Give It Up For: Arches, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, Dead Horse, Goblin and Escalante
Posted on 20. May, 2012 by halcyonhighway.
Yes that is a lot to squish into one posting, but they all seem to go nicely together so why not. Just a little clarification: Arches, Canyonlands and Capitol Reef are national parks. Dead Horse and Goblin are state parks and Esclante is a national monument. Everyone feel better that they know that now? Each place was more beautiful [...]
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Yes Tucson was the longest stop yet on the journey. After the first two weeks at the Best Western, I got used to the housekeeping staff saying “Oh you’re still here” and them trying to figure out why. I wondered to myself if they started to look for bomb making equipment under my bed! Tucson is a [...]
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The Year In Pictures. A Look Back At 365 Days On The Road
Posted on 01. May, 2012 by halcyonhighway.
I can’t believe an entire year has passed since I set out on my driving adventure. Well 12 months and 32,000 miles later I’m still at it. Lets look back at the best road trip ever! So after crashing the ATV in Kauai, flying home to NYC so they could put Humpty Dumpty back together [...]
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Forget everything you think you know about Texas. Yes, its the land that unleashed George W. Bush on the world and the place that the big evil oil companies call home. Much to my surprise however, Texas has gone from being the 800 mile land mass that I had to cross (twice) in order to [...]
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Florida is a not my favorite state for a lot of reasons. It’s flat, dull, mostly culture-free and really really humid. I did however have quite a bit of curiosity around seeing the panhandle. Any place that’s off the regular tourist circuit usually appeals to me. My first stop in Crystal River was a bit [...]
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Fredericksburg, VA & Charleston,SC (During the Civil War)
Posted on 12. Mar, 2012 by halcyonhighway.
The Civil War Civil War, in U.S. history, conflict (1861–65) between the Northern states (the Union) and the Southern states that seceded from the Union and formed the Confederacy. It is generally known in the South as the War between the States and is also called the War of the Rebellion (the official Union designation), the War [...]
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What an amazing chapter to the adventure! First off, you may have noticed that halcyonhighway has entered its second year in existence and the tag line’s now “Road Trip 2011-2012″ which I’m very excited about. January 16th I arrive in London and go directly to Karin, Darragh and Milo’s house and look who was there [...]
