News related to one fellow's back road travels. Road trips occur irregularly but this feed and the associated website are updated on a daily basis when a trip is in process. http://www.dennygibson.com/ Recreation/Travel/Travelogues/North_America Copyright 1999-2007 DennyGibson.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en-us Fri, 4 May 2012 18:08:34 -0400 Fri, 4 May 2012 18:03:00 -0400 webmaster@dennygibson.com FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.2.9) http://www.feedforall.com The last day of the trip started with a couple small cemeteries then went from the Last Honky Tonk in Circleville to the oldest bar in Cincinnati. I reached the west end of US-22 eight days after starting at the east end of US-44. However, I paused for two days near Allentown which means just six days of motion to do "66 the Hard Way";. Bet I could do it in twelve if I tried. http://www.dennygibson.com/hardway66/day14/ CAF5B3EF-5D0F-4261-B3EA-157ABE9B5FB1 Fri, 4 May 2012 18:03:00 -0400 After checking out some brick road in Pennsylvania, I zipped through West Virginia, then paused at a lake in Ohio. The day ended at a delightful inn near the center of the state. http://www.dennygibson.com/hardway66/day13/ B0D27965-DF0F-4C7D-9E79-078651FAA997 Fri, 4 May 2012 07:53:27 -0400 I got a really cool magnet at a brewery I'd been to before then found an awesome bridge and another guitar museum. http://www.dennygibson.com/hardway66/day12/ E2F2EA03-FAAE-416B-B373-3EC6DB6E9128 Wed, 2 May 2012 09:39:01 -0400 After learning how to make a guitar (I'm not taking orders just yet.), I was surprised by a stash of Hudsons and a wonderful old soda fountain. Roadside America was not a surprise. It was just as cool as I expected. http://www.dennygibson.com/hardway66/day11/ 0103FFB2-6EF8-4575-B12D-EE2D12B29F56 Tue, 1 May 2012 09:00:37 -0400 I'm sure the America On Wheels museum in Allentown is a nice place to visit on your own but it's even better with Dave Reese as a personal guide. http://www.dennygibson.com/hardway66/day10/ B765603D-29E9-4311-AE91-7835FDA5FBFA Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:17:18 -0400 This should have been an off day with little to do but it didn't work out that way. I knew about Peeps & Crayolas and I knew about Moravian missionaries in Ohio but I knew nothing about the Moravian Bethlehem story. Now I know a little. http://www.dennygibson.com/hardway66/day09/ B844590D-A9AD-4998-9782-798014CAFD88 Sun, 29 Apr 2012 08:20:00 -0400 I drove across the Hudson, walked across the Hudson, finished Forty-Four, and started Twenty-Two. Whew! http://www.dennygibson.com/hardway66/day08/ 447786C9-6138-4A59-85AC-4412B11B4E00 Sat, 28 Apr 2012 09:13:32 -0400 I started west on US-44 about noon and, despite my best intentions, drove the bulk of it before stopping for the night. Sixty-Six the Hard Way is now in progress. http://www.dennygibson.com/hardway66/day07/ C692049C-FF84-41E1-82A3-D3A63D631C53 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 08:00:24 -0400 It was a great day for watching whales and I did. http://www.dennygibson.com/hardway66/day06/ CF319626-3751-4477-A954-4DDC0A1E0B03 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:21:23 -0400 My day was filled with a numbered rock, a few lighthouses, and the town at the end of the road. http://www.dennygibson.com/hardway66/day05/ 5549DEF8-A309-4F76-A2A9-7587F562BE44 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:08:29 -0400 The day was kind of wet but it was a whole better than a hurricane and even better that the weather guys were predicting. I got in and out of Boston alive, had a good time while I was there, and am not nearly as afraid of returning as I was going the first time. http://www.dennygibson.com/hardway66/day04/ 73629505-5C7D-4B95-BFD6-FE3BDA0E8DD9 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 08:09:56 -0400 Today was mostly about getting into position but I did head off course once to visit a castle. http://www.dennygibson.com/hardway66/day03/ F78B5351-AEEA-4A50-AFB9-6572FB980D4D Mon, 23 Apr 2012 03:40:21 -0400 I made an impromptu visit to a tree house, stood in three states at once, and drove across one of John Roebling's warm-ups. Then I drove the one open lane through Hawks Nest. http://www.dennygibson.com/hardway66/day02/ 4895A314-4DAD-4FF2-A5D5-98C0EFCBE840 Sun, 22 Apr 2012 08:00:32 -0400 I finally got started on an outing to drive US-44 and US-22 although it will be several days before I start back west from the eastern terminus of US-44. http://www.dennygibson.com/hardway66/ 7FD6583D-CABD-4838-82CB-A98FB9B5D6C2 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 20:05:16 -0400 Twenty vintage B-25s came to Dayton, Ohio, for the seventieth anniversary of Doolittle's Raid over Japan. On Tuesday I saw them on the ground and on Wednesday watched them take off and fly overhead. http://www.dennygibson.com/oddment/dr_70th/ 13EA8CF6-1335-48B8-9DA9-65BC1CF745FD Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:53:19 -0400 New product adds life to old phones. http://www.dennygibson.com/blog/2012/04/product-review-dial2text/ BCD682AB-832F-4753-9EB8-D4E7ADBED511 Sun, 1 Apr 2012 06:07:08 -0400 I looked over a fantastic playground in Columbus then looked over a very nice beer list closer to home. I briefly evaluated my "straight home"; attempt with some comments and a map in the day's last panel. http://www.dennygibson.com/shc12/day04/ 3B0F196F-8B90-4C12-92BA-F0867D1B1738 Tue, 6 Mar 2012 10:48:46 -0500 In theory, I could drive directly east from the motel and miss my home by less than a mile. Driving directly east isn't entirely practical but I tried. http://www.dennygibson.com/shc12/day03/ 45C2F352-5300-4B1E-9D51-713598800687 Mon, 5 Mar 2012 09:10:18 -0500 Cool but clear weather made for a nice Route 66 cruise. We started with eight cars, only got lost a time or two, and finished with nine. Now that's the way to run a cruise. Kudos to Kip and his helpers. http://www.dennygibson.com/shc12/day02/ D04E8282-03CD-417B-AEE6-2CD701D40F67 Sun, 4 Mar 2012 09:30:43 -0500 I saw some nasty weather but not nearly as nasty as of some folks in areas I left behind. I got inside the National Road Interpretive Center in Vandalia and saw a dragon and a moon light up -- all for the first time. http://www.dennygibson.com/shc12/day01/ 239A1170-3E3C-4125-91CF-125CD1FC7DD5 Sat, 3 Mar 2012 07:18:34 -0500