as faithful readers (that's right, we'll let you be faithful readers after one day!) may have deduced, we started day two where day one ended: Caldwell, Idaho. though we set it for 8 a.m., our hotel's witty alarm clock took it upon itself to wake us up at 5.30 a.m. so after some new alarm wrangling, we woke at a godly hour, fed the cats and the people, and hit the road.
we drove down to Ogden, Utah, before angling to our destination for the night: Rock Springs, Wyoming. so, if we may (since The World from PRI can do it, so can we), it's time for a Geo-Quiz. when one heads from Caldwell, Idaho to Ogden, Utah, in which direction is one going? for the answer, we consulted the compass that my brother Richard bought for us (along with the title page's classy fuzzy dice (thanks, Richard!))...
that's right folks! NE! in fact, that's the direction from Oregon to Idaho! it's even the direction any way you turn in the gas station parking lot. now, to be fair, we sort of think it's an overall sort of compass. overall, we are in fact headed NE. it's just that really only the last leg of our travel thus far has been in that direction.
also, never, and i mean never, has Pizza Hut pizza tasted so good as it did tonight in Rock Springs, WY. damn. maybe it's something about Rock Springs? come on out and try it!
in other news, though, is it just called The Hut now? what does that even mean? who wants to eat at The Hut? not it. and don't even get me started on the preview for the 3-d A Christmas Carol i saw this morning while waiting for some English muffins to toast. 3-d WHAT???
anyhoo: pictures:
it's the "I don't know. Maybe it was Utah." series. so beautiful. (nice pics, frankie!)
the first is what's known as some pretty rocks. the second is called the Devil's Slide. it's truly badass. there is a scenic pullout for picture taking if you're a wuss. frankie is so awesome she just snapped as we drove on. the third pic frankie took for the symmetry between the trains and the rocks. this picture being all the more remarkable for it being taken amidst some of the craziest road construction we've ever witnessed.
I actually think I have eaten at the pizza hut. Is that tasty cheese pizza still on tap? What about the hawaiian?
ReplyDeleteso-uh, how come you didn't opt to stay in utah huh?
ReplyDeleteactually, we had considered it, but it didn't work out with the schedule we needed! (either drive 12 hours in one go, or drive eight hours one day, and then four hours the next! boo...)
ReplyDeletetee hee...
Wonderful Rocks in Utah-my favorite part of the state, really. Remember that cool picture of the truck squeezed between the rocks? Utah baby!
ReplyDeleteooh ooh not only is this my first time posting to a blog but it's my first time reading one!! I'm a little behind in the times but that's ok! Once I start something I get hooked, such as facebook which I call crackbook! I thought the scorpion was real until further inspection I noticed a loop! Once you enter this great state of VT watch out for your fuzzy dice or you may get pulled over again! =D
ReplyDeletethanks for the dice heads up! though i must admit, it was a little tricky of frankie NOT to mention that we were moving to a state where you can't have fuzzy dice hanging from your rear view mirror?!?! what kind of crazy state is this? (tee hee)
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