2007 Discover America Tour

Unexpected photo hazard - taking pictures between wiper swishes

We are lovin' Iowa. It's so peaceful, so Field of Dreams. Kind of hate to leave, but we have to get through a couple big states today ...

i have no idea what this thing is!

anybody?

hey, is that a convenience store or a bordello?

Songs related to cars:
- The Cars: You're all I've Got Tonight
- Clutch: Never Be Moved
- The Beatles - Drive My Car
((had to settle for The Beatles only because Brandon didn't have any Driveshaft on his iPod)

hey city-slicker, what are those black things on the hill?

iowa fence

and on to Leg 4...

field of dreams

Brandon's got this angle figured out

finally got a good picture of one of these things - the source of those big circles you see from the air

Maw, you wanna take the John Deere or the Simplicity to the store today?

Goodbye Iowa, Hello Nebraska

Uh, "Home of Arbor Day?"

What the ???

Couldn't come up with anything better than that ?

Hey, Hoss - Check it out, we're in the wild wild west now!

Field of Dreams!

Goodbye 80, Hello 76!

there goes the neighborhood

very cool storm we passed heading into Denver. unfortunately, no funnel clouds. :(

welcome

dude, you let this piece o' crap car pass Black Lightning on that last hill???

we weren't sure what we'd find around here, but it turned out to be a real gold mine

nice houses. wouldn't want to mow the lawns, tho.

hard to believe it's almost june. let's have a snowball fight!

the young photographer on the way to his photography internship

Black Lightning admiring the view

Ah, a nice hotel after a long day's drive! And in my favorite ski-resort no less (Vail)

We discovered that they have really bad breakfasts here. :(

Songs about breakfast:
- Spoon: My Little Japanese Cigarette Case
- The Knife: Neverland
- The Police: On any other day

Songs about disobeying authority:
- KMFDM: Disobedience
- Beastie Boys: Fight for your Right
- Suicidal Tendencies: Institutionalized

Songs from Iceland:
- Bjork: Earth Intruders
- Sigur Ros: Glosoli
- Bjork: It's Oh so Quiet

Songs about specific drugs:
- Beatles: Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
- Doors: Crystal Ship
- Sean Paul: We Be Burnin'

seeing as how we are at the continental divide...

East vs. West :
- Dr. Dre: Nuthin' but a G Thang
- Nas: New York State of Mind
- Snoop Dogg: Gin & Juice

Westbound:
Leg 1 (Boston to Lewisburg, PA)
Leg 2 (Lewisburg to Des Moines)
Leg 3 (Des Moines to Vail, CO)
Leg 4 (Vail to LA)
Destination

Eastbound:
Leg 5 (LA to The Grand Canyon)
Leg 6 (The Grand Canyon to Roswell, NM)
Leg 7 (Roswell, NM to Memphis, TN)
Leg 8 (Memphis, TN to Roanoke, VA)
Leg 9 (Roanoke, VA to Boston, MA)