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.
Feely, Montana
Feely, Montana
Fiberglass Snowman – Lewisburg, West Virginia
Huge snowman in Lewisburg, WV
Fireplace of States – Bemidji, Minnesota
Fireplace of States in Bemidji, MN
Fat Smitty’s – Port Townsend, Washington
Fat Smitty’s, a burger joint near Port Townsend, WA.Fat Smitty’s ceiling covered with money.
Futuro Flying Saucer House – Covington, Kentucky
The Futuro House in Covington, KY
Four Corners – Teec Nos Pos, Arizona
Four Corners – July 15, 1993
Frank L. White Grave Marker (The Cream of Wheat Guy) – Leslie, Michigan
Grave Marker of Frank L. White, the man featured on Cream of Wheat boxes. In Woodlawn Cemetery, Leslie, MI
Frostop Root Beer – Ashton, Idaho
Frostop Drive-in – Ashton, ID
Fair Play, South Carolina
Fair Play, SC
Fisherman’s Wharf – San Francisco, California
Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco
Fayetteville, West Virginia
The Hobbit Hole – a unique and quirky shop in Fayetteville, WV
Fisherman’s Dream – Enchanted Highway – Regent, North Dakota
Fisherman’s Dream, one of the many Ginormous scrap metal sculptures on the Enchanted HighwaySumoflam at “Fisherman’s Dream” on Enchanted Highway in North Dakota
First Church of Peculiar – Peculiar, Missouri
First Church of Peculiar – A Peculiar Church in Peculiar, MO
Fox in the Snow – Grand Teton National Park
Fox on Snow in Grand Teton National Park
Flippin, Arkansas
Flippin, ArkansasFlippin PoliceFlippin Christian Church
Fallasburg Covered Bridge – Fallasburg, MI
Fallasburg Covered Bridge, Fallasburg, MI
Fourway, Texas
Buffalo Mural in Fourway, TexasSign to Fourway, Texas
Forest Fire Department – Forest, Mississippi
Forest Fire Department, Forest, MS
Flatrock Coffee – Nashville, Tennessee
Had lunch at Flatrock Coffee in Nashville. Great food and a large collection of one of a kind Antsy McClain art on coffee cupsAntsy McClain art on Coffee Cups — one of dozens of original pieces on display at Flatrock Coffee in Nashville
Flying Saucer Monument – Mars, Pennsylvania
Flying Saucer in main town square in Mars, PA
Friendship, Arkansas
Found Friendship in ArkansasFriendship Police Department
Frank Sinatra Park – Hoboken, New Jersey
Blue Eyes Pizza and Gelato in Frank Sinatra Park
Flower Man House – Houston, Texas
Flower Man House – Houston, Texas
Fly, Ohio
Fly, Ohio
Future City, Illinois
Sign to Future City, Illinois…I guess it is not there yet??
Fox Theatre – Detroit, Michigan
Fox Theatre – Detroit, Michigan
Frog Pond Bar-B-Que – Frog Pond, Tennessee
Frog Pond Bar-B-Que – Frog Pond, Tennessee
Fossil Rim Wildlife Center – Glen Rose, Texas
Fossil Rim Wildlife Center in Glen Rose, TexasAngry Ostrich at Fossil Rim
Flood Wall Murals – Paducah, Kentucky; Jeffersonville, Indiana; Point Pleasant, West Virginia; Portsmouth, Ohio
Part of Flood Wall Murals in PaducahOne of the many flood wall murals of Jeffersonville, IndianaDafford’s History Mural on flood wall in Point Pleasant, WVChillicothe Street 1940s by Robert Dafford in Portsmouth, OH
Fort Worth Stockyards – Fort Worth, Texas
Pecos Bill, the giant longhorn for photo ops at the Fort Worth StockyardsCowboys – Fort Worth, Texas
Floodwood Catfish – Floodwood, Minnesota
A Catfish monument in Floodwood, MN where they claim to be the Catfish Capital of the World
Friendly, West Virginia
Meeting a Friendly guy outside the Friendly, WV Post Office
Fort Steuben – Steubenville, Ohio
Fort Steuben Historical Site, Steubenville, OHHistoric Fort Steuben
Findlay Market – Cincinnati, Ohio
Findlay Market, CincinnatiSumoflam at Findlay Market in the Over-the-Rhine District of Cincinnati
Frontier Bar & Supper Club – Dunkirk, Montana
Frontier Bar and Supper Club – Dunkirk, MontanaSumoflam and the Mailbox Guy at Frontier Bar and Supper Club
Mount Fuji – Fuji City, Japan
Mt. Fuji framed by Japanese flag, ca. 1978Mt. Fuji in the trees and clouds (ca. 1978)
Flower Bed Art – What Cheer, Iowa
A “Flower Bed” in What Cheer, Iowa
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.
Elk Bar and Good Food – Chinook, Montana
I love old neon signs!!
