Tuesday, August 30, 2005

Flirting with Katrina

The ride down from Grand Rapids to Memphis was long...but enjoyable.

The only slow downs were during the construction on I-80 in North IL and the last half hour coming into Memphis when I hit the wind and rain from Katrina, although I didn't feel the wind really pushing my car until I was coming over the Mississippi River on the Dolly Parton Bridge into Memphis.

Enjoy the following pics from the ride down...

I noticed a Sonic nearby on the way in...I think it's time for lunch.

The glow of sunset before heading into Katrina's rain band (About a half our from Memphis)
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Route 60 Bridge crossing the MIssissippi River at Cairo Point going into MO
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The first raindrops (around the southern tip of IL)
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Crossroads?
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Katrina's making her presence known
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The first hints of Katrina (Mid-IL)
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Going down route 57 in IL
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Rebar anyone?
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Things to look at while stuck in traffic...
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Sunny skies and traffic jams on I-80 in North IL
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Leaving Michigan
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The back of one of our trailers (the others are plain)
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The Warehouse-like DeltaPlex in Grand Rapids
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Tuesday, August 23, 2005

They say that a picture is worth a thousand words...

... so here are a couple of pictures.

Enjoy

Tim

The afterglow
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Almost Gone (The tall buildngs right by the sun are in Chicago)
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Sunset at MIchigan City, IN
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Feeding the birds in Michigan City, IN
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The beach at the bottom of the sand dune
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One of the sand dunes
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B&W image of Chicago from the IN Dunes State Park
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Chicago as seen from the south shore of Lake Michigan at the Indiana Dunes State Park
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Enrance to Indiana Dunes State Park
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A shitty welcome from the People of Gary, IN?
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A look back at Chicago after passing through
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Coming through rush hour in Chicago
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Paul Bunyan's...family style dining (before Bucca de Beppo)
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Mr. Pancake Restaurant ...a great place for BLT's!
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The Skyline Motel in Wisconsin Dells
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A fun roadside sign
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The "famed" corn water tower
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The Libby's corn processing plant in Rochester, MN
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On The Road...Again

Well...I'm back out on the road with Elmo's Coloring Book, seeing more of these great United States.

A special thanks to Keli for joining me at Cedar Point before I left and letting me get my roller coaster fix.

I left for Rochester, MN two weeks ago to start production for the remount of our show...after much hard work and long days, we got the show up and running and looking good...my index finger still is a bit numb from all the needle poking that it got.

Yesterday was my first long trip between cities, from Rochester to Grand Rapids, MI. I am so glad (so far) that I have decided to drive myself as I was able to stop off in Wisconsin Dells and at the Indiana Dunes National Park along with a fabulous sunset in Michigan City, IN on my way to Grand Rapids.

We'll be loading in tomorrow to make sure that we don't have any problems getting the show up in time for Thursday's performance.

Our first load-out took just under 6 hours...not bad for the first one...but longer than the 3.5 to 4 hours that I've been accustomed to.

Anyhow...I'll put up some pics from the trip to Grand Rapids.