No matter how advanced GPS's are, sometimes you just need to do things the old-fashioned way.

While spending a few days in Nashville visiting friends I won this large shiny piece of bronze while attending the Metropolitan Pogonotrophy Society's Showdown at the Southern Gates Beard and Mustache Competition. Needless to say, this award filled up my back seat and saw the rest of the country with me over the remainder of my roadtrip

Bourbon St. doesn't mean really mean anything when you have your own alley named after you in the French Quarter..

My first time ever wielding a can of spray paint in the name of art. The beard was a little shorter back then..

This stop was not part of my original planning but it became one the most memorable. The red rocks of Sedona have a very peaceful and spiritual beauty completely unto themselves, but this park brought all of it to an even higher level of serenity and awe. 

You do not have to look or go far at all to see amazing landscapes like this while in Sedona. While some of the even more impressive sights are off of the beaten path, once you are in the city you are completely surrounded by red rock.