During my road trip for my story 3 places to unwind and recharge your batteries in Maine, I enjoyed taking some cliché photos of the beach at sunset.

Ogunquit seaside hotels and inns
A man and a woman walks on a sandy beach as the sun sets on the on the Ogunquit seaside hotels Friday June 14, 2013. With its sandy beach, Ogunquit is a summer resort town that have several seaside hotels and inns to accommodate summer crowds.
Ogunquit sandy beach
A woman walks on a sandy beach as the sun sets in Ogunquit, Maine
Ogunquit sandy beach
A woman walks on a sandy beach as the sun sets in Ogunquit, Maine
Ogunquit seaside hotels and inns
A woman walks on a sandy beach as the sun sets on the ocean and the Ogunquit seaside hotels

On a recent road trip to New Hampshire and Maine, I could not resist stoping by Mount Washington to drive up the auto road. Quick way up, quick way down, and here are the photos. You can find all my Mount Washington photos on my stock site.

Mount Washington auto road
A motorcyclist drives the Mount Washington auto road in New Hampshire Friday June 14, 2013. The Mount Washington Auto Road is a 7.6 mi (12.2 km) toll road that extends from New Hampshire Route 16 in Pinkham Notch to the summit of Mount Washington in the White Mountains of the US state of New Hampshire.
Mount Washington Cog Railway train
A man photographs the Mount Washington Cog Railway with his cellphone as the train leaves the mountain summit in New Hampshire Friday June 14, 2013. Using a Marsh rack system and one or two steam locomotives and four biodiesel powered locomotives to carry tourists to the top of the mountain, the Mount Washington Cog Railway is the world's first mountain-climbing cog railway (rack-and-pinion railway).
Mount Washington Cog Railway train
The Mount Washington Cog Railway leaves the mountain summit in New Hampshire
Mount Washington hikers
Hikers walk on a Mount Washington trail in New Hampshire Friday June 14, 2013.
Mount Washington Huntington Ravine Trail
A man walks on the Huntington Ravine Trail on Mount Washington in New Hampshire Friday June 14, 2013.
Mount Washington cairns
Women wearing hijabs walk amongst cairns on Mount Washington in New Hampshire Friday June 14, 2013. A cairn is a man-made pile (or stack) of stones usually used to mark mountain bike and hiking trails.
Mount Washington Huntington Ravine Trail
Cairns are pictured by the Huntington Ravine Trail on Mount Washington in New Hampshire Friday June 14, 2013.
Mount Washington parking lot
A group of man looks at the view and take pictures near motorcycles parked at the Mount Washington summit in New Hampshire Friday June 14, 2013.

On the flank of Rattlesnake Mountain, the Redstone Red Granite quarry is an industrial archeological site dating back to the late 1800’s in Conway, New Hampshire. You can learn more about the history of the quarry on the WhiteMountainHistory.org website.

Redstone Red Granite quarry industrial archeological site, Conway
A lathe used to rough turn and polish granite columns is left to decay at the Redstone Red Granite quarry in Redsone (part of Conway), New Hampshire Thursday June 13, 2013. On the flank of Rattlesnake Mountain, the granite quarries is an industrial archeological site dating back to the late 1800's.
Redstone Red Granite quarry industrial archeological site, Conway
A wooden derrick mast is left to decay at the Redstone Red Granite quarry in Redsone
Redstone Red Granite quarry industrial archeological site, Conway
Old machineries are left to decay at the Redstone Red Granite quarry
Redstone Red Granite quarry industrial archeological site, Conway
Old machineries are left to decay at the Redstone Red Granite quarry
Redstone Red Granite quarry industrial archeological site, Conway
Old machineries are left to decay at the Redstone Red Granite quarry

If you want to see cool things, never take the freeway. Here is a collection of what I saw driving the 302 in New Hampshire. Yes, I like cool signs.

Willey House historical Site, Crawford Notch State Park
Willey House historical Site is pictured in the Crawford Notch State Park is seen in New Hampshire Wednesday June 12, 2013. formerly a small inn and residence in Crawford Notch, The Willey House is the site of a landslide that claimed nine lives in August of 1826.
Russell snow plow #68
The Russell snow plow #68 is left to decay at the Bartlett Roundhouse in Bartlett, New Hampshire Wednesday June 12, 2013. The Maine Central Railroad Company was chartered in 1856 and was purchased by U.S. Filter Corporation in 1980. Built in 1923 for the Portland Terminal Railroad Company, a subsidiary of the Maine Central Railroad, it was purchased in 1975 by the Conway Scenic Railroad.
Railroad car of the Maine Central Railroad Company
An abandoned railroad car of the Maine Central Railroad Company is seen at the Bartlett Roundhouse in Bartlett, New Hampshire Wednesday June 12, 2013. The Maine Central Railroad Company was chartered in 1856 and was purchased by U.S. Filter Corporation in 1980.
Bretton Woods Monetary Conference marker
The Bretton Woods Monetary Conference marker in Carroll, New Hampshire Wednesday June 12, 2013. The Bretton Woods Conference, formally known as the United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference, was the gathering of all 44 Allied nations to regulate the international monetary and financial order after the conclusion of World War II.
Crawford Notch State Park
The Crawford Notch State Park is seen in New Hampshire Wednesday June 12, 2013. Located on U.S. Highway 302, in northern New Hampshire, the park occupies the center of Crawford Notch, a major pass through the White Mountains.

The small town of Derby Line in Vermont was built on the border. Literally ON the border.

International border inside the Haskell Free Library
A black line marking the international border between the United States and Canada runs in the middle of the Haskell Free Library and Opera House in Derby Line, Vermont Wednesday June 12, 2013. The 103-year-old building was built as a symbol of friendship between the two nations.
Derby Line and Stanstead border marker
Giant flower pots block the road crossing to Canada in Derby Line, Vermont

The border was even more porous when I crossed in 2011. There was no flower pots « guarding » the International border.

Canada United States border
Canadian and American border is pictured between Derby Line, Vermont, and Stanstead, Quebec, Sunday August 7, 2011.

The Milwaukee Art Museum might be the most beautiful building I ever laid my eyes on. I had the chance to visit the MAM in a recent trip to Milwaukee for my travel story: Milwaukee: beer, motorcycles and rock n’ roll. I could not photograph the Milwaukee Art Museum in the golden hour, so I don’t know if the light plays with it like the National Gallery of Canada (other photos here) in Ottawa, but it is a must see.

If you can’t get enough of it, you will find more photos of the Milwaukee Art Museum in my stock photo gallery.

Milwaukee Art Museum (MAM)
The wings of the Milwaukee Art Museum (MAM) are seen in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Friday June 28, 2013. Designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, Milwaukee Art Museum (MAM) has a collection of over 30,000 works of art serving over 350,000 visitors a year.
Milwaukee Art Museum (MAM)
The Milwaukee Art Museum (MAM) is seen in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee Art Museum (MAM)
The lobby of the Milwaukee Art Museum (MAM) is seen in Milwaukee
Milwaukee Art Museum (MAM)
The lobby of the Milwaukee Art Museum (MAM) is seen in Milwaukee
Milwaukee Art Museum (MAM)
A corridor of the Milwaukee Art Museum


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