Utica, United States Travel Blogs

Planning, Packing, Preparing, and Departure
May 13, 2009

Tested out all the tents, chairs, tables, and gear.  Time to test TravelPod.

Awesome water slides and seester Lisa
Jul 9, 2008 (6 photos)

... and gardener in the Chicago area, it was just the special visit I needed to make me feel better. On the way to the campsite in Utica, Illinois, we hit a patch of poop wind - "Oh man, that's bad," I said. "It was like a tumbleweed of poop," Bret replied ...

Utica
Aug 5, 2007

Where we slept for the night - Super 8 Motel

600 bikers coming across the erie canal trail
Jul 12, 2008 (6 photos)

Off to Utica, and I am crossing the path of 600 cross state cyclists. Needless to write a lot of interesting greetings and a few quick conversations

Clearwater, MN to Utica, Illinois
Jul 30, 2008 (4 photos)

Another morning with a 6:00 wake-up. This is OK since I have to start doing this again at school next week. Plus, I like to leave early and get to our destination as early as possible. We left around 7:00 and after 30 min. we were in the Twin Cities and a ...

Visiting the Northeast Car Museum
Nov 21, 2009

Jacqui's parent's just moved (again) and bought a house in Utica.  So since we actually had a free weekend at home, we decided to go and visit them and see the new house.  The house itself is really cool.  It was built in the 1970's by an ...

Utica, NY
Jul 4, 2007

So we worked at the Walmart in Utica today, but are spending the night in Auburn, NY right on the Finger Lakes.  Aside from work, we did not really do much today. We did find that one of our trailer tires was flat again when we went out to our ...

2nd Hello to NY State
Sep 29, 2007

... border. On our drive we saw a parade of  '50 and '60 cars Plymouth's and Mercuries. We are not really staying in Utica but outside of it 'cause the "eyetalians" had taken over the city due to an Italian festival. I almost got run over by them ...

Leaving Ohio
Jun 30, 2009

OK, the big trip day has finally arrived.

It's my birthday!
Oct 6, 2007

Hmmm birthdays just dont have that same umph when your over 30.  Day started off great with breakfast with Scott, Lora & Virginia then we took off for Mt. Washington.  Another beautiful day and we got to the top just before the rainy weather ...

TESTING!
May 4, 2007

Testing!

Beautiful Theatre!
Apr 17, 2008 (4 photos)

... Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute Great Artists Series which features the best in opera, recital artists, and dance companies; the Utica Symphony Orchestra; and the Mohawk Valley Ballet. The elegant Stanley lobbies are the site for many receptions and ...

Central New York
Oct 7, 2006 (4 photos)

it's coming... really...

passing through albany
Mar 18, 2005

spent the night at a motel 6 and started out early the next day. we drove through albany before heading north to the adirondaks.