A Grab Bag from America’s Back Roads – The A Things #AtoZChallenge

In 2018 I  will feature a random (yet alphabetical) selection of photos I have taken from my nearly 20 years of back roads travel in the United States and Canada.  I may even throw in a few random shots from other trips to Japan, Mexico and the Philippines. My theme is called America’s Back Roads: A Grab Bag of Places in Pictures.

 

Aliens on a Coke Machine – Roswell, New Mexico

Have a Coke and a Smile?? Coke machine in Roswell…

Airstream Factory – Jackson Center, Ohio

Sumoflam hanging at the Airstream Visitor’s Center in Jackson Center, OH

Alder Lake Tree Stumps – Elbe, Washington

Alder Lake stumps near Elbe, WA

Adair Smiley Water Tower – Adair, Iowa

Smiley Water Tower in Adair, Iowa

Antique Archaeology – LeClair, Iowa

You know the place from TV – Home of American Pickers!

Nash AirFlyte at Antique Archaeology
Sumoflam at Antique Archaeology

Antelope Sightings on the Road – Colorado and Wyoming

An antelope and her calves run through the grasslands near Craig, CO
Antelope on the Run in Wyoming

Alligator, Mississippi

A unique town name. A fun place on the Mississippi River and the Blues Highway (Route 61)

Alligator, MS Town Hall
Alligator Blues Marker in Alligator, MS – One of many markers along the Blues Highway in Mississippi
One of my favorite shots…Alligator, MS

An outdoor hot spring spa – Amagase, Japan

Yep, shed the clothes and hop into the roadside spa.  I did this for a Japanese TV show in 1988.

Enjoying an outdoor bath in Amagase, Japan. This was actually part of TV series I was hosting in 1988

Appalachian Trail Mural – Damascus, Virginia

At the Cross Roads of the Virginia Creeper and Appalachian Trails

Agate Fossil Bed National Monument – Harrison, Nebraska

Agate Fossil Bed National Monument in Nebraska

Wild Horses in Assategue National Seashore – Berlin, Maryland

One of the wild horses on the sand dunes at Assategue National Seashore in Maryland

Armadillo Palace – Houston, Texas

Giant Armadillo at Armadillo Palace

Atomic City, Idaho

Atomic City, ID

American Gothic House – Eldon, Iowa

Sumoflam Gothic at the Grant Wood American Gothic House in Eldon, IA

Ada Covered Bridge – Ada, Michigan

Ada Covered Bridge, Ada, MI

Amish Country – Intercourse, Pennsylvania; Charm, Ohio; Arthur, IL

Amish Buggy Sales lot just outside of Intercourse
A lonely Amish buggy on the road in Charm, OH
Amish Clothes hanging in Arthur, IL

Fun Tourist Trap – Akela Flats – Deming, New Mexico

Akela Flats near Deming, New Mexico, December 1999

Antler Arch – Jackson Hole, Wyoming

Antler Arch of Jackson Hole, Wyoming

Arthur Bryant’s BBQ – Kansas City, Missouri

Arthur Bryant’s Barbecue – Kansas City, Missouri
One of the BBQ Masters at Arthur Bryant’s shows off the goods!

American Falls – Niagara Falls, New York

American Falls on the Niagara River in New York

Abingdon, Virginia

Abingdon, VA – Eastern terminus of the Virginia Creeper Trail
Virginia Creeper Welcome Center – Abingdon, VA

Austin, Texas

Greetings from Sumoflam in Austin

Arrowleaf Balsamroot – Craters of the Moon, Idaho

Arrowleaf Balsamroot flower from Craters of the Moon NM, Idaho

Antlers, Oklahoma

Standing – Antlers, Oklahoma

Arco, Idaho

Arco City Hall – Arco, Idaho – First City in the world to be lit by Atomic Power

If you like what you see, you may want to check out my book: Less Beaten Paths of America: Unique Town Names, available on Amazon.  My second book, Less Beaten Paths of America: Quirky and Offbeat Roadside Attractions, will be available in late April or early May 2018. Click on the photo below for more details or to get a copy of the book.

Books 1 & 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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