[Rick F.]

Originally Posted by wilbur_the_goose

Wonderful work!

wilbur_the_goose,

Favorite feedback!

Rick

PS: Great name!

[Rick F.]

Originally Posted by Lshaw

Once again, amazing read/pics.

Lshaw,

Great, glad you liked it!

Rick

[Rick F.]

Originally Posted by shreksbrother

Very well chronicled! I was very disappointed when the story ended. Being a fan of architecture, I especially enjoyed the now and then comparison photos and stories.

Thank you for that departure from my day :-)

Adam.

Adam,

The more I do these trips, the more convinced I become that virtually every square foot of land in the Mid-Atlantic area has been the site of some interesting historical occurrence. It's almost astonishing.

It's also intriguing to see how entrepreneurial and innovative the U.S. used to be. Build the world's longest stone arch bridge across a major river, because we need more rail lines? Sure, let's go! By comparison, now it takes forever just to repave an existing highway. Our "can do" spirit seems to have diminished an awful lot.

On the other hand, working conditions are generally far safer than in the past, pollution has greatly abated, and so forth. It's all a trade-off; I'd just like to see us "reach for the stars" a little more often.

Dang--there's that soapbox again! [/soapbox]

Rick

[Rick F.]

Originally Posted by overboostin

This thread is amazing. It makes me want to take my motorcycle down there next weekend.

overboostin,

Thanks! These were all great roads for motorcycling, as you might expect given that many of them were recommendations from the motorcycle touring magazine RoadRunner. I'd encourage you to try them out!

Rick

[Rick F.]

Originally Posted by Fabb

The overall quality of this report is amazing

It's just that some of your photos are over-saturated...

Fabb,

Hey, I'm glad you gave it another try!

As for the saturation, it all started when I installed a JB4 in my photo editor…

Rick

[Jakester]

Fantastic read of the area, thanks for the great write up!

[Deluxx3]

Rick, I love these posts of yours. They're immersive and always intriguing. Your sublime writing makes for some good reads, so thank you for yet another amazing post!

- Matt

[yipronny]

Amazing post. Very relaxing to read this after a long week!

THANKS for taking the time to share this

[muncie21]

Thanks for taking the time to share your trip experiences and pictures!

[rgrovr]

Great trip report - love the history and the scenery.

But man - lay off the HDR button. Way too much overprocessing in the pics.

[.BMW.]

Great write up and beautiful photos.

Thanks for sharing!

[Nomana]

Lovely place and good looking car.
Thanks for nice pics and things

[zamboni]

Love yours photo's and write up thanks for sharing.

[Bosozoku]

Spectacular photojournalism as always, Rick.
Thanks!

[crawfordbay]

And I was just thinking how today would be a perfect day to read another one of Rick's ...
Aha! What do you know. Another one!
Perfect. You read my mind.
Thanks for the story.

[macastel]

Very nice, well done

[wilbur_the_goose]

I live in Chester County, and now I'm going to need to get my 328xi coupe up into those hills once the leaves start changing color. Who needs Vermont?

PS - I love Vermont, and VT/NH/ME/NY are the best for color.

[roastbeef]

thanks for taking the time to write and post pictures of your trip, i really do appreciate it. i really enjoy this kind of stuff and feel like i went on the trip with you.

[Rick F.]

Originally Posted by floydarogers

Actually, the view from our condo is of the Olympics. Only ~7200' high but oh so wild and snowy and rainy. Have to go out on the deck and crane my head to see the Cascades.

I'm working a "retirement" or "play" job this summer as the gondola operator up at Crystal Mt. (skicrystal.com) - I'm usually at the bottom at 4400', but often from the 6872' top station (almost 200' higher than the highest point in the Appalachians), with a primo view (look at the webcam) of Mt. Rainier 14410'. Nyah, nyah, nyah!

If you're ever out here, we should tour...

Floyd,

I suppose the Olympic Mountains will do, in a pinch…

I concede that you've got us beat on the mountains--but we have more Civil War history! (Nanny nanny noo noo!)

As for touring out west with you, that would be great. Some years ago I drove from Seattle to Bellingham to Vancouver and back, but it was all on freeways.

All the best,

Rick

[Rick F.]

Originally Posted by Jakester

Fantastic read of the area, thanks for the great write up!

Jakester,

Hey, I'm pleased that you enjoyed it! Of course, now that I've finished this write-up, it's time to start thinking about my next road trip…

Rick

[Rick F.]

Originally Posted by Deluxx3

Rick, I love these posts of yours. They're immersive and always intriguing. Your sublime writing makes for some good reads, so thank you for yet another amazing post!

- Matt

Matt,

Thanks much!

I've been going back through some of my earliest trip reports, from 2006 and 2007, because I'm having to change the links to the photos. (Thanks, Comcast, for eliminating the online storage space for long-term users like me. ) In the process, it's been fun to see how they've changed over time: definitely longer, HDR photography, sometimes better and sometimes not. And still so many more places to visit!

Rick

[Rick F.]

Originally Posted by yipronny

Amazing post. Very relaxing to read this after a long week!

THANKS for taking the time to share this

yipronny,

Great, thanks! And it's very kind of you to characterize my reports as "relaxing," as opposed to "soporific"… Either way, I'm glad you enjoy them.

Rick