Category: Travel

the burbs Arrived safely and ahead of schedule, beating my hosts who are currently attending a Cinco de Mayo party. That’s okay, I can leech their wireless network from the carport. Tomorrow, rodeo! If you come out, be sure to look for the tall guy in the camouflage cap wielding a camera, and say howdy.

A rack at Jonk Semi-spur-of-the-moment trip down to Lexington Sat. night for dinner, and oh what a meal it was. Best. Lasagna. Ever. You know, you say things like that and think it’s exaggeration, but no, it’s true. A formidable hat tip to the hosts / chefs. Colorful company, a round of Mall Madness by…

Another photo from the road I thought I’d throw this out to balance the Photoshop geekery (below). It’s an image I can’t quite figure, as it has not been manipulated. Just a shot of the rear-view mirror and an overpass in Louisville.

Along the way Taking I-64 along southern Illinois and Indiana through Louisville is a profoundly more interesting drive to get from St. Louis to Cincinnati. I dunno why I go any other way. Save for some impressive thunderstorms at the tail end of the trip giving me white knuckles, I was pleasantly reminded I can…

Cost: $55.00 At a motel on the outskirts of Chicago, HBO is free. There is no alarm clock and the box spring has questionable stains. It was a fine enough place to stay within spittin’ distance from a rodeo, but to make it fancy—staying at the event’s official hotel might make economical sense, and parking…

Right photo by Brent (for scale) Back in Ohio after a long day of travel yesterday, and I still feel like I’m on Pacific Daylight Time. Inevitably, trips have little fragments that escape recollection. Between the piles of things that stack up while away, my mind occasionally lapses to something I forgot. The last day…

Looking out from the Northwest terminal I took exactly one photo on the trip back. This is it.

The perfect pool I mentioned the Yuba River in the next post, but I figured I’d backtrack here and post one of the photos I took while hiking down. Pretty hard to capture how wonderful it is.

Yeehaw Couple trips to the Nevada County Fair today. The first was for animals, but had the bonus of arm wrestling. The second trip was all about the monster trucks and fried food. Typical fair fare, but made sweeter under cover of tall redwoods.

Preventing stir crazy Why go all the way out to California and not go to the big cities or tourist attractions? Well, I look at hanging out in one place and getting to know the day to day provides a rewarding experience, much like traveling abroad and going to school. There’s a quiet rhythm to…