Sunday, May 23, 2010

Buttes, LOL

We made it to Cheyenne (1758 mi total), which is about as crummy as a state capital could be. Three interstate exits, dozens of anti-meth ads, and zero trees. It's grim.

On the other hand, the drive has become quite beautiful. We saw the flat plains of Nebraska make way to the green tables of land revealing striations of rock.

Alec: What's been your favorite state to drive through so far?
E: Hmm. . . Surprisingly, I kind of liked Missouri because of the radio stations. (ed. note: Surprise!)
Alec: I liked last part of Nebraska. The approach to St. Louis and the arch was really pretty.
E: That was nice, I guess. I didn't care for the construction.
Alec: How about least favorite?
E: Cheyenne, and St. Louis.
Alec: Can you elaborate?
E: Cheyenne can be seen entirely from the interstate. Just hideous land. St. Louis was just super dirty.
Alec: Yeah, Cheyenne is a real shithole, but I like STL.

We're ahead of our plans by more than a day. The gleam of arriving in four days is starting to seem possible. We're planning to get to Boise tomorrow, leaving an eight hour trip to Seattle the day after. I cannot wait to arrive, and feel that this travel blog may end a good deal sooner than we anticipated.

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