A Traveling Tin Can and the History of Such...

They call them "tin cans" and the travelers who jaunt about the country in them are called Tin Can Tourists ... it's the nicest looking tin can I've ever seen.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE the vintage delight that a shiny little trailer like this holds and just a week or so ago while I was gassing up my car in neighboring Paducah, Kentucky; I saw a precious little couple who'd pulled in for a pit stop.  They were just fantastic and said they were on the way back to North Carolina after traveling with the Tin Can Tourists... 

I bid them a safe journey and promised to share the photos here with a bit of info about their fantastic organization... 

http://www.tincantourists.com/

Tin Can Tourists is an all make and model vintage trailer and motor coachclub. Our goal is to promote and preserve vintage trailers and motor coaches through gatherings and information exchange.

The club is open to everyone and ownership of a vintage trailer or motor coach is not a prerequisite for membership.

Airstream, Inc History

ONE DOLLAR EACH 

In 1929, Wally Byam purchased a Model T Ford chassis,built a platform on it, towed it with his car to a campsite, and painstakingly erected a tent on it. The effort was tiresomeand unpleasant, especially when it rained. Spurred on by his first wife Marion, Wally built a tear-drop-shapedpermanent shelter on the platform that enclosed a small ice chest and kerosene stove. He then published an article that ran under the headline, "How to Build a Trailerfor One Hundred Dollars." Readers wrote Wally for more detailed instruction plans, which he sold at a cost of one dollar each. The response was extraordinary, earning him more than $15,000. After building several trailers for friendsin his backyard, "the neighbors started complaining that I was making too much noise," Wally observed, "so I went out and rented a building." Airstream Trailer Company went into full production in 1932, when fewer than 48 trailer manufacturers were registered for business. Five years later, nearly 400 companies squared off against each other. Today, of those 400, only Airstream remains.

TIN CAN TOURISTS HISTORY AND IMAGES

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Monday Night's Super Full Buck Moon ...

Now I can't swear to it, but it seems like last Summer was the first time I heard the term "Supermoon".  A big deal was made of it and I planned to take photos from beneath the Superman Statue... and I did... and it was just like this big huge unbelievable thing.  

If I can trust my noggin's recollection... I heard the other day that there are three supermoons this year, including possibly the one we had on Monday, which for about a zillion years has been referred to as the Buck Moon because it's a mark of the time when bucks start to sprout their antlers...


I don't know why all of the more recent talk of supermoons ... unless it has something to do with the global warming that some of you think we're not experiencing.  With our heat waves, droughts and whatnot ... and a 100 year flood every other month, I can't imagine that some of you won't come around before you're standing knee deep in water in the middle of Manhattan exclaiming, "Oh me, the water sure is up today...!"

Anywho, Evan and I went out for a drive to check out the moon on Monday night and I was able to capture these shots and a few more I'll share later. 

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Have You Heard of a Little Place Called Cave in Rock?

One Sunday afternoon in May after meeting Evan's mom and step-Dad for lunch in Golconda, we decided to venture off to Cave in Rock... Actually he decided to venture off to Cave in Rock, I had no idea where we were going until we pulled up...

Cave in Rock, for those of you who are unfamiliar is just what it sounds like ... a cave, set back in a gargantuan rock.  The rock is limestone and the cave is about 55 feet wide.  

Cave in Rock is now a tourist stop, but it's history is not as welcoming...

It's been said for many moons that this used to be a hideout ... a perfect little spot along the Ohio River, situated just on a bend, that allowed pirates and pillagers to lie in wait and create havoc on passers by ...

Links You'll Like...

Hiking at Cave in Rock

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A Bit o' the Super City Blues and Ques #1

This year's Super City Blues and Ques was my first experience behind the scenes... Evan is a chef and a master of the "barbie".  Though no trophies were brought home this year, I was still rather impressed with the eatins! 

Evan preparing on Friday Night... 

This was  taken late Friday Night ... after tasting the brisket on Saturday around 11am, my Dad officially banned Evan from coming to their house unless he brings a brisket... 

I'll be bringing more views to you from the Super City Blues and Ques as well as photos from the awards ceremony as soon as possible...

Have a grand and groovy day!
If You Like It, Share It ... Please and Thanks!
Be Kind to One Another!
Don't Text and Drive...
and Don't Judge ANYONE but Yourself...

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A Peek at some Super Runners...

After making a couple of passes up and down Market Street to gather our dinner on the Thursday of the Superman Celebration, Evan and I went for a little drive through town to see the sights...

In the vicinity of the Metropolis Library we encountered many runners....

If I'm not mistaken, these folks are taking part in the Superman Road Race ... I'd have to look back at the schedule to swear on that.  Personally, I don't run unless someone is in danger, but I do see more and more folks of 35+ on my news feed enjoying running as a hobby and I think that's grand!  I, however will stick with my biking...

By the way ... Evan scored a fantastic vintage bike for me during the week of my birthday!  Things were hectic and I haven't gotten around to riding it very many times, much less photoging it and sharing with you the details of it's vintage lovliness, but I'll get to that as soon as possible... 

Over and Out for now...

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