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Road Trip 2014

 

 
  Cornee and I are taking a road trip across the US AGAIN!!! We left Lake Lure on Thursday 7/8/16 after we sold our Lake Lure house. Stayed with a family friend in Tryon, NC for 10 days. House sat for Cornee's sister on Lake Lanier, GA for 2.5 weeks and left on our trip Autust 4, 2016. So far we have stopped at:
  • Paducah, KY - Levee Wall
  • Cape Girardeau, MO
  • Clydesdales
  • Kansas City, MO - Joe's BBQ, 12th Street and Vine
  • Salina, KS
  • Dodge City - Soiled Doves on Boot Hill
  • Monumnet Rock, KS
  • Denver- Cornee's Cousin Bob
  • Rocky Mountain National Park and Estes Park
  • Cheyenne, WY
  • Buford, WY at 8000ft Population 1
  • Laramie, WY - Born in a Barn - Good Burger
  • Rock Springs, WY
  • Huntsville,Utah - Shooting Star Saloon
  • Promontory Point - Gold Spike
  • Elko, Nevada
  • Thunder Mountain, Nevada
  • Lovelock, Nevada - Locked our love on the courthouse chain
  • Reno, Nevada - Lost $3
  • Yosemite National Park - slept in a tent
  • Kings Canyon National Park
  • Sequoia National Park
  • Modesto, CA
  • Dunsmuir, CA - slept in a caboose in the Cascade near Shasta Mountain and Crag Mountain
  • Eugene, Oregon - met with Cornee's Cousin that owns a Sam Bond's brewery
  • Portland, Oregon
  • Cannon Beach Haystacks, Seaside Oregon
  • Lewis & Clark National Park
  • Astoria bridge at Columbia River, Salmon fisherman with seals stealing salmon off their hooks
  • Grays Covered Bridge on Grays River, Washington with Salmon running
  • Mount Saint Helens State Park
  • Mount Ranier National Park
  • Seattle Spaceneedle lunch (Duck Boat, Pikes Public Market, Bike Rides)
  • Lunch at Pikes Public Market at Athenian where a scene from Sleepless in Seattle was filmed
  • Seattle Seahawks home opener preseason against Minnesota Vikings
  • Hudson Hamburgers Coeur d'alene Idaho
  • Butte, Montana - Copper Mine Smelting Tower from 1909
  • Butte, Montana
  • Bobcat breakfast at Western Cafe in Bozeman, Montana
  • Little Bighorn Battlefield National Park
  • Cowboy Cafe for 100% Buffalo Burger, Sheridan Wyoming
  • Crazy Woman Creek
  • Hole In The Wall Gang town Kaycee, Wyoming
  • Casper, Wyoming
  • Douglas Wyoming and visited the Jackalope
  • Three Sisters truck stop Wyoming
  • Fort Crawford Wyoming
  • Aliance Nebraska - Carhenge and Fried Mac&Cheese
  • North Platte Nebraska and Buffalo Bill Cody
  • LIncoln Nebraska Univ of Nebraska and ate at Born in a Barn
  • Tried to see Sandstone Carving on Missouri, but was closed
  • St Joseph Missouri via Iowa and saw Jessie James Home where he was shot
  • Marceline Missouri childhood home of Walt Disney
  • Bad night at Hotel in Brookefield on Highway 36, the highway of geniuses. Walt Disney, Gen Pershing, Walter Cronkite, and others
  • Hannibal Missouri saw Tom Sawyer & Huck Finn Statue
  • Crossed the Mississippi
  • Springfield Missouri toured Lincoln Home and neighborhood. Also visited his tomb and rubbed his nose on the bust in front of the tomb
  • Champaign, Illinois
  • Indianapolis, Indiana stopped by Indy 500 Speedway and John's Stewhouse was closed so had breakfast at Charlie Browns Pancake and Steakhouse at Speedway Main Street
  • Lunch Skyline Chili in Dayton, Ohio
  • Columbus, Ohio
  • Longberger Basket company old headquarters that is shaped like a basket
  • Dinner at Avenue Eats in Wheeling West Virginia. Huffington Post named it the best burger in West Virginia.
  • Andy Warhol Museum - Pittsbury Penn
  • Flight 93 Memorial - Shanksville Penn
  • Woodstock & Bethel Woods
  • Vermont and covered bridges in Bennington VT
  • Olana and Annadale Estates on the Hudson River
  • Roosevelt Estate, Springwood, on the Hudson River
  • Walk Over the Hudson
  • Lunch on the Hudson River
  • West Point
  • Pennsylvania Amish country of Bird-in-Hand and Intercourse
  • Pennsylvania Renaissance Festival at Mt Hope Vineyard. Our friend Sarah Catherine was performing there
 
