2019-08-15 – 2019-09-09 The Great Road Trip. The yellow push pins represent the over 2,500 photos taken across the northern United States during 15 days of travel by automobile. Fortunately for you, only a few are presented here. Most are geocoded to indicate where they were taken.
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2019-08-15 Arrays of solar panels set before a GM auto factory that closed in March 2019. Lordstown, Ohio
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2019-08-16 Lake Michigan beach. Note sand drifts across the parking lot. Indiana Dunes State Park
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2019-08-16 Bird Survey Count at Indiana Dunes State Park
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2019-08-16 Travellers on the shore of Lake Michigan. Indiana Dunes State Park
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2019-08-16 Seagull glides above the surface of Lake Michigan. Indiana Dunes State Park
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2019-08-16 As part of annual Chicago Air and Water show, U.S. Navy Blue Angel jets fly over the Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower). Chicago, Illinois
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2019-08-17 Autumn meadowhawk dragonfly in a Wisconsin forested wetland. Salem, Wisconsin
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2019-08-17 Upper Mississippi River Lock and Dam. Dresbach, Minnesota
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2019-08-17 Dresbach Bridge at sunset. Here I-90 crosses the Mississippi River connecting Wisconsin and Minnesota.
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2019-08-18 Wind turbines. Green Meadow Township, Minnesota
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2019-08-18 Gravemarker of Richard's great-great grandfather Gerrit Zeutenhorst in the Memory Gardens Center Cemetery. Gerrit was born in the Netherlands in 1833, imigrating with his family to America in 1874. Sioux Center, Iowa
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2019-08-18 Bragging rights. Richard's grandfather Gerrit Zeutenhorst was born in Rock Valley, Iowa in 1886. Rock Valley, Iowa
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2019-08-19 Domestic goats rest in the afternoon shade. Winfred, South Dakota
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2019-08-18 Location of the Joseph Dixon homestead near Winfred, South Dakota. Richard's great-great grandparents Joseph Dixon and Mary Yuill Dixon moved to Winfred in 1885 from Canada.
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2019-08-18 Truck hauling wind turbine blade in transit to construction site. A utility-scale turbine may have blades over 165 feet (50 meters) long. (near) Winfred, South Dakota
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2019-18-18 Part of the tower for a wind turbine. (near) Winfred, South Dakota.
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2019-08-18 Mitchell Corn Palace. The exterior is decorated every year with a new theme created with corn cobs. Mitchell, South Dakota
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2019-08-19 Field of sunflowers. Red Lake Township, South Dakota
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2019-08-19 I-90 crosses Lake Francis Case formed by the Missouri River behind the Fort Randall Dam. Near Chamberlain, South Dakota
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2019-08-19 Visitor's Center. Minuteman Missile National Historic Site, South Dakota
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2019-08-19 Command bunker blast door from the Cold War era. Minuteman Missile National Historic Site, South Dakota
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2019-09-05 Delta-09 missile site. The large blast cover protected a Minuteman missle silo. Minuteman Missile National Historic Site, South Dakota
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2019-09-05 Delta-09 missile site. A deactivated Minuteman missile lies in its silo. Deactivation resulted from the 1979 Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty. Minuteman Missile National Historic Site, South Dakota
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2019-09-05 Cattle at home on the range just outside the fence at the Minuteman missle site. Fairview Township, South Dakota
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2019-08-19 Big Bandlands Overlook. Badlands National Park, South Dakota
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2019-08-19 Big Badlands Overlook. Badlands National Park, South Dakota
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2019-08-19 Bighorn sheep spotted from Big Badlands Overlook. Badlands National Park, South Dakota
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2019-08-19 White River Vally Overlook. Badlands National Park, South Dakota
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2019-08-19 Big Badlands Overlook. Badlands National Park, South Dakota
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2019-08-19 Cliff Shelf Nature Trailhead. Badlands National Park, South Dakota
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2019-08-19 Homestead Overlook, Badlands National Park, South Dakota
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2019-08-19 Pinnacles Overlook. Badlands National Park, South Dakota
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2019-08-19 Mount Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota
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2019-08-19 George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln carved into the Black Hills of South Dakota. Mount Rushmore National Memorial.
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2019-08-19 Note the suggestion of eyeglasses on Roosevelt's face. Mount Rushmore National Memorial. South Dakota
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2019-08-19 George Washington seen in profile from the west on Route 228. Mount Rushmore National Memorial. South Dakota
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2019-08-19 Crazy Horse Memorial under constuction since 1948 in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
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2019-08-19 Close-up of the Crazy Horse Memorial in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
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2019-08-19 Model of finished carving. Crazy Horse Memorial in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
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2019-08-20 Catherine and bronze mountain lion (Puma concolor) at the Northeast Wyoming Welcome Center. Sundance, Wyoming
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2019-08-20 Yaahooo! Catherine at the Wyoming Northeast Welcome Center. Sundance, Wyoming
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2018-08-20 Devils Tower National Monument. Devils Tower was the first National Monument in the United States - designated as such in 1906 by President Theodore Roosevelt.
