What a Difference a day makes!

Posted on February 1, 2017February 1, 2017 by Dusty Roads

When I left the office last night at 5 pm it was still light out! That tells me that we are heading into the 2nd half of the winter. Kind of like Wednesday is hump day. It seems like I’ve been traveling back and forth to work in the dark forever.

The sunset was gorgeous but it didn’t last long. I no sooner drove out of the parking lot and around the corner for a better look than it began to fade. Still it gave my spirits a lift to see those gorgeous magenta colors even if only for a few minutes.

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Today is not even close. We have a snow storm out there. The 12 mile drive from the office to home was an hour on the road.

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Tomorrow is February 1 and February always seems to have snow. I should know, Its my birthday month and it seems that I always get a snowstorm around my birthday.

The forecast is for clearing weather this weekend so I’m hoping I’ll have smooth sailing heading to Hawaii. Its ok if we get grounded when we head back. A few years ago one of our agents was on vacation in Mexico when bad weather in the northeast grounded his flights fro 3 days.

I wouldn’t complain if that happened to me.

Sunrise Sunset

Posted on January 25, 2015January 25, 2015 by Dusty Roads

I may not have had any more time for sight seeing in San Diego but I did have a great room in the Sheraton Hotel Tower. I was on the 10th floor with a small balcony. I didn’t even take out the tripod for the sunrise and sunset pictures. I just balanced the camera on the railing.

M is for…

Posted on September 19, 2013September 19, 2013 by Dusty Roads

Wow, Did you realize there are 8 states that start with the letter M? I am not going to do all 8 in one post, especially since a couple of them are going to be crossed off as visited. So before I start can you name all 8 states?

Alphabetically Maine is first. So while you’re thinking about the other 7 states I’ll tell you a little bit about my neighbor to the north. I fell in love with Maine last year when I had the chance to take 2 “mini” vacations.

Maine

YES.

First thing that come to mind when I think of Maine is the gorgeous, rugged coastline. And if you have a rugged coast you need lighthouses. More than 60 lighthouses dot the Maine coast from the well known Nubble Light in York to West Quoddy Head, the easternmost lighthouse in the United States. I’ve seen and photographed a bunch of them, Nubble, Spring Ledge, Portland Head, Pemaquid and more but I’m a long way from all 60!+

Maine is for “Lobsta” or lobster if you want to be accurate. Everyone’s either heard of or eaten Maine Lobster, those feisty crustaceans that are so good boiled, fried, rolled, baked, in salad, well just about any way you want to eat them. Did you know that lobster were once so plentiful that they were used as fertilizer! Native Americans used them as bait to catch more appealing fish. They were considered poverty food and fed to servants and prisoners. You’ve come a long way , baby!

Maine is for wildlife.

I saw a big bull moose there while walking a nature trail.

I braved the sea to get a glimpse of puffins, crazy little clowns. I never realized how tiny they are until I saw them riding those crashing waves.

Maine has the first National Park east of the Mississippi, Acadia National Park. The park includes Mount Desert Island and Cadillac Mountain.

I still want to try a train ride from Boston to Portland. It’s called the “Downeaster”. It can be done in 1 day but it might be nicer to stay over in Portland a night to see a bit more.

By the way, I wrote a lot of posts on Maine last year. Here’s a link to just one of the many :https://aroundustyroads.com/2012/08/29/day-is-done-gone-the-sun/