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Day 10, part 2: Relections of Minneapolis

I raced to Minneapolis trying to get there before the Walker Art Museum closed at 5pm. I got there at 4:15, sort of raced through the museum and then realized that their sculpture garden is open to the public all day. What a magnificent garden. The center piece is this larger than life cherry on...

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JRadhirsch on September 10, 2008 from Minneapolis, United States

from the travel blog: The Great American Road Trip

Day 9: Across South Dakota

Day nine started with me writing that really long blog post this morning. It put me behind schedule and as is becoming common on this trip, I didn't make it to my intended destination. I had planned on visiting North Dakota and stopping tonight in Fargo, but I only made it as far as Sioux...

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JRadhirsch on September 9, 2008 from Interior, United States

from the travel blog: The Great American Road Trip

Wall Drugged

The road out of the Badlands leads straight to Wall, South Dakota the home of world famous Wall Drug. Way in the way back of time the wife of the owner of a tiny trading post in Wall suggested to her husband that he put up a sign on the main road offering free ice water and thus began a...

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JRadhirsch on September 9, 2008 from Wall, United States

from the travel blog: The Great American Road Trip

Paint by corn

Several hours later down hwy 90 you come to Mitchell home of the Corn advisory board or some such organization and their Corn palace redecorated each year with a new theme in actual corn. It looks like they are in the middle of switching out this years facade as it said both 2008 and 2009...

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JRadhirsch on September 9, 2008 from Mitchell, United States

from the travel blog: The Great American Road Trip

"Is there enough magic out there in the moonlight to make this dream come true?"

In the beginning, there was heaven and Earth and a few other bits and pieces scattered around the universe. In the beginning and for the last 30 odd years, my Almost Heaven on Earth was West Virginia...the signs all say it's wild and wonderful here. I believe 'em. It's a very distinct culture...

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Morgan & April on September 8, 2008 from Bruceton Mills, United States

from the travel blog: "I don't swim. I only dog paddle!"

Preconceived notions

I don't know that I had ever thought about what Rapid city, SD would be like, but it wasn't this. I just assumed anyplace named Dakota would be sleepy and devoid of people. not at all. Downtown is thriving with a cool art scene and beautifully maintained old west architecture. Rapid City is...

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JRadhirsch on September 8, 2008 from Rapid City, United States

from the travel blog: The Great American Road Trip

Day 7: Grand Tetons? What Grand Tetons?

By the time I left Yellowstone I was so overwhelmed that I couldn't take any more beautiful scenery. I was spent. I knew I needed to see the Grand Tetons just south of the park, so I headed that way, but really couldn't appreciate it. I ended up just driving straight through, didn't take any...

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JRadhirsch on September 7, 2008 from Jackson, United States

from the travel blog: The Great American Road Trip

Thermopolis is so much fun to say

A twelve hour drive through Wyoming was what my mind needed to snap out of its beauty coma. First on the list was Thermopolis. How could I not stop in a town that ended in opolis. I was hoping for some lunch when I got there, but alas, It was Sunday in Wyoming. The church parking lots were full,...

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JRadhirsch on September 7, 2008 from Thermopolis, United States

from the travel blog: The Great American Road Trip

blizzard

The rest of the drive through Wyoming I will sum up here. There's a beautiful section of the Wind river that passes through a Canyon where I drove through a mountain. Big Horn State park which at the top of was a full on blizzard. It started as a few flurries somewhere halfway up the mountain...

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JRadhirsch on September 7, 2008 from Buffalo, United States

from the travel blog: The Great American Road Trip

Day's 5 and 6- Yellowstone

Yellowstone is one of those places that is impossible to explain to someone who hasn't been there. Oh sure you hear all about how amazing it is, but until you actually go, no description will do it justice. Here's my cliff notes version. First off it's HUGE. It takes the better part of the day...

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JRadhirsch on September 6, 2008 from West Yellowstone, United States

from the travel blog: The Great American Road Trip

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