It’s been a min and by a min, I mean It’s been over a year since i posted anything on this blog but i needed to solve an issue that i was facing when i wanted to post some new photos. My First thought was probably the same as what most people would default to, Social Media. Instagram, Facebook, Twitter. Whatever else is out there that I don’t even know about yet. None of them really offered what i wanted to do and so here we are. A blog that i could write up some thoughts along side of posting photographs i’ve recently made.
Where’s the Malort?
I was really itching to just drive somewhere like i used to. I used to do it all the time. Just get in the car on a whim and start driving. Typically it would be mostly unplanned. I’d pick a direction and go. This time around i gave myself and 4-5hour drive limit and checked maps of cities/places that are with in that drive range. It was between Dayton OH, and Louisville KY. (hint) bourbon town won the flip.
Get up before the ass crack of dawn
We recently purchased a KIA sportage Hybrid and it needed to hit the road ASAP.
So we made a quick plan. Spend a day in Louisville, but it order to make that happen it required getting up early. So early that i considered just not sleeping and stay up and start driving at some point. I ended up not doing that considering i wanted to be awake when we arrived. The drive was great and super easy. I really enjoyed leaving in darkness and slowly seeing the sun rise as i drove.
Sam “Aye the sunrise” (She woke up took a picture and went back to bed)
Yes the sunrise. It was quite exciting to see, It’s not often that i get to enjoy it in its entirety. I was sort of forced to experience this amazing occasion since i was driving through it. I attempted to snap up and few photographs of it with the Ricoh GRIIIx, shooting from the hip as they say and some turned out decently. Dont photograph and drive by the way. Keep your eyes on the road. this is only to be attempted but idiots like me.
Louisville. I can’t draw too many conclusions considering only spending about a day there. So what i’m about to say is based on my experience thus far. Big city with a small town feel. Everyone we interacted with there was incredibly friendly and interesting. Shoutout to Troy at Proof on Main. My wife never had a mint julep before and he delivered! Bourbon, horse racing, Tiny bats, A hotel/Art museum/restaurant and bar, sliders, and of course we found some malort. We didn’t even leave yet and already wanted to plan another trip or a longer one at least. We walked around, We explored and we found a closed old school candy shop. How much more could we discover in a few days or a weeks time? Honestly that probably doesn’t matter too much. The only thing that matters is your optimism and desire to walk for hours until your feet hurt, find a place to eat, drink and rejuvenate then continue on walking. Your feet will get to rest when you’re dead.
Until the next adventure enjoy the rest of our trips photographs below.
