71c75c45ec_k.jpg17136346551_71c75c45ec_kSundance Channel did a multi-part documentary on Watersmeet, Michigan and its beloved Nimrod basketball team. Check out "Nimrod Nation" if your interested.https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/16949234398_dbda1d8706_k.jpg16949234398_dbda1d8706_kOntonagon is also known as the northern terminus of U.S. 45. I love just stumbling on stuff like this in-person.https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/17111056986_6815d3c039_k.jpg17111056986_6815d3c039_kShoreline of Lake Superior near Ontonagon, Michiganhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/17136350631_459c8170a7_k.jpg17136350631_459c8170a7_k2016-10-28T21:19:14+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2015/04/07/souvenirs-novelties-party-tricks-and-patches/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/mountwashingtonpatch1.jpgmountwashingtonpatch2015-04-07T20:46:40+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2015/03/26/minnesota-river-towns-in-winter/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/hudsonbeach.jpghudsonbeachNot quite swimming weather yet (beach at the end of the Hudson, Wisconsin riverwalk)https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/teddybearland.jpgteddybearlandDespite the 55-degree weather, it was still too cold to open the gates to Teddy Bear Land :-(https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/stillwatersteps.jpgstillwaterstepsSteps near the old warden's house in Stillwater that lead to my great view that you see in the first photo up top...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/frozenstcroix.jpgfrozenstcroixThe frozen St. Croix looking towards Wisconsin from Stillwaterhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/stjameshotel.jpgstjameshotelInterior shot of one of the floors of the St. James...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/stjameshotel2.jpgstjameshotel2The St. James Hotel is packed with Steamboat-era historyhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/redwingtrain.jpgredwingtrainNo trains passing through today I guess...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/lotsashoes.jpglotsashoesHave your pick, this is ever size of every style of boot that the company makeshttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/bigboot.jpgbigbootYeah, a little too much space between my toes and the front. Can I try a 13?https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/stillwaterfromabove.jpgstillwaterfromabove2015-04-01T17:54:20+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2013/01/25/death-road-of-maui/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_5253.jpgPunalau BeachThe last picture I took that night; dark, grainy, raw and unedited. This is from the lookout at Punalau Beach about three miles from Maui's northernmost point. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_5252.jpgHonolua BayStill in the relatively safe two-lan confines of Hono Lua Bay https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/mauihighway.jpgmauihighway2019-08-22T03:08:02+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2015/02/25/when-pigs-swim/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/16483711501_a52b655957_k.jpg16483711501_a52b655957_kThey apparently suspected my friend, Tormod, of having all the food...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/mewithpigs.jpgmewithpigsThese pigs weren't interested in posing, as you can see...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/15865326003_d396b0d0a9_k.jpg15865326003_d396b0d0a9_kThat's pretty much how I look when I swim...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/16297737278_11fb90ac17_k.jpg16297737278_11fb90ac17_kSir Oinks-a-lot comes out to greet the vessel, along with his compadre, Squealy McSquigglyhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/swimmingpigs.jpgswimmingpigshttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/15862934824_eebcef8a08_k.jpg15862934824_eebcef8a08_k2015-02-25T19:30:20+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2015/02/10/the-bahamas-out-islands-a-week-in-the-exumas/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/whichwaytogo.jpgwhichwaytogoWe got some travel inspiration from this epic sign post at Chat 'n Chill.https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/tocbeach2.jpgtocbeach2I did absolutely no photo editing or retouching here, this is a genuine snapshot of the beautiful Tropic of Cancer beach (and yes, you can swim to those islands - we did)https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/tropicofcancerbeach.jpgtropicofcancerbeachThe four of us gathered at Tropic of Cancer beach.https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/stockingsnorkeling.jpgstockingsnorkelingThe spot for snorkeling on Stocking Island.https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/school.jpgschoolSchool kids at play in George Town. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/friedlobster.jpgfriedlobsterFried Lobster (the onions "make" this dish!) at Santana's in Little Exuma. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/nightview.jpgnightviewView at night from the porch of our guest house.https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/littleexumabridge.jpglittleexumabridgeThe bridge at a place called "The Ferry" gets you over to Little Exuma.https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/turtles.jpgturtlesYou can find turtles (and even swim with them - for free) at the piers on Hooper's Bay beach.https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/jollyhallbeach.jpgjollyhallbeachA beautiful section of Jolly Hall beach, located quite close to George Town.2016-08-31T21:19:28+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2015/01/13/travel-resolutions-for-2015-and-how-i-did-in-2014/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/14776695782_57ac7e66e4_k.jpg14776695782_57ac7e66e4_kCanada isn't a new country to me, it's like my second home. I visit it at least once a year, if not more. Here I am in Yoho National Park (B.C.) last July. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/15341327107_0e2e112385_k.jpg15341327107_0e2e112385_kI still can't believe that I took this picture in New Hampshire in October. Mount Washington is one of my all-time favorite U.S. weekend trips. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/14699416607_b44a0b5e28_k.jpg14699416607_b44a0b5e28_kIn visiting Pendleton County, WV in 2014, I stumbled onto the Sites Homestead near Seneca Rocks. For this Sites, it was a rather shocking find!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/13223959863_48cfea1d02_k.jpg13223959863_48cfea1d02_kBreeah and I made it to Montserrat, one of the least visited (but so far my favorite) islands in the Caribbean.https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/15947489912_2afdedc9eb_k.jpg15947489912_2afdedc9eb_k2015-02-02T04:50:44+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2014/12/16/cold-out-there-come-to-death-valley/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/15760863040_7fde6cfddf_k.jpg15760863040_7fde6cfddf_kThis little guy was as curious about us as we were of himhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/15947494392_fb06a3107c_k.jpg15947494392_fb06a3107c_kA real surprise. The Darwin Falls trail is a hidden gem in Death Valley. There is water here! And green, luscious, vivid green!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/15762419427_52de56d32a_k.jpg15762419427_52de56d32a_kAnd you typical tourist shot...I had tohttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/15922359336_9459948d56_k.jpg15922359336_9459948d56_kBreeah and I take in the dunes - our second favorite set of dunes behind White Sands in New Mexicohttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/15760736978_169ae68f98_k.jpg15760736978_169ae68f98_kYes, it really is this wide open and desolate...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/fbcover.jpgfbcover2015-02-05T22:10:30+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2014/11/06/the-fall-colors-of-hopewell-furnace/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/poe1.jpgpoe1https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/poe2.jpgpoe2You know you're in Poe country...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/poe3.jpgpoe3Poe's room in his family's Philadelphia rentalhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/hopewell6.jpghopewell6The blacksmith shophttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/hopewell2.jpghopewell2Yes, there is a well-maintained coop! https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/hopewell3.jpghopewell3That's me, with the main grounds of the company town behind me...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/hopewell4.jpghopewell4The factory building at Hopewell Furnacehttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/hopewell1.jpghopewell1Yes, people lived in that...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/hopewell5.jpghopewell52014-11-06T23:03:39+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2014/10/23/thinking-of-canada-today/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/9722699075_06acc8bec2_k-2.jpg9722699075_06acc8bec2_k (2)https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/9725923210_82fbe6b0f4_k.jpg9725923210_82fbe6b0f4_kThe Parliament, on a drizzly night in early June 2012https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/9725923388_83aaec3c72_k.jpg9725923388_83aaec3c72_k2014-10-23T21:28:22+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2014/10/16/46-hours-3-national-parks-and-one-really-frozen-mountaintop/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/marshbillings.jpgmarshbillingsFrom CT's only national park to VT's only national park - that's how I roll...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/viewnorth.jpgviewnorthIs this heaven? Nah, it's the eastern U.S... Whut..?https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/frozen.jpgfrozenA frozen world...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/mtwashingtonbase.jpgmtwashingtonbaseOtherwise known as "Polar Research Base, New Hampshire"...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/rimeice.jpgrimeiceRime ice collecting onto a ledgehttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/trainleaving.jpgtrainleavingA train descending off the top of Mount Washingtonhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cograiltrain.jpgcograiltrainWe're here!!!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/newhampshiredrive.jpgnewhampshiredriveThat's better...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/nhfog.jpgnhfogGood morning New Hampshire!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/pinballwizardarcade.jpgpinballwizardarcadeThe guy in the corner was really taking his retro gaming seriously...2015-02-09T20:29:05+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2014/09/25/the-outer-banks-a-place-of-firsts/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/15298824786_a07c33d276_k.jpg15298824786_a07c33d276_kWhile the Wright Brothers tested their flights in Kill Devil Hills, they are most associated with Kitty Hawk because, at that point, that was where most of the population on the Banks was.https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/15321864575_76a3c6856a_k.jpg15321864575_76a3c6856a_kThe sea was rough for the entirety of the weekend - I could see why the Wright Brothers enjoyed the windy conditions here!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/15321849845_0ad26084da_k.jpg15321849845_0ad26084da_kThe Wright Brothers Memorial on a not so good day to be flying...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/15135264888_9816ea5351_k.jpg15135264888_9816ea5351_kI can now say that I stood at the exact spot of the first powered-airplane flight!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/15321547272_0cb9610c57_k.jpg15321547272_0cb9610c57_kTotally not related to Fort Raleigh, this little piece of "lovebird" history is the Inn at Rodanthe - the exact one used in the Nicholas Sparks film, Nights in Rodanthe. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/15318699701_c3f40ceaac_k.jpg15318699701_c3f40ceaac_kThe earthworks at the former Roanoke Colonyhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/15321847145_c1d9abcef4_k-1.jpg15321847145_c1d9abcef4_k (1)The Waterside Theater, home of The Lost Colony productionhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/15135171640_d81fd82983_k.jpg15135171640_d81fd82983_kNotice the difference in stripes from the Cape Hatteras light (pictured here) and the Bodie Light. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/15321553742_abbf2dad9e_k.jpg15321553742_abbf2dad9e_kThe Bodie Island Lighthouse, the first place to stop for most tourists at the Cape Hatteras National Seashorehttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/capture.jpgCapture2014-09-25T22:54:31+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2011/09/13/a-comprehensive-history-of-the-washington-redskins-when-im-in-attendance/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/redskinscowboys.jpgredskinscowboysBrutal weather and brutal defense (in a good way) sent the Redskins to the playoffs.https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mossredskins.jpgmossredskinshttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/redskinsbears.jpgredskinsbearsThe chilliest game I'd sat through up to that point...until ten years later...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/rodsmith.jpgRodSmithhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/redskinsbills.jpgredskinsbillsSuper Bowl XXVI remains the only time the big game came to Minneapolis (C) ESPNhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_4875.jpgIMG_4875https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_4882.jpgIMG_4882There's Rex Grossman in the final minute of a loss, post-McNabb era and post-lost fumblehttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_2676.jpgIMG_2676https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_0793.jpgIMG_0793A Redskins win was good medicine in Seattle2014-09-15T15:28:26+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2014/09/03/kentucky-bend-check/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/kentuckybend1.jpgkentuckybend1The Bend's been known by many names, including "Madrid Bend". https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/kentuckybend2.jpgkentuckybend2Drive by scenery...oddly beautifulhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/kentuckybend3.jpgkentuckybend3Unbelievably, Kentucky has erected a welcome sign here. I've crossed some remote state border roads before and not even seen signs...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/kentuckybend5.jpgkentuckybend5The first "house" you'll see when crossing into the Bendhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/kentuckybend4.jpgkentuckybend4Yes, as far off the beaten path as the Bend is, you'll find it on your GPShttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/kentuckybend6.jpgkentuckybend62014-09-06T02:18:56+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2014/08/22/ghostly-travel-a-trip-to-the-haunted-asylum/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/14885925615_bf861ea8bd_k.jpg14885925615_bf861ea8bd_khttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/14699252800_7f474d2b44_k.jpg14699252800_7f474d2b44_kWhat happened in this fourth floor room? Nobody really knows...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/14882886721_bc69af10a5_k.jpg14882886721_bc69af10a5_kYou can visit the patient's art gallery which houses various drawings and paintings done by patients until the hospital closed in 1994. This simple drawing gets its message across bluntly. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/14882880721_6a227b5d56_k.jpg14882880721_6a227b5d56_kThe top floor of the building still uses the same wooden floor panels from the 19th century and has a much older feel than the first three floors. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/14699252160_5a3928eb1d_k.jpg14699252160_5a3928eb1d_kZach, our friendly ghost hunting guide, demonstrates the rem-pod. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/14882883421_f3939e1866_k.jpg14882883421_f3939e1866_kWhile doors may be left open to aerate the place, it also gives would-be ghosts plenty of opportunities to slam them shut.https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/14699321948_7a6bb7927f_k.jpg14699321948_7a6bb7927f_kParts of the structure are being restored to the original look. Here is a part of the doctor's lounge and quarters...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/14905802393_a3a3882664_k.jpg14905802393_a3a3882664_kPaint is peeling in many rooms, but it is quite apparent here. It's oddly beautiful in a way...