Travel Inspiration in a Cup o’ Coffee
You never know where you’ll find inspiration to get out and see good stuff! 🙂 The Blue Whale Route 66 Catoosa, Oklahoma The Gemini Giant Route 66 Wilmington, Illinois Tall Paul Route 66 Atlanta,...
Category: Illinois
Believe In The Power of Daydreams
Then turn those daydreams into reality! These days, our lives are filled with information. Maybe too much of it. Every second of the day we open up wide and words and images are shoveled...
Lorain Lighthouse – Banana at East Beach
With my belly grumbling, I decided to stop for a spell at Lakeview Park along Lake Erie to eat my electric banana. I didn’t know anything about the park, I just happened to see that it had...
Ghost Ad in Chenoa, Illinois: Selz Royal Blue Shoes
While riding Historic Route 66 in Illinois, I tried to take a turn through the towns that seemed to pop up like an oasis after a stretch of nothin’ much. Often my ride would be...
Passing Through Lincoln, Illinois
During my ride through Illinois in the fall of 2015, I followed Route 66 north from Springfield and passed through the town of Lincoln, Illinois. Prior to leaving home, I did almost no research...
Petrol-Love: Olde Tyme Service Stations in Illinois
Last fall after finishing a stint at the Void Rally 10 in Virginia, I set off on a road trip around Illinois. My plan was to just bum around and look at stuff. As...
Quirky Roadside Attractions from Illinois
This morning when I saw the Daily Page prompt: What’s the quirkiest thing about you? I had to smirk. Personally, I don’t think I’m exceptionally quirky but then, who does? It’s other people who...
Route 66 – A Leap of Faith
When the calendar rolled over to 2015 and the Northeast was frozen in the icy grip of a polar vortex, I didn’t really expect to see any part of Route 66. I mean, sure I’ve...
In the Shadow of the World’s Largest Ketchup Bottle
The World’s Largest Bottle of Ketchup is a roadside icon! When I pulled into the parking lot below the world’s largest ketchup bottle there was a man talking on his cellphone. I snapped a...
The Tangled Web of Bigfeet
Does anyone ever wake up in the morning, rub the sleep from their eyes, stretch and think… “I bet I’ll see Bigfoot today”? I’ve got 5-bucks on probably not. But that’s the funny thing about...
The Illusion of Safety
It’s funny how you can become fixated on the potential for things to go wrong. You look at a situation and place some type of possible danger-score on it and then tread lightly. Maybe...
Oh. Hello, Mr. Water Tower – Nice to See You!
Do you live in the type of place that could have a smiley face water tower? I don’t. But I wish I did. This tower was along my route from Metropolis to Springfield, Ill....
The Decaying Standard Oil Station of Vienna, Illinois
Meeting a beautiful ghost while road tripping While riding from Metropolis towards Springfield, Illinois, I passed through the town of Vienna. It was a place I’d never heard of before. As I slowed my...
That OTHER Guy From Metropolis? Maybe You’ve Heard of Him?
When I left Fredericksburg, Virginia my plan was very loose. I didn’t have a route but I did have a few points on the map that I wanted to see. One of them was...
Visiting Santa Claus in Indiana
“Holy shit!” When I crested the camels hump of a hill, the suspension on the Tiger completely unloaded leaving in its wake an unnerving floating sensation. During that millisecond of weightless hang-time strangely enough there’s plenty...
Whispering Giants Grand Tour: Wacinton of Paducah, Kentucky
When I pulled up at the edge of Noble Park in Paducah the word “Wow,” escaped from me. Even though it was the 10th Whispering Giant I visited, I didn’t expect how striking his appearance would...
Wide Open Space, Wide Open Mind
You wouldn’t think that writing your own story could be difficult. After all, you live it, it’s right there in front of you. And yet finding the loose thread to pull at the end...
