2004 has continued to be a fairly active year in terms of travel and events. I am still roaming the good old USA, taking pictures of noteworthy homes and other objects of interest. Currently, I am on my sixth rental car from Enterprise, a Mazda 3 this time. The Canon 10-D digital camera I use is working out well. I am slowly coming to terms with the vast number of automated functions it contains. The Apple iPod I carry with me continues to be of supurb value. To date I have managed to download over 600 tunes, which barely puts a dent in it's memory capacity. During a recent 3-week trip, I was unable to make it through its entire playlist of songs.

Photo Trip 6 -- (1507 mi.) -- Kansas - Colorado - 2 - 3

Photo Trip 7 -- (3781 mi.) -- Iowa - 2 - Indiana - Michigan - Ohio - 2 - Pennsylvania - 2 - Virginia - DC - Virginia 2 - 3 - North Carolina - 2 - 3 - Tennessee - Missouri - 2

St. Patricks Day (KC) - 2

Photo Trip 8 -- (1452 mi.) -- Amtrak 2 - New Mexico - California - 2 - 3 - Nevada - Arizona - 2 - 3 - Nevada 2 - California 4 - 5 - 6

Kansas 2 - 3 - Missouri 5 - 6 - Kansas 4

Photo Trip 9 -- (3213 mi.) -- Nebraska - South Dakota - 2 - Iowa 3 - 4 - 5 - Illinois 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - Indiana 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - Illinois 12 - Iowa 6 - 7

4th of July (KC) - Kansas 6 - 7 - 8 - Missouri 7 - 8 - 9 - Kansas 9 - Missouri 10 - 11 - Kansas 10

Photo Trip 10 -- (3557 mi.) -- Missouri 12 - 13 - Illinois 13 - 14 - Indiana 6 - Indiana 7 - Ohio 3 - Indiana 8 - Illinois 15 - 16 - 17 - 18 - 19 - 20 - 21 - Indiana 9 - Ohio 4 - Kentucky - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - Illinois 22 - 23 - 24 - 25 - Missouri 14 - 15 - Kansas 11 - 12 - 13

Missouri 16

Photo Trip 11 -- (3935 mi.) -- Kansas 14 - 15 - 16 - Colorado 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - Utah - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - Wyoming - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - South Dakota 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - Iowa 8 - Missouri 17

Missouri 18 - 19 - 20