Outdoor Travel Geek

Another long drive on the interstate, but this one wasn’t too bad.  Probably because we drove from one famous BBQ city to another.  Again we yelped the best BBQ place in town and found a joint called Pappy’s.  It was in an inconspicuous building, and we actually walked right by the door and would’ve missed it if…

Sioux Falls is a pretty cool town. It’s named after a waterfall that runs in the heart of downtown.  We made a quick stop there before heading out of town. Now we were heading into the heartland of America.  There wasn’t much to see and the long stretches of interstate highway were straightforward and monotonous.…

Mount Rushmore was one of the most anticipated sights of this trip, and it didn’t disappoint.  But even before Mount Rushmore we got to do some cool things.  The drive out of Worland was pretty cool.  We passed through a canyon that had some of the oldest rocks in the planet visible, some over 3…

Wow today we drove in four different states.  We passed north out of Salt Lake City out of Utah and into Idaho.  Idaho, at least the part we drove through, is pretty much like you’d expect, lots of farmland and grassland.  After Idaho we drove through Montana for a grand total of 30 minutes.  Montana…

It’s day one of a cross country road trip.  A friend of mine found a summer internship in New Jersey, so he’s making the journey across country in his car.  I’m along for the ride.  Driving across country is something I’ve always wanted to do, so of course I jumped on the chance to cross…