picture pages!

we took our first-round-vaccinated selves on a trip! we wore masks and did our best to not get too close to people and all that. the whole thing felt really safe. well... maybe the amount of ice cream was risky...

anyhoo - i brought you back some pictures!

this is an oil drum rocket from a random gas station where we had to stop because we thought we could make it to sam's but the light came on so we stopped at this random place. 

this is from the tiny town we visited in the foothills of the appalachians. it had some significant steepness! this hill looks less steep in the pic but that's ok because what i wanted to show you is the steps up to the house. they are like alice in wonderland steps - all twists and turns. plus, made of stone. so cool!

this is visible in the previous pic but i wanted to give you a better look at it. it's an elevated sidewalk. what's up with that? so interesting! who decided to build it that way, and why? it goes the length of the street -- maybe a couple tenths of a mile. i did not see any indication that it continues that way on any adjoining streets. i am fascinated by it! problem is, this tiny appalachian-adjacent town doesn't have detailed accounts of artifacts such as elevated sidewalks and their origins. at least, none that i have yet located... i haven't given up.

saw this in the woodcraft shop in the tiny town. look at that red stripe! it's literally red wood! i would have bought it but $145....

this is from a lake we walked around, 3 miles. it's 20 minutes or so from the tiny town. you can see the weather was grey and foggy, and i will tell you it was also like 55°. that's right - my favourite weather! and you know i like hiking and lakes. it was a good day.