A Grab Bag from America’s Back Roads – The H 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.

 

Home on the Range, North Dakota

Home on the Range sign in North Dakota

Hammering Man – Seattle, Washington

The Hammering Man by Jonathan Borofsky

Ho-Hum Motel – West Yellowstone, Montana

Ho-Hum Motel in West Yellowstone, Montana

Hillybilly Hot Dogs – Lesage, West Virginia

Yes, they do have a Website!!
Order Rite Cheer at Hillbilly Hot Dogs in Lesage, WV

Happy, Kentucky

Happy in Happy, KY

Hell, Michigan

Direction to Hell from Pickney, MI
Welcome to Hell

The Great Hodag – Rhinelander, Wisconsin

With the famed Hodag in Rhinelander, WI

Himeji Castle – Himeji, Japan

Visiting the famed Himeji Castle in 1987

Harlan Sanders Cafe – Corbin, Kentucky

Sanders Cafe in Corbin, KY. Birthplace of the KFC Special Recipe
The Colonel and Me at Sanders Cafe

Hipp Nursery – Haubstadt, Indiana

Martini bearing pink and white elephant pair at Hipp Nursery in Haubstadt, IN

Harry Truman Mural – Independence, Missouri

A mural of Harry Truman on a Law Office in Independence, MO painted by David McClain. Truman was born in Independence

Horsetail Falls – Multnomah County, Oregon

Horsetail Falls in Oregon

Hung Dong Supermarket – Houston, Texas

Of course, you can always come across unique shop names, like this one in Houston. I hear they have great sausages!!

Apple Valley Hillbilly Garden and Toyland – Calvert City, Kentucky

Hillbilly Garden Car – Calvert City, KY
Signs at Hillbilly Garden

Henry’s Rabbit Ranch – Staunton, Illinois

Henry’s Rabbit Ranch – Staunton, Illinois
Rich Henry and Sumoflam with their rabbit at Henry’s Ra66it Ranch in Staunton, IL

Hiawatha Statue – Ironwood, Michigan

Hiawatha Stands 50 feet tall in Ironwood, MI

Heini’s Cheese Shop – Charm, Ohio

Heini’s Cheese Shop – Charm, Ohio

Home of Sliced Bread – Chillicothe, Missouri

Chillicothe, Missouri – The Home of Sliced Bread

Hell’s Half-Acre – Powder River, Wyoming

Hell’s Half Acre Sign in Wyoming off of US Route 20/26
Hell’s Half Acre in Wyoming

Sam Houston Statue – Huntsville, Texas

77 Foot Tall Sam Houston Statue in Huntsville, Texas

Hope, Arkansas

Made it to Hope, AR

Horse Farm Country – Central Kentucky

Horses graze in the fall on a Woodford County farm near Versailles.
Mare and foal jaunt on a farm in Lexington, KY

Hurts Donut – Frisco, Texas

Hurts Donut in Frisco, Texas
Wanna Hurts Donut?

Hyak Ferry – Bremerton, Washington

Riding the Hyak from Bremerton Terminal in Washington
A flock of seagulls on the deck of the Hyak

Harvey Jackson Mural – Kemmerer, Wyoming

Harvey Jackson mural on a corner in Kemmerer, WY

Hershey, Pennsylvania

My children at Hershey Chocolate World in 1990s
Granddaughter Joselyn gives Grampz a Hershey Kiss at Hershey’s Chocolate World

Hung Far Low Chinese – Portland, Oregon

Hung Far Low – Famous Chop Suey and Famous name – Portland, Oregon

Hurricane, West Virginia

Hurricane, West Virginia
A Wall Mural in Hurricane, WV

Horse Capital of the World – Versailles, Kentucky

A mural on a water tower in Versailles, Kentucky

Hamtramck Disneyland – Hamtramck, Michigan

Windmills and Whirlygigs at Hamtramck Disneyland in Detroit
A menagerie of oddball and offbeat things all over the roof, side of the house and the yard – Hamtramck Disneyland

Hutch’s on the Beach – Hamilton, Ontario

Hutch’s on the Beach – Hamilton, Ontario

Hopi Indian Reservation – Walpi, Arizona

While working in Arizona I made over 100 trips to Walpi on the Hopi Indian Reservation in Northern Arizona

Hippos of Hutto, Texas

Greetings from Hutto, home of the Hippos
One of the many Hippos in Hutto, TX

Hells Canyon – Oregon

Hells Canyon Scenic Byway, Oregon
Hells Canyon in northeast Oregon is actually wider and deeper than the Grand Canyon

Hippie Joe’s Gas – Upper Lake, California

Hippie Joe’s Gas in Upper Lake, CA

History of the Niagara Peninsula – Welland, Ontario

A portion of a massive mural on the side of a shopping mall. Entitled “History of the Niagara Peninsula” by Heinz Gaugel

Hi-Line Theatre – Rudyard, Montana

Hi-Line Theatre in Rudyard, Montana – operating since 1949

Hatch, New Mexico

A&W Family in Hatch, NM
A fiberglass Uncle Sam in Hatch, NM with a famous Hatch Green Chile in hand

Hop Bottom, West Virginia

Hop Bottom, WV

Hot Box Cafe – Toronto, Ontario

Hot Box Cafe – Toronto, Ontario

Hugo, Oklahoma

Welcome to Historic Hugo, OK
A building made of petrified wood in Hugo

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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