Nebraska and South Dakota experiences and observations

[sourpatchhobbit]

My mom and I have stopped at what seems to be the last stop before the Bad Lands in South Dakota. Kansas was not sparsly populated in comparison to these states. We felt isolated. On a road that was flat for I would guess a mile at least in either direction we wouldn't see another car coming or going. There is a place called the Sand Hills. It

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[gregorygirl]

oh, wow, this all sounds utterly amazing.

(and i know this is by far not the main point, but speaking of Tacky the Penguin, when I was working at a library this summer i found a sequel to Tacky the Penguin called Three Cheers for Tacky! about how Tacky tried out for the cheerleading squad and won a competition by virtue of his unconventional cheering techniques. IT WAS THE BEST THING EVER RACHEL SEARS IT MADE ME MISS YOU SO MUCH.)

[gregorygirl]

Oh that is soo marvelous! I think I've seen the cover of that book but never read it. I read one by the same author about a porkypine named fluffy though, and it was lovely! I dont' think anything will ever match the original Tacky though. I think next time we're together we need to make ourselves some matching Tacky clothing!
I hope to be with you when you get to see the badlands. Which I know you will see someday my dear ALLGWW (is that all of them? Anna Laura Loftin Gregory Wilson Winnebago?) because you are a person who the natural world can resonate with and you can share that with other people. I was so moved multiple times when I was there, words cant describe it.

[goldelfwitch]

This was a really beautiful little prose about the United States landscape. Thanks for sharing.

[goldelfwitch]

thanks. I was hoping to write about the entirety of the trip but I think that events are now going too quickly for me to have time to write more. I see now the draw and satisfaction of writing travel journals.