"In 1978, after separating from his wife and losing his job as a teacher, Heat-Moon, 38 at the time, took an extended road trip in a circular route around the United States, sticking to only the "Blue Highways". He had coined the term to refer to small, forgotten, out-of-the-way roads connecting rural America (which were drawn in blue on the old style Rand McNally road atlas). ... The book chronicles the 13,000 mile journey and the people he meets along the way, as he steers clear of cities and interstates, avoiding fast food and exploring local American culture."
This is the kind of book that I really enjoy, along with things like A Walk Across America and The The Cannibal Queen or A Walk In The Woods. Y;all can talk among yourselves about what that quartet of books says about me, but that's not really the point of this post.
The point of this post is about "Blue Highways", the small, forgotten, out-of-the-way roads connecting rural America. In my travels through the years, I enjoy getting off the main roads and finding interesting spots. Conflicting with, of course, the desire to get from Point A to Point B as quickly as possible.
Sometimes this leads to some cool photo ops. Sometimes, it is just a break from the monochrome of the interstate highways. Below are just a few images from these' side trips:
Smoking Barns, near Guthrie, KY
Sugar Creek Covered Bridge, Glenarm, IL
Embarrass River, near Greenup, IL
Ohio River, near Leavonworth, OH
Cloverdale, IN (I think)
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