On our way to Vermont

One of my best friends (best man for my upcoming wedding) and I are taking a trip out east to Vermont for a couple days for my bachelor party. This is a completely different trip than either one of us thought we would be having for my bachelor party just a few short years ago. We both have made some major changes in our lives.

Day 1

He picked me up from my house about noon; we stopped at one of his favorite places to eat (Jersey Giant) in East Lansing. We then hit the road. We have been on several road trips in the past including the Kentucky Derby several times and Chicago, but this is the first time we have just hit the road together in many years.

We headed east on 96, south on 23, and then east on the Ohio Turnpike. We bullshitted with each other as always about a thousand different topics. Our first major stop was in Buffalo to get some wings. We both love food, and well, when in Rome right?

We wanted to go to the home of the wing (The Anchor Bar) but it was a Sunday and they closed at 6pm, so a friend of mine that lives in Buffalo suggested Brennan’s. We ordered 20 wings and 20 shrimp. It hit the spot, it was just what the doctor ordered, or probably the exact opposite of what the doctor would order.

Then we were off to Niagara Falls. It’s about a half hour drive from where we were, and the sun was setting. If you follow my photography at all, you have heard me talk about sunset. Most photographers and people in general like to shoot right when the sun is setting. I on the other hand enjoy the blue hour (more like 20 minutes) about 20 – 30 minutes after sunset. When doing long exposure photography it really brings out this magical blue tone in the sky.

We were there about an hour and decided to hit the road, we are both fans of the show Breaking Bad, so we wanted to get to a hotel to watch the second running of that nights episode at 11:30. We got to the room about 11 and by the time we got settled in, the show started.

Today brings a new adventure. We have a 3-hour drive to Cooperstown to check out the Baseball Hall of Fame. A fitting place for us to go, we became friends in high school while playing baseball. Then we are off to our finally destination of this trip, a couple days in Vermont…