[elky] Re: PICS of Nor'Easter Trek; planning next road trips
- From: faithcubsmc2691@xxxxxxx
- To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2010 01:59:22 -0400 (EDT)
I received 2 awards during the trip.
#1...Thank you, Dave!...:
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_8IKQluy-9ok/TG3jlSkEetI/AAAAAAAAEMo/9sCUXrvXFZo/10RT270_MD_0811_GiftFromRLdave.jpg
#2...Thank you, New York Monte Carlo Club (NYMCC)! The ONLY reason I attended
Spiedie Fest (Binghamton NY) with the NYMCC is to receive the "Long Distance
Award" (I traveled from IL to NY). When I made my reservations months prior to
the trip, the person at the hotel could NOT believe I would travel all the way
to NY for an event...! My "Long Distance Award" finally arrived Friday,
September 17; I snapped pics of it Saturday, 09/18/2010, a day before my
birthday...
...front:
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8IKQluy-9ok/TJUQ9jG5nII/AAAAAAAAFF0/9s_Dr3KckKw/10RT451e_NY_0918_NYMCCtshirtLDawardFRONT.jpg
...back:
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8IKQluy-9ok/TJUQ9xVlQ3I/AAAAAAAAFF4/UaDfAzR8kLM/10RT452e_NY_0918_NYMCCtshirtLDawardBACK.jpg
If you believe the award was the ONLY reason I traveled to Binghamton NY, well,
I have some ocean front property in Arizona for you...!
** It is about the people ... plain and simple. And, that's why I do all of my
road trips. Life is too short to NOT meet up with people, imho.... **
The 2 similar houses:
Outside/Front...
...Jan's, Randolph MA, 08/09/2010:
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_8IKQluy-9ok/TG3cOGnRvaI/AAAAAAAAEG4/8V3twj5d5-s/10RT179_MA_0809_JanACHA.jpg
...Barb's, Hollsopple PA, 08/14/2010:
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_8IKQluy-9ok/TG3r13BDb0I/AAAAAAAAER4/LgWvCRE1sdo/10RT352_PA_0814_BarbsLikeJans.jpg
Entryway...
...Jan's:
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8IKQluy-9ok/TG3coJ2YpEI/AAAAAAAAEHA/g2kuN3uj36U/10RT181_MA_0809_JanHouseLikeBarb.jpg
...Barb's
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_8IKQluy-9ok/TG3r15tixLI/AAAAAAAAER8/ukysOPOMn8U/10RT353_PA_0814_BarbsLikeJans.jpg
Hallway...
...Jan's:
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_8IKQluy-9ok/TG3dAQ040SI/AAAAAAAAEHU/vY6pnfQ73-c/10RT186_MA_0809_JansLikeBarbs.jpg
...Barb's
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8IKQluy-9ok/TG3sIg1i-FI/AAAAAAAAESI/lCMKqPYxB30/10RT356_PA_0814_BarbsLikeJans.jpg
Kitchen...
...Jan's:
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8IKQluy-9ok/TG3cofJD_5I/AAAAAAAAEHM/ru7Pcza-RwM/10RT184_MA_0809_JansLikeBarbs.jpg
...Barb's:
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_8IKQluy-9ok/TG3sIgJwSlI/AAAAAAAAESU/IVTQiUkQ-fE/10RT359_PA_0814_BarbsLikeJans.jpg
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-----Original Message-----
From: faithcubsmc2691 <faithcubsmc2691@xxxxxxx>
To: elky <elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sat, Sep 18, 2010 7:20 am
Subject: [elky] Re: PICS of Nor'Easter Trek; planning next road trips
Frank,
I've considered that sssoo many times. I can't drive a truck because I can't
meet the lifting requirements. As for other driving jobs ... many of them do
not offer health insurance ... and, unfortunately, I HAVE to have health
insurance or I'm really screwed..... *sighs*
It was so good to see Karl in the Baltimore area this trip. Some of you may
remember him from when he was on the Elky List.... I highlighted a pic of him
before, in my original post:
http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/NorEasterTrekRoadTripWed08042010Sun08152010#5507308151155442898
If I could road trip 24/7/365, I'd be able to visit everyone I know across the
United States. That would take a lot of $ and time, but it would be WELL worth
it....
A few more 2010 Nor'Easter Trek "highlight" pics....
