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Image: The grave marking of Charles L. Peace- i was inspired to write him a letter while i was kneeling in front of the marking. i also left the flag my friend Rick gave me to take with me on my trip; it just seemed appropriate. Darby, PA Image: lt to rt; Brandi, Kathleen, Joel Image: My campsite on the beach, Grand Isle S.P. Image: the view from my Image: A Conoco gas station on stilts, Grand Isle LA Image: as i left Grand Isle, i drove along this bayou up Hwy 1. Grand Isle, LA Image: A humble abode on Bourbon St., New Orleans Image: the bartender snapped my pic in the Absinthe House; notice all the business cards on the wall behind me. New Orleans, LA Image: Hank Williams Museum. Montgomery, AL Image: Pictures weren't allowed in the museum, but Mary was kind enough to take a few pics of me in the lobby. Montgomery, AL Image: this bronze statue of Hank stands across the street from the City Auditorium where his funeral was held. Montgomery, AL Image: The gravesite was larger than life. Audrey's marking sits beside Hank's and is just as big. Both headstones, grave markings, and two benches in each corner are all laid out on green turf and seperated off by a stone surround. Montgomery, AL Image: A close up of the engraving and bronze plaque on the headstone. Montgomery, AL Image: A close-up of the base of his headstone. Montgomery, AL Image: Unfortuantley, vandalism has been a problem. It's understandable that visitors would want a piece of Hank to take with them - i just wish they knew that all they need is a little 'Your Cheatin Heart' and he'd be in their heart always. Image: i asked a fellow sunbather to snap my picture. Panama City Beach, FL Image: A beach bum's bicycle. Panama City Beach Image: Tracy snapped this pic of me as we put the boat in. Notice the missing tackle box.... Dead Lake, FL Image: all the dead cypress trees gave the lake an eerie feeling- i half expected an alligator to snap up any minute. Dead Lake, FL Image: 'Captain' Tracy Image: this is me NOT catching any fish, but still having a blast..... Dead Lake, FL Image: It really was a beautiful lake, undescribable really. Dead Lake, FL Image: I took a nap on the picnic table of my campsite. and when i woke up, this view of the treetops was the first thing i saw. Dead Lake, FL Image: My 'window to the world'. somewhere on I-10, FL Image: The disneyland-like commercialism of this sign located at the entrance to the spring house that's been built around the fountain symbolizes the entire park. St Augustine, FL Image: Standing at the original spot of the Fountain of Youth. St. Augustine, FL Image: Self portrait taken near the spot where Ponce De Leon first set foot on present day Florida. St. Augustine, FL Image: the most welcome sight i've ever seen, Hawk's Nest Hostel. night 14 easily qualifies as the best night's sleep so far. Watkinsville, GA Image: its hard to believe such a tiny place could hold so much peacefulness. Watkinsville, GA Image: the interior of hawk's nest. Watkinsville, GA Image: Denise(middle) and Amber(rt), fellow hawk nester's and Bonaroo ticket holders; taken outside of the diner where we had lunch. Athens, GA Image: The Georgia Guidestones strucure. Elberton, GA Image: The 10 guidelines. Elberton, GA Image: The hole thru the middle of the center stone where the North star can be seen at night. Elberton, GA Image: a self-portrait at the Guidestones. Elberton, GA Image: The tree that owns itself. Athens, GA Image: the plaque in front of the tree(see the related story for the entire enscription). Athens, GA Image: self portrait at the tree. Athens, GA Image: Me and J.B. Slicker at the lunch counter inside the Whistle Stop Cafe. notice the bronze plaque on the counter next to JB's elbow- it said Image: inside the cafe- i loved the slam of the old school swinging screen door when i first came in. Juliette, GA Image: JB was sitting out on the porch and started serenading me right before she took this picture. Juliette, GA Image: Branda braiding Tiffany's hair at camp. Bonaroo, Manchester TN Image: Mike Doughty performing The Only Answer in 'the other tent'. Bonaroo, Manchester TN Image: Ryan and Branda dancin to Govt Mule. Bonaroo, Manchester TN Image: Tif and Jeff bakin in the sun. Bonaroo, Manchester TN Image: Jeff and Ryan at camp-we didn't even make it up to Centeroo that day. but lucky for us, we had our own show later that night. Bonaroo, Manchester TN Image: the bathroom line, ugh!!!! Bonaroo, Manchester TN Image: The exterior of the Ryman Auditorium. Nashville, TN Image: The mood of this picture says it all- this place really is magical. Nashville, TN Image: The auditorium is so small that even the worst seat in the house, where this picture was taken from, is a great view of the stage. Nashville, TN Image: a really bad picture of me outside Tootsie's- the bouncer was kind enough to not only give up his seat but also took the