If you’ve been following my travels from the beginning, you may remember that Mammoth Cave National Park was the first place I visited when I started driving last year, when I was still figuring out how to live the life of a homeless tourist. That initial visit was nice, but somewhat underwhelming, primarily because the guided tours were all booked out by the time I arrived at 9am, and I could only wander around in the most open part of…
While I was in Huntsville, Alabama for the SCCA RallyCross, I decided to visit the US Space and Rocket Center. Opened in 1970, just after the second manned mission to the moon, this is sometimes called Earth’s largest space museum. There’s a bus tour to Marshall Space Flight Center offered from the museum, but it was drizzling rain most of the time I was there, so I decided not to bother with trying to see through bus windows in the…
I’ve been interested in learning more about RallyCross, a form of single stage loose-surface rally racing with a course delineated mostly by traffic cones. It’s very accessible, and a great practice arena for stage rallies. The Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) has a good description here: https://www.scca.com/pages/what-is-rallycross. I drove to Hollytree, Alabama, not far from Huntsville, for the SCCA Tennessee Valley Region’s RallyCross #3 last weekend. It was a lovely day and a beautiful venue, but they were a…
The National Corvette Museum and the GM Corvette Assembly Plant are located in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Whether or not you’re a big Corvette fan, you can’t deny that they’re justifiably well-loved and iconic cars, and they have a great following in the US. I’ve driven by a couple of times now, and finally decided to stop for a visit. The timing was fortunate too, as the plant will be closed to tours starting in June, and only reopening in late…
I received an invitation to attend the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs racecourse, so of course I said yes! I’ve only ever been to one other horse race, and although I’m not really into the racing, I thought the experience would be interesting. In order to blend in with the crowd, I picked up a dress and shoes and a fancy hat.. Unfortunately, the day dawned rather cold and rainy, but we forged ahead anyway. In the picture below, you’ll…