Posted by brett in HE SAID... on 08 22nd, 2009 | No Comments
Favorite Road Trip Memories
This is one of several wrap up posts where I talk about highlights from our trip. Below I’m going to list out some of my favorite memories from the trip. There are lots and lots of memories, many of them fantastic, but this list below is the cream of the crop. Frisbee on the beach of Lake Michigan...
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Posted by brett in through the lens on 08 20th, 2009 | 1 Comment
Favorite Photos - Slideshow
I am a photographer and really enjoy having my trusty Pentax with me at all times to capture and document my life and travels. I was thrilled to have discovered that over the course of our 91 day road trip Kate and I took more than 8,000 photographs. That’s an average of about 90 photographs per...
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Posted by brett in HE SAID... on 08 19th, 2009 | No Comments
Favorite Drives
Avenue of the Giants, Redwood State Park, California This is one of several wrap up posts where I talk about highlights from our trip. As this was a road trip, we did a fair amount of driving. This wonderful country of ours is quite large and quite diverse, with large mountains, beautiful coastline,...
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Posted by brett in focus on food on 08 18th, 2009 | No Comments
Eating Our Way Across America
This is one of several wrap up posts where I talk about highlights from our trip. One of the best things about travel, for me at least, is the food. On this trip we really went out of our way to try food from local establishments - especially regional specialties when available. Below are some of my...
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Posted by brett in HE SAID... on 08 16th, 2009 | 1 Comment
Milestone - 15,000 Miles Driven
With the sun setting on our epic road trip adventure, on the ninety first day of travel we found ourselves breaking yet another miles driven milestone. 15,000 miles. Fifteen thousand. We were driving through Ohio at the time, somewhere near Columbus on Interstate 70 when the odometer rolled over. At...
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Posted by brett in focus on food on 08 15th, 2009 | No Comments
Ben & Jerry’s Factory - Vermont
On a great summer day there are few better things to do than eat ice cream. And so during our time in Vermont we were blessed with some fantastic summer weather - perfect for a visit to the Ben & Jerry’s factory in Waterbury, Vermont. My brother, Craig, and his fiancée Maggie live in the...
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Posted by brett in HE SAID... on 08 9th, 2009 | 1 Comment
Kancamagus Highway - New Hampshire
Located in northern New Hampshire, the Kancamagus Highway is a beautiful scenic byway that winds through the White Mountain National Forest for 35 miles. The “Kanc” as it is known locally, connects the towns of Conway and Lincoln, New Hampshire. People drive the Kancamagus Highway for many...
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Posted by brett in HE SAID... on 08 7th, 2009 | 2 Comments
Acadia National Park
Located on Mount Desert Island in the heart of Downeast Maine, Acadia National Park is a real beauty. After nearly two weeks of constant rain we got a reprieve and were thrilled to have back-to-back sunny, cloudless days. Arriving in Bar Harbor after a great morning driving from Southport we were excited...
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Posted by brett in through the lens on 07 30th, 2009 | 2 Comments
Photo Of The Week - July 29
Acadia National Park is a beautiful part of the Maine coast with a plethora of amazing sights to photograph. After spending a fantastic sunny day exploring Bar Harbor and part of the National Park, followed by a great lobster dinner in Bar Harbor we drove back to the Seawall campground to spend the...
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Posted by brett in focus on food on 07 29th, 2009 | 1 Comment
Lobster in Bar Harbor, Maine
As I do not get a chance to travel to Maine very often, when I do make the trek I usually stop and get a lobster. While we were in Bar Harbor we stopped at Stewman’s Lobster Pound for dinner. There are many great lobster joints in Bar Harbor, but Stewman’s Lobster Pound has not only great...
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