Michigan 2017
Photographs and stories made while traversing the Lower Peninsula of Michigan.
Memorial Day Weekend: Southern Indiana
Photographs made while traveling across the Hoosier State.
To the City of Bridges and Back - Chapter 4: Wandering in Wheeling
The drive from Pittsburgh to Wheeling was rather uneventful, and traffic was light. I had no desire to go back and see the nonworking Perry Como statue, and the two museums I considered stopping at were already closed for the day, so straight into West Virginia it was.
To the City of Bridges and Back - Chapter 3: The Sun Finally Shines on The Steel City
I woke up, packed, and then said goodbye to my friends in the parking lot of a Holiday Inn Express on a bright Sunday morning.
To the City of Bridges and Back - Chapter 2: Rain, Art, and Soccer in Pittsburgh
I remembered this city fondly from my last trip here in 2010, and there was still plenty I wanted to see seven years later—so much so that I had taken extra time off my day job to spend the day wandering before all of my friends arrived.
The Paul A. Johnson Pencil Sharpener Museum
In Eastern Ohio, the roadside collection of a humble reverend who's legacy is preserved in the form of unique office supplies.
Five Days in Virginia
Some photos from a road trip across Virginia.
Cincinnati, OH to Williamsburg, VA to Surry County, VA, to Williamsburg, VA to Richmond, VA to Charlottesville, VA to Cincinnati, OH.
On Vacation
Currently on vacation in Northern Michigan. I'm writing, relaxing and returning soon with stories of Cincinnati history, fast food nostalgia, forgotten airports, suburbia, Dayton and men in prison. In the meantime, here's what the top end of the "Lower Peninsula" looks like.
The Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike
Up to that point I had never had a more terrifying experience while driving. I was trying to keep an eye on the semi in front of me, following his movements while avoiding smashing into him. Behind me: a continuous line of yellow lights presumably trying to do the same thing.
From Lexington to Cincinnati
Traveling the 91 miles between Lexington, KY back home to Cincinnati, OH takes approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes if you take Interstate 75.
Backroads and frequent stops take the better half of a day.
"This is How You Know You've Arrived Somewhere"
I'm not sure where to begin or if it's even a story worth telling.
There Has to Be Something Better Than Buffalo Sauce Flavored Sunflower Seeds
It was a Monday night, exactly one week ago. I was sitting at my desk, just like I am now. I'm not hungry, but I keep dipping my hand into a bag of sunflower seeds I pulled out of the pantry. They're flavored with "Frank's Red Hot" sauce. They're not bad, they're not good. I don't eat sunflower seeds, but I've watched enough episodes of the X-Files to know how Fox Mulder cracks them open and drops the shells all over his wooden floors while he's thinking.
But I don't have wooden floors, I have carpet.
To "The Good Land" and Back
"In fact, isn't 'Milwaukee' an Indian name." asked Pete.
"Why yes, Pete, it is," replied Alice. "Actually, it's pronounced 'mill-e-wah-que" which is Algonquin for 'the good land.'"
Crawling Up the Left Side of Ohio to the Right Side of Indiana
These images have been twenty two years in the making - so to speak.
It's So Cold in the D.
As I was driving on 75 North with Gozer, we joked about the homemade hip hop song and music video that became an internet sensation (and that this post is named after). One would hardly think that the monotone singing and offbeat lyrics are actually for a serious song about "T Baby's" deceased brother and infant son, hence why the "D (Detroit)" is "So Cold." Ironically for us though, the D would in fact be cold although in terms of temperature, not personal tragedy.
An Impulsive Tour of Chicago
I first went to Chicago on one of my favorite family trips ever when I was probably 10 or 11.