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Day 1

Bedford, NH to Riviere-du-Loup, QC

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We set out from Bedford, NH and headed North into Quebec, Canada. It was about 400 miles worth of fairly hard driving, so I didn't exactly get a huge number of photos taken.

Well, that's not entirely true. We set up my D40 as a "dashboard cam" and tried to get shots of the road and scenery as it looked to us as we progressed.

We took a LOT of photos that way, but in truth they mostly look very similar. I selected a few from throughout the time when we had "dashboard cam" up and running. However, as the clear sky with a few puffy clouds turned into overcast, the camera started having trouble focusing, so we eventually put it away.

I'm looking into some geocoding software. We've got datalogs for the entire trip, so once I work that out, we'll have them all on a map.

At our hotel in Riviere-du-Loup, I took my first night shots with a DSLR. It's a lot easier than with film, since you can check right away to see if you got your shot.

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  • We stopped at a "scenic pull off" - not too scenic, but the purpose was just to clean the windshield anyway

    We stopped at a "scenic pull off" - not too scenic, but the purpose was just to clean the windshield anyway

  • Heading over some random bridge

    Heading over some random bridge

  • Always exciting to find out what is just after that next curve

    Always exciting to find out what is just after that next curve

  • Lots of sky, road and rocks

    Lots of sky, road and rocks

  • It's a bit far away, but they have rather wordy "crashing into moose and deer really sucks" signs

    It's a bit far away, but they have rather wordy "crashing into moose and deer really sucks" signs

  • When we pulled off the road to gas up, we noticed this rather striking steeple. I also liked the strange blank yellow building

    When we pulled off the road to gas up, we noticed this rather striking steeple. I also liked the strange blank yellow building

  • Closer shot of the church tower

    Closer shot of the church tower

  • Road construction is rather universal, eh?

    Road construction is rather universal, eh?

  • Remarkably good condition for such an old car just sitting on the side of the road

    Remarkably good condition for such an old car just sitting on the side of the road

  • Highly processed version - tried to make this look dreamy/old-timey. It's still not as good as the photo my friend Toots Mutant took though.

    Highly processed version - tried to make this look dreamy/old-timey. It's still not as good as the photo my friend Toots Mutant took though.

  • Someone could probably really get this thing back into shape if they tried

    Someone could probably really get this thing back into shape if they tried

  • Some rusty farm equipment found on the side of the road in Quebec

    Some rusty farm equipment found on the side of the road in Quebec

  • My first attempt at a night shot

    My first attempt at a night shot

  • The motel across the street from ours had a nice, classic sign that I named "Blinky"

    The motel across the street from ours had a nice, classic sign that I named "Blinky"

  • The sign for the hotel where we're staying

    The sign for the hotel where we're staying

  • Outside the Levesque Hotel in Riviere-du-Loup

    Outside the Levesque Hotel in Riviere-du-Loup

  • The Levesque Hotel in Riviere-du-Loup

    The Levesque Hotel in Riviere-du-Loup

  • Bigger water feature and a bridge

    Bigger water feature and a bridge

  • Nice little water feature at the Levesque Hotel in Riviere-du-Loup

    Nice little water feature at the Levesque Hotel in Riviere-du-Loup

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    Road construction is rather universal, eh?
    Remarkably good condition for such an old car just sitting on the side of the road
    Highly processed version - tried to make this look dreamy/old-timey. It's still not as good as the photo my friend Toots Mutant took though.