08/05/2010, Thursday, ~8:30p, Smithville OH ... approaching storm at The Barn
Restaurant (foreground)...:
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8IKQluy-9ok/TGyhChJHEQI/AAAAAAAAD9k/ijy9b-IF_SM/10RT039_OH_0805_ApproachStorm3.jpg
08/06/2010, Friday, ~5:50p, Mt Jewett PA ... A banner and mural along US Route
6:
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8IKQluy-9ok/TGyktkQ30UI/AAAAAAAAEAI/gv2dy5e_Xho/10RT079_PA_0806_MtJfestival_DO6mural.jpg
08/07/2010, Saturday, ~11a-3p, Binghamton NY ... Spiedie Fest, "train car"...:
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_8IKQluy-9ok/TGylwmS1N5I/AAAAAAAAEBE/bDQb59xTsRc/10RT093_NY_0807_TrainCarBinghamton.jpg
08/08/2010, Sunday, late night, Boston MA ... Fenway Park, taken through fence
in the Bleacher Bar:
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8IKQluy-9ok/TG3b1r0ZkXI/AAAAAAAAEGo/LjR0FKw01FM/10RT175_MA_0808_FenwayParkField.jpg
08/10/2010, Tuesday, ~9a, near Sturbridge MA ... Similar to Chicagoland, I-90
parallels US Route 20:
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_8IKQluy-9ok/TG3eezGvIRI/AAAAAAAAEIg/ZPxxFLeaQE0/10RT205_MA_0810_HeadingToCT.jpg
08/10/2010, Tuesday, ~9:55a-11:15a, Newington CT:
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8IKQluy-9ok/TG3e7M_YmaI/AAAAAAAAEI0/mnEi2d64LnU/10RT210_CT_0810_DinerHartford.jpg
08/10/2010, Tuesday, ~7p, Telford PA ... Inside Jim's new garage, I HAD to take
a pic of this, given my Route 66 trip Sept 2009:
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8IKQluy-9ok/TG3gXmPlL5I/AAAAAAAAEKE/JyTl5ouZ1CM/10RT230_PA_0810_JimGarageRt66.jpg
08/10/2010, Tuesday, ~9:30p, near Harleysville PA ... Dave's 2010 Camaro up
close and personal:
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8IKQluy-9ok/TG3h508VB4I/AAAAAAAAELY/0S3GDvTFizE/10RT250_PA_0810_DaveCamaroInterior.jpg
08/12/2010, Thursday, ~8:30p, Bridgewater VA ... At sunset, see the moon and
the north star:
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8IKQluy-9ok/TG3pTrnl8rI/AAAAAAAAEPw/GvP5Ogn8og8/10RT319_VA_0812_NorthstarMoonSunset.jpg
08/13/2010, Friday, ~3p, Bridgewater VA:
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8IKQluy-9ok/TG3qR2Ld7eI/AAAAAAAAEQk/6FFW9YErTik/10RT331_VA_0813_BwaterMural.jpg
08/14/2010, Saturday, ~7p-8p, Irwin PA ... Cruise night along US RT 30 (LINCOLN
HIGHWAY), General Lee and the new KITT:
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8IKQluy-9ok/TG3vi3mBvBI/AAAAAAAAEUo/Rl6R-sEZIFk/10RT394_PA_0814_INHCNdukesGL.jpg
08/15/2010, Sunday, ~1:40p, Chicago IL ... Notice in the sign 3 routes ... US
Route 20, IL RT 64 (North Avenue) which travels out to Mt Morris IL, and IL RT
38, which is the Lincoln Highway from ~Geneva IL to west of Franklin Grove IL
(the location of the LH Association headquarters)...:
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_8IKQluy-9ok/TG3x1XhokRI/AAAAAAAAEWk/aBQnKuuexD0/10RT425_IL_0815_USrt20andRT38lh.jpg
I've noticed that I've I've re-entered the "world of photography" the last few
years. As a youngster (HS/college days), I took a TON of pics, including ~100
during a family road trip out west in 1991. Back then, I only had a 35mm
camera. After that camera "broke", I stopped taking pics ... until the last
few years.
Along with the pictures from my 2010 road trip to the northeast US, compare...
...these previous trips...
