Woke up around noon today. Nothing much to do and planning a 14 hour drive when I get my car back, so thought I'd build up some sleep reserve. Walked to a free art gallery and saw some pretty good stuff, no photography allowed, of course, so I only got like 6 photos. After that, went to a restaurant called Chedd's. Chedd's is only the second one in the country. Evidently, the concept started in Denver and developed a following and an identity. The first franchise went to Austin, and the second here. The two Denver locations are currently closed pending the resolution of a divorce, but all-in-all the place is really neat. They specialize in gourmet grilled cheese, which kinda just means melts. But the atmosphere and vibe and employees all seem cool.
As soon as I was finished there, I headed toward the dealership to see if my car was ready. It was, and I gave them my 800 dollars and got all my shit from Jesse's and hit the road. The plan was to try and get to the badlands for some sunset pictures. I high-tailed it out of sioux falls and didn't make it to the badlands in time, but, oh well. There is a lot of cool stuff that way though. Mt. Rushmore, cosmos, wind cave, custer state park, etc. So since I missed out on those, I may come back that way on the way home, not sure yet. The rest of the day is pretty boring. I took a 5 hour energy, felt like a tweaker, but drove for 11 hours straight in the pitch black night of the winding mountain roads going about 82 the whole way. Still wasn't fast enough. I left Jesse's house about 5:30PM and arrived at the rest area where I slept around 4:30AM. The rest area is between Billings and Bozeman, MT.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
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Bummer having skipped all those wonderful places in order to make it to a destination that you didn't get to in time anyway. I'm so glad you're able to blog again, though. Last night (Monday night), Matt & I watched a taped episode of "Dateline" from last Friday and it was about a young guy (named Matt, no less) who found himself in a bad area of Detroit alone & in the process of a car-jacking, he was beaten up badly & stuffed in a car trunk (witnessed & reported to 911 as it was happening) and later found dead in the basement in the basement of one of the MANY abandoned houses in that Detroit area. All Matt & I could think of as we watched it was you and the fact that you hadn't blogged in over a week. Thank God you had called us only a few days prior to let us know you were just in an area without much cell or wifi coverage. I'm not normally a worrier when you're traveling, but in this day & age, anything can happen. Just know that you & your safe travel are in our prayers daily. We love you!
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