Tag Archives: Road trip

Driving through Montana’s Big Sky Country

Karl on Mar 15, 2021 with Comments Off

If you’ve never taken a drive through Montana, I’d highly recommend it. Eastern Montana is part of the great central plains, with wide-open scenery and endless views of “Big Sky Country.” The western part of the state is filled with the amazing Rocky Mountains.
During our last drive through Montana I snapped some photos of the scenery through the windshield and windows. Here’s some of them:
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Tagged Big Sky Country, Montana, Road trip

.All Trips / Asia / Sri Lanka

Views of Sri Lanka’s Tea Country from the Rear Window

Karl on Oct 5, 2020 with Comments Off

Despite being a small nation, there’s a lot of beautiful scenery to enjoy in Sri Lanka, from lovely palm-fringed beaches, to charming small villages, to ancient cities. As far as scenery to enjoy while on a road trip, I don’t think there’s anything more appealing than a drive through the tea country of the mountains.
The following images are a short gallery taken from my back seat window while traveling from Colombo to Nuwara Eliya, the latter city in the heart of the country’s tea-growing region. The roads are curvy and progress is slow, but I suppose that’s a metaphor for life in Ceylon.
Here are some of the scenes spotted along the way:
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Tagged Nuwara Eliya, Road trip, tea, tea country, tea plantations

.All Trips / Florida / North America / Southeastern USA

Driving the Overseas Highway, Florida Keys

Karl on Apr 29, 2020 with Comments Off

A highlight of my last visit to Florida was a trip to its Keys. It’s a road trip I’d wanted to do for some time and wish I’d done sooner. The drive is a journey to a place that’s unlike any other in America. Looking at it on a map, it seems like you’d be floating across water, rather than driving a well-engineered roadway.

Map overview of the Overseas Highway

A trip down the Overseas Highway (US-1), the only road connecting Miami with the Florida Keys, covers only 113 miles and can be driven in as little as 4 hours. But the point of the journey is to stop when possible, linger, and enjoy the beautiful scenery and ambience of the Keys. The drive takes you across numerous …

Tagged Florida, Keys, Overseas Highway, railway, Road trip

“Pic of the Week”, July 26, 2019: Road Block in Southern Sri Lanka

It’s not every road trip you find your traffic lane blocked by a wild elephant. But that’s exactly what happened to us when driving in Southern Sri Lanka, on our way from a safari in Yala National Park

I was sitting in the back seat when my driver started braking and gesticulating about the road obstruction ahead. After a glance, I quickly grabbed my camera and started snapping away — not ideal photography circumstances, but that’s often how it goes.

There blocking our lane stood an elephant, interacting with passengers in a small bus in the opposite lane. I’m not sure what was going on — whether he wanted some food (most likely), or just to interact with the people.

I have a …

Karl on Jul 25, 2019 | Comments Off

.All Trips / Central USA / Colorado / North America / Utah

One of the Most Scenic Road Trips in America! The Grand Army of the Republic Highway (Hwy I-70).

Karl on Jun 15, 2014 with 3 comments

024 I-70 roadtrip heading east. Spotted Wolf Canyon

The United States has some of the planet’s finest scenery and boasts dozens of great drives. From the California’s Pacific Coast Highway, to Montana’s Going to the Sun Road, to Newfound Gap Road in the Smoky Mountains, there’s scenic drives in almost all parts of the country. But I think this highway is one of the best. As it winds through eastern Utah and western Colorado, you see varied scenery including desert with memorable and colorful rock monoliths, the Colorado River, canyons and the lush forested Colorado Rocky Mountains.

The road I’m referring to is the I-70 freeway and particularly the stretch between Salina, Utah to just before Denver, Colorado. As it is a freeway, the highway is well maintained although …

Tagged Colorado River, desert, mountains, Road trip