In the proclamation Roosevelt signed, the apostrophe in "Devil's" was mistakenly left out. No correction was ever made. Wyoming.
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2018-08-20 Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming
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2018-08-20 Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming
2019-08-20 Two rock climbers near the top of Devils Tower, giving a sense of the enormous scale of the rock feature. Such activites are controversial because the rock tower has been considered sacred by Native Americans for centuries. Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming
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2018-08-20 Oxidation of iron rich minerals causes the red color of the rocks. Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming
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2018-08-20 Prairie Dog. Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming
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2019-08-20 Oil well. Rozet, Wyoming
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2019-08-20 Entering the Crow tribe homeland on I-90 on near the southern border of Montana.
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2019-08-20 Last Stand Hill, 7th Cavalry Memorial and Cemetery. Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Montana
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2019-08-20 Site of Custer's Last Stand. Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Montana
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2019-08-20 Native American prayer tree. Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Montana
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2019-08-20 Cheyenne warrior gravemakers. Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Montana
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2019-08-20 Native American Memorial. Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Montana
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2019-08-20 Native American horse drawings on rawhide. Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Montana
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2019-08-21 Oil tanker railcars near Livingston, Montana
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2019-08-21 Animals' Bridge across U.S. 93 to allow safe movement of wild animals across the road. Montana
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2019-08-21 Big Horn Mountains arise in distance as "bug splat" accumulates on the windshield. (near) Arlee, Montana.
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2019-08-21 Big Arm of Flathead Lake, Montana
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2019-08-22 Rock Point. Glacier National Park, Montana
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2019-08-22 Red Rock Point. Glacier National Park, Montana
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2019-08-22 Red Rock Point. Glacier National Park, Montana
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2019-08-22 Red Rock Point. Glacier National Park, Montana
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2019-08-22 Wild flowers at Red Rock Point. Glacier National Park, Montana
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2019-08-22 Catherine escapes the crowds at Red Rock Point. Glacier National Park, Montana
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2019-08-22 Richard shows relief at finding a scenic vista with a parking space and few fellow visitors. Red Rock Point. Glacier National Park, Montana
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2019-08-22 Northern end of Lake McDonald. Glacier National Park, Montana
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2019-08-22 Lake McDonald Lodge. Glacier National Park, Montana
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2019-08-22 Lake McDonald Lodge. Glacier National Park, Montana
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2019-08-22 Totem pole in front of the Lake McDonald Lodge. Glacier National Park, Montana
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2019-08-22 Vintage 1930's Red Buses line up at the Lake McDonald Lodge. Glacier National Park, Montana
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2019-08-22 Southern end of Lake McDonald. Glacier National Park, Montana
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2019-08-22 State Road 28 east of Hot Springs, Montana
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2019-08-23 Wheat field stretches to the horizon between Reardon and Davenport, Washington
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2019-08-23 Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area. Washington
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2018-08-23 Gravemarkers of Richard's maternal great-great grandparents Alonzo Spaulding and Florence Crenshaw Spaulding. Greenwood Cemetery. (near) Hunters, Washington
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2019-08-23 Land once owed by Richard's great-grandfather Alonzo Spaulding and where his mother Angie was born. Fruitland, Washington
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2019-08-23 Old wooden feeding trough. Fruitland, Washingon
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2019-08-23 Location of old Spaulding farm. Fruitland, Washingon
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2019-08-23 Lake Roosevelt created by the Columbia River behind Grand Coulee dam.
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2019-08-23 Wheat field heading south on the Miles Creston Road. Washington
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2019-08-23 Dry Falls, a cataract complex from the end of the last Ice Age. Grant County, Washington
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2019-08-23 Rock formations rise above Lake Lenore. Grant County, Washinton
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2019-08-23 Lenore Lake. Washington
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2019-08-23 Sunset over Cowiche, Washington
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2019-08-31 Old neon signs from main street at the Yakima Valley Museum. Washington
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2019-09-02 Bright ground tarps help apples achieve an uniform color for market. Naches Heights, Washington
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2019-06-03 Mount Adams looms in the distance over the Yakima Valley. Selah Creek Rest Area, I-82, Washington
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2019-09-03 Wind turbines stretch accros the expanse of the Kittatas Valley. I-82 Manastash Vista Point, Washington
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2019-09-03 North Cascade Mountains in didtance across the Kittatas Valley. Manastash Vista Point, I-82, Washington
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2019-09-03 Vantage Bridge across the Columbia River from the Wild Horse Scenic Viewpoint. off I-90, (near) Vantage, Washington
2019-06-03 A solitary boat leaves its wake across Lake Coeur d'Alene. Kootenai County, Idaho
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2019-09-03 Sunshine Miners Memorial. In 1972, 91 miners died from a fire at the Sunshine Mine, one of the worst mine disasters in American history. The light in the miner's cap lamp points toward the location of the mine. Kellogg, Idaho
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2019-09-03 Through the hills of Granite County, Montana.
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2019-09-03 Sunset near Butte, Montana.
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2019-09-04 Mountains seen from Livingston, Montana
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