Nov 28th, 2011 at 10:00AM:
"A cess pool of sin" -North Carolina State Senator James Forrester, in reference to the city of Asheville-
On a cold autumn evening in downtown Asheville's Pritchard Park, I find myself in the company of an inebriated man doing his best to imitate a silverback mountain gorilla. With his arms hovering just above ankle level, the bearded, shirtless gentleman plows his way through the forest ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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10 days, 10 states: Drum circles and Hogzilla in North Carolina's "cess pool of sin"
Nov 28th, 2011 at 10:00AM:
"A cess pool of sin" -North Carolina State Senator James Forrester, in reference to the city of Asheville-
On a cold autumn evening in downtown Asheville's Pritchard Park, I find myself in the company of an inebriated man doing his best to imitate a silverback mountain gorilla. With his arms hovering just above ankle level, the bearded, shirtless gentleman plows his way through the forest ...10 days, 10 states: Introducing Tallulah Gorge and the Seven Natural Wonders of...Georgia?
Nov 21st, 2011 at 11:00AM:
"Oh Georgia, take me to your Southlands. I sometimes feel that life has passed me by. Oh Georgia, lead me through your heartlands, I need to see them one more time before I die" -Elton John-
By now you've probably heard about the new Seven Wonders of the Natural World which were released last week. If you're anything like me, you've already begun formulating a plan on how to visit them all. ...
10 days, 10 states: Going French in New Orleans
Nov 18th, 2011 at 12:30PM:
"New Orleans food is as delicious as the less criminal forms of sin". -Mark Twain-
Over an afternoon sampling of beignets and cafe au lait, the New Orleans people watching is starting to hit its peak. A horse and carriage streaks past a tap dancing street performer, though the mobs of pedestrians pay little attention to either. A liquored up couple toting hand-grenade drink holders ...10 days, 10 states: Keeping it weird in Austin, Texas
Nov 16th, 2011 at 10:00AM:
"We were headed down the road, hit the border, by the morning, to let Texas fill my soul..."
-Pat Green
I will admit that I eat some pretty strange things on occasion, because when you're on the road a lot, that's simply what you do. Snails in France, squid in Singapore, and what might have been cat in Vietnam. Never in my life, however, of all the culinary curiosities that have found ...10 days, 10 states: Finding America's oldest in Santa Fe, New Mexico
Nov 14th, 2011 at 10:00AM:
"We'll pack up all our junk and fly so far away, devote ourselves to projects that sell. We'll open up a restaurant in Santa Fe, forget this cold, Bohemian Hell" -Rent-
This may sound alarming, but I have actually met people--American people--who are unaware that New Mexico is one of the 50 US states. As shocking as that seems, it is, I suppose, slightly understandable, but inexcusable ...10 days, 10 states: Hiking the hoodoos of Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
Nov 10th, 2011 at 11:00AM:
"It's a hell of a place to lose a cow" -Ebenezer Bryce, early settler
Amidst a gaggle of peace-sign obsessed Japanese tourists assembled for the sunrise on Bryce Point, an elderly man with a cane somehow managed to glacially sneak up on me.
"That," he breathlessly stammered as we watched the rising sun dance upon the red rocks of the Bryce Canyon amphitheater, "is exactly what I came ...10 days, 10 states: Durango, Colorado
Nov 10th, 2011 at 10:00AM:
"I'm going back to Colorado, rolling down the highway, just my life to carry, it's written in the wind again" -Ozark Mountain Daredevils
From the corner barstool of Carver Brewing Co., my earthy colored oatmeal stout is a welcome compliment to the outdoor mountain air. Set in the heart of Durango, Colorado's gridlined downtown, the eclectic crowd of trendy college students and ...10 days, 10 states: Ruby Mountains, Nevada
Nov 9th, 2011 at 9:00AM:
-"Shine on, Ruby mountain, from the valley to the sea. Shine on, Ruby mountain, shine your sweet love down on me" -Kenny Rogers, Shine On, Ruby Mountain-
The first time I ever heard of Elko, Nevada was when I was eight years old. As a big-haired tot growing up on the island of Maui, a place where the weather page is nearly always stuck on "warm and tropical", I was obsessed with the ...New Gadling travel series: 10 days, 10 states, 10 great American sights
Nov 8th, 2011 at 11:00AM:
Here at Gadling we often discuss intriguing international destinations. In the last month or so alone, Sean has snorted chocolate in Belgium, Jessica has walked us down the coast in Ghana, Alex has driven into the capital of Armenia, and I have climbed the highest mountain on the island of Hong Kong.
Although I love scouring the far reaches of the planet as much as the next travel addict, ...10 days, 10 states: Lake Tahoe, California
Nov 8th, 2011 at 10:00AM:
"...As it lay there with the shadows of the mountains brilliantly photographed upon its surface I thought it must surely be the fairest picture the whole Earth affords..."
-Mark Twain, upon first viewing Lake Tahoe. Excerpted from his book, "Roughing It"
As anyone who has ever spent time in Lake Tahoe can attest to, Mark Twain had Tahoe pegged from the moment he first laid eyes upon it. ...Umpqua National Forest: Oregon's waterfall alley
Nov 7th, 2011 at 4:00PM:
"People are drawn to waterfalls as places of wonder, relaxation, and inspiration" -Umpqua National Forest brochure, "Thundering Waters"
I remember an old sage I once camped with in Baja, Mexico referring to campfires as being "nature's televisions". As we all sat circled around the dancing flames mirthfully sharing a bottle of tequila and eating freshly caught fish, I decided that a ...
