USA Road Trip, April 2004
day 1: Massachusetts [11] :
day 2: Niagara Falls [6] :
day 3: Ontario-Illinois [13] :
day 4: Chicago [13]
day 5: Wisconsin-Minnesota [6] :
day 6: South Dakota [6] :
day 7: Badlands [20] :
day 8: Wyoming/Montana [20]
day 9: Yellowstone Park [24] :
day 10: Montana/Idaho [8] :
day 11: Roslyn [7] :
day 12: Seattle [7]
Day 11: Washington: Roslyn & into Seattle
Getting close to our final destination, we stopped off in Roslyn, where they used to film Northern Exposure.
The Brick
Roselyn('s) Cafe
Dr Joel Fleischman's office, now a gift shop. I bought a mug.
Mountain range in the distance
Also this day we came across a big stone 'R' on a back-road ('Big stone R' - say it out loud)
Mail boxes
Watching tumbleweed rolling across in front of us (something I had only experienced metaphorically during my time as a stand-up comedian).
Road Signs Seen During Our Journey:
- 'Buy Hess Gasoline' (the H having weathered to look like an L)
- 'First Third Bank' (Michigan)
- 'Mutilated Acres' (on WI barn)
- 'Hfffaraaagh Inn' (alongside Super 8 Motel and Holiday Inn etc)
- 'Fireworks. Cheese.' (WI state line)
- 'American Legion Steak-feed Tonite!' (good job security for cardiologists in this region)
- 'Avant Gardening' (garden centre)
- 'Spam Museum'
- 'Help Protect Wildlife: Wear Fur - hunting & trapping keep populations in control'
- 'Buffalo hunts all year round, $300'
- 'Buffalo testicle festival - have a ball'
- 'Pedicures - buy 2 get 1 free'
- 'Far-fetched Imports'
- 'Homo milk' (brand name of homogenised milk)
Next set of USA Road Trip pics: Arrival in Seattle
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