Cold & Foggy Day, Cullers Overlook, Shenandoah River State Park, Bentonville, Virginia

This is the dark side of touring America by van. And the cold side. And the wet side.

Sheetz, Carlisle, Pennsylvania

In The Battle of US Convenience Stores, my friend, Aaron, submits Sheetz. They have superb coffee, but Stripes has better prices.

Wind-felled Wild Apples, Pepacton Reservoir, Margaretville, New York

These unmarketable, wind-felled fruits — yellow, spotted, stained-looking, bruised, tiny — are hands down the best apples I've ever eaten.