During my visit to San Diego, I took a little walk along the harbor. As part of an exhibit from the Port of San Diego Public Art Program, there are pieces of art placed along the harbor. Here are pictures of a few of them along with the name of the artist.

A Sea-Word Tree - Ron Logan

Among the thirty flights I took on the All You Can Jet pass in September and October, I had the opportunity to sit in the middle seat a few times. Should I say the unfortunate opportunity? And there was usually a battle over the armrest.

Often times both seatmates will take up the middle armrests, leaving the middle seat with none. Further exacerbating the issue, elbows cross the boundary into the middle seat’s space. This leads to prodding, poking, rubbing, bumping, pushing, or a number of other irritating acts that are usually unintentional and the offender unaware. In response to these actions, the middle seat is left to resort to pushing back or giving up.  The ownership of the armrests is shown in the figure below.

The third state capitol I visited on my All You Can Jet pass was in Providence, Rhode Island.

Before the All You Can Jet month, I was a newbie and pretty awful at packing for vacations.  Often I would have a backpack, a large checked suitcase, and occasionally a carry-on suitcase for those trips with lots of souvenirs coming home.  How else was I going to bring home all the beads and stuffed toys I caught at Mardi Gras in New Orleans.

Where there is water, there is often a bridge that crosses over it.  It was interesting to see the engineering of the bridges across the United States and how each operated slightly differently from the previous.  Some charged tolls, others didn’t.  Some raised as a whole or split in half, others stationary.  Some operated without a glitch, others got stuck.  Here are a sample of the bridges that I saw during my month of travel.

Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, New York

Three days can feel like a long time.  Or it can feel too short.  The All You Can Jet pass from JetBlue had some gotchas when planning flights three days in advance.  The terms of the pass stated you could cancel and book flights up to three days in advance with no penalty.  It gave a lot of freedom and could make for some crazy travel plans.  Any cancellations within three days often meant bad news.

Once you passed the three day mark, you faced either a cancellation fee of $50, or worse, being stranded for at least three days.  The cancellation fee wasn’t a surprise, and is actually more generous than fees other airlines charge.  It still stings in the wallet when you have to cancel unexpectedly.

Fall was just beginning to change the colors on the leaves when I visited the northwest and made for some beautiful scenic views.  Here are a few photos taken in White Mountain National Forest at the end of September.

I discovered a few cities that have very convenient transportation that is cheap or even better, free.

In downtown Denver, there is a free shuttle that travels up and down 16th street. Hop on and off whenever you feel like it. Shuttles come every few minutes, making it very convenient to spend all day exploring.

It seemed every time I turned around there was a lake, a river, an ocean, a beach, or a waterfall. Here are a few photos that I took during the month.

Cape Cod, Massachusetts