picture for me. Nashville, TN Image: Stu Rutan, the Image: the dome in the Roofless Church. New Harmony, IN Image: The Labryinth. New Harmony, IN Image: my feet standing in the center of the labryinth. New Harmony, IN Image: the sunset over Horseshoe Lake. Horseshoe Lake, IL Image: The old cafe that caught my eye. Meadville, MO Image: i never did get the name of the cafe. Meadville, MO Image: a black and white. Meadville, MO Image: The view of the Mississippi River from the top of Cardill Hill. Hannibal, MO Image: The whitewashed fence made famous by Tom Sawyer. Hannibal, MO Image: Jerry looking up the word censosillaphobia in his 1987 dictionary(it wasn't in there by the way). Image: just what is the story behind Camp Wabashiki anyway? Image: Elijah Blue, minus Jeff the drummer who's hiding behind jerry, getting ready to jam at Bob and Angie's. Image: me hangin out by the fire, looking like i'm <i>on</i> fire! Image: Image: Bobbi brought her chair and treated us to chair massages. Image: the hostesses's with the mostesses,Angie and Bob. Thanks again guys- it was a blast! Image: The Rax where i had my first BBC in over 10 years. near Cumberland Falls, KY. Image: Trail #12, on my way to the waterfall. Cumberland Falls S.P. Image: Self-portrait looking out over the falls. Cumberland Falls, KY Image: my personal guide on my private tour of the falls. Cumberland Falls, KY Image: The mountain creek where i got my feet wet. notice the sun rays shining down thru the trees in the background. Smoky Mtn National Park, TN Image: A couple and i exchanged photo-taking favors, so i got a picture of me that's actually not a self-portrait. Smoky Mtn Natl Park Image: My 1st attempt at a driving self-portrait. Hwy 95 in VA, on my way to Washington DC. Image: a 2nd and much better attempt at a driving self-portrait. i really was having a good time rolling down the highway, getting closer and closer to our nation's capital. Hwy 95, VA Image: My very bad picture of the White House from the south lawn. Washington DC Image: The Field of Stars, WWII Memorial Washington DC Image: Standing on the outside of the memorial, beside the Guam column of the WWII memorial. Washington DC Image: The Lincoln Memorial(betcha could've figured that one out on your own). Washington DC Image: The Wall -standing in the corner, looking down to the end. Washington DC Image: A note left at the base of The Wall. Washington DC Image: a recent memento left behind at The Wall shows that they have not been forgotten. Washington DC Image: The crowd gatherd to watch the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington. Washington DC Image: i felt as haunted as i look. Arlington Cemetary, Washington DC Image: The Flag that hung on the Pentagon after 9/11 was hung in the entryway of the Museum of American History. Washington DC Image: After i saw this picture, i realized that it would have been much more clever to have stood on the right side of the poster- do you see it? The Smithsonian, Washington DC Image: Dorothy's Ruby Red Slippers, the actual shoes worn by Judy Garland. The Smithsonian, Washington DC Image: Aren't they pretty.......the 4 Stratovareus violins on display in the Smithsonian. Washington DC Image: Concepion standing beside her home, the White House Anti Nuclear Peace Vigil. Washington DC Image: Mementos left behind on the gravemarking of Patsy Cline. Winchester, VA Image: The gravesite of Patsy Cline. Winchester, VA Image: Gina and i at the Liberty Bell. Philadelphia, PA Image: The Weisel Hostel-i regret not spending more time relaxing at this wonderful retreat in the woods. Quakertown, PA Image: After i left Quakertown, i headed to the Catskills in NY. I planned to spend several days there so i bought some firewood to take. this is the first campfire i've had on my trip....the first i've ever built all by myself. Image: Within Wilson State Park in the Catskills is a Peace Mile. The sign explains more..... Catskills, NY Image: Mark at the visitor's center in Pottsville, PA, my stop after i left the Catskills. Much Much more about how wonderful the town of Pottsville is to come later...... Pottsville, PA Image: i had one of the Yuengling daughter's snap my picture after the Yuengling Brewery tour, in operation since 1829 making it America's oldest brewery. the tour was my reason for coming to Pottsville, but its people were the reason i stayed- more on that late Image: The inside of the brewery- the glare off the tanks was so harsh that a stained glass ceiling was put in to reduce the amount of sunlight that would shine in. Pottsville, PA Image: the bottling/canning room of the brewery- it looked just like the opening of Laverne and Shirley. Pottsville, PA Image: i left Pottsville on my way to Wabash, IN to meet up with Jerry, Jerry, and Rod for a Dead Show. on my way thru PA, i stopped in Hershey, PA for some chocolate. Chocolate World, Hershey PA Image: a funny mailbox i passed on a 2-lane highway in