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/14699296849_1663a0cacd_k.jpg14699296849_1663a0cacd_kThe first floor of the asylum, with a view towards the nursing station (window opening towards the back right)https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/14862953606_99636c2a1b_k.jpg14862953606_99636c2a1b_kThe imposing facade of the former Weston State Hospital2014-08-22T16:20:45+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2014/08/06/the-worlds-first-national-park/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/beartooth02.jpgbeartooth02Easily one of the best drives in America, the Beartooth is only open for a maximum of five months during the year, weather permitting. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/beartooth01.jpgbeartooth01There are an abundance of photo ops from the higher altitudes of the Beartooth Highway, connecting Red Lodge with Yellowstone. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/yellowstone08.jpgyellowstone08A herd of buffalo on the road towards Cooke City.https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/yellowstone07.jpgyellowstone07Mammoth Village seen below.https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/yellowstone06.jpgyellowstone06We particularly loved this colorful section of Mammoth. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/yellowstone05.jpgyellowstone05Mammoth Hot Springs and its otherworldly terraces.https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/yellowstone04.jpgyellowstone04Not really Old Faithful in all its glory. We got soaked as the wind pushed most of the water onto us. That, and it was generally on the smaller side of Old Faithful eruptions.https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/yellowstone03.jpgyellowstone03A gathering crowd about 45 minutes before an Old Faithful eruption.https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/yellowstone02.jpgyellowstone02Boiling water streaming down into the river below...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/yellowstone01.jpgyellowstone01The Lower Geyser Basin was the first stop on our whirlwind Yellowstone Park day tour.2014-08-06T23:15:40+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2014/07/31/how-to-tackle-the-canadian-rockies-in-four-days/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/grasslands.jpggrasslandsGrasslands is a quirky little prairie park that you can visit in remote southwest Saskatchewan.https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/waterton1.jpgwaterton1It's impossible to tell from this photo, but wind gusts were around 70 mph on this particular day in Waterton. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/glacierparkcanada.jpgglacierparkcanadaUnless you just want to cross into the Pacific Time Zone, a drive out to Glacier is probably too ambitious for a day trip out of the Banff area. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/waterton2.jpgwaterton2The Prince of Wales hotel in Waterton Lakes National Parkhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/kootenay2.jpgkootenay2The Marble Canyon falls on the Kootenai river are impressive in their own right!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/kootenay1.jpgkootenay1Of course, as a respectable geo-nerd, I must pose at sights like these...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/kootenaycover.jpgkootenaycoverClouds wrapping around the mountainside near Numa Falls in Kootenay National Park.https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/yohoemerald.jpgyohoemeraldEmerald Lake was our favorite of the whole trip. Unbelievably pristine.https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/yohotakakkaw.jpgyohotakakkawTakakkaw Falls is a thunderous side trip and "well worth the wet" from the spray you'll get close up. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/yohocover.jpgyohocoverThe mountains are just as impressive on the British Columbia side in Yoho...2014-08-02T00:23:45+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2014/07/11/siouxland-high-points-tri-points-and-other-extremities/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/pipestone.jpgpipestoneWho would think you'd find a site like this in Southwestern Minnesota?https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/churchinside.jpgchurchinsideThe interior of the chapel. There is just enough room for a service of nine people (including the pastor).https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/waysidechapel.jpgwaysidechapelBlue Mound Wayside Chapel, the smallest church in Minnesotahttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/tripoint.jpgtripointMe standing on the "dominant" side of the tri-point, South Dakota. Minnesota lies to the north and east of the marker, while Iowa sits to the south and east. South Dakota takes up the entire side west of the marker. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/westfieldandhudson.jpgwestfieldandhudsonWestfield, Iowa, the pride of extreme western Iowa!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/siouxcitymemorial.jpgsiouxcitymemorialStatue at the Flight 232 memorial in Sioux City, Iowahttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dakotaduneshouse.jpgdakotaduneshouseThe southernmost point of South Dakota lies beyond yonder house, mateys! It be inaccessible to us mere geonerds!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dirtroadnebraska.jpgdirtroadnebraskaWe win the geocaching game! I have no idea where exactly we were, but this was somewhere near Ponca, Nebraska...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/poncacabin.jpgponcacabinPonca's hidden beauty shining at night...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/ponca.jpgponcaBBQing at Ponca State Park in Nebraska2014-07-11T19:49:02+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2012/07/05/yes-ive-been-to-nearly-every-town-in-delaware/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/delawaremap.jpgDelawaremaphttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/welcometodelaware.jpgwelcometodelaware2014-07-11T14:03:28+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2014/06/18/the-toughest-ticket-in-world-cup-qualifying-history/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/10980700004_9559f51117_o.jpg10980700004_9559f51117_oA dejected Gylfi Sigurðsson needed to be consoled after the game. Sigurðsson, Iceland's most notable player in Europe, will likely be a major player in their upcoming Euro 2016 and World Cup 2018 qualification campaigns.https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/10980508885_6d9998e4dc_o.jpg10980508885_6d9998e4dc_oThe Croatian team celebrates their World Cup berth. That's Real Madrid's Luka Modrić on the right, arguably Croatia's most well-known player. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/10980737703_e878a3aff5_o.jpg10980737703_e878a3aff5_oJust moments before Croatia scored the opening goalhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/10980712444_1a15a33e36_o.jpg10980712444_1a15a33e36_oA cold, rainy and windy night kept some of the Croatian faithful at bay, but you wouldn't know it by their impassioned cheering. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/10980707604_4c3204456b_o.jpg10980707604_4c3204456b_oIceland was able to keep the contest interesting for awhile, but never really challenged Croatia in Zagrebhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/10980717054_c6f598b5fb_o.jpg10980717054_c6f598b5fb_oAn official World Cup branded press pass. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/10979837566_68f2a23cc3_o.jpg10979837566_68f2a23cc3_oThe train station (Glavni kolodvor) in Zagrebhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/10979758855_10ea115173_o.jpg10979758855_10ea115173_oThere is a whole museum dedicated to former NBA player and Croatian legend, Dražen Petrovićhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/10979786675_f4a796c912_o.jpg10979786675_f4a796c912_oBan Jelačić Square in Zagreb on the night after my arrival, one day before the deciding gamehttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/10979778916_e37d1a699c_o.jpg10979778916_e37d1a699c_oBoarding my Croatian Airlines flight in Copenhagen2014-06-18T23:42:22+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2014/06/04/an-american-in-quebec/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/lescascades2.jpglescascades2...and Les Cascades from above. Do be careful, rocks can be slippery if you aren't wearing the right shoes. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/lescascades.jpglescascadesLes Cascades from below...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/wapizlamaurice.jpgwapizlamauriceWalking out on a sandspit at beautiful Wapizagonke Lakehttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/lescascadesbridge.jpglescascadesbridgeThe bridge that marks the beginning of the Les Cascades trail at La Maurciehttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/lamauricie.jpglamauricieLa Mauricie National Park offers up some pretty nice viewshttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/monttremblantfood.jpgmonttremblantfoodThe Fish n' Chips were great, but Breeah did a little better with her trio of poutine, tomato soup and caesar saladhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/mainsquaremonttremblant.jpgmainsquaremonttremblantThat's Breeah to the right, just chilling in Mont-Tremblant's center squarehttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/memonttremblant.jpgmemonttremblantHere I am with most of the Mont-Tremblant resort area behind me...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/quebeccountryside.jpgquebeccountrysideThe Quebec countryside is a mix of rolling hills and small, but still gorgeous, mountains. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/monttremblant.jpgmonttremblant2019-08-09T19:48:52+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2014/05/21/quebec-revisited/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/walterquebec.jpgwalterquebecThat's my cousin Walter getting away with being a 'poseur' (in a good way - He's posing in front of the Quebec sign!)https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/philipquebec.jpgphilipquebec2014-05-21T18:27:52+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2014/04/28/one-last-time/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/14070671823_f6dd77c476_b.jpgFinal SaturdayCrowds were even more massive for the final Saturday of the Fossil Hallhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/14027517066_4bf80feb7e_b.jpgMe at Fossil HallMy mandatory "proof of visit" shot. I'm turning into a caveman myself apparently...time to shave.https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/14027516116_73be88dacc_b.jpgThe timelineThe famous timeline that marks the entrance to the Hall. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/14047459091_7404ea21ff_b.jpgNot the famous RexDecidedly not the T-Rex from Montanahttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/14047464132_9f52e83c4d_b.jpgPtreodactylI'll miss this guy hovering above the exhibit. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/14047458571_a649c75933_b.jpgAllosaurusThe Allosaurus, in my book, was one of the more underrated beasts. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/14051100574_15771342fb_b.jpgFossil CafeThe now extinct Fossil Cafe. Eh, it needed a good window cleaning anyway...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/14027514116_dc1e98acdf_b.jpgDinoramahttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/14047461932_e2a9473fbc_b.jpgMastodonStill waiting for someone to successfully clone one of these...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/14027512626_88cb3a3afa_b.jpgFunny guyTurtles got nothing on this guy...2014-04-28T19:46:34+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2014/04/23/extreme-settlements-2014-update/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/westfield.jpgwestfieldhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/hudson.jpghudsonhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dakotadunes.jpgdakotaDuneshttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/wahpetonwahpper.jpgwahpetonwahpperhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/keywest1.jpgkeywest1https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/angleschool.jpgangleschool2014-04-23T16:03:32+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2014/04/02/how-not-to-be-a-typical-tourist-visit-montserrat/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/13224361574_5b11283d90_o.jpgJackie Fiyah Cricketerhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/13224419243_d6b4595fca_b.jpgRendezvous CliffsThe cliffs at Rendezvous Beach make the experience all the more magicalhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/13224678604_77c363c924_b.jpgMontserrat Post OfficeA post office at government HQ in Bradeshttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/13224524803_41c23169dd_b.jpgSunset at Gingerbread HillsSunset from our room at Gingerbread Hillhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/13224517603_2d0a712cfe_b.jpgCarr's Bay ArchAn arch formation at Carr's Bay Beachhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/13224512553_acd1fbc175_b.jpgFogarty Sugar Mill RuinsFogarty Sugar Mill Ruins are located next to the Hilltop Cafe. There is an excellent walking trail that begins here as well. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/13224506643_6cbc8c847f_b.jpgView from PlaneYou can see here how Montserrat is growing (thanks to the volcano) as we speakhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/13224425413_413c04f615_b.jpgView of Little Bay from the top of the Rendezvous Beach TrailView of Little Bay from the top of the Rendezvous Beach Trailhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/13224423053_b991726e43_b.jpgRendezvous Trail TreeA lone tree sits atop the summit of the Rendezvous Trailhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/13224416463_b234e45191_b.jpg13224416463_b234e45191_b2017-04-08T02:49:39+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2011/10/17/the-most-remote-north-american-road/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/panoramioantiosti.jpgpanoramioantiosti2014-03-25T23:51:29+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2014/03/08/update-from-the-road-2/2014-03-08T01:39:09+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2014/02/19/southernmost-u-s-a/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/keys11.jpgkeys11The cutest and cuddliest deer ever: The Key Deer around No Name Keyhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/keys09.jpgkeys09Case in point...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/keys10.jpgkeys10Bahia Honda State Park, beautiful, but the beaches were littered with seaweedhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/keys08.jpgkeys08Key West, open for flu shots...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/keys07.jpgkeys07Sunsets the way they were meant to be...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/keys05.jpgkeys05A beachgoer wanders over the dead coral of Key Colony beachhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/keys04.jpgkeys04What a life, huh? https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/keys03.jpgkeys03Look into my little beady eyes...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/keys02.jpgkeys02Alligators get comfy hanging out around the Big Cypress Visitor Centerhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/keys01.jpgkeys01A 2014-03-07T19:32:07+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2014/01/30/the-first-state-and-the-last-national-park/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/12177318024_f61ed362d4_z.jpg12177318024_f61ed362d4_zMission Accomplished!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/12177131003_9955e73cea_b.jpg12177131003_9955e73cea_bThe Old State House, the location of the coveted passport stamphttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/12177132713_4acc9f76c3_b.jpg12177132713_4acc9f76c3_bA very white Dover Greenhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/delaware01.jpgdelaware01A snowy https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/delaware05.jpgdelaware052014-01-31T01:04:57+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2014/01/22/a-fitting-end/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/metrodome5.jpgmetrodome5A fan raises a fist in triumph as the Vikings walk out of the Metrodome one last time as winners.https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/metrodome6.jpgmetrodome6A Vikings fan takes in her first game! (For me, this was - obviously - the best part)https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/metrodome2.jpgmetrodome2The stadium fills up one final time...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/metrodome7.jpgmetrodome7The final time these seats will have anyone in them (at least in the Metrodome at least). https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/metrodome4.jpgmetrodome4I remember these first "glimpses" of pre-game warmups as a kid. The excitement of being at a big event and seeing the field for the first time. Last time for those butterflies at the Metrodome...