The Vagabond Teen and I hit the road for a summer adventure as our Vagabond Soldier left for his own adventure afar. Here are but a few photos…and after the photos a sampling of our travel playlist.

Our take away from the experience:

America is amazing and wonderful and quirky. As are Americans!

Coastal Georgia Crescent Moon

Long distance information, give me Memphis, TN…

Going west.

Shine on, Blue Kentucky Moon!

Kansas City Fireworks

Celebrating our independence in KC, MO.

Bubble in evergreen.

Park beetle.

Back on the road.

Illinois..so calm, so pretty, so zen.

Indiana, what beautiful breezes you have.

Ohio, we love you, even if your traffic was brutal.

That moment when you realize your EZ Pass is still in the car is a beautiful moment.

Start spreadin’ the news…

Niagara Falls Rainbow

Carthage Village Fireworks

Visiting, dancing, and fireworks in Carthage, NY.

Virtual reality expedition with long time real life friends.

Bobber in Tree

Climbing. Swimming. Laughing. Relaxing. This is my happy place.

Jiffy pop on the campfire. Rebelling against the instructions tastes delicious.

Tin Pan breakfast. Crab cakes benedict deserves a top hat.

Lunch with the boys. Pokemon joined us (before the food came).

See ya later, New York. **sniff**

Back in PA. Always beautiful views from the road, and always construction going on when we go through.

Maryland, we hope we can stay longer next time! Thanks for letting us pass through.

Take me home, country roads…

Rest Area Flowers

Hey, Old Dominion State, we missed you.

Blue Ridge Parkway

As we got further south, the heat intensified. Luckily, pools were more plentiful!

The clouds rolled in and we were glad we had gone to the pool early.

Home Sweet Home

Pokemon GO! kept us moving from New York to Georgia and all points in between.

Home again, home again…and staking out my territory after the birds tried to invade (note big plastic sentry owl).

Road Trip Playlist, 2016

Chuck Berry, Memphis Tenessee

Patsy Cline, Blue Moon of Kentucky

Spin Doctors, Jimmy Olsen’s Blues (Metropolis, IL)

Louis Armstrong, Indiana

R.E.M., Cuyahoga

David Usher, St. Lawrence River

John Denver, Country Roads

Ray Charles, Georgia on My Mind

Jim Croce, Walkin’ Back to Georgia

Road Trip Audiobooks, 2016

Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer

Sapiens: A history of humankind by Yuval Harari

Star Wars: The force awakens by Alan Dean Foster

The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls