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Roadtrip Day 8: Rushmore, Black Hills, Wind Cave, Hulett
…Mount Rushmore itself somehow seemed smaller than I expected, but also more grand, or maybe stately is a better word. It was also more apparent than I anticipated just how out of place it really is—faces of colonization literally carved into the aeons-old faces of rock, all amidst a landscape of quiet natural beauty…. [Read More]
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Roadtrip Day 7: Sioux Falls, Minuteman, Badlands, Wall
…Much of the day was spent on the highway and much of South Dakota was fairly flat, but I was never remotely bored. The gently rolling scenery and distantly roiling weather were constantly engrossing. There was also very little traffic and fairly high speed limits, so I turned up the volume on some Russian electronic… [Read More]
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Roadtrip Day 6: Kasson, Pipestone, and Sioux Falls
…As I ate my deluxe frozen pizza lunch over some tasters of Chaotic Good brews, I finished writing for the day, and joined in with the conversations going on at the bar. At one point the conversation turned to someone a regular knew who made it big starting a business making penis-shaped bingo daubers. The… [Read More]
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Roadtrip Day 5: Taliesin, Effigy Mounds, Toppling Goliath, and Rochester
…Turns out, Taliesin is Frank Lloyd Wright’s home and estate. I had never known he called Wisconsin home, as many places around the country lay claim to his influence and advertise his designs and creations. In fact, it seems he quite loved the state and even penned a letter to that effect. There’s even an… [Read More]
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Roadtrip Day 4: Indiana Dunes, Pullman, Rockford, and Madison
…The trails ultimately took me to the beach, and although the park ranger at the entrance told everyone coming in “don’t go swimming as there are dangerous currents today”, I stuck with the letter of the suggestion and merely “went in”, but didn’t swim. I mean, how could I not? I’m here, right?… [Read More]
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Roadtrip Day 3: Toledo and Sunset at Indiana Dunes NP
…We are truly just animals at our core, beholden to animalistic urges, and so despite having just finished a slow breakfast, I was immediately hungry for lunch. But we are also elevated beings of intellect, able to overcome our urges through reason. And so I decided to split the difference and aim for a Whole… [Read More]