West, October 2004
East, August 2005
West, October 2006
Southeast, November 2007
East, August 2008
...in this link:
http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/roadtrips/roadtrips.html
...to my Route 66 journey, September 2009...
09/05/09, Day 1, DeKalb IL (LH) to Pontiac IL (Rt 66) to Springfield IL, 43
pics:
http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RT66TRIPDAY1#slideshow/5427141662526110530
09/06/09, Day 2, Springfield IL to St Louis MO, 68 pics:
http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RT66TRIPDAY2#slideshow/5427153871443919250
09/07/09, Day 3, Stanton MO to Joplin MO, 62 pics:
http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RT66TRIPDAY3#slideshow/5427439268824317586
09/08/09, Day 4, Joplin MO to Tulsa OK, 77 pics:
http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RT66TRIPDAY4#slideshow/5427862154662426722
09/09/09, Day 5, Tulsa OK to Clinton OK, 53 pics:
http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RT66TRIPDAY5#slideshow/5428251162202783314
09/10/09, Day 6, Clinton OK to Amarillo TX, 80 pics:
http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RT66TRIPDAY6#slideshow/5428260359643080226
09/11/09, Day 7, Amarillo TX to Moriarty NM, 81 pics:
http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RT66TRIPDAY7#slideshow/5428654625398731538
09/12/09, Day 8, Moriarty NM to Holbrook AZ, 102 pics:
http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RT66TRIPDAY8#slideshow/5428980552494890642
09/13/09, Day 9, Holbrook AZ to Williams AZ, 72 pics:
http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RT66TRIPDAY9#slideshow/5429002721353620370
09/14/09, Day 10, Williams AZ to Kingman AZ, 116 pics:
http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RT66TRIPDAY10#slideshow/5429395440355434498
09/15/09, Day 11, Kingman AZ to Barstow CA, 137 pics:
http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RT66TRIPDAY11#slideshow/5430380559414678786
09/16/09, Day 12, Barstow CA to Rialto/San Bernardino CA, 98 pics:
http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RT66TRIPDAY12#slideshow/5431220758934833330
09/17/09, Day 13, Rialto/San Bernardino CA to Albuquerque NM, 36 pics:
http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RT66TRIPDAY13#slideshow/5431255586450476482
09/18/09, Day 14, Albuquerque NM (Rt 66) to Kearney NE (LH), 5 pics:
http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RT66TRIPDAY14#slideshow/5431261135177047330
09/19/09, Day 15, Kearney NE (LH) to Elgin IL, 29 pics:
http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/RT66TRIPDAY15#slideshow/5431272549764120818
...to my trip south, November 2009:
http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/DriveSouthTNAL112709112909#slideshow/5431282615925577026
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-----Original Message-----
From: STILLFRANKSFAULT <STILLFRANKSFAULT@xxxxxxx>
To: elky <elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tue, Aug 31, 2010 3:22 am
Subject: [elky] Re: PICS of Nor'Easter Trek; planning next road trips
You should be driving for a living. Ya know two birds with one stone.
Smoky Mt. Frank
In a message dated 8/31/2010 2:05:19 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
faithcubsmc2691@xxxxxxx writes:
Tough for me to believe that my awesome 2010 road trip is done. If I could
be on the road 24/7/365, I would jump on that chance/opportunity in a
heartbeat!
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-----Original Message-----
From: faithcubsmc2691 <faithcubsmc2691@xxxxxxx>
To: elky <elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Mon, Aug 30, 2010 9:05 pm
Subject: [elky] PICS of Nor'Easter Trek; planning next road trips
Tough for me to believe that my awesome 2010 road trip is done. If I could be
on the road 24/7/365, I would jump on that chance/opportunity in a heartbeat!
In the meantime, it is time to start planning my 2011 road trip, most-likely
via US Route 66 and into the northwest United States (Oregon, Washington, the
Dakotas, Minnesota, etc.).
I'm also considering a couple mini road trips yet in 2010, in mid September
(place TBD) and in November, during Thanksgiving weekend, to TN.
As for my Nor'Easter Trek road trip, I had a GREAT time traveling through IL,
IN, MI, OH, PA, NY, MA, NH, MA, CT, NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, VA, PA, OH, IN, and IL,
from Wednesday, August 4 to Sunday, August 15, 2010, meeting up with wonderful
people along the way. I took over 400 pics and have them all available, with
captions, of course.
