Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Day One - Montana Trip
Today, I woke up at five am. Ugh, far too early. Finished packing, said goodbye to the kitty and on the road by six. Whee! Today we drove up through Nebraska and into South Dakota. We went through the Black Hills, which are pretty cool, and saw Mount Rushmore. They really are sort of smaller than they seem on postcards and tv. Continued up and we are now in Belle Fourche, South Dakota, and we'll finish the trip tomorrow. Maybe see the Devil's Tower.
I found that I prefer the scenery in the foothills of Nebraska as compared to the blah flatness in GI. It's much prettier, less crowded and wider, somehow. Apparently, South Dakota has a ton more trees than Nebraska, which I like.
The car ride wasn't bad. We stopped everynow and then for gas and to stretch, so even though I shared the backseat with foods and my books, various electronics and pillows, I managed to organize it so that I could stretch out and piled the pillows behind me. Quite comfy.
We're now at our little motel, a Super 8, and it's nice, better than the First Inn Gold in Kearney that I stayed in for speech camp. My only regret is they have no pool :( Oh well.
GOALS FOR THE TRIP:
1: Get chocolate covered huckleberrys for Nanny.
2: Find a Benni Hana's in Montana. Yeah!
MiniMel posted at 7:52 PM ||
