All right, so I’m sure I left you all riveted, hanging off the ends of your chairs after my last blog. The question has probably arisen more than once in your minds, so what happens in part II of the South Dakota Road Trip?!?!?!? Well, the answer is a lot of flat land and rurality:)(Technically, I’ll have to create this word in Wikipedia before I can use it without my computer’s spell check chewing me out! )John Peterson, a friend and coworker flew out to Rapid City on his way back from Colorado. We finished up with a college fair around noon, and decided to take the long way back from the Black Hills to Sioux Falls. Instead of going straight interstate, we headed north into the least densely populated part of South Dakota. We figured that our on-a-whim detour would take us 150 miles out of our way. But hey, if there is one thing you learn in college, it’s that the intangible beauty of road trips cannot be sidetracked by measurable quantities.
As always, getting sidetracked was worth every extra turn of the odometer! The Northern Plains of SD are amazing in all their treeless beauty. They consist of endless stretches of prairie that literally roll into the sunset, pretty much what you would see in any old time western show. At one point, John and I ran across a sign that warned us we wouldn’t be seeing anyone for 72 miles. It is weird and yet very awe-inspiring to know that you will see near-pristine nature for 72 uninterrupted miles!
We ate dinner at a small diner in Redfield and arrived in Sioux Falls pretty late. The adventure was great, but I was glad to be back home. I’m sure as your semesters wind down; you probably feel the same way. You’ve probably felt as though you’ve had to go way more than 72 miles without a break.......and then they throw semester tests on top of that!Just remember, high school, as much as you love or hate it, is almost over. College, what many people refer to as the best years of their lives, is just a few months away. You will experience road trips and late night study sessions with friends, frantically ordering pizza before Domino’s closes at 1 a.m. alongside frantically studying for a test at 8 the next morning. You’ll experience your room mate’s bad taste in music and all the funny stories they bring to the table. You’ll experience it all, but in order to do that, you have to start somewhere! If you haven’t already done so, apply to schools today. Scholarship deadlines are quickly approaching and you’re just losing money by sitting around. Augie’s application is free and you can get loads of scholarships just by applying! We’ll hope to hear from you soon.
3 comments:
Wow, that's a great picture of the sign saying next service is 72 miles. Very interesting stuff.
Nice pink shirt. That was so last year. And we need to work on that posture.
South Dakota is soooooo fascinating. Almost as fascinating as your elegant prose. Keep up the good work, Justin!
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