Gallowbraid
Where's that road go?
So a few years ago I took a promotion at work and it changed a great deal in my life. I was previously a retail store manager, tied to a single location 65+ hours a week with a just a few weeks of vacation a year to "get away". Unfortunately I believe many people live this type of life, existing within their place of work and having a brief respit of time at home each evening or on the weekend with family and friends. The promotion I took has me traveling for my company and overseeing construction/remodel projects across the US. Due to the nature of these projects I have windows of time where I'm able to get out and explore the areas I'm working in. On top of those small breaks I have a week or two off between projects to enjoy time with family, friends and have a real life at home. It's simply amazing.
I started documenting my travels on another site and have decided to transfer that report here as well in hopes of reaching a larger audience and gaining more insight into the areas I'm in. I'm just going to recap here to begin with since the time frame from the other site won't mesh with posts here, and then I'll update both simultaneously going forward.
First a collection of photos and locations from my first year of travel. These are a bit out of order and I'll go back and comment on locations and details as I can.
This is close to home for me, just downstream from Raven Cliff Falls in NE Georgia. Took my daughter here on a hiking/camping trip during her summer break from school.
The lake a Laura Walker State Park in south Georgia. I was camping overnight on a trip into Florida for work prior to taking my promotion. Little did I know at the time what was to come.
Exploring Tate City in NE Georgia with another adventure bike rider. This road dead ends at a trail head that goes over into the Standing Indian area of North Carolina. This road in from Georgia is the only way to get there from the south side of the mountain.
Laura Walker State Park again.
Trying to avoid the rain while on the motorcycle in southern Alabama.
Exploring on the bike near home and found this old structure.
One of my first trips in my new position had me traveling to Puerto Rico for a project. Had the opportunity to hike in El Yunque, the only tropical rain forest in the national parks system.
Near Crystal River Florida I was chasing the sunset one night.
Raven Cliff Falls near home.
More Raven Cliff.
Snake near Raven Cliff.
Not all my trips have me exploring nature. On a project in Manhattan I got to see a lot of the city. Here's the Brooklyn Bridge.
A trail near home.
Boyhood rock near John Burroughs home outside Roxbury NY.
John Burroughs home outside Roxbury.
Near home again.
Very cool beach in Puerto Rico where the water rushed through a small inlet into this cove. The volcanic rock was sharp and jagged where I was standing.
Another Puerto Rico beach.
The remnants of an old structure in Puerto Rico.
In El Yunque again.
I started documenting my travels on another site and have decided to transfer that report here as well in hopes of reaching a larger audience and gaining more insight into the areas I'm in. I'm just going to recap here to begin with since the time frame from the other site won't mesh with posts here, and then I'll update both simultaneously going forward.
First a collection of photos and locations from my first year of travel. These are a bit out of order and I'll go back and comment on locations and details as I can.
This is close to home for me, just downstream from Raven Cliff Falls in NE Georgia. Took my daughter here on a hiking/camping trip during her summer break from school.
The lake a Laura Walker State Park in south Georgia. I was camping overnight on a trip into Florida for work prior to taking my promotion. Little did I know at the time what was to come.
Exploring Tate City in NE Georgia with another adventure bike rider. This road dead ends at a trail head that goes over into the Standing Indian area of North Carolina. This road in from Georgia is the only way to get there from the south side of the mountain.
Laura Walker State Park again.
Trying to avoid the rain while on the motorcycle in southern Alabama.
Exploring on the bike near home and found this old structure.
One of my first trips in my new position had me traveling to Puerto Rico for a project. Had the opportunity to hike in El Yunque, the only tropical rain forest in the national parks system.
Near Crystal River Florida I was chasing the sunset one night.
Raven Cliff Falls near home.
More Raven Cliff.
Snake near Raven Cliff.
Not all my trips have me exploring nature. On a project in Manhattan I got to see a lot of the city. Here's the Brooklyn Bridge.
A trail near home.
Boyhood rock near John Burroughs home outside Roxbury NY.
John Burroughs home outside Roxbury.
Near home again.
Very cool beach in Puerto Rico where the water rushed through a small inlet into this cove. The volcanic rock was sharp and jagged where I was standing.
Another Puerto Rico beach.
The remnants of an old structure in Puerto Rico.
In El Yunque again.