dialton
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That first picture of the lighthouse with angry skies is a framer for sure! Wow!I returned from my trip on Sunday - it was a hell of a good time but I am really happy to be home. I enjoyed Maine so much that I stayed a few more days than I intended so that left me 5 days to drive from Portland, Maine to Portland, Oregon. Sorry I couldn't make some meetups happen but time was of the essence. Next time.... I still managed to hit a few places of interest though.
In Maine, I ate my weight in lobster, steamer clams, mussels, and haddock chowder. They also have pretty good beer there so I indulged a wee bit. I got to explore what's left of Fort Miller (practically in my Aunt's backyard), check out the Portland Headlight, rediscover the family farm in Brooks (the place where my story began), check out Belfast (where I was born), hang out at L.L. Bean (got myself some awesome wool hunting garb), and overall experience New England like I haven't since I was a kid.
Next, I passed through Pennsylvania, checked out the Case/Zippo museum - which I highly recommend if you're ever in Bradford. I also stopped by the GEC factory - which was pretty anticlimactic. They were genuinely puzzled why a couple of guys from Oregon bothered to come visit them. Regardless, it was fun seeing the factory and picking up a couple things to take home.
From there, my dad felt compelled to visit what was the very first Cabela's store in Sidney, Nebraska. Driving there was incredibly depressing. My apologies to you residents of Indiana, Iowa, and Nebraska but the flatness, the heat, the dust, and the corn as far as the eye can see did not do much for me. I love corn, and beef, so I appreciates yous but I like trees and mountains and water too much. (Iowa had some decent beer at least and the Cabela's store was pretty awesome)
From Nebraska, we shot up north through Wyoming and got to drive through the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone, catching Old Faithful just in time. By the time that was over, we were done with the hundreds of people clogging up the roadways so we jetted east and hit the open road in Idaho as quickly as we could. Stayed in Pocatello before our final jaunt to Oregon.
I definitely would do it again but I'd like more time and since my bosses want me to actually start using my vacation time more, then I think that will be a good possibility in the near future.
Looks like a good trip was had.