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
  Inside tent  
   
  Inside tent  
   
     
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
  Camp 18 Restuarant Oregon  
  
  Camp 18 Restuarant Oregon  
  
 Camp 18 Restuarant Oregon 
  
 Camp 18 Restuarant Oregon 
  
 Camp 18 Restuarant Oregon 
  
 Camp 18 Restuarant Oregon 
  
 Camp 18 Restuarant Oregon 
  
 Camp 18 Restuarant Oregon 
  
  Camp 18 Restuarant Oregon 
  
  Canon Beach Oregon  
  
  Canon Beach Oregon  
   
  Canon Beach Oregon Haystacks, actually rock outcrops in the ocean  
  
 Canon Beach Oregon Haystacks, actually rock outcrops in the ocean 
  
  Canon Beach Oregon Haystacks, actually rock outcrops in the ocean 
  
 Canon Beach Oregon 
  
  Leaving Canon Beach Oregon 
  
  Seaside Washington  
  
  Seaside Washington  
  
  Seaside Washington 
  
  Seaside Washington 
  
  Lewis and Clark Nation Park 
  
  Seaside Washington 
  
 Crossing Columbia River 
  
 Crossing Columbia River 
  
  Crossing Columbia River 
  
 Columbia River - Salmon fisherman 
  
 Columbia River - Salmon fisherman 
  
  Columbia River - Salmon fisherman 
  
  Covered Bridge over Grays River- between Altonna and Rosburg, Washington 
  
 Covered Bridge - between Astoria and Lewis and Clark National park 
  
  Under Covered Bridge over Grays River- between Altonna and Rosburg, Washington 
  
  Covered Bridge over Grays River- between Altonna and Rosburg, Washington 
  
  Astoria - Washington 
  
   
  
