Huntington - Days Inn

... from the old cars & trucks parked at the one in Holbrook AZ. But I do want to stay there anyway. Of course once again the time of day is all wrong.
Riding thru KY is lovely this time of year, great roads, fall colors & the mountains. The clouds rolled in over the mts & Ashland (my destination today) but the forecast holds off on rain for tomorrow. Fingers crossed.

Today we left for our vacation out West. We left around noon, we were hoping to leave earlier but the kids got home late from camp, a pipe started leaking in the basement, and we weren't completely packed. Our destination for the night was a camp ground in Frankford, Kentucky, but when it got late, we decided to camp in West Virginia ...

... terrified and haunted many a citizen, had come to warn the Point Pleasanters about the bridge disaster.

Before you think I know a lot about the subject, realize that most of the town is dedicated to this legend. The small, quirky museum that we visited gave us some idea of its importance in society along with showing us a surprisingly well put together documentary on the events concerning mothman. We also watched the actual movie, The Mothman Prophecies. It was legitimate. Richard ...

... museum was one of the most informative we have been to and deserved more time that we could afford to explore it. We did enjoy the parade of famous horses where we saw one called Cigar who had won just short of 1 million US$, we also went to the ring to see the parade of breeds where riders ride out lots of different breeds of horses dressed in relevant costumes. The commentary was excellent at both events. We ...

... than I wanted but I'm not taking much so there isn't much I can eliminate. I'm going to try my hardest to get my pack on the plan with me. It's about 4 linear inches too big but I doubt they'll object. I spent tonight listening to Thai phrases and made myself a cheat sheet of the phrases I thought were most important: Hello How much is ...

Today's show was at 3:00 in the afternoon. It was a weird time to do a show and we had been driving all day. I open the backstage door to start the show, and a huge whiff of popcorn finds its way into my nostrils. I think, "Who is eating such buttery goodness right now?" I try to not think about how hungry I am and start the show. Once on stage, I spot the culprits! They were ...

... swiss army knife 49. 50. (1) lightweight tripod 51. (1) personal safety alarm X 52. (1) rubber door stop 53. (2) water bottles 54. (1) bandanna X 55. (1) flex lock to lock backpack to bed or use on train 56. (1) daypack 57. something to put wet clothes in 58. (1) raincover for backpack 59. notebook and pens X 60. (1) memory card reader X 61. (1) thai sim card X 62. (1) can foot spray (yep, my feet stink!)

... This area is a rather new addition to Huntington. It was established in 2004 and has all sorts of trendy new businesses and restaurants, including, ahem, a Starbucks. We ate at Max and Erma's. I didn't realize at first that this is a chain restaurant because we don't have them in Chicago. It ended up being an ultimately great place to eat and got, again, great service. In ...

... country music stars? Hint, there are multiple answers) After Paul finished the world class packing of the Odyssey, we departed Silver Spring at approximately 11:30 a.m. Abby could **********tain her excitement at the Journey ahead of her...she fell asleep before we were on the Beltway. We took Route 70 across Maryland, stopped in Cumberland to feed Abby and Mom and Dad Then ...

... track working on one of the other cars when I smelt something burning, I thought it was the generator, but when Jason looked up, he saw smoke coming out of the top of our #6 car and we hurried and set it (more like threw it) on the pavement outside of our track and tried our best to get it out! Needless to say that was pretty exciting!