Pennsylvania: Double Mail Pouch Barn Goodness
Just a hop, skip and a jump up the road from Pennsylvania’s great welcome sign, I serendipitously saw a double Mail Pouch barn. Aside from the two visible sides in the picture, the small...
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A Yeti, an Art Gallery, a Kickass Road – This must be Ranchita, California
In December of 2016, I was in California taking a week-long riding trip. I flew to LA, rented a bike and wandered about. While heading towards Borrego Spring on Montezuma-Borrego Highway, I passed a Yeti in...
The View from Bark Road – Sideling Hill Summit
When riding along Route 30 in Pennsylvania, there is an easily missed road called Bark Rd. at the Sideling Hill Summit. The reason I know it’s easily missed is because I’ve passed it a...
George’s Coney Island – Worcester, Massachusetts
On the way home from Lynn, Massachusetts, where I visited the greatest mural ever, I made a pit stop in Worcester to “eat here and get gas,” as it were. After filling up my...
Get Ready to See the Greatest Mural Ever!
Hands down, the most incredible mural I saw while visiting Lynn, Massachusetts, and perhaps that I’ve ever seen is this collab between JPO and Miss Zukie. “Zukies are a fluffy and chubby character that don’t...
Beyond Walls – Lynn, Massachusetts Murals and Vintage Neon
The town of Lynn, Massachusetts has been incredible-ized by a program called Beyond Walls, which features neighborhood beautification with vintage neon, sculpture and gorgeous murals. We activate spaces that foster more livable, economically viable, and...
Would You Like to See My Sweet Caboose?
Sleeping in a caboose is one of the items that has been on my life’s To Do list for many years. How it ended up there, at this point I can’t say. It’s not...
Party of One – Wednesday Night in Breezewood
In the past couple of years, I’ve cruised through the town of Breezewood, Pennsylvania a handful of times. Not because I was seeking it out, but just… because. If you’re riding along Route 30,...
Tales of a Second Grade Nothing
In September while heading east on the Lincoln Highway in the Chambersburg area, I stopped to snap photos of two gas pumps that were part of the Pump Parade. The first was at Shatzer Fruit...
The Post Office Files: Small, Cute, and Interesting Pit Stops
While traveling throughout the US, stopping and snapping post office photos has become something of a habit. The photos become place markers for passing through a town with an interesting or funny name. The...
Elmer’s Bottle Tree Ranch – Oro Grande, California – Route 66
A Whimsical Wonderland In January of 2017, I was riding my motorcycle on a solo trip through California. I followed a leg of Route 66 back towards Los Angeles. That’s where I learned about...
One Year Later: My Desert Awakening Went Back to Sleep
One year ago today, December 28, 2016, I stood in the golden sun of the California desert taking in Salvation Mountain. The day shimmered with magic, possibility, and the excitement unique to being on...
2017 in Review: Photos of Great Ghost Ads Seen in My Travels
My love for the ghost ads of yesteryear is strong. While out and about in 2017, I saw some excellent examples: Mail Pouch Tobacco – Point Pleasant, West Virginia Mail Pouch Tobacco – Point...
Haaaaaay, Look at this Kickass School Bus!
I don’t have a unique method for finding oddball stuff. There is no special radar or a giant U-shaped magnet that draws me to it. But I do sit in front of a computer...
A Surprise Roadside Animal Menagerie in Pennsylvania
While I was on my way to see the Snoopy barn in Nazareth, Pa. I happened to pass by this house with a great menagerie of critters in the front yard. If I had...
The Incredible Snoopy Barn of Nazareth, Pennsylvania
This Barn is a Must-See! Located at the Fairman Farm in Nazareth, Pennsylvania the Snoopy barn is sure to bring a smile to your face. Peanuts fans will love seeing the old boy as...
The Places In The Backs Of Our Minds
It’s like déjà vu all over again Sometimes I’ll be riding along in what I believe to be an unfamiliar area only to have my internal voice say, “I feel like I’ve been here before.”...
Two Barn Murals Around Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania
When I woke up in Wilkes-Barre, my plan for the day was to swing by Williamsport to see if I could find the repaired Whispering Giant, Woapalanne. Then I would turn my wheels south...
Roadside Snapshots: Take Two Cows and Call Me in the Morning
Along with dinosaurs and my favorite, the Giant Chicken Army, cows have to be one of the most abundant roadside animal statues. I saw two more big ladies of note while road tripping in...
Apparently I Have A Giant Lobster Antenna
While puttering around the house on this rainy morning, the notion of posting some of the photos from my most recent road trip flittered in and out of my thoughts. That idea was swirled...
