porter sculpture park and the corn palace

On the way out of Sioux Falls we stopped off at the towns namesake. The falls were intriguing but underwhelming because we were used to the massive waterfalls from North Carolina. However, for people accustomed to the rolling prairie-land I’m sure this was quite a sight.

Perhaps the single most awesome (non-nature related) stop on [...]

driving through Wisconsin, Minnesota and South Dakota

We left Chicago early in the morning, around 7:30am to allow plenty of time from driving through the rough traffic.

welcome to the Midwest

Editors Note: The original intention was to post a description of my Summer 2009 roadtrip closer to the time that it occurred, but now 2010 is approaching and since I’m not even half-way through I need to get on this!
When we drove through Gary, IN fighting through the traffic and then seeing Chicago’s skyline [...]

on the road to Chicago

The drive from Nashville to Chicago tied for our longest drive of the road-trip. Rarely did we have a full day of driving that was as long as this one. We started out by heading to Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky. It is the longest cave system in the world! But unfortunately, the crowds [...]

a day in Nashville

After a solid rest in Nashville at the home of our CouchSurfing host, we departed for Fido on 21st Ave, a local coffee and breakfast joint. Delicious.
Next up we paid a visit to the Parthenon. Yes, the Parthenon. Because Nashville has so many universities, Fisk University, Saint Cecilia Academy, Montgomery Bell Academy, Meharry Medical College, [...]

leaving North Carolina

Starting Friday, June 26th 2009 my life changed dramatically. I left my job at Duke Energy, I spent a few weeks in western North Carolina at Lake Santeetlah with Jane and her family, I packed up, said goodbye, drove for a month across the US and Canada with my fianceé and @serdmanczyk (Erby), moved to [...]

there will be bison

I’ve finally finished editing all my photos from the road-trip this summer and will put up a series of posts on here to describe the adventure across North America. If you are thinking that might be boring, I’ll whet your appetite with this trailer,

Update: via request from @aernst, for an approximate map of the [...]