We Heart Kentucky

Nick brought us to Ohio and now I have the fun job of telling you all about our adventures in Lexington, Kentucky. The one, the only, Starr Boggs, advised us to visit the ponies at Keeneland in Lexington. Hence, we had a destination, but no plan.


We arrived at about 2am on a Tuesday and before we had finished our first beer, we made a friend for life, Jason. This guy believe it or not is from Woodhaven! He is a traveler, a minister, a missionary of the church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster and an all around good person. Jessica, Jason's house mate was so nice as well. She even got the two of us to be models for her photography class. We posed to appear cold and hungry in front of an awesome mansion. Hmmm. I promise this idea will never come to fruition.

This was the first time at a horse track for both Nick and me, and what a treat it was! We almost hit it big too. Instead we hit it less than a little. Nick had a feeling about the Irish horse in the last race, (check out the clouds) but we didn't put our heads together enough to let it ($15) ride. We had a blast anyway.

While in Lovely Lexington we also visited the Woodford Reserve Distillery, ate delicious food at Furlongs, got a ride on a pontoon down the Kentucky river and saw the movie Into the Wild. Our personal guide, Jason, strongly suggested that we do the Wild Cave Tour at Mammoth Cave National Park. We agreed that we were both up to crawling through some tight squeezes hundreds of feet below ground, so this became our final stop in Kentucky. The pictures from that 6 mile tour we keep in our memories. Jason and Jessica, we hope to see you both again soon and we thank you. This, my family and friends, is why we travel.

From Bourbon Country to Bourbon Street coming soon!

10 Completely Non-Boring Pictures of Ohio

HOCKING HILLS STATE PARK IN NONE OTHER THAN THE BUCKEYE STATE... CAPTIONS COMING SOON!

On Beyond the East Coast

OK... So much has happened since we left Washington D.C. that it truly seems otherworldly. Let's begin at leaving the Capitol.

We used the new purchase of 'The Most Scenic Drives in America,' to guide us through the Maryland Panhandle en route to Morgantown, West Virginia. The timing could not have been better, as we were treated to some of the most fantastically brilliant foliage either of us had ever seen. Every hill seemed to open up a new vista of color, previously unprecedented. A wrong turn turned out to be so right, only in the Allegheny's will you see a goat on a stoop.

We then took a leg stretch of a hike at Split Rock State Park to see the Canyon Overlook Trail if you could even call it a trail. The view was spectacular though.

Onto Cumberland, Maryland which was a cute little town with a Steam Engine Locomotive billowing soot as we arrived off the highway ramp. It was a beautiful little spot for a picnic on a table on the main drag. Apparently, travel magazine named it one of the 'Eight Small Towns to Visit' in the whole world. Also on that list: Montauk, NY and Breckenridge, CO!

Nick's cousin Tommy warmly greeted us in Morgantown, and even though we missed all of the college craziness of the weekend, we were treated to their turn hosting a weekly Sunday family meal (Virginia Ham and Shrimp Scampi - not bad for college eats!) Chris, Ben, Tommy, Brenden, and Raja (the kitty) were so hospitable we had a blast just recooping from the first leg of the journey and touring the campus. (also - Monorail!)
More Sweetness to Come!

For Your Viewing Pleasure...

PICTURES! (thanks to Angelo)
Washington D.C.
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Washington Monument will be there forever. those clouds were once in a lifetime.

The Mayan Calendar at the National Museum of the American Indian

A Smiley Yup'ik (Eskimo) mask.


We liked this White House better.

Don't ask what's in the Slurpee.


Yeah. I miss him.

More Eventually...

The Rundown -OR- THE ADVENTURE THUS FAR

OK. Now that we have this instantaneous visceral to digital posting journal blog thing set up, we feel like we should catchup. An evening stop in Chestertown, MD across the Chesapeake Bay from our Washington D.C. destination proved to be a quaint little town. Andy's was the place that the aforementioned Pumpkin Pie originated, following a very nice crab dip. The sunset was unbelievable.
The Murano has proven to be an incredible road trip vehicle, and we are looking forward to that fateful first night we spend sleeping in the car itself. haha.

Washington D.C. was incredible. Eaghmon's apartment, our base of operations, was perfect and the city was rife with cheap and fun stuff to fill our days. The Zoo and American Indian musem were highlights, feeding time for the Octopus especially!
also, GIGANTIC TORTOISES! From D.C., we drove through the fire-like foliage of the Maryland Panhandle to visit my cousin Tommy in UWV. That's our current location, sitting next to a cute kitten, enjoying each others company and watching Gangs of New York. More to come!....Now can we go for a hike, please Nick??

My Turn to Add to the Technological Insanity

I've learned more about the computer while driving than I have in all my life! We'll try to keep this interesting. Mmmm... first stop, pumpkin pie in Maryland! How sweet and beautiful it is here on the road!

I Can't Believe We're Actually Blogging.

Hey internet world. I told myself I'd never do this, but here is a BLOG to keep up with our cross country craziness! So much has happened in so little time it would be insane to try and cram it all in here while im still unfamiliar with how all this blogginess works. Let's try posting a picture.