another thing: driving

I forgot another important little thing that I will miss living in Europe.

the open road


and Scout, and driving on my own, and long roadtrips traveling across the country, seeing new things and doing lots of camping.


I started my summer with a road trip from GA to NY.
I had to pack up my dear green room on Euclid. Angie helped.


And then Garrett and I set out on 85N.
(note Scout's backseat, loaded, my lampshade peaking out to get in the picture)

We stopped at Rasberry Ridge, and Oakland Ave, and then dropped in on Courtney at the lake...
where Courtney and I drove the boat
and tried to teach Garrett how to ski.
We aren't such good drivers, but Garrett got up

for a bit.

In DC we visited with the Zubas, and saw Ruth just before William arrived. We went to the park with Ruth and JT.

We went into the city where we met Kailin and hung out at the FDR memorial.

We also went with Laura, Garrett's sister, to the zoo to see the pandas.
and the prairie dogs, elephants, hippos, zebras, & sea lions.

And then after a few days in NJ, I headed out for some more western skies.
(howdy, east orange. and the sanitary bakery.

i sound like a hillbilly.)

Western New York is beautiful.

I took a bike ride with my camera.

There's not much directional variety...I just road straight on mostly-flat-Rt 19 until I came to this turn off. Climbed the hill, hoping for a view.