Hotdoggers travel in two regions of the country over the course of the year. In the Northeast I was used to buzzing cities with awesome skylines and now that I’m in the Northwest, I’ve come across a different type of skyline. While driving into Northern California we stopped to check out Mount Shasta, part of the Cascade mountain range. Since I’m new this region, I can’t help but stop at every beautiful vista we stumble upon during our travels and as always, the best view is from the bun roof of the Wienermobile!

Off days are one of the things that makes Hotdogging great. Mary Kate and I were fortunate enough to be in State College, PA for a huge snow storm one off day, so we purchased two ketchup colored sleds and flew down some hills adjacent to Beaver Stadium.

Thus far, I have visited over twenty states in the continental US with my trusty Wienermobile, WEENR. However, after eight eventful months of cross-country travel, I ceremoniously returned to my charming birthplace – Arlington, Texas.

My hometown is often referred to as ArlingFUN because of the Texas Rangers baseball stadium and the Six Flags Over Texas amusement park.  Furthermore, it is considered “the cleanest big city in national tap water tests.”  A fun and informative fact.  In more recent news, Arlington houses the brand new Dallas Cowboys Stadium – a monstrous structure with an HD television screen that can make grown men weep.

I gave some of my best friends from high school their very first ride in the Wienermobile and deemed it appropriate to park my 27-foot-long hot dog in front of the huge dome.  I even gave them honorary Hotdogger names for kicks.

Meat my franktastic friends Casey Ketchup, Ryan Relish and Mark Mustard.

Blue skies, the Dallas Cowboys and the Wienermobile - components for the American dream.

It was great showing off my new wheels to my friends and family.  They never sausage a thing!  Lil’ Links Laura and I ate a delicious home-cooked dinner and left with a fresh load of laundry.  Thanks mom!

Man, it doesn’t get better than going home in the Wienermobile.  Sure does put me in a good mood.

Cruisin’ Crystal and I try our best to keep our buns as clean as possible. While washing the Wienermobile in Billings, Montana we attracted quite the crowd, which it usually does! Everyone grabbed a few quick pictures and asked where they could see the Wienermobile while it was in town. Well, we had a few friends who decided to stay and watch us wash the Wienermobile, and they even pitched in $0.75 to help with one rinse cycle!

So Cruisin’ Crystal and I would like to extend another “franks a bunch” to our new friends Jeremy, Casey and Drew from Billings, Montana.

While circling through Southern California, we were lucky enough to be within the radius of a Wienermobile fan named Josh. Josh is a highly skilled photographer, and knows how to round up incredible 360 degree spherical panoramas of various places easy as pi! He set up his camera inside RELSHME, took a couple quick shots, and rolled out this ball-ing image of the inside of the Wienermobile! Are Euclid-ing me?! Click and drag your mouse around on the image below to take a panoramic tour of the Wienermobile’s interior, and franks again to Josh for allowing us to show the inside of the Wienermobile to people a-round the globe!

I have always been a fan of McDonald’s growing up…it was that place that would be a special treat after a visit to the doctor’s or five stars on the “good behavior” chart. Now, at age 23, I had no idea how that same fast food meca would come back into my life in such a different light.

Ronald McDonald houses, which are located all over the country, house families while their child is being treated at a local hospital. After visiting the Houses in San Francisco and Seattle, I knew I had to do the same in my hometown of Pittsburgh. Dijion John and I had a blast spreading smiles to the children and families at the brand new Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh in the Lawrenceville neigborhood. The families live on the 14th floor of a highrise adjacent to the hospital, also known as “The Penthouse.” We couldn’t think of a better name for the home-away-from-home for these special families. And look at their view!

Beneath a bridge in Seattle, Washington lies a menacing one-eyed troll.  This troll in no way resembles those awesome Treasure Troll toys with the rainbow-colored hair and the adorably bejeweled belly buttons.  This one savagely grimaces and eats defenseless automobiles like this poor, misguided Volkswagen Beetle.

An out of control troll on patrol

MmmK and I decided to risk disappearing or getting eaten and climbed atop this creature anyway.  Turns out, he’s pretty friendly.

MmmK and I and our new friend

Arizona and its cities have plenty of activities for its visitors.  After a day in Scottsdale, AZ, Doggone Dave and I had a list of things to do with our free time.  Top of the list was to go to Camelback mountain. As we got to the starting point of the trail, we saw giant cactus’s and desert like vegetation.  We stop and took scenic pictures while catching our breath. 

From the top of Camelback Mountain, the view was magnificient.  I couldn’t help to strike a pose and share the amazing view.  You can also enjoy Doggone Dave shadow! 

Don’t let this photo deceive you.  Though it appears as if Lil Links Laura and I crossed the Atlantic to visit the Eiffel Tower in France, sadly you are mistaken.  Believe me, it fooled me too.  I was seconds away from breaking out my foreign language dictionary to brush up on Parisian slang for “hot dog” and “bologna.”

This virtual replica of the iconic French monument is actually in Las Vegas, Nevada!  Lil Links Laura and I took a quick drive down the strip in the “Entertainment Capital of the World” to see what all the fuss was about.

A colorful view of Vegas from the shotbun seat

While in Oklahoma City I realized the Wienermobile had never been to an Oklahoma City Thunder basketball game.  I took a little cruise down to Ford Center and waited in line at the ticket booth.  While in line the family in front of me told me they had an extra ticket.  I thought to myself, “Free Thunder Basketball!”.  Graciously, I accepted their offer and was thinking of a way to repay them.  I returned the generosity the only way I knew how, hot dogs!  By far the best snack for a basketball game and these bad boys were stuffed to the gills; ketchup, mustard, relish, onions and nacho cheese sauce.  We had a great time with some great food.  Below are some pictures I took while at the game, enjoy!