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/metrodome3.jpgmetrodome3Yeah, I look cool, but you can't tell how "cool" I feel...I'm absolutely freezing (and way under-dressed)!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/metrodome1.jpgmetrodome12014-01-22T20:49:03+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2014/01/20/bigfoot-themed-travel/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bigfootpatterson.pngbigfootpatterson2014-01-21T19:43:34+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2014/01/15/easter-island-a-journey-through-comics/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/hulktheory.jpghulktheoryIn a story from The Incredible Hulk, the writers actually (and admirably) fill the reader in on Easter Island history. (The Incredible Hulk #261/Marvel/July 1981)https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/deadpool.jpgdeadpoolMarvel's beloved anti-hero Deadpool breaks the fourth wall as he arrives on Easter Island. As of this article, this is the most recent example of Easter Island imagery in a comic book. (Deadpool/Marvel/February 2014)https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/tombofdarkness.jpgtombofdarknessOne of the various iterations of Jack Kirby's "stone men". (Tomb of Darkness/Marvel/September 1975)https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/unclescroogeadventures.jpgunclescroogeadventuresMy favorite comic book cover of all time (Uncle Scrooge Adventueres #3/Gladstone/January 1988)https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/mickeymouseandfriendscover.jpgmickeymouseandfriendscoverhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/peabodysherman.jpgpeabodyshermanMr. Peabody and Sherman go back in time and carve likenesses of the Rapa Nui people, essentially answering the question as to why the statues exist. (Mr. Peabody and Sherman #2/IDW/December 2013).2014-01-15T13:25:12+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2014/01/02/some-new-years-travel-resolutions/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/copenhagentivoli.jpgcopenhagentivolihttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/puertoricoresolution.jpgpuertoricoresolutionWe had great fun on our long weekend in Puerto Rico (October 2011).https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/lovingcountyline.jpglovingcountylineLoving County line in Texas on a visit in Feb. 2012. Loving is the lease populated county in the U.S. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bristolmotorspeedway.jpgbristolmotorspeedwayWe visited the famous Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, TN on our Southern road trip of February 2012. That little speck out there is me. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/nebraska.jpgnebraskaMy 46th state was the 37th state, Nebraska (which allowed for some impressive views of Scottsbluff National Monument, pictured here).2014-01-15T15:13:31+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2013/12/20/happy-holidays-back-in-2014/2013-12-20T16:28:39+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2011/09/21/the-smallest-state-parks-project/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/asp-logo.pngasp-logo2013-11-14T17:33:51+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2013/11/12/travel-speed-of-light/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/windcave.jpgwindcavehttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/texasbbq.jpgtexasbbqhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/tampabeach.jpgtampabeachhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/scottsbluff.jpgscottsbluffhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/rosenblatt.jpgrosenblatthttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/montanast.jpgmontanasthttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/mitchellcornpalace.jpgmitchellcornpalacehttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/jewelcave.jpgjewelcavehttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/enolagay.jpgenolagayhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/downtownstpaul.jpgdowntownstpaul2013-11-13T02:05:47+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2013/10/16/my-shutdownd-vacation/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/catoctinsign.jpgcatoctinsignCatoctin Mountain Park in Maryland is closed as well, but does this mean the President can't visit Camp David? I imagine that such a visit would look pretty bad...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/greatfallspark.jpggreatfallsparkI visited Great Falls Park (VA) on September 29, two days before the shutdown, and took this photo. It's one of the D.C. region's most popular recreational parks but was closed due to the shutdown just like every other NPS site. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/statueofliberty.jpgstatueofliberty2013-10-16T00:31:02+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2013/09/29/a-county-counting-milestone/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/calvert05.jpgCalvert County FairSome free advertising for calvertkettlecorn.com, it's good stuff!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/calvert04.jpgCalvert County FairIt wouldn't be a county fair without farm animals.https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/calvert03.jpgCalvert County FairI'd join a professional Skee-Ball tour if there was such a thing. I won myself a plush banana!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/calvert01.jpgCalvert County FairAttendees waiting to enter the fairgroundshttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/calvert02.jpgCalvert County Fair2013-10-15T23:40:59+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2013/09/25/fifty-years-later-a-visit-to-dealey-plaza/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dallas7.jpgdallas7Oswald's perch was at the sixth floor corner window.https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dallas6.jpgdallas6https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dallas5.jpgdallas5I half-expect Vegas-style lights to direct tourists to the Grassy Knoll next time I come...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dallas4.jpgdallas4This "x" marks the spot of the second, fateful shot that killed Kennedy instantly.https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dallas3.jpgdallas3The view down Elm Street where Kennedy was shot, headed toward the underpass.https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dallas2.jpgdallas2A general view of Dealey Plaza from the area where Abraham Zapruder stoodhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dallas1.jpgdallas12013-09-25T02:52:29+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2013/09/18/to-north-dakota-and-back-again/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/9753809154_69e1c9de11_k.jpgAlerus CenterThe Alerus Center, home to North Dakota footballhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/9753796846_843c06a35c_k.jpgUND-Montana2013-09-18T02:37:05+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2013/09/04/its-that-time-of-year-again/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/gopr0065.jpgApp State - Montana2013-09-04T19:17:28+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2013/08/24/life-in-a-developing-economy/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc02956.jpgQueposThe local culture center also straddles the ditch. It's one of the most unique buildings in town. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc02955.jpgQueposThese were a couple of the nicer houses in Quepos and I actually think this "ditch-side" view is somewhat quaint. Only in Costa Rica can you romanticize a ditch, I guess...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc02949.jpgQueposThis looks more like a resort complex that overlooks Quepos...but I suppose it could be some of the nicer apartments. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc02945.jpgQueposMe by the local soccer field, which was next to the school. Quepos does have a soccer team in the Costa Rican leagues, but it's down in the lower levels of the league pyramid. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc02934.jpgQueposBoats docked at low tidehttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc02922.jpgDSC02922https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc02946.jpgQuepos2013-08-26T20:41:37+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2013/08/12/celebrity-sightings-in-the-air/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/jesseventura.jpgjesseventura2013-08-12T19:00:42+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2013/08/01/monkeys-monkeys-monkeys/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc03010.jpgDSC03010https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc02886.jpgDSC02886https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc02885.jpgDSC02885https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc02883.jpgDSC02883https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc02878.jpgDSC02878https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc02875.jpgDSC02875https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc02874.jpgDSC02874https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc02871.jpgDSC02871https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc02870.jpgDSC02870https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc02869.jpgDSC028692013-08-01T14:51:42+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2013/07/22/so-where-is-the-northernmost-palm-tree/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/palmtreeshawaii.jpgpalmtreeshawaii2020-03-02T16:05:25+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2013/07/10/fireworks-in-three-different-states-at-the-same-time/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/fireworks1.jpgRehoboth Beach Fireworks 2Needless to say, I wasn't really operating the right equipment for Fireworks photography that night...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sandme.jpgMe in Sandwhats become an annual family tradition: me getting buried under the sand at Rehoboth Beach.https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/fireworks2.jpgRehoboth Beach Fireworks2013-07-11T13:04:37+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2013/07/01/falling-for-fallingwater/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02667.jpgDSC02667https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02666.jpgFallingwaterhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02665.jpgMe and FallingwaterA future famous writer and his dream home...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02661.jpgFallingwater balconiesIt's amazing how this fragile house has lasted with the constant touring going on - but I definitely know where my $20 is going...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02664.jpgDSC026642013-07-01T23:46:22+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2013/06/24/catching-up-with-me-in-minneapolis-and-dc/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/msp7.jpgMinneapolis Riverfront - Mill CityThe Mill City Museum, built within the ruins of a flour mill. Interested in the origins of Minneapolis? Well, you should probably start right here.https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/zoo7.jpgFlamingosWho can't love flamingos! This was the most I'd seen since my trip to the D.R. in August 2011. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/zoo6.jpgPeacockThe peacock at full display! Quite a treat!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/zoo5.jpgElephantThe elephant area is massive - feels like a habitat straight from Jurassic Park, massive gates and all. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/zoo4.jpgMonkeys!These little monkeys run virtually free in the Zoo's Amazonia. This guy got within about a foot of me. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/zoo3.jpgZoo TarantulaI just had to throw this up on here - I know my girlfriend won't approve!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/zoo2.jpgThe mighty ArapaimaThe mighty Arapaima. This "dinosaur" fish has been made more famous by TV's River Monstershttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/zoo1.jpgNational ZooThe amazing new Speedwell Conservation Carousel, featuring a wide array of animals - all unique. Definitely worth at least a ride (it's $3 or free with zoo membership coupon)https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/msp6.jpgMinneapolis RiverfrontAnother great view of the Mills District and the mighty "Upper" Mississippi.https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/msp5.jpgMinneapolis RiverfrontThe Stone Arch Bridge Festival car show. Yes, Gilmore Stadium was a real place in Los Angeles that was demolished in 1952. It hosted two NFL All-Star games.2013-06-24T23:34:29+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2013/06/22/origins-of-video-games-a-road-trip/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/usgamemap.jpgusgamemap2013-06-22T17:55:27+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2013/06/11/2274/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/tangierroad1.jpgtangierroadhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/smithisland15.jpgsmithisland15Standing water is a common theme after storms on Smith Islandhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/smithisland16.jpgsmithisland16The Bayside Restaurant and our boat back to Crisfield and civilization as WE know it. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/smithisland14.jpgsmithisland14This might take awhile to dry...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/smithisland12.jpgsmithisland12The school in Ewell, the main community on Smith Island. High school students commute on the ferry boat to Crisfield every morning.https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/smithisland13.jpgsmithisland13Oh, the haunting possibilities of putting this photo under the photoshop knife...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/smithisland11.jpgsmithisland11Being a librarian, I must take photos of libraries in the places I travel. Here the elementary school library doubles as the public library. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/smithisland09.jpgsmithisland09A friendly chat between customer and owner - a common sight here. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/smithisland10.jpgsmithisland10I love this! The Smith Island Motel. How you can have a motel on an island you can't take a car to is beyond me...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/smithisland08.jpgsmithisland08Ruke's has everything you don't need, just part of the charm in being here. 2013-06-11T00:40:32+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2013/06/07/all-five-u-s-territories-in-80-hours-or-less/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/territories.jpgterritories challengehttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/secondleg.jpgsecondleghttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/firstleg.jpgFirstleg2013-06-10T23:26:59+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2013/06/03/you-cant-take-a-car-here/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/tangierroad.jpgtangierroad2013-06-04T13:30:52+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2013/05/30/a-footballing-world/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/gibraltar.jpggibraltar football2013-05-30T13:52:05+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2013/05/23/summer-trip-2013-costa-rica/2013-05-23T13:59:22+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2012-trips/2013-05-20T00:30:48+00:00weekly0.6https://weekendroady.com/2013/05/14/travel-tv-weekend-roady-style/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/monitor-pie1920x1080.pngRoadyTV2013-05-14T16:09:13+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2013/05/13/as-close-as-youll-get-to-camp-david/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc02456.jpgGettysburg, PADowntown Gettysburg, with the famous Gettysburg Hotel in the background. The town is only about a half hour drive from Catoctin Mountain Park.https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc02451.jpgBlue Ride Summit Overlook #2These two took my view, so they made for a nice reference point in the photo instead. Camp David would in the general area to the right of these two, but can't be seen anywhere from along this trail or from any vantage point.https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc02449.jpgThe Blue Ridge Summit OverlookThis is really the easiest trail in the park, a short walk to a nice view...