Category Archives: Great American Road Trip

4 Ways To Drive From Baltimore to San Francisco

Posted on July 9, 2013 by g-mo

I just finished up taking an hour to describe a number of different road trip routes to go East to West, specifically from Baltimore to San Francisco- a UMD graduate I worked with is making the leap to work with … Continue reading →

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Daily Nos: Country Roads and the Quest for 50

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Janos Marton

As some of you know, it’s long been a goal of mine to party in all 50 states.  The New York lawyer lifestyle has slowed my pursuit a bit, but this Saturday I’ll be cruising into Morgantown, West Virginia to … Continue reading →

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Could This Really Be The End? The Quest for 50 (Part II)

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Janos Marton

(Click here to read Part I of Janos’s quest to party in all fifty states) The drive from Biloxi to New Orleans on I-10 has long been my second favorite stretch highway, after the other-worldly Denver-Las Vegas connection.   It is … Continue reading →

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Show Me the Way to the Next Whiskey Bar: The Quest for 50 (Part 1)

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Janos Marton

(The following is the first of several forthcoming pieces about trip to the Gulf Coast this winter) The open road has always been home.   Even compiling insurance receivership statutes for a fifty-state survey can make me nostalgic.   When I coast … Continue reading →

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Aiko’s Trek Through the West: Valier Rock City, Taxidermy, and Cowboy Art

Posted on July 7, 2011 by aiko

There are few things I love more than cool rocks.  Thus, when my dear friend Scott Brauer, told me about a place called Rock City in Montana that’s reminiscent of the stone structures of Goblin Valley in Southern Utah, I … Continue reading →

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Aiko’s Trek Through the West: Hiking in Glacier

Posted on July 6, 2011 by aiko

EDIT: Now with decent pictures. My shoulders are lousy with bug bites. When I put on my night shirt, I noticed some rust-colored stains exactly where the bites are… Gross. Anyway! Hiking! Is what I did for three days straight.  … Continue reading →

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Aiko’s Trek Through the West: The Trail Run

Posted on July 3, 2011 by aiko

I had originally conceived of this trip as centered on trail running, but had no specific plans. Well, that just changed. In trying to figure out what to do for the 4th of July, I noticed that the town of … Continue reading →

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Aiko’s Trek Through the West: Seattle–> Two Gallants–> Spokane–> Farragut State Park

Posted on July 2, 2011 by aiko

I’m off driving around the west for a few weeks, and Guillermo and I discussed what to call this adventure. I’ve been referring to it as my “Western States Road Trip.” This, admittedly, has little dramatic impact. He suggested “Aiko’s … Continue reading →

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Great American Road Trip: Why We Have State Parks

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Janos Marton

On an otherwise gloomy post-elections Wednesday, let’s revisit some good times in California from last week.  After all, California was one of the few bright spots last night, with veteran progressive Barbara Boxer holding her Senate seat, and Jerry Brown, … Continue reading →

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Great American Road Trip: The City By The Bay

Posted on October 30, 2010 by Janos Marton

The City That Rocks. The City That NEVER Sleeps! Jefferson Starship was referring, of course, to San Francisco, a city built on rock and roll, and also a series of fault lines that leave it vulnerable to earthquakes for the … Continue reading →

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