Waiting in the sun...

A Sounder commuter train sits in the afternoon sun  at King Street Station waiting to depart on its run from Seattle to Tacoma on a beautiful spring day in 2015 led by an EMD F59PHI.

A Trip down memory lane...

The Horseshoe Motel (now the Luck Horseshoe Motel) in Port Austin, Michigan holds a special place in my heart. My Uncle Joe and Aunt Catherine owned the motel when I was growing up. For several years we could make an annual visit every summer to stay here, spend time with family, and do a little fishing with Uncle Joe. 

The picture below was the house that my Uncle and Aunt lived in. 

Looking toward their house, the sign along the highway and some cabins in the background. Some of the cabins are original and some have been built recently. The motel was originally built as a motor court motel where you park your car in a carport next to the your room. 

What is that on your head???

Utah Senator Orin Hatch and (now former) Utah Senator Bob Bennett at the grand opening ceremonies of the Utah Transit Authority's Front Runner Service at the then new intermodal station on April 26, 2008.

Identity Crises

A BMW sits near a construction site with a Ford sunshade in Los Angeles.

Cruising through the mountains in style...

A 2016 Cadillac ATS on US Highway 12 near Mt. Rainier National Park.

I'm Surrounded....

A TriMet MAX Light Rail train waits for one Portland Streetcar to past while another Portland Streetcar is about to turn toward the riverfront area. The action is taking place in front of Portland State Universities Urban Center just outside of downtown Portland, Oregon.

Soccer Action

During a youth soccer game in Portland, Oregon 2015.

Having some fun...

The Arrival

A Sounder Commuter train on a run from Tacoma to Seattle comes to a stop at the Sumner, Washington station on a beautiful spring day in 2015.

It's coming to take me away...

A Sounder Commuter train arrives in Kent, Washington on its afternoon journey from Seattle to Tacoma on a beautiful spring day in 2015.

Below the streets

A BNSF freight train travels past King Street Station in Seattle, Washington and a beautiful spring day in 2015.

Community of Flags

Brooklyn, Iowa calls itself the Community of Flags having this public space with the United States flag, a flag from each of the 50 states, and all branches of the military. This is only a few blocks south of the boyhood home of John Wayne.

Classic Dairy Queen

This classic Dairy Queen is located in Iowa City, Iowa.

In Motion

A Iowa Northern freight train led by a former Amtrak passenger locomotives travels through Waterloo on a cloudy and rainy day.

Cruising the Oregon Coast

Heading north along US Highway 101 in a Cadillac XTS rented from Budget Car Rental in Portland for a trip to beautiful Crescent City, California.

Forgotten Rails

Once busy rails that served the Portland, Oregon's Northwest Industrial District are now sit unused and cut through in several spots.

Abandoned Rails

Streetcar tracks that once were used by Seattle's Waterfront Streetcar before a sculpture garden replaced its car house and the line was shut down.

Riding in the parade

Black Hawk County, Iowa Sheriff deputy riding his motorcycle in the Waterloo, Iowa Memorial Day parade back in May.

Dunsmore House in Waterloo, Iowa

One of Waterloo, Iowa's most endangered buildings, the Dunsmore House is the oldest Limestone building in the city and possibly the third oldest building in the city (built in 1866).

Economic Development Gone Bad

The Waterloo, Iowa Greyhound Park. Greyhound racing was the great economic tool of the late 1980's to early 1990's but many of the tracks did not last long. This one has been embroiled in legal issues for years but it may soon be demolished.