Subscribe to this tagOdd Intersection
Where a parking lot and a driveway meet...
moreA Bucket's Bucket List
What would be on this particular bucket's list? Well, for sure, stop at all railroad crossings...
moreUnder the Overpass 2
At the intersection of I-80 and I-280 in Parsippany...
moreUnder the Overpass
Where I-280 flows into I-80, amid riotous greenery, a reflector attaches to a guard rail like a Post-it note on a page...
moreThems The Breaks (Natural Edition)
Today, the panorama, the panoptic panoply across the pock-marked pavement...
moreSittin' in the Rain
The only things moving fast were the raindrops, pelting the cars at a standstill. Meanwhile, on the side of the road...
moreDysfunction at the Junction
Intersect three interstates plus US Route 46, add bad weather and rush hour traffic, and you have more than a suggestion of congestion...
morePackage Deal
Neatly wrapped, carefully placed. What could it be?
moreUnidentified Lying Object
A rusted hunk of metal with bolts in it, spotted while stuck in traffic, going nowhere...
moreTraffic Through The Trees
Look, through the thickets, are those cars--on Route 80--actually, um, moving?
moreMarooned in Traffic
Going nowhere at the intersection of 80, 280 and 287. Plenty of time to roll down the window and look around...
moreStuck in Traffic 3
But now I was abreast of the King of Trucks, a Peterbilt (though those are fighting words to them that believe Kenworth is the King of Trucks. Me? I like 'em both.)
moreStuck In Traffic
Full title: "Stupid, Pointless, Pathetic Pictures Taken While Bored Silly, Stuck in Traffic"...
moreWhen Bumper-to-Bumper
Yesterday's commute was a bear. Traffic bumper to bumper for a mile or more, from 280 to 80 to 287. About a 30-minute delay, most of it spent not moving at all. The only thing to do--for me, anyway--was reach for the camera and roll down a window...
moreHow to Drive Less
Gas prices are creeping up again. Looking to cut down on your drive time? Check out driveless.com, a South Jersey website that outlines auto alternatives.
moreConehead
Sometimes I just can't resist traffic cones, especially errant ones. I cropped them out of this thumbnail, so you'll just have to click to the full picture to see them.
moreWild on the Interstate
The traffic and the drivers are one thing, but wilder yet is what lies just over the shoulder of our Jersey Interstate Highways.
One of my favorite places to contemplate nature is at the intersection of I-80 and I-280 in (approximately) Pine Brook, where traffic often slows to a crawl, making it easy to roll down a window and pull out the camera.
moreWhen Rainy Days and Mondays Coincide
Windshield wipers were challenged throughout the day Monday, as were umbrellas, galoshes and all the rest of the stay-dry paraphrenalia.
From behind the wheel of my car, traffic looked like this...
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