Today was a driving day, going from Leadville to Loveland via Aspen, Glenwood Springs, Central City, and Estes Park. The day started with a visit to Twin Lakes where I’d hoped to fly the drone. It turned out that the …

Today began with a scenic railway journey up into the Mosquito Range to the east of Leadville. There had been a molybdenum mine (and still is, although it’s been shut down for some periods of its life) and this railroad …

Today I travelled from Salina KS to Leadville CO, gaining almost 9,000′ in elevation along the way. The car didn’t appreciate the 250-or-so miles remaining in Kansas, as they were mostly uphill and with a strong headwind. Once into Colorado, …

A brief pause … Catch-up posts will appear on Thursday due to poor wifi and cell service.

Sadly, I have no photos to post from today’s drive. Even though it was only a bit over 500 miles worth, from Effingham IL to Salina KS, there just wasn’t anything I felt strongly enough about photographing to bother with. …

Today was purposely a shorter day to give myself some time to recover from the long first day. Also, I was in Columbus overnight, and I do enjoy a nice walk around the lake at Antrim Park in the morning. …

Today was 686 miles from Massachusetts to Columbus OH, mostly good miles, but I also drove through some amazing rains in western PA and eastern OH. And by amazing, I mean 40mph on the interstate with wipers on high and …

Tomorrow’s the Day! Tomorrow morning at 5:30am (according to the plan, at least) I begin this summer’s driving adventure. The first day is just going to be a very long drive (~700 miles), but I’ll find something to post here …