MANY THANKS to those with whom I stayed:
Paul/Sabrina (Monte Carlo groups) ... Warren (Detroit) MI
Keith (college) ... Smithville (Canton/Akron) OH
Jan (Adult Congenital Heart Association) ... Randolph (Boston) MA
Ron/Jen (MC groups) ... Spencer (Boston) MA
Jim/Karen (MC groups) ... Telford (Philadelphia) PA
Warren/Nancy (family) ... Falls Church (Alexandria/Washington DC) VA
Heather (best friend) ... Bridgewater (Harrisonburg) VA
Drew (Cheers&Gears) ... Forest Hills (Pittsburgh) PA
HIGHLIGHTS
* The picture captions have details of my trip (including routes
driven)...during which I drove some 3,250 miles.
* I had an issue with my camera focusing. Frustratingly, several pics were way
too out of focus to keep; however, I opted to keep some "out of focus" pictures.
* The start of my trip (Wednesday, August 4) was delayed by a couple hours due
to a nail in the tire of my rental 2010 Dodge Charger SXT.
* My visit to the oldest Major League ballpark (Fenway Park, Boston MA) came on
the night of the anniversary of the first night game (08/08/1988) at the second
oldest ballbark, Chicago's Wrigley Field.
* Jan of the Adult Congenital Heart Association has a house in Randolph MA that
is nearly identical to the house of a relative, Barb, in Hollsopple PA. When I
entered Jan's house, I told her where rooms were, without even seeing the
house! Yes, I took pictures of BOTH houses during this trip.
* I was able to travel some stretches of famous 2-lane roads along the way,
including US Route 6, US Route 20, and US Route 30/The Lincoln Highway, and
enjoyed those jaunts very much. My September 2009 trip along US Route 66
(Illinois to California) increased my appreciation for the "old 2 lanes" over
the "superslabs". Even so, those "evil superslabs" offer some awesome
sights/scenery and a quicker alternative if time is of the essence. For
instance, several scenic pictures I took this trip were along "superslabs" and,
had I taken portions of US Route 20 and US Route 6 west across Indiana en route
home, I would not have made it home in time to drive all of my Monte Carlos
that same evening (Sunday, August 15).
* Areas driven through/by:
IN ... Chesterton, Warsaw, Columbia City
MI ... Jackson, Ann Arbor, Warren/Detroit
OH ... Toledo, Sandusky, Medina, Smithville/Akron
PA ... Brookville, Ridgway, Mount Jewett, Mansfield, Sayre
NY ... Vestal, Binghamton, Afton, Cobleskill, Schenectady, Albany
MA ... Springfield, Sturbridge, Worcester/Spencer, Newton, Boston, Randolph
NH ... Derry
CT ... Vernon, Hartford, Newington, Wallingford, Hamden, Trumbull, Norwalk
NY ... White Plains
NJ ... Broomfield, E Brunswick, Trenton
PA ... Levittown, Norristown, Telford, King of Prussia, Philadelphia/Chester
DE ... Wilmington
NJ ... Deepwater
MD ... Carney, Baltimore, Catonsville
VA ... [Washington DC], Alexandria, Falls Church, Leesburg, Marshall,
Harrisonburg, Bridgewater, Winchester
WV ... Berkeley Springs
PA ... Breezewood, Somerset, Jerome, Hollsopple, Davidsville, Greensburg,
Irwin, Forest Hills, Pittsburgh, Wexford
OH ... Lordstown (OH Turnpike)
IN ... Chesterton (IN Tollway)
PICTURES IN SLIDESHOW PRESENTATION:
http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/NorEasterTrekRoadTripWed08042010Sun08152010#slideshow/5506950928855332690
A FEW PICS...
http://picasaweb.google.com//NorEasterTrekRoadTripWed08042010Sun08152010#5506951265805118690
http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/NorEasterTrekRoadTripWed08042010Sun08152010#5507308150435356898
http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/NorEasterTrekRoadTripWed08042010Sun08152010#5507308151155442898
http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/NorEasterTrekRoadTripWed08042010Sun08152010#5507320820974573602
http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/NorEasterTrekRoadTripWed08042010Sun08152010#5507321991413464802
http://picasaweb.google.com/knightfan26917/NorEasterTrekRoadTripWed08042010Sun08152010#5507322314589410802
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