I've never been so excited.... so giddy... to hang out at a truck stop.  To the uninitiated (read: me), I thought they were "gross".  No more thought beyond "gross", just "gross".  All that nonsense stops today.  These places are fascinating....

I've read about petrified wood but hadn't seen any.  Ditto for Scott.  When we saw a sign for a petrified wood garden just outside the Badlands, our thought was, "Eh, why not?!"  It was $12 for the both of the...

Scott, “How does that look?”  Me, “Terrible.”  He pulled forward a bit and then backed up into exactly the same spot.  Him, “How about now?”  Me, “Still terrible.”  He tried again and ended up in the same place.  “How about...