Elk Bar and Good Food – Chinook, Montana
End of Trail Motel – Broken Bow, OK
More good old neon
End of Trail Motel Neon sign in Broken Bow, OK
End of The Trail – Dawkins Rail Trail – Hager Hill, KY
End of Dawkins Line Rail Trail near Hager Hill, KY
Elvis Statue – Memphis, Tennessee
A shot with Elvis in Memphis
Earth, Texas
Welcome to Earth, TexasYes, there is Earth Police
Eagles – The Living Kind – Lexington, Kentucky; Cave Run Lake, Kentucky; Lewistown, Montana
Eagle at Jacobson Park, Lexington, KentuckyEagle I saw when driving by Lewistown, MontanaEagle taken at Minor E. Clark Fish Hatchery near Cave Run Lake, Kentucky
Eclipesville USA – Hopkinsville, Kentucky & Cadiz, Kentucky
Three of my grandchildren at the Eclipseville Photo Board (courtesy of Marissa Noe)Catching the Solar Eclipse in Cadiz, KYThe “diamond ring” effect begins as seen from Cadiz, KY
Ehlenbach Cheese Chalet – DeForest, Wisconsin
One of the two murals that decorate the outside of Ehlenbach’s Cheese Chalet
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
Palace Hotel – Eureka Springs, Arkansas
Echo Lake – Mount Evans, Colorado
Sitting on top of the world at Echo Lake near the base of the summit of Mt. Evans near Denver, Colorado
Elephant Buttes – Tuba City, Arizona
Elephant Buttes east of Tuba City on US 180
Eskimo Pie – Onawa, Iowa
Onawa, Iowa, Home of the Eskimo Pie
Elbe, Washington
Small Elbe Church in Elbe, WA
El Kapp Motel – Raton, New Mexico
More great neon
El Kapp Motel in Raton, NM
Eiheiji Temple – Fukui, Japan
Main gate to Eiheiji. Note the monk walking across. He was barefoot. (ca 1976).
Easy Street – Port Orchard, Washington
Easy Street, Port Orchard
Eiffel Towers of Paris, Texas and Paris, Tennessee
These two compete for the tallest – Paris, Texas added a cowboy hat to make theirs tallest.
Eiffel Tower in Paris, Tennessee is 60 feet tallThe Paris, Texas Eiffel Tower with a Cowboy Hat on top
Erie Canal – Medina, New York
Culvert Road Tunnel under Erie Canal
Egg Harbor, Wisconsin
Welcome to Egg Harbor, WI
Lake Eufala, Oklahoma
Lake Eufaula, Oklahoma
Egrets – Lexington, Kentucky; Cave Run Lake, Kentucky; Uncertain, Texas
Egret flies off at Jacobson Park in Lexington, KYA Great Egret relaxes in the swamp near Uncertain, TexasEgret taking a walk along a pond at the Minor E. Clark Fish Hatchery near Cave Run Lake, KY
Empire State Building – New York City
Empire State Building – as seen from Hoboken, New Jersey
Enchanted Highway – Regent, North Dakota
Enchanted Highway in North DakotaSumoflam on the Enchanted Highway near Regent, ND
Everglades National Park – Florida
Sumoflam at the Everglades in Florida in July 1990
Enjoy the Ride
My Travel Theme!
Sumoflam – Enjoy the Ride
Eagle Art from All Over: Kingston, Washington; Cut Bank, Montana; Joseph, Oregon; Idaho Falls, Idaho; Oglesby, Illinois;
Found this eagle in Kingston, WashingtonBig mural in Cut Bank, MontanaEagle statue in Joseph, OregonLarge eagle sculpture in Idaho Falls, IdahoWooden carved eagle at Starved Rock State Park in Oglesby, IllinoisEagle in Utica, IllinoisMore eagles at Starved Rock State Park
Embro, Ontario
Embro, Ontario, home of the Highland Games
Eighty Four, Pennsylvania
Eighty Four, PA Post OfficeWelcome to 84 Country – Eighty Four , PA
Elk Photos – Elkton, Oregon; Yellowstone National Park; Sugar City, Idaho
An Elk Bull near Elkton, OregonA solitary elk bull relaxes in the meadow at YellowstoneElk Bull in Sugar City, Idaho
Euclid, Ohio
Welcome to Euclid
Elliston Place Diner – Nashville, Tennessee
At Nashville’s oldest eatery – Elliston Place Diner – Featured in Antsy McClain’s video
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.
Cyclisk – Santa Rosa, California
“Cyclisk” – Obelisk made out of bicycle parts in Santa Rosa, CASumoflam at the base of “Cyclisk”
Charles Nagreen Statue – Seymour, Wisconsin
Hamburger Charlie statue in Seymour, WI. Charles Nagreen is credited with inventing the hamburger.
