westward, ho

another summer, another trip west. why not? a four day drive out to seattle from chicago in a convertible ram air 8-cylinder positraction trans-am. wah-wah. lots of country, lots of friends. lots and lots of road. also featuring a hack and slash panorama.

2000 miles of bugs on the front of the trans-am
[ smaller ] 		looking out over the clouds from hurricane ridge
[ smaller ] 		like https://hugh-kennedy.chicago.il.us/europe/2001.06.07_2/lr_DSCF0921.jpg only domestic.
[ smaller ] 		you'll never have another like it
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criticism in minneapolis
[ smaller ] 		the badlands of north dakota
[ smaller ] 		the badlands of north dakota
[ smaller ] 		the badlands of north dakota
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the badlands of north dakota
[ smaller ] 		the badlands of north dakota
[ smaller ] 		bovines, to scale
[ smaller ] 		no tipping this one.
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the columbia river gorge
[ smaller ] 		gorges view
[ smaller ] 		the continental divide, in north dakota
[ smaller ] 		the continental divide at its more expected location in montanna
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our last breakfast in gig harbor
[ smaller ] 		the burlington northern santa fe tracks in spokane
[ smaller ] 		a wee tree at the northwest railway museum
[ smaller ] 		the eye on the highway
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not so galloping gertie
[ smaller ] 		home on the range, on the range
[ smaller ] 		yes. how your hooters.
[ smaller ] 		dad and i above the clouds on hurricane ridge
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old family friends the stackhouses
[ smaller ] 		cousins at breakfast
[ smaller ] 		the view from hurricane ridge
[ smaller ] 		the view from hurricane ridge
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the view from hurricane ridge
[ smaller ] 		the view from hurricane ridge
[ smaller ] 		the view from hurricane ridge
[ smaller ] 		myself and the sky
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name your roads carefully.
[ smaller ] 		most honest furniture store name ever
[ smaller ] 		hanging out with freshly transplanted lisa on the campus of UMN
[ smaller ] 		lookout!
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don't meadow with the forces of nature
[ smaller ] 		crossing the missouri
[ smaller ] 		rising up over the road
[ smaller ] 		civilization at last!
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mount si, near snoqualmie
[ smaller ] 		the nodak motel in dickinson, north dakota. No Internet In The Rooms.
[ smaller ] 		true olympians
[ smaller ] 		the view from the tacoma narrows bridge
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tim and sam on the way south to san diego
[ smaller ] 		bizarre old trains at the railway museum
[ smaller ] 		ryan and devon at their new digs
[ smaller ] 		seattle!
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teattle!
[ smaller ] 		the falls and i
[ smaller ] 		snoqualmie falls
[ smaller ] 		the beautiful and picturesque tacoma dome
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the narrows, from the bridge
[ smaller ] 		railroad trestle
[ smaller ] 		the tumblin' tumbleweed in washington state
[ smaller ] 		one damn fine cup of café
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welcome to idaho
[ smaller ] 		welcome to montanna
[ smaller ] 		welcome to north dakota
[ smaller ] 		welcome to washington
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welcome to wisconsin
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all images © Hugh Kennedy unless otherwise noted