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White Blazes 7 (Overmountain Shelter and Kincora)

noreply@blogger.com (Eric Jones) — Tue, 21 May 2013 21:52:00 +0000

Overmountain Shelter - a revolutionary war era barn converted into AT Shelter Looking south toward Overmountain Shelter and Roan Mountain Kincora Hostel, Tennessee Seico - 12 time Appalachian Trail thru hiker and Triple Crowner Bob Peoples - Legendary Appalachian Trail supporter and trail maintainer

White Blazes 6 (Beauty Spot and more Winter)

noreply@blogger.com (Eric Jones) — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:00:00 +0000

White Blazes 5 (Roan High Knob)

noreply@blogger.com (Eric Jones) — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 11:00:00 +0000

White Blazes 4 (Big Bald)

noreply@blogger.com (Eric Jones) — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:00:00 +0000

White Blazes 3 (Smokies to Hot Springs, NC)

noreply@blogger.com (Eric Jones) — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:00:00 +0000

White Blazes 2 (NOC to the Smokies)

noreply@blogger.com (Eric Jones) — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 11:00:00 +0000

White Blazes 1 (Neels Gap and Southern NC)

noreply@blogger.com (Eric Jones) — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:05:00 +0000

Gone Hiking

noreply@blogger.com (Eric Jones) — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 13:10:00 +0000

Tomorrow me and Sammi begin our thru hike of the Appalachian Trail. We have been planning this for the last year and are really excited to get underway. unfortunately I will not be making blog posts from the trail here, but we have started a seperate blog just for our trip: www.BackpackingMadeForTwo.com

I am planning on documenting and compiling an edit of the experience. Look for pictures to start popping up in July.

noreply@blogger.com (Eric Jones) — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 21:51:00 +0000

Cincinnati, OH

Athens Ohio Visit

noreply@blogger.com (Eric Jones) — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 01:42:00 +0000

Ouachita National Forrest, Arkansas

noreply@blogger.com (Eric Jones) — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 18:17:00 +0000

FM 521

noreply@blogger.com (Eric Jones) — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 03:21:00 +0000

Farm to Market 521 South of Houston outside Beltway 8.

Hermie

noreply@blogger.com (Eric Jones) — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:29:00 +0000

Shanxi People

noreply@blogger.com (Eric Jones) — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 15:15:00 +0000

Well, technically the girl on the left is from Henan.

CCC VIP Reception

noreply@blogger.com (Eric Jones) — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 13:27:00 +0000

A few snaps from the VIP Reception for major donors to the the Houston Chinese Community Center's Annual Gala

Boneyard

noreply@blogger.com (Eric Jones) — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 13:43:00 +0000

Weekend Trip To Austin, TX

noreply@blogger.com (Eric Jones) — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 14:24:00 +0000

Gordough's topped donuts. Left: Canadian bacon, jalapeño jelly and cream cheese. Right: Bacon and maple icing. All you can eat BBQ at Salt Lick in Driftwood, TX.

From a little weekend getaway in Austin; I've never seen so many food trucks.

Waffle Bus

noreply@blogger.com (Eric Jones) — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 14:03:00 +0000

Sammi and I went out biking the other day and planed our route around where the waffle bus would be.

Houston: First Impressions

noreply@blogger.com (Eric Jones) — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 02:01:00 +0000

Home

noreply@blogger.com (Eric Jones) — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 14:30:00 +0000

Xiong's Cafe (老地方)

noreply@blogger.com (Eric Jones) — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 14:30:00 +0000

Biked over to Houston's Chinatown-area. It's not a very centralized chinatown and is mostly comprised of strip malls but seems like there are some real gems in there if you can find them. Unfortunately it's 15 miles from my house so I won't be spending tons of time over there. I ate at little place called Xiong's Cafe(老地方). It wasn't amazing but it wasn't americanized so I was happy. My tomato, egg noodles weren't the style I was hoping for but they were tasty enough, and I was excited to find hezi (合子) on the menu. And best of all there was aged Vinegar on the table, so in true Shanxi fashion I doused everything in it. If you're itching for a noodle fix seems I'd recommend the visit.

Houston Zoo

noreply@blogger.com (Eric Jones) — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 16:04:00 +0000

ATL

noreply@blogger.com (Eric Jones) — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 21:00:00 +0000

Bike Commute: Southern, MD to Washington, DC (Pt. 2)

noreply@blogger.com (Eric Jones) — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 22:30:00 +0000

A crushed sea shell path connects National Harbor to the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Trail.
Looking back at National Harbor. From the bike trail overpass looking back at Maryland. Woodrow Wilson Bridge and the Shore of Virginia.
Underneath the Wilson bridge on the Virginia side. Passing through old town Alexandria, a little slow going with all the stop signs. After old town you can pick up the Mount Vernon Bike Trail. There is no shortage of bikers over here. This part reminds me of the pterodactyl cages in Jurrasic Park III. A couple of these wooden pathways. Passing the end of Reagan National Airport's runway. The afternoon is a bit neater because there are more planes landing. Looking back across the Roosevelt bridge; it's a little narrow for two way traffic. K and 21st We're here! I took a little detour, so the milage is a bit off. I think it is pretty close to 28 miles but my speedometer didn't have a magnet for most the summer so I never got a precise measurement.

This is the second half of my bike commute from Waldorf, MD to Washington, DC. See part 1 for more information.

Bike Commute: Southern, MD to Washington, DC (Pt. 1)

noreply@blogger.com (Eric Jones) — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 21:00:00 +0000

Me and My hog. Turning out of the neighborhood onto Rt228/Berry Rd. Sunrise over the old sod farm. Now google says the road ends here, but... To the right is a path that leads around to the old road. Badabing! It's actually a fun road to bike, you just have to climb over the two cement barriers after the bridge. It cut about 2 miles off my old route too. I bike through lots of neighborhoods. But unfortunately you still have to bike a mile and a half along the highway, uphill too. A few backgrounds with not the widest of shoulders but there aren't too many cars Closed road number two, though it's pretty short. Cut through the park at the end of Aurthur Rd. Now there is a fence around National Harbor, but...
At the end of this street is a hole in the fence you can cut through. Cut through the loading docks for the gaylord, and that puts you right on the water front.

This is the first half of my refined bike route from Waldorf, MD to DC (Pt. 2 here). You should be able to view the details of the route at MapMyRun. It is not always ideal biking conditions but it is the best route I could find while not adding too much distance. It takes me about 2 hours going and 2 hours 15 minutes coming back, but usually I only ride one way and take the bus the other. On the whole I'm pretty happy with it and i hope it can be useful to anyone else looking for a good route to DC. Any comments are welcome.