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc02448.jpgCatoctin Mountain TrailI love mossy forests, my favorite still being the woods of Fundy National Park in New Brunswick (Can.)https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc02455.jpgCatoctin Mountain ParkDespite many "big name" National Park units in an around the D.C. metro area, Catoctin Mountain Park is often packed with area hikers.https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc02454.jpgCamp David2016-09-06T12:54:00+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2013/05/09/stumblin-around-the-st-croix/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/stcroix16.jpgSt. Croix Falls Polk MemorialA memorial for James K. Polk at the St. Croix Falls lookout. Polk was President when Wisconsin was named the 30th state.https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/stcroix15.jpgSt. Croix Falls DamThe St. Croix Falls Dam sits next to the easternmost point of Chisago County in Minnesotahttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/stcroix14.jpgSt. Croix Visitor CenterThe St. Croix Riverway Visitor Center has a beautiful location in Saint Croix Falls, Wisconsinhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/stcroix13.jpgSt. Croix snakeWe think this is a common Garter snake - correct me if I'm wrong...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/stcroix12.jpgSt. Croix scenicIt's amazing to think this area was all under water during the last Ice Age. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/stcroix11.jpgSt. Croix river islandsThere are a few islands in this part of the St. Croix river - all of which belong to Wisconsin (there are a few elsewhere along the river that belong to Minnesota)https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/stcroix10.jpgSt. Croix River warning signToo many times we hear about people falling off the edge - pay attention to these signs people! Yes, we got near the edge, but not dangerously close...don't push your luck!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/stcroix9.jpgSt. Croix trailThe Sandrock Cliffs trail is wonderfully piney - a stark contrast to the still naked trees hanging just outside the park boundaries.https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/stcroix8.jpgSt. Croix long way downMaybe a bit hard to tell here, but it's kind of a long drop from the top of the cliff to the river.https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/stcroix7.jpgSt. Croix rock carvingsSome interesting designs and pictures carved into the rock. I imagine these were probably done not long ago, as there were names, vulgarities and phone numbers carved into another nearby rock. 2013-05-10T02:11:40+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2013/05/02/extreme-settlements-a-comprehensive-map/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/extremesettlementsmap.jpgExtreme Settlements Map2013-05-03T05:43:04+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2012/09/11/roady-roadside-update-boone-nc-and-southern-virginia/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_037311.jpgIMG_0373[1]This is the most awesome Farmville I've ever seen, it looks ssssooo real!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_03701.jpgIMG_0370[1]Ever been to South Baws-ton? Now I have...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_03781.jpgIMG_0378[1]A classic car window shot of the Danville water tower while I was at a stop light...can't beat thathttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_03461.jpgIMG_0346[1]It's quite a thing to experience the game from the sideline...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_03621.jpgIMG_0362[1]https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_03731.jpgIMG_0373[1]2013-05-02T21:23:09+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2013/04/09/appreciate-your-counties-a-visit-to-kent-co-maryland/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc02295.jpgChesapeake Bay BridgeThe Bay Bridge looms in the distance from the Rock Hall beachhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc02293.jpgRock Hall BeachYes, this might be one of the tiniest of the Maryland beaches, but Rock Hall does have its own public beachhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc02277.jpgChestertown historical markerThe historical marker in town makes a point to mention George Washington's many visitshttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc02275.jpgChestertown Farmer's MarketThe farmer's market is small, but crowded. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc02271.jpgWashington CollegeWashington College sports teams (Shoremen and Shorewomen) are classified in the NCAA's Division III. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc02289.jpgDowntown ChestertownChestertown offers the quaint charms you'd come to expect from a colonial-era townhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc02286.jpgChestertown2013-05-02T21:22:31+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2012/01/19/most-remote-state-borders/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/fourcorners1.jpgfourcornersI'd love to see a track built here...could you imagine a 400m race where each state gets 100 meters ("...and he's breaking away from the pack! He's left the competition in the another state!)https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/delawarenewjersey.jpgdelawarenewjerseyFinns Point lies above, with Artificial Island further southhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/georgianorthcarolina.jpggeorgianorthcarolinaFor the outdoorsy types! https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/wisconsinmichigan.jpgwisconsinmichiganProud to say this is one border I've actually crossed. Northern Michigan is well worth the visit!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/coloradonewmexicooklahoma.jpgcoloradonewmexicooklahomaLittle known fact, Oklahoma's border with Missouri is slightly smaller than that with New Mexicohttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/oregonidahonevada.jpgoregonidahonevadaOregon and Idaho share a near even-split of the Nevada border and it's debatable which side gets more usehttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/montanansouthdakota.jpgmontanansouthdakotaI'd argue the border between Montana and South Dakota is the least traveled of anyhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/fourcorners.jpgfourcorners2014-09-03T22:10:34+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2013/05/01/a-special-anniversary-an-ode-to-travel/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/eiffel.jpgeiffel2020-06-06T19:21:42+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2013/04/29/guest-blogger-biking-in-bornholm/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/seannickley.jpgseannickleySean Nickey/seannickley.com/bloghttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/bornholm9.jpgBornholm9The king’s dominionhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/bornholm8.jpgBornholm8The stalwart-looking keephttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/bornholm7.jpgBornholm7While currently covered in scaffolding, Hammershus presents an impressive sight from quite a distance away.https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/bornholm6.jpgBornholm6https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/bornholm5.jpgBornholm5https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/bornholm4.jpgBornholm4https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/bornholm3.jpgBornholm3https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/bornholm2.jpgBornholm2https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/bornholm1.jpgBornholm Baltic Sea2013-04-30T20:15:08+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2013/04/24/snowstorms-and-badlands/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc02377.jpgBig Sky Highway 212The friendly skies of Montana along Highway 212 - I made it all the way there!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc02364.jpgMinuteman explanationOne of the signs outside the Minuteman Missile HQhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc02362.jpgMinuteman MissileThe humble little Minuteman Missile NHS HQ.https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc02350.jpgMe at BadlandsDespite the blustery day AND leaving my tripod in the car, I still managed to get a picture of myself https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc02336.jpgBadlands rattlesnakesBe on guard. Are these a threat in winter too? https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc02351.jpgBadlands viewThe Badlands literally appear out of nowhere along the relatively flat plains of South Dakotahttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc02356.jpgBadlands National Park2013-04-24T19:51:40+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2013/04/12/montana-montana/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/800px-flag_map_of_montana_1905_-_1981.png800px-Flag_Map_of_Montana_(1905_-_1981)https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/billingsmap.jpgbillingsmaphttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/northdakotampa.jpgnorthdakotamaphttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/southdakotamap.jpgsouthdakotamap2013-04-14T01:18:09+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2013/04/05/a-ticket-to-the-past/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/enlargedback.jpgenlargedbackhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/enlargedfront.jpgenlargedfront2013-04-05T19:56:37+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2013/04/04/taking-one-for-the-teams/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/nationalsgame.jpgNationalsgamehttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/fgcugame.jpgfgcugamehttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_3368.jpgIMG_3368https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_1103.jpgNats Park Presidents2013-04-04T22:18:40+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2013/03/26/wearing-georgetown-colors-to-a-florida-gulf-coast-game/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/fgcu2.jpgFGCU2https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/fgcu1.jpgFGCU12013-03-27T21:08:44+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2013/03/15/at-the-end-of-the-highway/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/panama17.jpgpanama17https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/panama18.jpgpanama18https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/panama15.jpgpanama15https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/panama14.jpgpanama14https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/panama12.jpgpanama12https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/panama13.jpgpanama13https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/panama11.jpgpanama11https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/panama10.jpgpanama10https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/panama8.jpgpanama8https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/panama9.jpgpanama92013-03-15T01:17:02+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2013/03/01/fort-fun-along-the-southern-coast/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sumter08.jpgFort Sumter SignOh, just you're typical "I was here and you weren't" sign shot...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sumter07.jpgFort Sumter CourtyardDreary day at 'ol Sumterhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sumter06.jpgFort Sumter WallBrick by brick and...seashell by seashell...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sumter05.jpgFort Sumterhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sumter04.jpgFort Sumter ArrivalA gusty arrival on Fort Sumterhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sumter03.jpgCastle PinckneyAs close a shot as I could get of Castle Pinckney (through rain-dotted windows no less). This mostly served as an artillery post during the Civil War.https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sumter02.jpgFort Sumter FerryOur ride!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sumter01.jpgFort Sumter National MonumentIf you're too cheap to pay for the ferry ride, you can still wander around the small museum display, bookstore and get your passport stamps.https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/pulaski06.jpgFort PulaskiInterior shot of Fort Pulaskihttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/pulaski05.jpgCockspur Island LightThe Cockspur Island light actually sits just off of the island2013-03-01T03:21:33+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2013/02/22/chewin-on-charleston-in-winter/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/savannah8.jpgTybee Island LightThe lighthouse in Tybee Island, which, despite efforts to demolish it, stood throughout the Civil War. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/savannah6.jpgTybee IslandThe view of the top of Tybee Island, where the southermost point of South Carolina (across the shore) https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/savannah7.jpgTybee Island mealAmazing meal of crab and shrimp at Stingray's Seafood in Tybee Islandhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/savannah4.jpgSavannah WaterfrontThe charming waterfront of Savannah, GAhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/savannah5.jpgSavannah Pirate ShipA ship docked on the waterfront of Savannah. Kids were loving this...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/savannah3.jpgSavannahAn old five and dime houses new occupants in downtown Savannahhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/savannah2.jpgMidnight in the Garden...Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil was famed for its cover photo depicting the "Bird Girl" (since moved to a local museum). The Bird Girl resided right here at the Bonaventure Cemetery.https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/newbern3.jpgPepsi BirthplaceGet your Pepsi t-shirts at the Pepsi Birthplace in New Bern, NChttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/savannah1.jpgGracie WatsonLittle Gracie Watson is the "star" of Bonaventure these days. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/newbern2.jpgBirthplace of PepsiThat's me outside the Birthplace of Pepsi in New Bern, NC. Originally called Bradfham's Pharmacy after its owner, Caleb Bradham and where he created Brad's Drink, which would eventually become Pepsi. 2013-02-22T21:17:47+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2013/02/08/absurd-day-trip-ideas-three-florida-national-parks-in-one-day/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/floridaroute.jpgInsane Florida Day Trip2013-02-08T01:09:31+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2013/01/31/haleakala-a-mars-like-oasis-in-hawaii/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_5431.jpgHaleakala PeakMe being a typical tourist and posing for a typical touristy photo...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_5426.jpgHaleakala ObservatoryThe famous observatory atop Haleakalahttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_5419.jpgSilverswordA budding lil' silverswordhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_5397.jpgHaleakala GPSGood 'ol switchbackshttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_09111.jpgIMG_0911[1]https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_09161.jpgHaleakala crater2013-01-31T21:29:57+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2013/01/16/a-fort-out-of-nowhere/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/towersatcapehenlopen.jpgtowersatcapehenlopenhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fortmiles2.jpgfortmiles2A ground level view of the barrackshttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fortmilesgun2.jpgfortmilesgun2https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fortmiles.jpgfortmilesFort Miles as it appears from the nearby observation towerhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/capehenlopenhorses.jpgcapehenlopenhorsesHorseback riding is a popular activity along the Cape's shoreshttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/capehenlopendistance.jpgcapehenlopendistanceThe towers of Cape Henlopen in the distance2013-01-17T10:23:04+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2013/01/11/why-are-the-bahamas-not-a-part-of-the-u-s/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/battleofnassau.jpgBattle o fNassau2016-09-23T15:06:13+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2013/01/07/getting-to-greenland/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/greenlandflag.gifgreenlandflag2014-11-26T06:50:15+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2012/12/21/the-real-whoville/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/mtcrumpit1.jpgMount CrumpitPhoto taken from Mount Crumpit, B.C. Panaramio user: laststargazer. May 2010https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/whoville.jpgwhoville2012-12-21T17:17:05+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2012/12/06/inaccessible-hawaii-and-how-to-get-there/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/nihau.jpgnihau2012-12-06T23:21:50+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2012/11/27/lighten-up-in-bentleyville/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_4888.jpgIMG_4888If it wasn't so cold, I'd camp out here too...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_4886.jpgMarshmallow hutThere were marshmallows for roasting...