upcoming roadtrips
The dogs and I took a five-week trip focusing on CO & WY (July 21 – August 26, 2012). Before that, there was another five-week spring trip focusing on NM & AZ. So, that pretty much does it for the year. I have more than 10,000 photos to add to the website. You can follow along with my progress at the What’s New page.
What’s Ahead for 2013 — There will probably only be a few small trips this year. I relocated to California at the end of 2012 and my new job does not allow much time off. So it will probably only be three or four day weekend trips for awhile. I’ll post to this blog and Flickr when we do get away.
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Maps customized by my traveling companions:
Keep an ear out for those barking dogs — and an eye out for Sparkle who just may be visiting your town soon:
August 13, 2010 at 12:13 am
hey agilitynut! I am LOVING your blogs and photos from this recent roadtrip. I have been telling friends in LA about your blog/dogs as well.
Shame I can’t meet you in LA or CA. I’ll be in the states for a while working on some dog projects (LA based). If you do come through LA or CA again please let me know so I can interview you for my website
August 13, 2010 at 12:20 am
It’s always nice to know I have fans! It’s a lot of work after 1am when I should be sleeping. It’s a long drive from NYC to CA so I probably won’t be back there for a couple more years yet. I did a pretty thorough trip there in 2008. But my list is growing of things that I missed. What I post to the blog and Flickr is just a teensy sampling of the stuff that goes to the website (RoadsideArchitecture.com). Most of the stuff at the blog is the sort of thing that doesn’t go to the website though.
August 19, 2010 at 10:57 am
My nephew steered me to your website this morning, and I’m delighted. Not only do I love personal blogs, but I once went through a phase of collecting signs with misspellings. (smile) Also, I once owned and operated a dog grooming salon, so your dogs are of special interest to me. Anyway, thanks. It will take me weeks (months? years?) to read all your posts, but I look forward to it.
PS Is one of your dogs a miniature pinscher?
August 19, 2010 at 9:07 pm
Thanks — glad you are enjoying my blog. Not sure if that’s what you meant by “website” which is a different thing. Some people use the words website and blog interchangably. My site is the big magilla (RoadsideArchitecture.com). This blog is just a nightly thing while I’m on big roadtrips. I also post to Flickr nightly with a handful of photos from that same day (agilitynut is the member name).
Luckily, none of my dogs require grooming. With the trouble they get into – and my limited time/finances, that’s a good thing! Yes, Grem (Gremlin) is a MinPin. A rescue and a devil of a dog. Most people don’t recognize her breed since they left her ears and tail alone.
July 21, 2011 at 10:46 pm
Looking forward to your trip to Upper mid-west. We completed a similar trip in 2009. If you would like, I can link you to my travel journal for the trip (and others). It might give you some ideas on stops.
July 22, 2011 at 6:46 am
Glad you’re enjoying my blog (and site, too, I assume). A bit late in the game here to take a peek at your “travel journal” — a vet appt. today, work tonight, and then I leave tonight around 3am. Not to worry about “ideas” for this trip. I have been to these states many times before & they are already well-represented at my site. My towering stack of lists & maps has been all organized for months now. Tons of new stuff to shoot & loads of stuff to reshoot. Please send Sparkle’s A/C healthy vibes as this looks like a very demanding trip. 103 expected today in NYC and not much cooler where we’re headed. Hope you enjoy tagging along with us.
November 3, 2011 at 11:19 am
Hello, I just found your blog when doing a google search for “vintage rooftop signs Chicago”. I love your photos and documentation of the past and memories the items could be holding. I’m a painter and I’m planning a new work with Chicago rooftop signs, the type with chains and angle iron supports. I’d like to reference some of your photos for my painting. Do you have a blog link to these type of signs? Thank you.
November 3, 2011 at 11:51 am
I’m not sure what you’re looking for. My blog, if you read further, is just a sampling of what is at my website: http://www.RoadsideArchitecture.com
Actually, my blog really only shows the “lesser” signs that aren’t quite the quality subjects that appear at my site.
If you really want to make a donation for using my work for your paintings, you might give a credit to my site somewhere — and consider making a donation towards my efforts and expenses. There are no annoying ads at my website or blog. Donations can be made to my PayPal account which is the same as my email address: agilitynut@hotmail.com
Although many Chicago signs use support systems that are anchored to the roof and walls, I wouldn’t call them rooftop signs unless they are truly on the roof. You might want to check out my “Scaffold Signs” Flickr group to see what I mean:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/scaffoldsigns/pool/