scott's great american highway expedition log

* now with smaller photos! >
Greta @ the Gorge
Scott @ the Gorge
Some lake in Montana
Wildfires in Montana
Glacier National Park
Eastern Montana
Glendisaurus!
Sweet, they've got a beach out here!
Totally going to the beach!
Just one mile to the beach!!
Okay, I'm here - where is it...
Hmm...
This doesn't look good...
Definitely no water anywhere near Beach. Do they know what Beach means in North Dakota?
Greta in the badlands
North Dakotans love mini golf
Scott w/ giant lamb (?)
Scott w/ giant cricket
Scott in a fisherman's dream
Creeepy
Scott w/ huge birds
Scott w/ Salem Sue, world's largest holstein cow
Greta w/ Salem Sue
Bismarck North Dakota sucks
And I'm the only one visiting it.
World's largest sandhill crane!
Exxxccellent
Scott w/ world's largest buffalo.
Met someone in Jamestown.
On the road
Pepsi? Hmmmm... okay, I'll give it a try.
Walker Art Center in Minneapolis
WHAT! Closed Monday?! ( it was Monday )
Ghost Scott
Standing frame and spoon with cherry, and Minneapolis
Gotta pay to drive in Illinois
The beach @ Lake Michigan. I think it's actually just the ocean, though.
Chicago from the Sears Tower
Chicago from the Sears Tower
Millenium Park fountain face
THE BEAAAN!
I made it to the bean!
Glorious bean
Pledging allegiance in Holland, MI
Mr. Holland ?
ahhh ... Lake Michigan
Dan with boot-o-beer @ New Holland Brewery
My boot is just orange juice ... really
Bunny's favorite spot
On the way to Joe's house
Always imagined Joe growing up in a rough Chicago neighborhood. Mmmmm... nope.
Joe's junior high
Can't believe he didn't bring this to Seattle...
Ronald Reagan's boyhood home
The Gipper himself
Took a while to get around these guys
Oh, you know I stopped here
Regret not picking one of these up
The Mighty Mississip
Part tractor, part dune buggy
The St. Louis arch is going to be sweeeet!
And it is!
Pretty darn tall.
Bubbly sculpture in St. Louis, Missouri
White guy
Last brewery tour of the day ended before I arrived. No free Bud-Light for me. Laaaame.
Insert inspirational bible verse
Seen in Nebraska
Also seen in Nebraska
Camping Nebraska style
Supplies
Dinosaur
This is where my car died. Fort Morgan, Colorado. Yes, that's a cemetery. Not a good sign.
Tow truck
Could this be the end?
No, not the end. My car seems to run now.
ONWARD!
New Belgium Brewery
Vast Colorado Sky
Wyoming
1 of 6 breakdowns on the highway - this one happened in front of wyoming's Hell's Half Acre.
Long since abandoned tavern / souvenir shop
Hell's Half Acre
Inside part of the abandoned building
A HUGE piece of beef jerky - only $5.99
Tetons
Yellowstone
Old Faithful, and hundreds of people waiting for the 1:47pm show
Dinner @ Yellowstone
Greta @ Yellowstone
Nickelodeon sighting
Greta, back @ the Gorge
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