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_4877.jpgIMG_4877One of the taller tree light structures I've ever seen (next to my comparatively short girlfriend)https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_4872.jpgIMG_48722012-11-27T14:28:17+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2012/11/21/black-friday-and-malls/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_4768.jpgAustin, MN mallInside the lonely mall in Austin. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_4764.jpgAustin, MN MallThe "mall" in Austin, Minnesota leaves a lot to be desiredhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_4861.jpgPentagon City Mall2012-11-21T19:12:12+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2012/11/13/turkey-day-for-the-roadtripper/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_02981.jpgBoston2012-11-13T16:54:36+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2012/11/07/president-of-the-united-geo-oddities-of-america/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/kentuckybend1.jpgkentuckybendWhat happened to voters in the Kentucky Bend? https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/northwestanglefun.jpgnorthwestanglefun2012-11-07T23:49:13+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2012/11/02/50-state-update-iowa/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_4760.jpgIMG_4760A primer on Northern Iowa. Study up!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_4762.jpgIMG_4762The Top of Iowa Welcome Centerhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_4759.jpgIMG_47592012-11-02T11:16:34+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2012/10/29/stranded-by-sandy/2012-10-29T19:02:41+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2012/10/23/a-chat-with-the-guy-who-has-seen-it-all-in-north-dakota/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/smallplaces.jpgsmallplaces2012-10-24T22:57:58+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2012/10/16/timeless-literally-tangier-island/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_4734.jpgTangier Island airportYes, you can fly to Tangier Island. I'm guessing that's a quite bit more expensive...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_4732.jpgTangier Island PoliceOh how I'd love to be a fly on the dashboard for when this vehicle gets used...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_4718.jpgTangier church graveyardGraveyard at the churchhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_4698.jpgWelcome to Tangier Island!Welcome to Tangier Island!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_4678.jpgPort IsobelThe island of Port Isobel, located just across from Tangierhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_4730.jpgLorraine's on Tangier IslandLorraine's, where we grabbed lunchhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_4704.jpgTangier, VA historical markerThe Virginia historical marker at the end of the main roadhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_4690.jpgTangier neighborhood road"Back" road in Tangier. Yes, there are cars, but the main vehicle is the golf cart.https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_4692.jpgTangier, VA shackHouse for sale - a real fixer-upper!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_4686.jpgTangier, VA docksCan you tell what the big industry here is?2016-01-11T12:15:27+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2012/10/09/extreme-daytripping/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3189.jpgIMG_31892012-10-16T16:39:11+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2012/10/02/where-does-your-commute-take-you/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_05531.jpgVirginia Welcome Sign in Rosslyn, VAhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_05061.jpgGeorge Washington Parkway entrance in Rosslyn, VA2012-11-24T14:26:06+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2012/09/28/extending-the-summer-in-chincoteague/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0517.jpgBusted in ChincoteagueUh oh, busted...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0515.jpgTiny Crab on Assateague BeachThis tiny little crab was FASThttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0511.jpgMaria's of Chincoteague Island, VAMaria's is a fantastic place to grab a cheap bitehttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0514.jpgAn old fishing company pier on Tom's Cove, Chincoteague, VANo more fishing being done herehttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0513.jpgDelmarva ShorebirdInteresting red-billed feller...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0509.jpgWelcome to Chincoteague Wildlife RefugeGet excited! Another photo of a sign!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0516.jpgBeach on Assateague Island, VAConditions still ripe for swimming...barelyhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0510.jpgWelcome to Chincoteague Island, VAYou have reached the end of Virginia...continue at your own riskhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0512.jpgSandbar on Tom's Cove, Chincoteague, VATom's Covehttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0508.jpgAbandoned Coast Guard station in Chincoteague2012-09-28T01:02:53+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2012/09/24/the-lonely-esmeralda-county-line/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/esmeraldacountyline.jpgEsmeralda County Line Google Streetview2013-03-18T06:03:44+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2012/09/18/the-fourth-corner-of-virginia/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/assateague.jpgVirginia's Easternmost Point2012-09-24T17:40:06+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2012/09/13/alls-well-that-begins-well-a-day-trip-to-stratford-upon-avon/2012-09-14T01:58:38+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2012/08/31/tale-of-the-tape-easter-island-moai-vs-stonehenge/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_3518.jpgIMG_3518I could go back for this...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/stonehengetourists.jpgstonehengetouristsThe walk up to Stonehenge, tourists includedhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_3448.jpgIMG_3448Look at me! Look at the moai! Cool huh? huh? https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_3967.jpgIMG_3967Visiting historic places means more pictures of signs!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_3396.jpgIMG_3396The moai do all kinds of neat trickshttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_3986.jpgIMG_3986Welcome to End of the Earth-ville, Easter Island. You came here for shots like this...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_3787.jpgIMG_3787Does it come with the cop shades? https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/stonehengefromafar.jpgstonehengefromafarSee all the tiny, little people? https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/stonehengeandme.jpgstonehengeandmeA relatively tourist-free shot, except for the goofy guy there in fronthttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_3503.jpgIMG_3503How'd you like one of these statues in your yard? 2015-04-16T02:18:07+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2012/09/07/last-day-in-a-childhood-paradise/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_02941.jpgIMG_0294[1]Ready for the long haul back...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_02901.jpgIMG_0290[1]One more of me at Rano Kauhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_02921.jpgIMG_0292[1]A Chilean National Park truck at Orongohttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_02911.jpgIMG_0291[1]More birdman carvingshttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_02931.jpgIMG_0293[1]Sellers hawking merchandise outside Rano Kauhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_02871.jpgIMG_0287[1]The church in Hanga Roa, a unique blend of Rapa Nui traditions and Catholic symbolism...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_02891.jpgIMG_0289[1]One of the few original eyes. Most eyes were recreated as part of the restoration process. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_02731.jpgIMG_0273[1]Josef taking a break to take in the viewhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_02721.jpgIMG_0272[1]Orongo Visitor's Center. Park-goers only get one entrance to Orongo (for their $50 entrance fee)https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_02711.jpgIMG_0271[1]A very interesting "bull-cow" just hanging out near the parking lot...2012-09-07T00:49:28+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2012/08/31/easter-island-instagramd/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_02051.jpgIMG_0205[1]https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_02041.jpgIMG_0204[1]https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_02031.jpgIMG_0203[1]https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_02021.jpgIMG_0202[1]https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_02011.jpgIMG_0201[1]https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_02001.jpgIMG_0200[1]https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_01991.jpgIMG_0199[1]https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_01851.jpgIMG_0185[1]https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_01841.jpgIMG_0184[1]https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_01831.jpgIMG_0183[1]2012-09-03T01:31:09+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2012/08/22/all-in-a-days-hike-a-thousand-miles-from-anywhere/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_3876.jpgIMG_3876I could say I shot this photo in Montana and no one would know the difference. Where else could you get a picture like this in the Polynesian triangle? I mean seriously...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_3861.jpgIMG_3861We spotted a group of riders on our ascenthttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_3855.jpgIMG_3855More horses grazing against the skyline, seemingly impervious to the windhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_3844.jpgIMG_3844The rainy conditions of the previous two days made the hike more slick than towards the tophttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_3838.jpgIMG_3838A distant view of Hanga Roahttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_3826.jpgIMG_3826Clouds rolling in over the highest parts of Easter Islandhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_3829.jpgIMG_3829A weather station, a couple hundred feet from the tophttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_3817.jpgIMG_3817A mother and kinhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_3806.jpgIMG_3806Walk around Easter Island a bit and you're sure to see more than a few horseshttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_3797.jpgIMG_3797The start of the trail up to Terevaka. Easter Island even has mystical trees! This shot is one of my favorites from the trip.2012-08-22T01:58:10+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2012/08/16/easter-island-easter-eggs/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_3881.jpgIMG_3881You might even make new friends not made of stone!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_3807.jpgIMG_3807Wild horses are everywhere, and make themselves especially home in the interior of the islandhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_4155.jpgIMG_4155Long live LAN! It's one of the best flying experiences you'll ever have!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_3626.jpgIMG_3626A cloudy and drizzly day at the Anakena beach is still a day on a beach on freaking Easter Island! I'll take it.https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_3379.jpgIMG_3379Rano Raraku, the moai quarry and site of nearly half of the island's discovered moai.https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_3744.jpgIMG_3744The food is impressive - but not cheap. You won't break the bank if you set a 30,000 peso/day budget (which is still possible if you share a rental car). https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_3786.jpgIMG_3786There's no shortage of handcrafted moai - just pay close attention to quality and price before you jump the gun on a major purchasehttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_3435.jpgIMG_3435Ahu Tongariki - the largest restored display of moai on the islandhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_3453.jpgIMG_34532012-08-16T00:17:48+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2012/08/01/gloucester-pronounced-gloss-ter-and-harry-potter/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/gloss21.jpggloss21Clear and clean streets of downtown Gloucesterhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/gloss20.jpggloss20Tip - if you ever order pizza in England they ask what base you want. Base = crust. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/gloss19.jpggloss19More of the hallhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/gloss18.jpggloss18The hall is very reminiscent of Hogwarts as wellhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/gloss17.jpggloss17More of the Smith memorialhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/gloss16.jpggloss16The memorial for John Stafford Smith, with American and British flagshttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/gloss15.jpggloss15I'm told another scene from Harry Potter takes place right here...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/gloss14.jpggloss14The smallest of the doors can't barely fit Breeah! (5'1")https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/gloss12.jpggloss12These little doors are everywherehttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/gloss11.jpggloss11Long way up top...2012-08-02T17:59:24+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2012/07/26/a-weekend-roady-first-driving-on-the-left/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/rentalcar5.jpgrentalcar5People aren't the only pedestrians in England...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/rentalcar6.jpgrentalcar6I actually came pretty close to this guy's mirror...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/rentalcar4.jpgrentalcar4Plenty of ways to go...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/rentalcar3.jpgrentalcar3An ugly sight to see if you've never driven in the U.K. before...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/rentalcar1.jpgrentalcar1Little did I know what I was getting into at the time!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/rentalcar2.jpgrentalcar22012-07-26T22:44:23+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2012/07/19/state-your-citizenship-yes-please/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/niagarafalls2.jpgniagarafalls22012-07-19T23:08:43+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2012/07/13/a-visit-to-the-centre-block-canadas-iconic-parliament/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/ottawa6.jpgottawa6Right outside the front doors of Parliament. Yes, you can just walk right up...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/ottawa8.jpgottawa8My cousin holding up a poster of the House of Commons while we get some basic background info on it from our guidehttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/ottawa7.jpgottawa7Finishing things off with the Barking Squirrel lager over at a pub in the Byward Market. Needless to say this was the first (and probably last) beer I've ever drank to completion. I just don't like beer!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/ottawa5.jpgottawa5The Rideau Canal meanders throughout the cityhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/ottawa4.jpgottawa4All lit up at night...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/ottawa2.jpgOttawa2Prepping for our evening photo shoothttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/ottawa3.jpgottawa3People enjoy gathering around the flame, especially in the chilly Canadian airhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/ottawa1.jpgottawa12012-07-13T19:20:20+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2012/07/03/battle-of-canadas-towers-part-2/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/toronto8.jpgtoronto8The adjacent Rogers Center, home of the Toronto Blue Jayshttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/toronto7.jpgtoronto7A nicer view of the islandshttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/toronto6.jpgtoronto6A plan takes off over the Toronto islandshttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/toronto5.jpgtoronto5Yeah the view is great and all, but I can use some food!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/toronto4.jpgtoronto4A restaurant with quite a view!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/toronto3.jpgtoronto3Yes, there is a glass floor to test your fear of heights...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/toronto2.jpgtoronto2Walter gets a look through the "open air" bottom level of the skypodhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/toronto9.jpgtoronto9That's a loooong way up...