On the Road is a weekday feature spotlighting reader photo submissions.
From the exotic to the familiar, whether you’re traveling or in your own backyard, we would love to see the world through your eyes.
Good Morning All,
This weekday feature is for Juicers who are are on the road, traveling, or just want to share a little bit of their world via stories and pictures. So many of us rise each morning, eager for something beautiful, inspiring, amazing, subtle, of note, and our community delivers – a view into their world, whether they’re far away or close to home – pictures with a story, with context, with meaning, sometimes just beauty. By concentrating travel updates and tips here, it’s easier for all of us to keep up or find them later.
So please, speak up and share some of your adventures and travel news here, and submit your pictures using our speedy, secure form. You can submit up to 7 pictures at a time, with an overall description and one for each picture.
You can, of course, send an email with pictures if the form gives you trouble, or if you are trying to submit something special, like a zipped archive or a movie. If your pictures are already hosted online, then please email the links with your descriptions.
For each picture, it’s best to provide your commenter screenname, description, where it was taken, and date. It’s tough to keep everyone’s email address and screenname straight, so don’t assume that I remember it “from last time”. More and more, the first photo before the fold will be from a commenter, so making it easy to locate the screenname when I’ve found a compelling photo is crucial.
Have a wonderful day, and enjoy the pictures!
Today – with more Poco!
So, these are older submissions that were stuck. I am freeing them and will do more tomorrow. Have a great day everyone!
First uptrav, a picture from valued commenter Lee.
This is our first grand-pet. Our daughter adopted this little guy from a Cat Cafe in her college town. His name is Noodles.
Noodles with a smile.
Taken on 2017-12-13
Here he is enjoying her company as she studies for finals.
Thank you so much Lee, do send us more when you can.
Next, a picture from valued commenter Dog Mom (sorry about the delay in publishing – this was a week or so after my mom’s funeral and I was still in a daze)
I mostly lurk, sometimes I get a comment in – usually late to the game on any given post. I’m in Rochester, NY and wondering if we can get a meetup organized – or even a Western New York meetup.
Turkeys in the Mist
Taken on 2017-12-05
just a little south of Rochester, NY
About 20 turkeys and a couple of deer foraging their way through the yard. Today they would be turkeys in the snow
Thank you so much Dog Mom, do send us more when you can.
Finally, from quinerly, who is on this trip already and will soon submit more pics.
Hey Alain! Poco and I are so glad you are back! We spent Saturday planning our yearly trip to NM. New route and intense map studying knocked Poco out. When we leave St. Louis our first stop is Lawton, OK, then through Hobbs, NM for 3 nights in the Carlsbad/Guadalupe Mountains NP areas. From there, to Alamogordo and White Sands for a night and then to the the Las Cruces area for 3 nights. Finally, one night in Truth or Consequences before we hit Bernalillo/Albuquerque/Santa Fe areas for a month.
This picture was taken in Poco….. the ex street dog’s favorite spot….his “mom’s” bed on Saturday, 12/9/2017. It was cold in St. Louis today. He is thankful to be off the mean streets. Poco would sure love if any fellow travelers have restaurant/off the beaten path suggestions. His bandanas and winter coat are packed for a January 17 launch.
Travel safely everybody, and do share some stories in the comments, even if you’re joining the conversation late. Many folks confide that they go back and read old threads, one reason these are available on the Quick Links menu.
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?BillinGlendaleCA
Poco looks tuckered out from all that trip planning. Just remember, DON’T let Poco drive.
JPL
Grand pets are the best. Safe travels Poco.
Quinerly
Love the pictures today (and all days), Alain. Again, thanks for all you do! This sweet little AM feature will soon be celebrating its year anniversary, I do believe. Itinerary changed a bit since this was sent in. We had a great night’s sleep in Lawton, Oklahoma (near FT Sill)…in fact, you know who is still snoozing? I think Poco is part kitty. Almost two hrs late in starting yesterday after we got out the door (don’t ask?) but knocked out the almost 600 miles without a problem. Hobbs,NM tonight and then on to Carlsbad Friday for the government shut down.? Thanks for all the well wishes. I’m worried about Ozark’s son…any news? I have actually met the St. Louis son but not this one. Have a great day, everyone!
?BillinGlendaleCA
@Quinerly: Happy Trails.
Quinerly
I think frosty leaves on the yearly frosty family trip in a week or two. If I recall correctly we were “traveling together” last year when Alain started this feature. I’m about 10 days early this year. Have to be back by 3/1. Also, I need to thank commenter desert friar for the great email with all the suggestions. Has he been around lately?
Alain the site fixer
@Quinerly: I’ve not seen news on Ozark and gosh I’m worried! If I see an update, I’ll post tomorrow morning. Travel safely!
Quinerly
@Alain the site fixer: As I have mentioned in the past, one of my best friends is good friends with Ozark (small world, I figured out a few years back that we had to know each other based on a YouTube he posted from St. Louis featuring musician friends of mine). Our mutual friend is looking after my house while I’m gone. She knows his other son very well. I messaged her yesterday after I finally saw his early AM post on the other thread. Again, Alain, thanks for everything….your kindness and interest. We are reloaded and out the door. Hobbs bound!
Cheryl Rofer
@Quinerly: Looks like Carlsbad Caverns may be open even if the government shuts down. A mixed blessing, because the Republicans are keeping the parks open so that maybe ordinary people won’t notice that the government is shut down. And judging from the “ordinary people” letters in the NYT, many probably won’t.
Looks like you are retracing some of my route from this summer. Looking forward to meeting you when you get to Santa Fe!
J R in WV
@Cheryl Rofer:
Now I wish I hadn’t canceled my AZ trip – everyone I know will be out there!
Thanks for the pics you guys! I’ve seen that many turkeys before – years ago when I still pretended to be a deer hunter we saw herds of them in the snow, hundreds rushing along a bench on the mountainside below us. They are amazing, and the wild ones fly pretty well.
Noodles gets the cute prize today, tho imho.
“As god is my witness, I thought Turkeys could fly!”
Last I heard from Ozark, his NOLA son was doing well in/after surgery. That was yesterday. I’m sure we’ll hear more today!
DesertFriar
@Quinerly:
Been around a bit. Looks like Las Cruces should be in the 60s for your stay. Also should be sunny. Safe driving.
Ben Cisco
Loving the pics – glad to hear the update on OzarkHillbilly.
Quinerly
@DesertFriar: Thanks! Finally got around to emailing you back. In Hobbs right now having the $12.50 prime rib lunch special and house merlot at the Cattle Baron Steak House. Excellent! Needed refueling….and treats for Poco!
Quinerly
@Cheryl Rofer: Thanks! Thread be dead. I’ll try to catch you on another one.