Posts from ‘September, 2009’

So yesterday we drove in and out of 4 different states. From Minneapolis into Wisconsin, back into Minnesota, back into Wisconsin, into Iowa, and finally into Illinois. Whew! What a drive. We went down Highway 35, the Great River Road that follows the Mississippi river right along the edge of Wisconsin. If you think Wisconsin [...]

Random quotes from Minneapolis and some more shots from the jams. Driving on the highway: “Meatloaf, here I come!” While examining the dead bugs all over the grill, the guy in the next car drawls: “Ah yu laffin’ atta po’ lil’ buuuuug?” After a long day of driving: “Did you say something about gladiator pits?” [...]

We got in the car this morning after camping at Merrick State Park (near Fountain City, Wisconsin) to find our two hitchhikers patiently waiting for us. Good morning Helen The aloe vera plant stares at us wordlessly. Helen joined us in Helena, Montana. We received her from a park ranger on his way to Alaska [...]

We’d like to thank everyone in Minneapolis for welcoming us so warmly and showing us such a great time! Especially Mark – for sharing his space, feeding us, and entertaining us massively Leah played three evening shows and one afternoon festival at various venues in the city. The musicians loved her and the crowd loved [...]

Deadwood. Probably the most infamous town of the Wild West. The place where Wild Bill Hickok was “assassinated” by Jack McCall. Today, it’s full of casinos, saloons/casinos, and jewelry shops selling biker adornments. If you desire a gold-plated skull and wings, Deadwood is the place to come. Don’t expect to see many young people, apparently [...]

Leah on Little Bighorn and Wounded Knee: One of my main purposes in driving through South Dakota was to go to some of the most places where the most atrocious American history took place. Little Bighorn, which up until 1991 was called “Custer Battlefield National Monument”, is the spot of Custer’s final (and losing) battle [...]

We spotted our first antelope, AF will be happy to know, near Buffalo, Wyoming. Before that the only wildlife we saw were wild turkeys and many mule deer. Our second antelope viewing was on the banks of the Crazy Woman Creek. Leah would like to remind everyone that the antelope is the second fastest land [...]

Snippets and quotes from Day number 4. On the news: “They believe that George W. Bush was, quote, like a crackhead.” On Leah’s jewelry: “I thought it was a pokerchip when I first saw it.” On a lovely lady: “She’s slightly off her rocker, but still passably sane.” Also on the news: “There are TWO [...]

Now that we’re on our way out of Montana, I feel I haven’t done justice to its scenic side. Driving from north to south at first everything looks like an extension of the Albertan prairies. You forget you’re 3500 feet above sea level when everything is flat and the sky looks perfectly domed above you. [...]

Off the Leaf Coffee House is a modern art, medicinal-marijuana inspired wireless caffeine stop in Billings, Montana. On the eve in question, the place was filled with teenagers suffering a youthful bout of post-summer blues, tragedizing quietly in groups. The girls were admiring each other’s pristinely straightened locks – I was reminded of baboobs poking [...]