In 2018 IĀ 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.Ā 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
Hammering Man – Seattle, Washington
Ho-Hum Motel – West Yellowstone, Montana
Hillybilly Hot Dogs – Lesage, West Virginia
Happy, Kentucky
Hell, Michigan
The Great Hodag – Rhinelander, Wisconsin
Himeji Castle – Himeji, Japan
Harlan Sanders Cafe – Corbin, Kentucky
Hipp Nursery – Haubstadt, Indiana
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
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
Henry’s Rabbit Ranch – Staunton, Illinois
Hiawatha Statue – Ironwood, Michigan
Heini’s Cheese Shop – Charm, Ohio
Home of Sliced Bread – Chillicothe, Missouri
Hell’s Half-Acre – Powder River, Wyoming
Sam Houston Statue – Huntsville, Texas
Hope, Arkansas
Horse Farm Country – Central Kentucky
Hurts Donut – Frisco, Texas
Hyak Ferry – Bremerton, Washington
Harvey Jackson Mural – Kemmerer, Wyoming
Hershey, Pennsylvania
Hung Far Low Chinese – Portland, Oregon
Hurricane, West Virginia
Horse Capital of the World – Versailles, Kentucky
Hamtramck Disneyland – Hamtramck, Michigan

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
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
Hells Canyon – Oregon
Hippie Joe’s Gas – Upper Lake, California
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
Hatch, New Mexico
Hop Bottom, West Virginia
Hot Box Cafe – Toronto, Ontario
Hugo, Oklahoma
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.Ā 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.
I’m reminded of my favorite neon sign, viewable from the Merritt Parkway in Connecticut, for the Hi-Ho Motel.
I have more fun motel and neon signs coming down the pike. Thanks for following and checking out the posts Liam.
My favourites were the Ho-Hum Hotel and the Home of the sliced Bread š Quite a collection you have there! How do you archive your pictures to be able to find all this?
My blogs in the A to Z: Self discovery via travel and a separate Interactive story.
Thanks for your kind comments Miss Andi!! My photos are archived in folders based on my trips. But, I have also posted a couple hundred blog posts in the past few years and many are included in there. The Js are coming tonight!