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/toronto1.jpgtoronto12012-07-03T13:39:46+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2012/06/29/battle-of-canadas-towers-part-1/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/tower8.jpgtower8The very interestingly shaped Biodome - actually wish we had time for this as it houses a wide variety of animalshttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/tower7.jpgtower7As always, one need's proof of being at cool places - especially world record places. Hardy har har!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/tower6.jpgtower6The many bridges connecting the city with the mainlandhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/tower5.jpgtower5Fantastic view of Montrealhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/tower4.jpgtower4Up and away!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/tower3.jpgtower3Saputo Stadium. Apparently not ready for play on this day...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/tower2.jpgtower2Ooooh, World Record....https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/tower1.jpgtower12012-06-29T00:30:02+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2012/06/17/the-falls-of-montmorency/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_2001.jpgIMG_2001About as close as we could go before the mist made quick work of our camera lenseshttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1997.jpgIMG_1997Ahh, this is what Canada is all about!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1995.jpgIMG_1995A long way down!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1988.jpgIMG_1988I caught a waterfall and it was thiiiiiiiiiiis bighttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1976.jpgIMG_1976That's a long flippin' way downhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1971.jpgIMG_1971My cousin, Walter, on the bridge crossing over the fallshttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1961.jpgIMG_1961The first view of the Falls from the park entrancehttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1965.jpgIMG_19652012-06-17T00:26:02+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2012/06/09/the-old-world-in-the-new-world/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1920.jpgIMG_1920https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1931.jpgIMG_1931The Chateau Frontenac rising up against the night skyhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1829.jpgIMG_1829Fitting right in as I chat up the localshttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1844.jpgIMG_1844Hide the kids! Quebec proudly displays its raunchy humor in fashion around every cornerhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1886.jpgIMG_1886Street musicians and artists are of a different ilk north of the borderhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1846.jpgIMG_1846'twas a rainy day in the Old Townhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1888.jpgIMG_1888Poutine! Glorious poutine!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1896.jpgIMG_18962012-06-09T00:10:09+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2012/06/07/1000-kilometers-through-canada/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1802.jpgIMG_18022012-06-08T23:44:24+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2012/06/02/speaking-bad-french-and-enjoying-it/2012-06-02T22:12:47+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2012/05/31/quebec-voici-que-je-viens/2012-05-31T18:38:18+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2012/05/18/summer-travel-plans-and-a-special-anniversary/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/quebecmap.gifquebecmap2012-05-18T18:10:57+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2012/05/14/separated-by-water/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_16551.jpgIMG_16552020-06-01T20:19:13+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2012/05/09/weekend-rhody-block-party/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1679.jpgIMG_1679A little baseball fieldhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1655.jpgIMG_1655You can actually faintly see the satellite from the famed "Montauk Project" on the end of New York's Long Island from the west coast of Block Island. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1628.jpgIMG_1628https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1623.jpgIMG_1623The local cemeteryhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1618.jpgIMG_1618A general view of central Block Island taken from, well, Center Road...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1596.jpgIMG_1596It's the local library!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1633.jpgIMG_1633A little known fact: horses on Block Island can readhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1545.jpgIMG_1545Looking east from the Mohegan Bluffshttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1578.jpgIMG_1578Our ferryhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1568.jpgIMG_1568Your typical roadside views aren't that typical on Block Island...2012-05-23T17:13:21+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2012/05/08/there-are-397-of-these-and-this-is-the-397th/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1397.jpgIMG_1397There will be a test on this later!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1416.jpgIMG_1416https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1403.jpgIMG_1403The park is quite colorfulhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1391.jpgIMG_1391https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1399.jpgIMG_13992012-05-08T13:38:49+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2012/05/02/new-york-cold-and-rainy-new-york/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1299.jpgIMG_1299The new World Trade Center towers are nearing completion, just ten years since the tragic eventshttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1294.jpgIMG_1294I didn't know Patrick John "Paddy" Brown when I shot this photo - but learned a little more about the heroic FDNY firefighter here (www.paddybrown.org)https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1289.jpgIMG_1289The cascading falls at the 9-11 Memorial...truly stunninghttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1286.jpgIMG_1286I have a feeling anything bought here wouldn't have passed a security inspection...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1281.jpgIMG_1281You leave the city behind when you visit Central Parkhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1277.jpgIMG_1277Breeah and I under a bridge near the Central Park South entrancehttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1273.jpgIMG_12732012-05-02T16:08:15+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2012/04/20/on-the-road-again/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_4639.jpgIMG_46392012-04-20T19:33:30+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2012/04/15/new-format-soon/2012-04-15T15:30:38+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2012/03/29/lajitas-and-the-rio-grande/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0507.jpgIMG_0507We were having too much fun to worry about pictures I guess, which explains our regretful lack of photos of the cowboy party. We managed to get this one taken of us - the rest will be embedded in our memories!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0499.jpgIMG_0499This place was rocking about an hour after this picture was taken...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0494.jpgIMG_0494Welcome to Lajitas - where the mayor of the town used to actually be a beer-drinking goat...You can't make that up!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0488.jpgIMG_0488I've never seen a cemetery quite like the one at Lajitashttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0457.jpgIMG_0457The Lajitas Resort boardwalkhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0397.jpgIMG_0397The church at the Contrabando movie sitehttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0350.jpgIMG_0350The scenery is truly breathtaking along this road...I will probably dedicated another post just to FM 170...I almost have to!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0318.jpgIMG_0318You probably don't want to walk across that bridge...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0300.jpgIMG_0300That's Mexico on the other sidehttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0260.jpgIMG_0260We actually shot this sign on the way out - gotta love the handcrafted feel of it...2016-04-11T17:07:18+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2012/03/18/the-wonders-of-pricelineing-it/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_2127.jpgIMG_21272012-03-21T13:29:42+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2012/03/12/weekend-roady-bracket-challenge/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/2012ncaas.jpg2012NCAAs2012-03-12T13:14:28+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2012/03/07/marfa-and-its-mysterious-lights/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0241.jpgIMG_0241If they are headlights - or even if they aren't - they might be coming from around this area of Highway 67 which twists and turns enough to create the illusion of moving lights in the distance...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0223.jpgIMG_0223The Marfa Lights Viewing Station, from the back. Photographing the lights wasn't really possible, not to mention distracting to viewers.https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0230.jpgIMG_0230Upon receiving the keys you are instructed to keep these on you at all times as the doors don't stay unlocked - that is, if you can close them!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0229.jpgIMG_0229The James Dean Roomhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0227.jpgIMG_0227Lobby area of the Hotel Paisanohttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0236.jpgIMG_0236Front door of the Hotel Paisanohttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0234.jpgIMG_0234The Presidio County Courthouse in Marfahttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0231.jpgIMG_02312012-03-07T18:13:43+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2012/03/05/loving-county-texas-population-82/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0212.jpgIMG_0212Yes! You can picnic in Mentone! These are scattered throughout Texas, some in quite awkward places for a "picnic", but hey - they are modern and cleanhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0211.jpgIMG_0211The Goodnight-Loving Trail markerhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0210.jpgIMG_0210https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0209.jpgIMG_0209Lookout over the Old Butterworth Stagecoach Road markerhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0204.jpgIMG_0204Entrance to the courthousehttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0202.jpgIMG_0202The Mentone "skyline"https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0201.jpgIMG_0201https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0198.jpgIMG_0198Yes, that's Mentone in the distancehttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0206.jpgIMG_0206Loving County Historical Marker outside the courthousehttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0205.jpgIMG_0205The Mentone Post Office2015-03-27T17:33:15+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2012/03/02/down-the-ol-natchez-trace/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_4521.jpgIMG_4521The little Cypress swamp at the Melrose Plantation NPS site brought to mind Congaree NPhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_4509.jpgIMG_4509The Pig Out Inn BBQ was awesome!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_4488.jpgIMG_4488Breeah gets a good view of the Mighty Mississippihttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_4465.jpgIMG_4465The historic Eola Hotel "towers" above the skylinehttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_4485.jpgIMG_4485The Grand Hotel (opened in 2008) is quite a large establishment for Natchezhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_4481.jpgIMG_4481The place was decked out for Fat Tuesdayhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_4475.jpgIMG_4475Downtown Natchez is quiant and colorfulhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_4442.jpgIMG_4442Standing in a portion of the original "sunken" tracehttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_4424.jpgIMG_4424The graveyard behind the churchhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_4415.jpgIMG_4415The Rocky Springs Methodist Church - still open most Sundays2012-03-07T19:08:03+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2012/02/28/5217-miles-and-im-a-little-tired/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0336.jpgIMG_03362012-02-29T14:46:29+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2012/02/22/2000-miles-later-update-from-new-mexico/2012-02-22T14:52:15+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2012/02/17/ive-now-been-to-as-many-medieval-times-restaurants-as-continents/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0099.jpgIMG_0099The coolest High School job ever!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0100.jpgIMG_0100The glorious introduction of the knights. Yeah, we rooted for red....https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0090.jpgIMG_0090The Grand Hall - drink up, drink uphttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0101.jpgIMG_01012012-02-17T19:10:45+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2012/02/13/places-named-after-states/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/montanawisconsin.jpgmontanawisconsin2020-05-20T18:44:13+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2012/02/08/island-borders-between-states-and-other-curiosities/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/shootersislandnewyorknewjersey.jpgshootersislandnewyorknewjerseyhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/washingtonoregon.jpgwashingtonoregonhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/alabamamissoceanborder.jpgalabamamissoceanborderhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/northcarolinasouthcarolina.jpgnorthcarolinasouthcarolinahttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/rhodeislandconnecticut.jpgrhodeislandconnecticuthttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/shoals.jpgshoals2012-02-09T19:08:08+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2012/02/02/off-to-see-the-groundhog/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/264839_10150213342505811_527970810_7762758_1376970_n.jpg264839_10150213342505811_527970810_7762758_1376970_nOne of the more famous signs greeting your entry into townhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/251224_10150213344900811_527970810_7762804_8215562_n.jpg251224_10150213344900811_527970810_7762804_8215562_nI predict many more years of traveling...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/265153_10150213345210811_527970810_7762807_2944464_n.jpg265153_10150213345210811_527970810_7762807_2944464_nPunsutawney Monkey makes a rare appearancehttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/262047_10150213342025811_527970810_7762744_6342172_n.jpg262047_10150213342025811_527970810_7762744_6342172_nThere's Phil himself!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/262070_10150213341270811_527970810_7762721_5677368_n.jpg262070_10150213341270811_527970810_7762721_5677368_nPhil's home...the one inside the glass...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/262385_10150213346065811_527970810_7762824_5302743_n.jpg262385_10150213346065811_527970810_7762824_5302743_nWeather Capital of the World!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/261471_10150213346185811_527970810_7762825_888331_n.jpg261471_10150213346185811_527970810_7762825_888331_nThe Pennsylvania Historical Markerhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/252954_10150213343455811_527970810_7762787_6483169_n.jpg252954_10150213343455811_527970810_7762787_6483169_nGobbler's Knobhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/260289_10150213342305811_527970810_7762750_4150562_n.jpg260289_10150213342305811_527970810_7762750_4150562_nDowntown Punxsutawneyhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/261346_10150213344305811_527970810_7762800_5927964_n.jpg261346_10150213344305811_527970810_7762800_5927964_n2012-02-02T18:01:12+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2012/01/31/southern-road-trip-update/2012-03-21T13:26:20+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2012/01/22/snow-in-d-c/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_4131.jpgIMG_41312012-01-25T14:24:38+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2012/01/16/more-from-the-north/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_4037.jpgIMG_4037Yeah...Bunyan is just a tad taller...