The Trek!

I’ll be living at the University of Iowa in the fall, and the drive to Iowa City from my little town in Colorado takes about 17 hours. To pass the time, we decided to look up roadside attractions. Turns out, there are a LOT of them. This, my friends, is the trek to Iowa City!

We begin our adventure somewhere near the border of Nebraska. Ask me exactly where and I will have no idea, because everything looks the same in Nebraska… With no mountains to guide you, I don’t know how you Plains folk get around! Our first stop was Fort Cody, which offered some DELIGHTFUL photo opportunities.
They sure do grow people big around these parts.
I told him not to do it!!

After much merriment, we journeyed onward, as Iowa City waits for no man! After driving for another 537 hours (or maybe just five), we spied something intriguing. Disguised as an overpass was a museum! Our curiosity forced us off of the highway for another stop, this time at the Great Platte River Road Archway!

Seriously... an overpass.
Real, live prospectors! Huzzah!

The next stop was just… just brilliant. We actually went out of our way to visit it, because… well, because it’s hilarious. I give you… CARHENGE!

Oh, you're a henge.
The second greatest henge I've ever seen!

After a trip to the Kool-Aid museum:

OH YEAAAAH!

And the Danish Heritage Museum:

Danish Heritage Museum

We FINALLY found ourselves in Iowa.

We FINALLY found ourselves in Iowa.

The moral of the story, ladies and gentlemen, is that even something really boring can be fun if you make it so… or if there are ridiculous roadside attractions nearby.

6 thoughts on “The Trek!”

  1. Oh and by the way…as impossible as it may sound…not all of Nebraska looks the same. We do have more than just farms around here. 🙂

  2. Savannah! I really like your blog and I can’t wait to keep hearing about your college experience! It reminds me of how I felt last year when I was a freshman! Blogging is a great way to express yourself and I really enjoyed doing it! I know you will too! Goodluck on your first year of college! Hope to see you around! 🙂

  3. @Danielle You can follow individual bloggers via RSS feeds using any RSS reader (google reader, my yahoo, etc.). Or it can be sent via email using a different service like FeedMyInbox.com. There is a link to the blog’s RSS feed at the bottom of each page.

  4. What a great foundation to your blog. I look forward to reading it as your journey continues. I am so proud of you!

    “Жизнь-это серьезная приключение или вообще ничего.”
    Helen Keller

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