An Unmapped Route: A Hiker's Blog

Tag: roadtrip

  • Photo Friday: The Big Easy

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    The snow west of Texas had turned us around. Our road trip had begun on the East Coast and we had reached as far as Amarillo, but could go no further. Our destination had been to reach the “Four Corners”. The only place in the U.S. where four states meet: Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New…

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    snowpackjack
    a jazz musician plays a trumpet pointed at the sky on a city street near Bourbon st. in New Orleans.

  • Photo Friday: Texas

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    Marco was ahead of me, leaning over against the wind. The road was straight as an arrow, the steady current of cold air forcing us to counter steer constantly.

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  • Wayback Machine

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    The abandoned gas station was overgrown with weeds. Paint was peeling, and the cupola seemed a bit lopsided perched on the roof. Several of it’s vents were missing. I guessed a few birds had taken up residence inside. I spotted the old fuel station stopped at the traffic light. The modern Food Mart that had…

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  • Going to Church

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    Old Sheldon Church ruins, Yemassee, South Carolina, USA I was off course, but not lost. I pulled the motorcycle into the gas station and fueled up. The hour was getting late, and I had some miles to go to get to a hotel. Lifting the pump nozzle away from the tank, I was careful not…

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    The ruins of a stone church is center, surrounded by gnarled trees with hanging moss. dried leaves are on the foreground, and a tombstone leans ito the frame on the left.