On the Side of the Road

  • The Largest Cars & Coffee Meet in the US

    This Saturday Jo and I are at the Morrisville Cars& Coffee event, which is considered the largest C&C event, measured by the number of vehicles attending, in the US. With all the cars and trucks come thousands of people that… Continue reading

    The Largest Cars & Coffee Meet in the US
  • On the Side of the Road–Vintage Chevy Pickup Parts

    Driving along the road in Minnesota a site to behold popped out at us.  It was a line of vintage Chevy pickup trucks. Who does this?  Sure we’ve seen vintage pickup trucks on the side of the road and a… Continue reading

    On the Side of the Road–Vintage Chevy Pickup Parts
  • Pima Air Museum

    No it is not a museum about air or our atmosphere.  It is about aircraft!  Faster than a  speeding Hellcat!  Aircraft are amazing and their development parallels the automobile.  The airplane also changed our life and our infrastructure.  This museum… Continue reading

    Pima Air Museum
  • On the Side of the Road–a Bit of the Past

    Still in Colorado, we were heading to a great car museum and as we got close we saw this… A classic service station If you know what this is you probably have many years on your birthday cake. It was… Continue reading

    On the Side of the Road–a Bit of the Past
  • Found on the side of the road Redstone Coke Ovens in Colorado

    As we traveled northwest from Florissant we came to Redstone Colorado where there were these rows of beehive coke ovens that are just off the road.  It consists of the remaining examples of the 200 coke ovens built about 1899… Continue reading

    Found on the side of the road Redstone Coke Ovens in Colorado
  • Lap of the US–Contest with No Prize

    HERE IS YOUR CHANCE TO DEMONSTRATE YOUR AUTOMOBILITIES Here is a photo of a car in Colorado Springs that was parked downtown.  As you can see, it is blue, from IL, and not of this century. It has a simple… Continue reading

    Lap of the US–Contest with No Prize
  • On the Road from TX to CO

    It was time to leave TX and head to Santa Fe, NM, but NM was still having a tough time with wildfires and so we headed to Colorado Springs for a while. You get used to the view of the… Continue reading

    On  the Road from TX to CO
  • On the Road–The Hand

    Back in 2013 when I was doing a lap of the US and was rolling through Oklahoma I came across an interesting statue by the side of the road.  It was a forearm sticking straight up with the hand reaching… Continue reading

    On the Road–The Hand
  • On the Side of the Road–Toy Soldiers Atoka, OK

    It caught our eyes and we did a quick turn to go look at what we saw on the side of the road. The white Caddy was great to see, but the Chevy truck was really a standout. Here are… Continue reading

    On the Side of the Road–Toy Soldiers Atoka, OK
  • Paris, TX

    We had to stop here and see the tower. Continue reading

    Paris, TX