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Stella’s Body Shop–Its not what you think…
As I made my way from Pipestone, MN, to New Ulm, I passed through Springfield and (almost) drove past Stella’s Body Shop. Wow, where did this place come from? Prior to this Minnesota consisted of large vistas of cornfields. Cornfields… Continue reading
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Life and Signs on the Road
In these thousands of road miles there are always things that are thought provoking. Some of them are signs. This one, for example. Oregon takes littering very seriously. In other state I’ve seen fines posted in the $100 and $500… Continue reading
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Feeling the Love
I had planned to stay in Sioux Falls, SD, for two nights. Frankly I needed the break so that I could recover from all the driving that I’ve been doing lately. When I checked into the hotel they told me… Continue reading
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Things on the Side of the Road
Sometimes its just about driving and seeing what the road itself presents to you. The clouds in a blue sky… People towing their dreams behind them. In Murdo I came across this antique shop that was closed, but had some… Continue reading
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Pioneer Auto Museum–Murdo
The road stretched out in front of me as I left Rapid City. The countryside had certainly changed from Montana and now I would drive through some mountains. Still, there was plenty of farming and cattle by the highway. To… Continue reading
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Motion Unlimited–Rapid City, SD
I’ve been looking forward to visiting this place since the beginning of the trip. Its just that I remember reaching it eight years ago and being very pleased with the cars that it had and one that I found special… Continue reading
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Idaho Museum
I had a couple of museums in Boise, Idaho, on my list of stops, but they didn’t pan out. Fortunately there was one that was not on my list and it was in Nampa, Idaho. First some shots through the… Continue reading
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North by Northwest–Where is America?
Several good friends encouraged me to go see Mount Rushmore when they learned that I would be going to Rapid City, SD, in my quest to see more car museums. I hate to show my cynical side, but I avoid… Continue reading
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Tacoma, Washington and the LeMay Family Museum
What a family this is. A local businessman who collected cars, lots of cars. Put together what is apparently the largest collection in the world. At one point over 3000 cars. When I talked to the docent he said that… Continue reading
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A Trip to Oysterville–Things at the side of the Road
I grew up in a small village called Osterville on Cape Cod. There were times when I felt I was stuck in a little village while the rest of America was passing me by. The Beach Boys sung about California… Continue reading
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