Year: 2017


US Road Trip 2017

Waterfalls, Red Rocks, Beer, and Sheep

While it might not be surprising that a place called Sioux Falls has actual water falls in the downtown area, it’s still pretty cool that there are actually water falls in the downtown area. Since I was in an actual city, I also made sure to look around for some good food and got some sparring …

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US Road Trip 2017

SPAM, Mall of America, and Bluffs in Minnesota

There was a lot of cool stuff to do in Minnesota and I only really scratched the surface. Spending a holiday weekend there meant a lot of places were packed and I had to adjust my travel plans a little. There was still a lot of random cool stuff in Minnesota like the SPAM museum …

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US Road Trip 2017

Rocks Above and Below, Deja Vu, and Mustard

Even though I’ve already been to Madison, Wisconsin, I figured I would use the time to eat at a few more places. Because hey, who doesn’t like food tours? It ended up being a weird deja vu. The rest of the day was a lot less already seen stuff. We spent some of it deep …

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US Road Trip 2017

Old Cars, RV History, and Village Mash

I admittedly didn’t spend a lot of time in Indiana. I really only crossed through the northern tip of the state. So my Indiana experience is fairly limited. But there are some pretty cool museums that I was able to visit along the way. For some reason, they were all vehicle related. I guess that …

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US Road Trip 2017

Ponding, Fighting, and Football in Canton

For a slight change of pace, I actually spent two days in Canton, Ohio. I had some work I needed to catch up on and I found a great MMA gym that was nice enough to let me come in and train with their team for a few days. There was also some amazing hiking …

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US Road Trip 2017

Cheese and Rock and Roll

While I know there is more to Cleveland, Ohio than just the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and food, that’s basically what our time in Cleveland amounted to. The people were really friendly and I had some awesome conversations in the bars. Folks in Cleveland are really in to their sports teams. They are …

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US Road Trip 2017

Lucy, Desi, Rocks, and Chance

One of the reasons for getting out on the road was to talk to people. And within just a few days, I have already met some interesting and amazing people. Everyone has their own unique story. As it happens, I met a guy on a short hike through a small park in western New York …

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US Road Trip 2017

3 Tons of Water Per Second and Jell-O

It’s difficult to convey how immense the amount of water rolling over Niagara Falls feels. Just saying 3 tons of water per second doesn’t do it justice. There is so much water pouring over the falls that ground rumbles beneath your feet at times when the wind picks up. In person, Niagara Falls is awe …

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US Road Trip 2017

Boxing, Food, and Two Lakes

One of my absolute favorite things to do when I visit a new place for the first time is to check out their food.  Syracuse was no different.  There were a few places I wanted to try and thankfully they were all within a few blocks of each other.  This allowed me to eat way …

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US Road Trip 2017

Ithica is Actually Gorges

This morning started out with around 4 hours of driving from Franklin Lakes, New Jersey to Ithica, New York.  It was fairly early for me.  I’m not usually one to get up around 500am.  5 o’clock, like 6 o’clock is a time that generally only comes around once per day for me.  But Charlie and I …

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