Kiki’s Big Adventure: Day 5 Field Report
Woke up this morning in the charming little town of Spring Valley, Minnesota … to the sounds of thunder and torrential rain. Feels like a morning for rolling over and going back to sleep or for cracking a good book and lolling in bed for a spell. Related: I finally bit the bullet and paid more than $50 for a motel, so I’m not, ya know, filled with the urge to flee. However, in the words of Frost:
The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
Literally. My plan is to make it to Woonsocket, South Dakota, today and to again take back roads (aka, scenic byways). Yesterday’s drive on the scenic byways of Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota was all I’d been longing for. (The sweltering heat kept sightseeing to a minimum, as little black dog is not fond of 100-plus temps, but I managed to snap a few purdy things along the way.) Taking these smaller routes lent the journey a much needed personal quality.
For now, it’s getting on 8 a.m. and the rain has died down. I’m gonna get on getting on the road. More field reports, non-minis, and miscellany to come, 3G coverage permitting.
N.B. I’ve not been able to reply to comments since I left Boston, but do keep them coming … I assure you, I read and enjoy them all.
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it all looks awesome – i wish i were tagging along! unfortunately then i guess you’d have to strap me to the roof rack.
Name's Kirsten. I'm a splitter of hairs, a hillbilly, a rock horns devotee, an ellipses-lovin' fool, and queen of the conceptual jinx. I'm also a geek and the grateful human of littleblackdog. I do this and that and some of the other … up to and including writing this here blog.
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