On the Road is a weekday feature spotlighting reader photo submissions.
From the exotic to the familiar, whether you’re traveling or in your own backyard, we would love to see the world through your eyes.
Good Morning All,
This weekday feature is for Juicers who are are on the road, traveling, or just want to share a little bit of their world via stories and pictures. So many of us rise each morning, eager for something beautiful, inspiring, amazing, subtle, of note, and our community delivers – a view into their world, whether they’re far away or close to home – pictures with a story, with context, with meaning, sometimes just beauty. By concentrating travel updates and tips here, it’s easier for all of us to keep up or find them later.
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For each picture, it’s best to provide your commenter screenname, description, where it was taken, and date. It’s tough to keep everyone’s email address and screenname straight, so don’t assume that I remember it “from last time”. More and more, the first photo before the fold will be from a commenter, so making it easy to locate the screenname when I’ve found a compelling photo is crucial.
Have a wonderful day, and enjoy the pictures!
Inspiration today – Hawaii!
Today, pictures from valued commenter Joey Maloney.
I’m visiting family on the Big Island of Hawaii. I was in downtown Hilo this morning for the farmer’s market and I took a few shots.
There’s a gazebo on the Hilo bayfront where some area homeless hang out by day. The trees in the background are the ancient City of Refuge, a small island in Hilo Bay.
A panoramic shot of Hilo Bay. It was kind of a grey day but if you download and view the pic at full size there’s lots of interesting detail
Hilo’s gone on a street art binge since I was last here a year ago. Wacky murals like this are everywhere in the downtown. See if you can spot the Dukakis/Bentsen bumpersticker.
Thank you so much Joey Maloney, do send us more when you can.
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?BillinGlendaleCA
Big Island and no volcanoes?
OzarkHillbilly
Gotta love street art.
Le Comte de Monte Cristo, fka Edmund Dantes
@OzarkHillbilly:
I’m an even bigger fan of train graffiti – you can compare as it rolls by. Some is really beautiful.
rikyrah
Please send more. These rocked
Quinerly
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OzarkHillbilly
@Le Comte de Monte Cristo, fka Edmund Dantes: The floodwall south of downtown St. Louis has been given over to street artists. Some really cool stuff on it, in a constant state of renewal.
Kentropic
Hilo no ka oi! (roughly = “Hilo’s the best!”) I lived on Lanikaula St. for about 5 years, and up the coast in Papaikou for a year before that back around the turn of the century, and I dearly miss the friends I made there. I arrived soon after the removal of sugar price supports and subsequent collapse of the sugar industry, which devastated the local economy — it reminded me so much of the collapse of steel where I grew up that I used to call it “Wheeling-by-the-Sea.” Unlike Kona on the west side of the island, the east side coast from Ka’u to Waipio Valley is mostly rocky & rainy, without the classic sun/sand/surf that most people think of when they hear “Hawaii.” Hilo and the eastside have been fighting back ever since Big Sugar left, and the recent infusion of street art is part of that effort. Be sure to check out Suisan Fishmarket for some *real* poke, and stop for a burger & a beer at Cronies’ on the corner of Waianuenue & Kamehameha Ave. while you’re there!
satby
Thanks Joey! Looks great even on a cloudy day. Would love to visit Hawaii sime day.
MomSense
These photos are so cool, Joey. Thank you!
realbtl
Love the big island, go there every year around February 1. Which is why I am currently in a hospital bed with a less than 24 hour old new right hip.
StringOnAStick
@realbtl: Heal fast and well!
eclare
Only been to Maui once, loved it. Thanks for the photos!