 Mt St Helen 
  
 Mt St Helen 
  
 Mt St Helen 
  
 Mt St Helen 
  
  Mt St Helen 
  
 Mt Ranier National Park 
  
 Mt Ranier National Park 
  
 Mt Ranier National Park 
  
  Mt Ranier National Park 
  
 Mt Ranier 
  
  Mt Ranier 
  
  Mt Ranier 
  
  Seattle 
  
 View from Space Needle 
  
  View from Space Needle - sea planes land here 
  
 View from Space Needle 
  
 View from Space Needle 
  
 View from Space Needle 
  
  View from Space Needle - Mt Ranier in distance 
  
 View from Space Needle 
  
 View from Space Needle 
  
 View from Space Needle 
  
  View from Space Needle 
  
  Space Needle and views from duck boat tour 
  
  Lunch at the Space Needle 
  
  Public Market Seattle 
  
  Pike Market-Seattle 
  
  View from Athenia Restaurant Pike Market-Seattle 
  
  View from Athenia Restaurant Pike Market-Seattle  
  
  Pike Market-Seattle  
  
  Where they toss the fish to each other, Pike Market-Seattle 
  
  Gum Wall, Pike Market-Seattle 
  
 Gum Wall, Pike Market-Seattle 
  
 Gum Wall, Pike Market-Seattle 
  
  Lady in the background is real - Pike Market, Seattle 
  
  Century Link Stadium Seattle 
  
  Pregame Festivities Century Link Stadium Seattle 
  
 Pregame Festivities Century Link Stadium Seattle 
  
 Pregame Festivities Century Link Stadium Seattle 
  
 Pregame Festivities Century Link Stadium Seattle 
  
 Pregame Festivities Century Link Stadium Seattle 
  
 Pregame Festivities Century Link Stadium Seattle 
  
 Pregame Festivities Century Link Stadium Seattle 
  
  Night View  
   
  Century Link Stadium Seattle Seahawks vs Vikings Preseason Game 
  
  Leaving Seattle 
  
  Breakfast outside Seattle 
  
  Vantage Washington 
  
  Vantage Washington 
  
  Mustang Monument-Vantage Washington 
  
 Mustang Monument-Vantage Washington 
  
 Mustang Monument-Vantage Washington 
  
 Mustang Monument-Vantage Washington 
  
 Mustang Monument-Vantage Washington 
  
 Mustang Monument-Vantage Washington 
  
 Mustang Monument-Vantage Washington 
  
 Mustang Monument-Vantage Washington 
  
  Mustang Monument-Vantage Washington view down to Cornee and the Jeep
I Climbed the mountain where the mustang monuments are.
 
  
  Washington  
  
  Spokane Washington  
  
  Coeur d'Alene Idaho, Hudson Hamburger - Great Burger, no condiments, no fries, no
ketchup, no mustard, just burger, onion, cheese, spicey ketchup or spicey mustard
 
  
  Coeur d'Alene Idaho, Resort for the rich and famous 
  
  Beginnig the trek over the Rockies in Montana 
  
  Montana Rockies 
  
  Montana Rockies 
  
  Sunrise in the Rockies - Montana 
  
  Sunrise in the Rockies 
  
  Jackalope - Bozeman Montana Western Cafe and Bobcat Breakfast 
  
  Montana Rockies 
  
  Montana Rockies 
  
  Montana 
  
  Montana coming out of the Rockies 
  
  Little Big Horn 
  
  LIttle Big Horn 
  
  Little Big Horn 
  
  Wyoming 
  
  !00% Buffalo Burger at Cowboy Cafe Sheridan Wyoming 
  
  Wyoming 
  
  Wyoming 
  
  Cornee Navigating 
  
  Wyoming 
  
  Wyoming 
  
  Jackalopes - Wyoming 
  
  Wyoming Near Casper 
  
  Wyoming coming into Casper 
  
  Zoom in on Hot Air Ballon over Casper 
  
  Leaving Casper  
  
  Douglas Wyoming  
  
  Jackalope Douglas Wyoming  
  
 Jackalope Douglas Wyoming 
  
  Wyoming Pararie 
  
  Wyomning 
  
  Wyoming 
  
  Trains in Wyoming 
  
  Fried Mac & Cheese in Aliance Nebraska 
  
  Aliance Nebraska 
  
  Carhenge Aliance Nebraska 
  
 Carhenge Aliance Nebraska 
  
 Carhenge Aliance Nebraska 
  
 Carhenge Aliance Nebraska 
  
   
  
 Carhenge Aliance Nebraska 
  
 Carhenge Aliance Nebraska 
  
 Carhenge Aliance Nebraska 
  
   
  
 Carhenge Aliance Nebraska 
  
  Nebraska Pararie 
  
  Nebraska range cattle 
  
  North Platte Nebraska 
  
  Sunrise outside North Platte 
  
  Pony Express Station 
  
  Original Pony Express Station above 
  
  Indian Bridge over interestrate in Nebraska 
  
  Jesse Jame Home St Joseph Nebraska 
  
  Jesse James Home St Joseph Nebraska 
  
  Actual Site of Home where Jesse James was shot 
  
  Walt Disney Museum Marceline Nebraska 
  
  Walt Disney Childhood Home Marceline Nebraska 
  
  Deer outside our hotel in Brookefield Nebraska.  
  
