Madison, WI
Left late this morning. Gray skies and intermittent rain. Stopped in Madison and visited my sister Emma and her boyfriend Ruben. Obligatory photo of the Capitol building. Lat = 43.0747031 , Long = -89.3840066 — Show at Google Maps
Expeditions and Journeys
2016 Road Trip – Westward Bound
Thanks to a mandatory 30-day furlough from work, I have been afforded a great opportunity to take a western US road trip vacation. The idea originated after learning my Dad was awarded an elk hunting tag for New Mexico Unit 34 and the season fell during the same month period. Since I have 3 weeks of free … Read more
2014 Road Trip – Tröegs and Devons
One of the main reasons we chose to go this route was a suggestion by another friend (also named Dan) who heard Tröegs Brewing Company had some killer microbrews and he was spot on. Took the brewery tour, enjoyed fresh beer and filled up some growlers to bring back home. They had a good food program but … Read more
2014 Road Trip – Harrisburg
Quick stop in Harrisburg at a cool coffee shop called Little Amps Coffee Roasters . Dan wanted to hit up a local music shop for Record Store Day which was near the Pennsylvania State Capitol building. Lat = 40.2846451 , Long = -76.8709335 — Show at Google Maps
2014 Road Trip – Chiodos @ Chameleon Club
While on our trip we caught Chiodos at the Chameleon Club playing on the Launch Music Conference Festival 2014. Crappy pictures, hard to get beers, but still a good show. Lat = 40.0415459 , Long = -76.3088226 — Show at Google Maps
2014 Road Trip – Pat and Geno’s Steaks
How can anyone from the dairyland WI go without a cheesesteak sandwich, the trademark of Philly? In typical tourist fashion we stopped at both Pat’s King of Steaks and Geno’s Steaks, both famous steak shops that are kiddie-corner from each other and are always super busy. Learned how to order and got both a “wiz wit” and … Read more
2014 Road Trip – The Rocky Steps
Wish we had enough time to see some art, but instead we visited the Philadelphia Museum of Art to act like crappy tourist scum and only see the Rocky Steps and Statue outside. Addrriiiiaaaaaaaannnn!!! Lat = 39.9646873 , Long = -75.1799545 — Show at Google Maps
2014 Road Trip – Mütter Museum
Dan had the idea to stop at the Mütter Museum which Wikipedia aptly describes as “a collection of medical oddities, anatomical and pathological specimens, wax models, and antique medical equipment”. Some very strange stuff here but like nothing you will see anywhere else. Lat = 39.9532013 , Long = -75.1766357 — Show at Google Maps
2014 Road Trip – Philadelphia Historic Downtown
The drive in to Philly the night before gave us a bit of snow/rain so we didn’t get much done that night. Woke up the next morning and took a walk through the historic downtown area. Saw the Liberty Bell. We also took the Constitutional Walking Tour which was guided by a very knowledgeable guy … Read more
2014 Road Trip – Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
My company closed down in March and I had some time off before starting a new position so I decided to take a 4 day whirlwind road trip with my friend Dan. Our first stop was in Cleveland to see the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. We spent hours here and didn’t even have … Read more