PA. Image: the other side of the mailbox...... Image: on my thru Ohio i was only a few miles from the Longaberger Basket Corporate Office. and because my good friend Debbie collects them, i turned off and took a few pics for her. Newark, OH Image: the basket was so incredibly huge that i did a double take when i first saw it from the highway. Newark, OH Image: i made it to Wabash late Friday night, and we left sat. afternoon to set up camp. the Dead show wasn't until Sun night, but we needed a couple of days to fit in all the fun we were going to have. i snapped this pic of the guys and Jay's car(the real sta Image: Thanks to Bob, i got to cross a wish off my list. he set up a chance for me to milk a cow....... Image: me and Image: My brother and nephew- Jerry is only 3 and already riding a dirtbike. he's soooo cool! Image: My oldest nephew, Blayne is starting kindergarten this year- we went school clothes shopping and this is the outfit he picked out. he's such a little hottie ;) Image: The Field of Dreams as it appears when you drive up- Dyersville, IA Image: The farmhouse and porch swing, still as it appeared in the movie- Dyersville, IA Image: Coming out of the cornfield and onto the outfield- perhaps a little cheesy but a required photo op nonetheless. Dyersville, IA Image: Inside The House on the Rock -Spring Green , WI Image: A sitting area, one of many, inside The House. -Spring Green, WI Image: The shadow The Infinity Room makes on the side of the Rock- Spring Green, WI Image: Standing in the doorway of the Infinity Room, looking out into forever- Spring Green, WI Image: walking down a hallway, past a couple of the many trees the house was built around- Spring Green, WI Image: Some of the beautiful windows inside the house- Spring Green, WI Image: The best window seat i've ever lounged on- Spring Green, WI Image: A wall of glass in one of the many bathrooms- Spring Green, WI Image: These hands pointed the way throughout the tour of the house- Spring Green, WI Image: The Victorian city streets and storefronts inside the house- Spring Green, WI Image: I felt like i was inside a lifesize doll-house as i walked down the brick streets- Spring Green , WI Image: The 4 story Image: Another room had hot air ballons filling the Image: Mechanical musical instruments on red velvet chairs set inside department store-like window displays were all through the house. They were coin-operated and for a quarter you could hear an entire classical arrangement- Spring Green, WI Image: The sign showing the way towards the world's largest indoor carousel- Spring Green, WI Image: The Carousel- Spring Green, WI Image: Above the carousel angel manequins were hung from the ceiling- Spring Green, WI Image: Me and Aleasha on the campus of The University of Wisconsin Image: Aleasha took me out to lunch at the famous State Street Brats Tavern in Madison- Madison, WI Image: PBR signs were EVERYWHERE in Wisconsin- if i had been able to figure out how i would have taken one as a memento- somewhere along hwy 41, WI Image: My tour group in the atrium at Lambeau Field- Green Bay, WI Image: A view of Lambeau Field from the $10,000 luxury box- Green Bay, WI Image: Walking thru the player's tunnel- Green Bay, WI Image: When Lambeau Field was renovated last year, some of the concrete from the original tunnel was kept and now lays in the new tunnel- Green Bay, WI Image: ......and the concrete- Green Bay, WI Image: taken while sitting on the edge of the grass- Green Bay, WI Image: Taken in the south stands- Green Bay, WI Image: The floor of the atrium is marked off with yard lines that if drawn continuously would line up with the actual yard markers on the field- Green Bay, WI Image: The statues of Vince Lombardi and Curly Lambeau outside the main entrance- Green Bay, WI Image: I did a little off-road exploring near the state park before heading to the campground area- Green Bay, WI Image: The waterfall at the entrance of the campground- Dunbar, WI Image: I took a sunset hike up to this waterfall...this is the one i considered bathing in- Dunbar, WI Image: The Fitness Center where i finally got my shower- Escanaba, MI Image: The Sandpoint Lighthouse- Escanaba, MI Image: The view of the bay from the top of the lighthouse- Escanaba, MI Image: The view of the marina from the lighthouse- Escanaba, MI Image: The couple on the lighthouse tour took this for me, standing at the top of the lighthouse with a view of the bay behind me- Escanaba, MI Image: The original lighthouse lens- Escanaba, MI Image: looking out over the water, enjoying a picnic lunch, appreciating life..... Escanaba, MI Image: The coffeeshop on Main Street where i caught up on some log entries- Escanaba, MI Image: I fell in love with the architecture of Boston's Beacon Hill, a trendy but quaint neighborhood near Boston Common. This is an entryway to one of many apartment buildings in the area.
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