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.
Vulcan, Alberta
Vulcan, AlbertaVulcan Visitor CenterStar Trek Wall Mural in Vulcan, AlbertaSolomon and Sumoflam become part of the Star Trek gang in Vulcan, Alberta Sept 2007
Valliant, Oklahoma
Welcome to Valliant, OK
Vietnamese Buddhist Center – Sugar Land, Texas
Vietnamese Buddhist Center in Sugar Land, TXPagoda at the Vietnamese Buddhist CenterSumoflam at the Vietnamese Buddhist Center
Vista Motel – Shelby, Montana
Vista Motel – Shelby, Montana
Voodoo Doughnut – Portland, Oregon
Voodoo Doughnut in PortlandThe Voodoo Doll – Raised yeast doughnut filled with raspberry jelly topped with chocolate frosting and a pretzel stake!It is no wonder there are always lines at Voodoo Doughnut – 24/7
Vandalia, Illinois
Vandalia Water Tower with Lincoln on itMadonna of the Trail Statue in Vandalia, ILSumoflam and the Fire Breathing Dragon of Kaskaskia in Vandalia, IL
Victor Emporium – Victor, Idaho
Victor Emporium is famous for their Shakes at their Old Fashioned Soda Fountain
Van Tassell, Wyoming
Van Tassell, WYA scene from Van Tassell, WY
Vivian, Louisiana
Flag mural in Vivian, LouisianaHistory mural in Vivian, Louisiana
Volcanoes and Volcanic Craters – Capulin, New Mexico; Craters of the Moon, Idaho; Sunset Crater, Arizona
Capulin Volcano – part of the Capulin National Monument in New MexicoCraters of the Moon drive amidst the lava fieldsFamily at Sunset Crater National Monument north of Flagstaff in July 1993
Virginia Creeper Trail – Damascus, Virginia; Abingdon, Virginia
A section of the Virginia Creeper Trail near Damascus, VAVirginia Creeper Welcome Center – Abingdon, VAHad to add this sign…this place was one of our true 2016 highlights!Fall colors from the Virginia Creeper Trail in Virginia
Voyageurs National Park – International Falls, Minnesota
Kabetogama Lake – Voyageurs National ParkKabetogama Walleye
Viborg, South Dakota
Welcome to ViborgVelkommen to ViborgKountry Kookin’ Cafe – Viborg, SD
Valier, Montana
Welcome to Valier, MontanaFormations at Rock City north of Valier, MT
Vermeer Dutch Windmill – Pella, Iowa
Vermeer Dutch Windmill in Pella, IA – the largest working windmill in the United StatesSumoflam and the Vermeer Windmill
Versailles, Kentucky
A mural on a water tower in Versailles, KentuckyThe CastlePost Castle near Versailles, KYHorses graze in the fall on a Woodford County farm near Versailles.
Vincennes, Indiana
The kids learn about an Old Printing Press in Vincennes, Indiana. Summer 2001Family at the George Rogers Clark National Historic Park in Vincennes, Indiana Summer 2001
Virden, Manitoba
Virden, ManitobaAt an oil well display in Virden, Manitoba
Vicksburg, Mississippi
Old Hotel Sign on side of The VicksburgSumoflam and Cannons at Vicksburg National Military ParkVicksburg Wall MuralThe Biedenharn Coca Cola Museum in Vicksburg
Villa Theater – Malta, Montana
Villa Theater in Malta, Montana. One of many old theater fronts to be seen along the Hi-Line of Montana
Vernal, Utah
Welcome to Vernal, UTDinosaur National Monument, Vernal, UT
Virginia Heritage Music Trail – Wise, Virginia
The Crooked Road – Virginia Heritage Music Trail
Vander Ploeg Bakery – Pella, Iowa
Vander Ploeg Bakery in Pella, IADutch Letters pastries at Vander Ploeg bakery in Pella
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.
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.
Usa Shrine – Usa, Japan
Family at Usa Shrine in Oita Prefecture ca. 1990Daughter Amaree in Usa, Japan 1987
Uncasville, Connecticut
Wells Dinosaur Haven in Uncasville, CTSumoflam and Bronto at Wells Dinosaur Haven in Uncasville, CT
Upper Lake, California
Welcome to Upper Lake, CAUpper Lake, CAOld Town Upper Lake Antiques
Unexpected Texas – Tui Snider – Azle, Texas
Unexpected Texas Cover features the famous Cowboy Hat adorned Eiffel Tower in Paris, Texas (photo courtesy of Tui Snider)Tui Snider – author of “Unexpected Texas” (courtesy of Tui Snider)
Glenn Goode’s Big People has a Uniroyal Gal tooUniroyal Gal dressed as a Waitress in Blackfoot, ID
Uncle Roosters – Seymour, Missouri
Uncle Roosters in Seymour, MissouriUncle Rooster’s Big Rooster on US 60 near Seymour, Missouri
Ukiah, California
Ukiah, CACalifornia Strawberries! found near Ukiah, CA
Usuki, Japan
Usuki, Japan 1988
Union Pacific Railroad Museum – Council Bluffs, Iowa
Union Pacific Railroad Museum
Uncertain, Texas
Uncertain, TXUncertain Department of TourismUncertain Inn … An Uncertain Place to StayFinding Uncertainty in Uncertain, TX
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.
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.
