I don't know why, but every time I looked in my rearview mirror and saw my bike on the back of my car, I thought of the above quote. Right now, I am in Rawlins, Wyoming. I am about 6 hours from The Grand Tetons.
Yesterday, I saw some real interesting things. Probably not as interesting to you, but I found joy in them. Did you know Indiana has a Tazewell County? How does one come up with a name like that? I can hear it now back in the day, "You better not mess up in this county, because we Tazewell!" Ok, I know, that was bad, but at least I got a chuckle out of it. I guess that is what happens when you drive almost 20 hours by yourself, you start laughing at your own horrible jokes. I think my drive yesterday should be labeled the 'Drive of Presidents.' Not only did I go through the Land of Lincoln and see a sign for the Home of Ronald Reagan, but for majority of the trip, I was on the Eisenhower Interstate. Both yesterday and today, I saw a lot of wind turbines. I really think we need to put more of these in Ohio, because they look really cool. Before I actually saw a turbine though, I saw a truck carrying a blade. It took me awhile to figure out what it was, because when it is leaning over a on all ends of a double trailer, you think it can't be those things that so easily move up in the sky. Ever since I got into Nebraska, I've been driving in a 75 MPH zone. I took a picture of it so you didn't think I was making it up as an excuse to speed. Speaking of speeding, the cops out were incredibly inconsistent. I saw from 10-15 cops in between home and Indianapolis. Once I got past Indianapolis, I saw approximately five the rest of the way. Now, if you don't know, cops love to come after me, so I've been very careful as I can't let anything hurt my employment status. Yesterday, I had the absolutely perfect weather to drive in. That was, until I noticed it. Literally about ten minutes after I thought I couldn't have better weather, it started raining. Fortunately, today I had amazing weather to drive in. I was able to witness 4 different "World's Largest" yesterday. Unfortunately, two were fireworks stores. I also was blessed to see the World's Largest Truck Stop and World's Largest Adult Superstore. Now, Iv'e never been inside an adult superstore, so I'm assuming it's either a Toys-R-Us for adults or a Baby Gap for Adults. Yesterday, I stopped in Lincoln, Nebraska, where the University of Nebraska is at, to spend the night. I am pretty sure the girl (who MIGHT have been a Nebraska student) was flirting with me, and I was just too blind to notice. Not only did she give me the AAA discount without having me show my card, but when I asked her if I could bring my bike into the room, she said she didn't think she was allowed to, but then said I could. Then, I'm pretty sure she rigged my keycard, so I could use it once and that was it- forcing me to go back down to see her. Then, I realized today the final hint. She made me right down my number on the hotel fill-out sheet, EXCEPT that was the only thing that didn't have a blank for, so she made me write it at the top. I thought this was just common practice. The hotel I am currently staying at had the same exact fill-out sheet, but didn't make me write down a number. Hmmmm...
Anyways, Here are pictures that I took today. If you aren't able to see them, I'll try to tinker with it a little bit so you can see them. I'm sure I have a lot more to tell, but I am exhausted right now and basketball is on, so this is it for now.
Take Care,
Adam Conrad
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I'm sure you were flirting with the girl the whole time and as you say, "I don't know how to flirt!" WHATEVER!!!! Nice pictures, but I'm concerned that they were all taken as you were driving.
ReplyDeleteHow do you know I'd say that? But it is true... The pictures were taken while I was driving. My passenger took them!
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