  Huck Finn & Tom Sawyer in Hannibla Missouri 
  
  Hannibal Missouri 
  
  Just before we crossed the Mississippi in Hannibal Missouri 
  
  Just before we crossed the Mississippi in Hannibal Missouri - looking west 
  
  Springfield Illinois  
  
  Abe Lincoln's sitting room  
  
  Abe Lincoln's kitchen  
  
  Abe Lincoln's out house  
  
  Abe Lincoln's home in Springfield Illinois  
  
  Lincoln's Tomb  
  
  Lincoln's tomb 
  
  Indianapolis Motor Speedway 
  
  Skyline Chilli in Dayton Ohio 
  
  Datyon Ohio 
  
  Longbergers coorporate office now closed 120ft high, Newark Ohio 
  
  Steepest Road in North America or so they say in Pittsburg 
  
  One of 3 rivers in Pittsburh 
  
  Pittsbury Downtown 
  
  Andy Warhol Museum 
  
 Andy Warhol Museum 
  
 Andy Warhol Museum 
  
 Andy Warhol Museum 
  
 Andy Warhol Museum 
  
  Pittsburg  
  
  Flight 93 Memorial 
  
 Flight 93 Memorial 
  
 Flight 93 Memorial 
  
  Sunset over the River middle of Pennsylvania 
  
  Muffler Man 
  
  Woodstock 
  
  Woodstock field, band played from lower left 
  
  woodstock by entrance 
  
  Leaving woodstock 
  
  Albany, NY skyline 
  
  Albany NY 
  
  Big Moose Deli - near Vermont 
  
   
  
  Bennington, Vermont 
  
  One of 3 covered bridges in Bennington VT 
  
 One of 3 covered bridges in Bennington VT 
  
  Second of 3 covered bridges in Bennington VT 
  
  Third of 3 covered bridges in Bennington VT 
  
  Third of 3 covered bridges in Bennington VT 
  
  Revolutionary War Battle Monument, Bennington VT 
  
  Barn outside Bennington VT 
  
  Hudson River 
  
  Olana Estate on the Hudson River,NY 
  
  View from Olana 
  
  Olana 
  
  Annadale Estate on the Hudson 
  
  Annadale Estate 
  
  Roosevelt Estate 
  
  Roosevelt Estate on the Hudson River, NY 
  
 Roosevelt Estate on the Hudson River, NY 
  
  Roosevelt Estate on the Hudson River, NY - fireside chats from here 
  
  Roosevelt Estate on the Hudson River, NY - View of Hudson River 
  
 Roosevelt Estate on the Hudson River, NY 
  
  Walk Over the Hudson 
  
 Walk Over the Hudson 
  
  Walk Over the Hudson - looking downstream 
  
  Walk Over the Hudson - looking upstream 
  
  Lunch on the Hudson River at the "River Grill" 
  
  West Point 
  
 West Point 
  
  West Point - old barracks 
  
  West Point - overlooking the Hudson, upstream 
  
  West Point - view of mountains and Hudson river 
  
 West Point 
  
  West Point - the chain used to block the river druing revolutionary war 
  
  West Point - camput 
  
  West Point - football stadium 
  
  West Point - football stadium 
  
  Gettsburg National Military Park 
  
  Susquehanna River - close to Harrisburg Pennsylvania 
  
  Amish and their horse drawn cart 
  
  Amish Country 
  
  amish on side of the road 
  
  Amish Country 
  
  Amish Country 
  
  Amish Country 
  
  Amish Cart - not allowed to photo amish without permission 
  
  Amish in cart 
  
  Sarah Catherine, second from left, at Reniassance Festival 
  
  Sarah Catherine, second from right, at Reniassance Festival 
  
  Sarah Catherine at Reniassance Festival 
  
  Sarah Catherine, far left, at Reniassance Festival 
  
  Etchy and Sarah Catherine left, etchy and cornee right 
  
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
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Updated: 05/31/2021