Talent, Oregon
Welcome to Talent, OregonTalent MuralTalent Police
Tee Pee Motel – Wharton, Texas
Tee Pee Motel in Wharton, TXSumoflam at the Tee Pee Motel in Wharton, TX
Thoroughbred Park – Lexington, Kentucky
Thoroughbred Park, Lexington, KYHorse and jockey racing down the track. Perhaps my favorite photo of all from Thoroughbred Park
Tightwad, Missouri
Tightwad, MOTightwad Bank – no longer in business, but was fun to see while there
Tornado, West Virginia
Tornado, WVTornado Church
Top of the World Store – Beartooth Pass – near Cody, Wyoming
Welcome to Top of the World Store on Beartooth Pass Highway north of Cody, Wyoming.Sumoflam at Top of the World on the Beartooth Highway in Wyoming
Tulum, Mexico
Enjoying a visit to the Tulum Ruins on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico
Tews Falls – Hamilton, Ontario
Tews Falls in Hamilton, OntarioTews Falls, Hamilton, Ontario
Trailer Park Eatery – Austin, Texas
Trailer Park Eatery in Austin — a hybrid “food truck” type of place comprised of trailers that are actually like food trucksTrailer Park Eatery. Check out the Airstreams!
Teddy Rides Again – Enchanted Highway – Regent, North Dakota
Enchanted Highway Stop #6 – Teddy Rides AgainSumoflam at Teddy Rides Again
Turkey Vultures guard their meal near McKee, KYA Turkey Vulture, also called a buzzard, flying way overhead in Versailles, KYTurkey vulture gathering on a road in central Kentucky
Thermopolis, Wyoming
Welcome to Thermopolis, WYA sign about the Hot Springs of Thermopolis
Trail Town USA – Damascus, Virginia
Damascus calls itself Trail Town USA for a reason. The Appalachian Trail, the Virginia Creeper Trail and others come to a crossroads here.At the Cross Roads of the Virginia Creeper and Appalachian Trails
Ten Sleep, Wyoming
Crazy Woman Cafe in Ten Sleep, WyomingTen Sleep Canyon on US 16 near Ten Sleep, WY
Thronehenge – Apple Valley Hillbilly Garden – Calvert City, Kentucky
Thronehenge in the Hillbilly Garden
Tomahawk, Wisconsin
Tomahawk, WIBig Bull Moose in Tomahawk, WI
Texan Motel – Raton, New Mexico
Texan Motel neon in Raton, New Mexico
Teton Drive In – Rexburg, Idaho
The old Teton Drive-In – Rexburg, Idaho
This Way and That Way – Lake Jackson, Texas
Corner of This Way and That Way in Lake Jackson, TXThis Way U TurnPlaque describing the naming of the roads This Way and That Way in Lake Jackson, TX
Taughannock Falls – Ulysses, New York
Taughannock Falls in New York
Turtle Twist Ice Cream – Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
Turtle Twist Ice Cream in Canonsburg, PA
Theodore Roosevelt National Park – Medora, South Dakota
Some of the scenic and colorful hills of Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Teepee Cafe – Bonesteel, South Dakota
TeePee Cafe – Bonesteel, South Dakota
Taisekiji – Fujinomiya, Japan
One of the huge buildings of Taisekiji in Fuji-no-miya (ca. 1978)Towering pillars of Taisekiji. Notice the little dots at the bottom…those are people. (ca. 1978)
Tower Rock State Park – Cascade, Montana
Missouri River in Tower Rock State ParkHardy Bridge in Tower Rock State Park
Tioga, Texas
Tioga, Texas – Birthplace of Gene AutryTioga Heritage MuseumRustic shopping area of Tioga, Texas
Tallman Hotel – Upper Lake, California
The Tallman HotelTallman Hotel in Upper Lake, CA
Tersier (Actually called a Tarsius) – Bohol, Philippines
A Tersier on Bohol
Tunica, Mississippi
Gateway to the Blues, Tunica, MississippiThe Tate Log House in Tunica, MS
Thorncrown Chapel – Eureka Springs, Arkansas
Thorncrown Chapel in Eureka Springs, Arkansas
Tom Sawyer’s Fence – Hannibal, Missouri
My two sons, Seth and Solomon, at Tom Sawyer’s Fence in Hannibal, Missouri., Summer 2001
Threadgill’s – Austin, Texas
Threadgills in AustinJanis Joplin painting at Threadgill’s
Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
Truth or Consequences, NMNM 152 near Truth or Consequences, NM
Two-Tailed Walleye – Shell Lake, Wisconsin
Two Tailed Walleye Statue in Shell LakeSumoflam with the Shell Lake Two-Tailed Walleye
Train Mural in Gauley Bridge painted by Nancy Lane to commemorate the rich rail heritage of the town.A large mural of a train welcomes visitors to Ravenna, KYTrain mural in Glasgow Montana on the side of a building
Texas Pipe Supply – Houston, Texas
Giant Armadillo – Texas Pipe Company – Houston, TexasBig Scrap Metal Stegosaurus – Texas Pipe Company – Houston, Texas
Twin Buttes – Atomic City, Idaho
Twin Buttes near Atomic City as seen heading west to Arco, ID
Three-Legged Willie – Georgetown, Texas
Statue of Three-Legged Willie in Georgetown, TX
Totem Poles – Neah Bay, Washington; Blueberry, Wisconsin; Ketchikan, Alaska; Superior, Wisconsin
A totem pole in Neah Bay, WAScrap Metal totem pole outside of Blueberry, WI Antique storeSumoflam with a Totem Pole in KetchikanWooden Bear Totem Pole – Gronk’s in Superior, Wisconsin
Troll City – Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin
Welcome to Mt. Horeb, WIAhhh..trollsAnother Mt. Horeb Troll (or two?)One of dozens of HUGE trolls in Mt. Horeb, WisconsinGrumpy Troll Brew Pub and Restaurant, Mt. Horeb, WIAnother Mt. Horeb Troll – for good measure
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.
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.