Sam & Eulalia Frantz “Field of Corn”- Dublin, Ohio
At the “Field of Corn” – Sam and Eulalia Frantz Park in Dublin, OHThe Field of Corn in Dublin, OH has 109 ears of corn
CastlePost Castle – Versailles, Kentucky
The CastlePost Castle near Versailles, KY
Coal Mine Canyon – near Tuba City, Arizona
Coal Mine Canyon, AZ 1983Sumoflam at Coal Mine Canyon in Arizona in 1990
Chunky, Mississippi
Chunky, MS
Chelsea Teddy Bear Company – Chelsea, Michigan
Chelsea Teddy Bear Company, Chelsea, MI
A Christmas Story House – Cleveland, Ohio
Sumoflam at the Christmas Story House in Cleveland
Cadillac Ranch – Amarillo, Texas
One of America’s most famous roadside attractions
Cadillac Ranch – Amarillo, TexasThe iconic Route 66 roadside attraction known as Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo, TX
Christman Studio & Sculpture Park – St. Louis, Missouri
Backyard view of Christman’s gallery – including a giant head
Chocolate Hills – Bohol, Philippines
The Chocolate Hills in BoholSumoflam at the Chocolate Hills in Bohol, Philippines in 2007
Craters of the Moon National Monument – near Arco, Idaho
Visiting Craters of the Moon in Idaho in 2013Craters of the Moon drive amidst the lava fields
Camp Disappointment – near Browning, Montana
Camp Disappointment Monument – a Lewis and Clark stopover
Cathedral Rock – Sedona, Arizona
Being a Tour Guide with Nava-Hopi Tours at Cathedral Rock on Oak Creek in Sedona, AZ 1983
The Chocolate Chicken – Egg Harbor, Wisconsin
The Chocolate Chicken in Egg Harbor, WI
Colter Bay Lodge – Grand Teton National Park
Mt. Moran in the Grand Tetons as seen from Colter Bay Lodge
Coffee Pot Water Tower – Nebraska City, Nebraska
Sapp’s Coffee Pot Water Tower in Nebraska City
Chain Saw Totem Pole Forest – near Medford, Wisconsin
Chainsaw Forest near Medford, WI
Cattle Egret – Angleton, Texas
Cattle Egret seen in Angleton, Texas
Commerce, Oklahoma
Another classic Route 66 town
Car Advertising in Commerce, Oklahoma
Catfish Capitals of the World – Paris, Tennessee & Floodwood, Minnesota
Floodwood Water Tower claims it is the Catfish CapitalWelcome to Paris Catfish – they too claim to be the Catfish Capital
Crystal Wendy’s Hamburger – Dublin, Ohio
The Wendy’s Original $150,000 Crystal Cheeseburger created by Waterford Crystal
Carhenge – Alliance, Nebraska
Another of America’s premiere roadside attractions
Carhenge in Alliance, NebraskaSumoflam at Carhenge in Alliance, NE
Creeper Trail Cafe – Taylors Valley, Virginia
The Creeper Trail Cafe is along the Virginia Creeper bike trail in Taylors Valley…about 20 minutes from Damascus through Tennessee and then back into Virginia. They have world famous cake
Crescent Hotel – Eureka Springs, Arkansas
Claims to be America’s most haunted hotel. We stayed there one night and saw an apparition in our room!!
The Crescent Hotel, America’s Most Haunted in Eureka Springs, Arkansas
Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum – Hamilton, Ontario
Canadian Warplane Museum in Hamilton, Ontario
Corn Palace – Mitchell, South Dakota
Another of America’s most famous roadside attractions. They change the designs every year.
Sumoflam at the Corn Palace
Bridges of Madison County – Winterset, Iowa
Bridges of Madison County in Iowa
Cut and Shoot, Texas
Cut and Shoot City Hall, TexasCut and Shoot Post Office in Texas
Cows with Sunglasses – Russellville, Kentucky & Normal, Illinois
Cow with Pink Sunglasses in Russellville, KYA colorful cow in sunglasses seen in Normal, IL
Cowboy Bar in Jackson Hole, Wyoming
The famous Cowboy Bar neon sign in Jackson Hole, WyomingMillion Dollar Cowboy Bar – Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Capulin Volcano National Monument – Capulin, New Mexico
Capulin Volcano – part of the Capulin National Monument in New Mexico
Cozy Drive In – Springfield, Illinois
Another Route 66 icon – home of the corn dog
Cozy Drive In – Home of the famous Hot Dog on a Stick
Chagrin Falls, Ohio
David and Julianne at Chagrin Falls in Ohio
Chinook, Montana
Old Chinook Hotel SignWelcome to Chinook sign
Cool, Texas
Cool, TexasCool Cafe: If We Ain’t Shut We’re Open – Cool, Texas
Cathedral Falls – Gauley Bridge, West Virginia
Cathedral Falls in Gauley Bridge, WV
World’s Largest Can Pile – Casselton, North Dakota
No longer around, but wanted to include this classic roadside attraction
Casselton Can Pile – June 16, 2005Sumoflam at the Casselton Can Pile
Carlos Bake Shop – Hoboken, New Jersey
Home of TV Show “Cake Boss”
Sumoflam at Carlo’s Bake Shop in Hoboken, NJ
National Corvette Museum – Bowling Green, Kentucky
Old Corvette on pedestal at Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky
Showmen’s Rest, a cemetery for circus workers in Hugo, Oklahoma
Church of Uncertain – Uncertain, Texas
The Church of Uncertain
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.
