Friday, December 08, 2006

Some of the things we learned on this trip

~It's not a good idea to try to return books to the library before a trip, if there's a blizzard dumping snow on your town.
~Plow trucks are helpful when you've tried to return books to the library during a blizzard...especially if you've managed to straddle the curb in the process of being a good library patron.
~In Iowa, bigger silos mean you're about to reenter civilization.
~Nebraska has lots of cows.
~Driving through the Rockies while it's snowing, with warnings of ice on the road, is very stressful.
~Your ears pop when you drive through the Rockies.
~Most states list the city's population on city limit signs. In Colorado, signs announcing city limits show the elevation of the city.
~Steamboat Springs is at an elevation of 7,000 feet. Your ears pop there, too.
~In Steamboat Springs, the McDonald's has free wi-fi. Do you know of any McDonald's like that?
~When you leave after church on Wed., to drive from Colorado to Wyoming, people warn you to beware of elk crossing the road.
~Mount Rushmore is impressive.
~There's no cell phone reception in the Black Hills National Forest.
~Crazy Horse costs more to see than Mount Rushmore, and it's not even finished.
~Twenty-two hours of driving each way means lots of Dora the Explorer...

3 comments:

Elizabeth said...

That's great. Glad you're learning new things!

ColoMeli said...

It's good to learn new things--expanding your brain and all that stuff. :)

Elizabeth said...

Hope you don't have a big head, now, though.