Where does this road go ? What's down there ? A flowing creek, a natural spring, an abandoned cabin, old barn, abandoned house ? We were wandering aimlessly and found this road. It turned out to be a great find. We followed the road, spent a quiet, peaceful hour here eating our lunch. The smell of dirt roads and wood smoke... it's beautiful place.
Road Trip Food
I have seen
several posts recently about road trip food. I thought I would write a post
about what we eat when on the road… maybe a list of things to take like
carrots, celery, protein bars, sandwiches etc. This is personal preference. There’s just not a lot to say about food on the road without
rambling about the obvious. You can prepare something at home to take with you
or eat at restaurants. It might be tempting to take a highway exit and visit the cluster of
franchise restaurants that are present at almost every exit. But settling for
heavily processed fast food can mean missing out on some really good local
food. We have our favorite places to eat in certain areas. These are special
places, locally owned mom & pop restaurants that serve down home good food.
One place makes great open face roast beef sandwiches and mashed potatoes with brown beef gravy poured over everything. If we’re in the
area we always take time to eat there. For a one tank trip, we don’t need a lot of
food. It is important to have a cooler with plenty of
water. We avoid sweet snacks or any form of sugar. Sugar gives you energy for a
short time but soon leaves you feeling tired. We usually have homemade beef
jerky and always have a bag of mixed nuts in the car. That’s often all we need
for a day trip. For a longer trip, raw vegetables, cheese, boiled eggs
and grapes are perfect.