60cities 2days - day one

ladies and gentlemen,

ok, so driving to georgia was something like an absolute hell. i apologize i have not updated recently, but preparing for the trip has me swamped.

but lets skip that crap and get to the point here. the time has arrived and in less than 36 hours i will be on a plane bound for tokyo. life is good and i feel like i am ready to go on and see 60 cities in 60 days.

but let me tell you about 60 cities in 2 days, the trip from provo utah to columbus georgia. a good 35 hours sitting in a car, feeling like you truly want life to end with every hour after six.

day one:

i leave provo utah at about 9am. 7-11 had just had a huge hot dog fair and so they still had hot dog balloons up in the building when i buy my hot dog and fill up my 100oz mug with mountain dew. i slowly begin to replace the blood in my bloodstream with a mixture of yellow food coloring, caffeine, aspartame and water.

interstate 80 could be the loneliest and most desolate road in america. wyoming probably has more people driving on the highway than actually reside in the state. it is a state of cowboys and bad weather. i drove through the worst ice storm i believe i have ever seen. the whole hour or 75ft visibility and winds up to 50mph was spent listening to alison krauss and robert plants record. it was glorious and serene.

heres the only two things worth mentioning about wyomings cities

cheyenne: the state capital. it has one or two mcdonalds.
laramie: the city where an alternative sexual preference could possibly get you killed by either one or two prejudiced and intolerant rednecks.

and here is a picture from wyoming compliments of the ol samsung camera phone.


image this natural beauty in the distance for over 14 hours straight. "14 hours...doesnt it only take 7 or 8 hours to drive through wyoming!?" you may ask.

well, i got to drive through nebraska also before finally stopping in iowa! here are some pictures of nebraska!!!


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im almost falling asleep trying to look at the pictures now.

throughout the day i made about three stops for gas. at each stop i would promptly order one bag of doritos and a 5 hour energy shot.

this continued throughout the next day as well.

then at about 11:50, i made it into the omaha city limits. i gave a call to the lynes and met them in their home in glenwood for the evening.

on the lighter side of things, the trip on friday wasnt too excruciatingly painful. i got to listen to the newest radiohead record and victor frankl's mans search for meaning on cd.

if you get the chance, read that book. its life changing.

until next time, god bless ya.