April 23, 2004

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania -

The end of this trip, photo-wise.

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Here's the deal: Motel 6 rocks, not only on strictly utilitarian grounds (What more do you really want out of a hotel than a clean bed, clean towels, and cable? Nada, as far as I'm concerned). They're cheap, and pretty universally they accept pets. Additionally, it's hard to throw a rock off most exits and not hit one.

Not so on IH-80 through northern Pennsylvania. Nary a Motel 6 to be found. So the pets and I drove through the night, catching a little rest at a couple of rest areas in Pennsylvania and New York. By the time we hit the Empire State, I had no desire to waste time doing anything other than peeing, driving, or sleeping, so we pressed on through to Mystic. I'll drag the dog down to the town sign this weekend to get a bookend picture, but the last day of the trip blew.

Oh, I'd forgotten to post this one:

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Finally found a plane with 12V outlets under the seat in Coach. Guess it's time to buy an inverter now.

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April 22, 2004

Go East (Vol V)

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Indiana. Absolutely beautiful.

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Kentucky had no state pride - nothing with the state name on it.

BTW - I switched over to interstates when i crossed into Illinois, so these pictures are no longer at state lines; they're at the state welcome centers. I debated stopping at the state lines anyway, but Illinois was way up in the air on a bridge over the Father of Waters, so I decided on plan B.

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Ohio had the coolest rest areas. The bathrooms were all in these cool buildings actually built into the earth. I could see getting nagged each spring - "Honey, it's time to mow the house again..."

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April 20, 2004

Go North, young man

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Scamp at the Louisiana/Arkansas line in Junction City.

Stopped here for lunch. Mmmmm, fried fish and sweet tea:

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Mother of all rainstorms.

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Road Trip part II

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Looks like this is the only way I'm going to see Shreveport other than every 5 or 10 years for reunion.

Stopped in to see Gordo and his clan in Ruston. They are digging small town life. Easier to take, I guess, as parents than as students.

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Somehow these don't sound too appetizing:

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Jank Road Trip

Figured I'd throw these up here rather than on the 'Porch. All pictures are with a 1999 vintage AGFA digital camera set for low resolution, and further compressed with iPhoto.

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Superwagon Mk2 ready to leave Katy

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Motel Six where Highway 59 hits IH-20 in East Texas.

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Cajun Dog(g)

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February 27, 2003

See you at der crossroads

lomo; spring, 1998; Munich
In Bavaria, when they honor dead homies, they pour out much better beer.

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Trail Work

trail work; lomo; 2/23/2003;
this is exactly the way I found it on the trail

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January 14, 2003

falls can kill

lomo; memorial day weekend, 2002; Shenandoah NP;
They really can, you know.

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January 8, 2003

siloam springs photog

lomo; 12/2X/2002; siloam springs photog studio;
yes, this woman is laying chest down in a stream fully clothed...i guess i'm not really one who should focus on other people's artistic choices, though

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