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_3998.jpgIMG_3998Harvard buckled down and pulled out a tie in a well played game on both sideshttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_3940.jpgIMG_3940https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_3631.jpgIMG_3631The big fish of Baudettehttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_3898.jpgIMG_3898The arena in Warroad is quite a sight considering the town's sizehttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_3642.jpgIMG_3642Not far now...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_3669.jpgIMG_3669Lake of the Woods...home to the Northwest Angle (a little bit north of this location in Warroad)https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_3635.jpgIMG_3635https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_3601.jpgIMG_3601Nothing says Christmas in Canada like this...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_3604.jpgIMG_3604Downtown International Falls2012-01-16T03:00:56+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2012/01/13/the-weekend-roady-goes-south/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/southernroute.jpgsouthernroute2012-01-13T15:48:54+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2012/01/04/the-northwest-angle-experience/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_3848.jpgIMG_3848I sense the locals were more ready to ice fish than ever...it was FINALLY getting cold enoughhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_3843.jpgIMG_3843We're still on American soil...er, ice...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_3829.jpgIMG_3829A rather lonely day at the bar...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_3821.jpgIMG_3821Jerry's Restaurant...open for business!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_3804.jpgIMG_3804A local residenthttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_3796.jpgIMG_3796St. Luke's Churchhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_3797.jpgIMG_3797The one-room Angle Inlet schoolhousehttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_3794.jpgIMG_3794The biggest house in Angle Inlethttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_3785.jpgIMG_3785The tiny little post officehttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_3776.jpgIMG_3776Two people in front of us waiting to report at Jim's Corner2019-06-16T14:45:22+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2011/12/31/top-of-the-world-update/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_3753.jpgIMG_37532012-01-01T01:43:53+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2011/12/22/the-national-christmas-tree/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_3565.jpgIMG_3565https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_3553.jpgIMG_3553Makes you wish you were miniature, huh?https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_3525.jpgIMG_3525Breeah next to the Minnesota treehttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_3515.jpgIMG_3515Santa was on break - he's worked hard enough, I imaginehttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_3486.jpgIMG_3486The Menorah and the Washington Monumenthttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_3492.jpgIMG_3492The Park from a distancehttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_3488.jpgIMG_3488The Park from a distancehttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_3535.jpgIMG_35352011-12-22T13:52:17+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2011/12/18/a-holiday-night-in-frederick-md/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/frederick.jpgfrederickView of Frederick as you come in from D.C. (used with permission)2011-12-18T15:11:19+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2011/12/12/the-oregon-trail-beckons-again/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/oregontrail.jpgoregontrailhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/oregonscreenshot.jpgoregonscreenshotScreenshot from the original Apple II classic2011-12-12T17:40:48+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2011/12/07/hometown-visit-from-manta-claus/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/mantaclaus.jpgmantaclaus2011-12-07T15:34:56+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2011/12/06/dream-seats/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_3335.jpgIMG_3335Chief Zee!!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_3386.jpgIMG_3386https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_3396.jpgIMG_3396Grossman couldn't lead a late comeback attempthttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_3384.jpgIMG_3384Santana Moss walks off with a couple teammates at halftimehttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_3385.jpgIMG_3385Full stadium viewhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_3366.jpgIMG_3366https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_3377.jpgIMG_3377https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_3368.jpgIMG_3368https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_3365.jpgIMG_3365https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_3348.jpgIMG_33482016-10-12T15:40:07+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2011/12/05/its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-christmas-michigan/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/christmasvacation.jpgchristmasvacation2011-12-06T15:00:12+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2011/12/01/time-flies-when-youre-on-the-road/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_0864.jpgIMG_08642011-12-02T01:44:46+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2011/11/28/northwest-angle-the-novel/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/northwest-angle.jpgnorthwest angle2011-11-28T21:12:28+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2011/11/28/planning-on-some-southern-comfort/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_29541.jpgIMG_2954https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_2954.jpgIMG_29542011-12-02T01:52:18+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2011/11/24/happy-thanksgiving/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_1849.jpgIMG_18492011-11-24T13:43:50+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2011/11/21/coastal-delaware/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_3302.jpgIMG_3302https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_3285.jpgIMG_3285https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_3259.jpgIMG_3259A barge sails in the distancehttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_3256.jpgIMG_3256https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_3231.jpgIMG_3231https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_3230.jpgIMG_3230https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_3304.jpgIMG_3304A shorebird pivots on one-leg with the Ocean City boardwalk in the background2013-08-12T12:23:21+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2011/11/17/secluded-myrtle-beach/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_3175.jpgIMG_3175https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_3164.jpgIMG_3164https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_3158.jpgIMG_3158https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_3147.jpgIMG_3147https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_3142.jpgIMG_3142Correction, there were more dead jellyfish than people on the beachhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_3060.jpgIMG_3060https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_3053.jpgIMG_3053FOOOOOD!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_3102.jpgIMG_3102Ducks vs. Fish...ducks usually wonhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_3098.jpgIMG_3098A hungry fishhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_3079.jpgIMG_30792011-11-17T19:00:18+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2011/06/17/hello-world/2011-11-17T18:53:50+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2011/06/17/9/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/breakfast.jpgbreakfastYum!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/ghost.jpgghostLook for a possible ghostly image in the reflection of the mirror in the picture (right above the dog). Looks like a man reclining and turning his head. I later figured out it was just the reflection of the lamp in the roomhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/teddybear.jpgteddybearThe ghosts weren't playing with this teddy while we were therehttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/imboden.jpgimboden...as will the General and his wife...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/frog.jpgfrogThe Frog Prince will keep a watchful eye over things...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/bedroom.jpgbedroomCozy and creepy at the same time - that's Cashtownhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/atnight.jpgatnightDun dun dun...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/cashtownme.jpgcashtownmeA place made famous by "reality" TVhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/historicmarker.jpghistoricmarkerHey - Old Route 30 hasn't changed much in 148 years...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/side.jpgsideSide view, as you drive up Old Route 30 and into the parking lot2011-11-17T18:53:39+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2011/07/07/21-hours-later-a-fourth-of-july-story/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/fireworks.jpgFireworksOne of many fireworks over the Scranton-Wilkes Barre regionhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/welcometopenn.jpgWelcometoPennReady for a four hour night tour of Pennsylvania?https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/nycorscranton1.jpgNYCorScrantonNYC or Scranton? Scranton, thank you.https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/usflagflyinghigh.jpgUSFlagflyinghighFlag flying high in the hills (mountains?) of New York Statehttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/esperancechurch.jpgEsperancechurchChurch in Esperance, NYhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/nycorscranton.jpgNYCorScrantonMoments after surviving Binghamton - no way am I testing NYC traffic...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/cobleskillusa.jpgCobleskillUSAGo USA! (Cobleskill, NY)https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/morenewyorkroad.jpgMoreNewYorkRoad(Kinda) lost in New Yorkhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mountsnowvalleyvt.jpgmountsnowvalleyVTWilmington, Vermont - the place to be it seemedhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/viewofhogback.jpgviewofhogbackView from Hogback Mountain in Vermont2011-11-17T18:53:26+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2011/07/08/have-you-really-been-there/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/travelmap1.jpegtravelmaphttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/travelmap.jpegtravelmap2011-11-17T18:53:10+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2011/07/30/800-miles-in-one-state/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/rhodeislandtrip.jpgrhodeislandtrip68.1 mileshttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mttrip.jpgmttrip838 mileshttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/floridatrip.jpgfloridatrip875 mileshttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/texastrip.jpgtexastrip944 mileshttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/calitrip.jpgcalitrip1,060 mileshttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/alaskatrip.jpgalaskatrip2019-04-10T04:51:22+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2011/08/16/guest-contributor-baseball-in-denver/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/16thmall.jpg16thmall16th Street Mall (c) denver.orghttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/ryanhoward.jpgryanhowardhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/missiledrive.jpgWARRENhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/coorsfield.jpgcoorsfield2011-11-17T18:52:21+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2011/08/25/williamsport-bound/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/llws.jpgllws2011-11-17T18:52:09+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2011/08/26/a-dominican-weekend/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_0988.jpgIMG_0988https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_0942.jpgIMG_0942https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_0921.jpgIMG_0921https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_0909.jpgIMG_0909https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_0905.jpgIMG_0905https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_0897.jpgIMG_0897https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_0896.jpgIMG_0896https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_0894.jpgIMG_0894https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_0864.jpgIMG_0864https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_0858.jpgIMG_08582011-11-17T18:51:57+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2011/08/28/148/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_1199.jpgIMG_1199https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_1198.jpgIMG_1198https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_1197.jpgIMG_1197https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_1188.jpgIMG_1188https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_1187.jpgIMG_1187https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_1180.jpgIMG_1180https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_1178.jpgIMG_1178https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_1176.jpgIMG_1176https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_1175.jpgIMG_1175https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_1174.jpgIMG_11742011-11-17T18:51:44+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2011/08/29/the-golden-ticket/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_1206.jpgIMG_12062011-11-17T18:51:33+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2011/08/31/so-close-yet-so-remote-part-1/2011-11-17T18:51:25+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2011/09/01/sites-ca/2011-11-17T18:51:06+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2011/09/03/live-from-bristol-va/2011-11-17T18:50:57+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2011/09/04/update-from-the-road/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_13991.jpgIMG_1399https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_1399.jpgIMG_13992011-11-17T18:50:44+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2011/09/04/so-close-yet-so-remote-lee-county-va/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_1256.jpgIMG_1256https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_1255.jpgIMG_1255https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_12541.jpgIMG_1254https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_1253.jpgIMG_1253https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_1252.jpgIMG_1252https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_1251.jpgIMG_1251https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_1250.jpgIMG_1250https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_1249.jpgIMG_1249https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_1247.jpgIMG_1247https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_1246.jpgIMG_12462018-05-04T01:29:13+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2011/09/05/cant-top-rocky-top/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_1341.jpgIMG_1341Here I am in the Montana sectionhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_1460.jpgIMG_1460https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_1458.jpgIMG_1458https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_1457.jpgIMG_1457https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_1456.jpgIMG_1456https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_1455.jpgIMG_1455https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_1454.jpgIMG_1454https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_1453.jpgIMG_1453https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_1451.jpgIMG_1451https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_1450.jpgIMG_14502011-11-17T18:50:04+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2011/09/07/not-all-rest-stops-go-through-krzyzewskiville-just-mine/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_1569.jpgIMG_1569Front gate of the ball parkhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_1562.jpgIMG_1562https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_1559.jpgIMG_1559I can now say I've been to Cameron Indoor Stadium...when nothing is happening and no one is around...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_15381.jpgIMG_1538*gasp* There it is!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_1548.jpgIMG_1548Not a bad field for the Pittsburgh Pirates of college footballhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_1538.jpgIMG_1538https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_1533.jpgIMG_1533Jack Coombs was a Dookiehttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_1491.jpgIMG_1491Now tell me you wouldn't go to USC Upstate. So darn charming...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_1503.jpgIMG_1503USC Upstate is full of surprises. I didn't expect a building like this...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_1558.jpgIMG_15582011-11-17T18:49:50+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2011/09/09/cricket-in-climax/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_1521.jpgIMG_1521Yes, I can now say I've really been to a cricket field in the UShttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_1518.jpgIMG_1518Can you hit a wicket?https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_1517.jpgIMG_1517A lot of grass...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_1513.jpgIMG_1513I still don't know if these are similar to baseball dugouts or picnic spots for spectators...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_1510.jpgIMG_1510You know your close when you've almost reached Climax, NChttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_1516.jpgIMG_15162012-12-18T16:06:28+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2011/09/10/50-state-update/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_1508.jpgIMG_1508https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_14851.jpgIMG_148534 down, 16 to go. Welcome to South Carolina!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_13091.jpgIMG_1309I crossed the TN-KY border mere minutes after crossing the VA-TN borderhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_12841.jpgIMG_1284https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_1485.jpgIMG_14852011-11-17T18:49:06+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2011/09/11/a-day-remembered/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_6688.jpgIMG_6688https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_6687.jpgIMG_6687https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_6686.jpgIMG_6686https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_6683.jpgIMG_6683https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_6682.jpgIMG_6682https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_6679.jpgIMG_6679https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_6668.jpgIMG_6668https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_66651.jpgIMG_6665https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_6663.jpgIMG_6663https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_6660.jpgIMG_66602011-11-17T18:48:52+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2011/09/16/least-visited-national-parks/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/nps.pngnps2011-11-17T18:47:58+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2011/09/19/two-and-whoa/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_1695.jpgIMG_1695Fans celebrate the big winhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_1693.jpgIMG_1693The Big Kickhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_1654.jpgIMG_1654Tim Hightower spurred the first half rushing attack - rumbling for 85 by halftimehttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_1637.jpgIMG_1637Rex was under the gun Sunday - and deliveredhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_1692.jpgIMG_16922011-11-17T18:47:44+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2011/09/26/the-worlds-toughest-destinations/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/freeimagepenguins.jpgPenguins at Antarctica2011-11-17T18:47:06+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2011/09/29/going-to-extremes-virginia/2011-11-17T18:46:51+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2011/10/03/renaissance-man/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_1799.jpgIMG_1799Fishing for something...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_1780.jpgIMG_1780Regulars...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_1792.jpgIMG_1792For what ales you...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_1767.jpgIMG_1767Yours truly and his fair ladyhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_1811.jpgIMG_1811A rather impressive venue for joustinghttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_1788.jpgIMG_1788one of the many stages - this one hosting a farcial rendition of Shakespeare's Hamlethttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_1813.jpgIMG_18132011-11-17T18:46:37+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2011/10/04/baseball-in-san-marino/2011-11-17T18:46:23+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2011/10/09/northernmost-virginia/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_1907.jpgIMG_1907https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_1903.jpgIMG_1903A view of the corner from the driver's seathttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_1899.jpgIMG_1899Huge satellite towers on the Virginia sidehttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_1897.jpgIMG_1897https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_1906.jpgIMG_19062011-11-17T18:46:07+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2011/10/10/traversing-apple-country-west-virginia/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_1954.jpgIMG_1954Fire Works Pizza - best pizza I've had so far on the east coasthttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_19501.jpgIMG_1950We hit a few of these country roads en route...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_1928.jpgIMG_1928Mason the Turtle wants out of his box!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_1947.jpgIMG_1947Yep, that's what ol' G.W. bathed in...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_1945.jpgIMG_1945George Washington's famous bathtubhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_1944.jpgIMG_1944Lord Fairfax, i.e. those who ruled over the northern "neck" of Virginia terrirtory in colonial timeshttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_1931.jpgIMG_1931Yes, they sold apple butter too...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_1941.jpgIMG_1941A view of the Roman bathhousehttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_1938.jpgIMG_1938A Berkeley Springs State Park bath house - yes, you can actually still take private baths in it...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_1918.jpgIMG_1918A little history lesson2011-11-17T18:45:36+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2011/10/13/639/2011-11-17T18:45:03+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2011/10/16/getting-lost-in-the-barrens/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_2032.jpgIMG_2032Hungry? Follow this one easy direction...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_2020.jpgIMG_2020You can even see Atlantic City from the tophttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_2023.jpgIMG_2023https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_2028.jpgIMG_2028Apple Pie Hill (with Breeah)https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_2006.jpgIMG_2006Not a day for a diet...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_1999.jpgIMG_1999Bog manhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_1990.jpgIMG_1990Police keep watch near the mobile home-sized post officehttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_1987.jpgIMG_1987Goats in Chatsworthhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_1979.jpgIMG_1979Dead pines... https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_1977.jpgIMG_1977Pines, pines, pines and more pines...2011-11-17T18:44:53+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2011/10/18/time-travel-in-suburban-maryland/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_2096.jpgIMG_2096A man of the peoplehttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_2091.jpgIMG_2091Chris brought out the string bass for "All Night Doctors"https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_2080.jpgIMG_2080Like old times...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_2070.jpgIMG_2070Gavin Rossdale (right) and Chris Traynor (left)https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_2066.jpgIMG_2066The Bush banner being raisedhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_2061.jpgIMG_2061Chevelle's lead singer, Pete Loefflerhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_2062.jpgIMG_2062Chevelle has been bringing their brand of hard rockin' for over 15 yearshttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_2050.jpgIMG_2050Filter's Richard Patrick rocks the michttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_2101.jpgIMG_21012011-11-17T18:44:33+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2011/10/19/visiting-la-borinquena/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/prflag.gifPRFLAG2011-11-17T18:44:22+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2011/10/21/warm-welcome-from-san-juan/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_2113.jpgIMG_21132011-11-17T18:43:12+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2011/10/26/a-day-in-the-oldest-town/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_2420.jpgIMG_2420Maybe this is what they meant by nightmarish traffic jams...flash flood!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_2410.jpgIMG_2410A storm looms...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_2403.jpgIMG_2403The tomb of Juan Ponce de Leonhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_2414.jpgIMG_2414Smallest row house ever?https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_2385.jpgIMG_2385A "hotel" near the San Juan Bautista Cathedralhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_2378.jpgIMG_2378Each street has it's own flavorhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_2365.jpgIMG_2365and the skyline of Old San Juanhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_2361.jpgIMG_2361The skyline of San Juanhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_2350.jpgIMG_2350A view of El Morro and La Perla from a San Cristobal bunkerhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_2318.jpgIMG_2318A view from the northside of town down the narrow roadway2011-11-17T18:43:02+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2011/10/27/welcome-to-the-jungle/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_2561.jpgIMG_2561Welcome to Jurassic Park! Seriously, the further north you go the further back in time you feel...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_2525.jpgIMG_2525The second, shorter falls at La Minahttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_2522.jpgIMG_2522Overlooking the third falls at La Minahttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_2512.jpgIMG_2512Breeah doing a balancing act at La Minahttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_2510.jpgIMG_2510Getting my feet wet at La Mina Fallshttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_2482.jpgIMG_2482A treehugging snailhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_2478.jpgIMG_2478A rare glimpse at the peak through an outcrop on Big Tree Trailhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_2473.jpgIMG_2473He must think we don't see him...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_2469.jpgIMG_2469If a tree falls at El Yunque...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_2458.jpgIMG_2458El Yunque Peak, from Yokahu2011-11-17T18:42:50+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2011/10/31/a-capital-cruise/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_2767.jpgIMG_2767https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_2900.jpgIMG_2900Dusk settles over Washingtonhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_2907.jpgIMG_2907Dusk falls over the Washington Monument...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_2879.jpgIMG_2879For all your holiday shopping needs...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_2861.jpgIMG_2861The port in Alexandriahttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_2854.jpgIMG_2854A crowd awaits our arrival near the Alexandria dockshttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_2835.jpgIMG_2835A plane coming in for landing at DCAhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_2779.jpgIMG_2779The Kennedy Center in all it's gloryhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_2770.jpgIMG_2770I wouldn't expect anything less from my riverboat captain - a true relic.https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_2797.jpgIMG_27972011-11-17T18:42:42+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2011/11/02/are-you-ever-home-i-e-tips-on-how-to-travel-cheaply/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/bridgemaine.jpgbridgemaine2011-11-17T18:42:25+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2011/11/03/to-new-brunswick-and-beyond/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/zca48.jpgzca48A perfect end to a long dayhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/zca47.jpgzca47Fireworks explode over the bayhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/zca45.jpgzca45A boat makes it's way out into the harborhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/zca44.jpgzca44The Saint John sign lends a Hollywood-esque feel to the old European townhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/zca43.jpgzca43The harbor and lighthttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/zca40.jpgzca40The boardwalk was packed for Canada Dayhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/zca37.jpgzca37The city of Saint John, N.B.https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/zca21.jpgzca21The last rock...https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/zca29.jpgzca29Those rocks are the final plots of land in the eastern continental U.S.https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/zca26.jpgzca26Can't get any further east than this...2018-06-02T16:49:37+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2011/11/05/having-some-fun-in-fundy/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/zca94.jpgzca94Some serious low tidehttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/zca92.jpgzca92The flowerpot rocks at Hopewell Capehttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_7347.jpgIMG_7347https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/zca81.jpgzca81https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/zca80.jpgzca80https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/zca72.jpgzca72Save the minnows!!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/zca69.jpgzca69https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/zca67.jpgzca67Me at Herring Covehttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_7363.jpgIMG_7363The coastline at Herring Covehttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_7392.jpgIMG_7392Breeah and I on a bridge on the Dickson Falls trail2011-11-17T18:41:50+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2011/11/07/and-your-397th-national-park-site-is/2011-11-17T18:41:39+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2011/11/10/not-so-happy-valley/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_6549.jpgIMG_6549The road into State College, PAhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_6553.jpgIMG_6553VHerwig's. I absolutely recommend this place!https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_6547.jpgIMG_65472011-11-17T18:41:23+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2011/11/11/carolina-trippin/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/scstateflag.jpgscstateflag2011-11-17T18:41:03+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.com/2011/11/15/a-hike-through-congaree/https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_2974.jpgIMG_2974https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_2987.jpgIMG_2987https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_2981.jpgIMG_2981https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_3051.jpgIMG_3051There are many miles of cotton fields just outside the park's perimetershttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_2967.jpgIMG_2967A typical scene in Congareehttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_3039.jpgIMG_3039Yes, it really gets this dense in spotshttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_2994.jpgIMG_2994The forest canopy is very high herehttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_3029.jpgIMG_3029A squirrel nabs an acorn from above. https://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_3021.jpgIMG_3021Hardy Palms scattered throughout the southern end of the boardwalkhttps://weekendroady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_3006.jpgIMG_3006What I like to call "angel hair" - a typical overgrowth at this park2011-11-17T18:40:51+00:00monthlyhttps://weekendroady.comdaily1.02026-01-27T15:24:14+00:00