"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
06/05/2018 at 17:25 • Filed to: None
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"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
06/05/2018 at 17:25 • Filed to: None | 6
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We have arrived.
functionoverfashion
> ttyymmnn
06/05/2018 at 17:34 |
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Please tell me they still have billboards starting like, in Minnesota, increasing in frequency until you can’t bring yourself NOT to stop, just to see what all the hype is about. Also there’s not much else going on besides the Corn Palace.
For Sweden
> ttyymmnn
06/05/2018 at 17:35 |
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Mr. Gorbachev, I hate two things: walls and drugs.
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ttyymmnn
> functionoverfashion
06/05/2018 at 17:38 |
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Saw the Corn Palace this morning. And yes, billboards every 50 feet.
someassemblyrequired
> ttyymmnn
06/05/2018 at 17:39 |
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Wall Drug is great, make sure to head to Badlands NP and at least drive the loop (the park entrance is very close to Wall).
Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
> ttyymmnn
06/05/2018 at 17:52 |
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Just get the damn bumper sticker okay?
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ttyymmnn
> Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
06/05/2018 at 18:15 |
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Oh, don’t worry, we will.
Frank W. Doom
> ttyymmnn
06/05/2018 at 18:26 |
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I don’t remember anything quite as underwhelming as the first trip to wall drug
f86sabre
> ttyymmnn
06/05/2018 at 18:38 |
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Where the hell is wall drug!
Warm enough for you?
Tristan
> ttyymmnn
06/05/2018 at 18:46 |
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Do drive the Badlands NP loop. It’s one of my favorite things in the USA.
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ttyymmnn
> f86sabre
06/05/2018 at 18:50 |
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It’s pretty hot to be sure. But it should be a fair bit cooler tomorrow and the rest of the week.
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ttyymmnn
> Frank W. Doom
06/05/2018 at 19:09 |
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This place is full of cheap, trashy, kitschy touristy junk on an enormous scale. It’s fantastic.
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Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
> f86sabre
06/05/2018 at 19:13 |
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It’s in the middle of nowhere in SD. It’s been a tourist attraction along I90 for like ever.
smobgirl
> ttyymmnn
06/05/2018 at 21:08 |
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DONUTS PLS
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f86sabre
> Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
06/05/2018 at 21:26 |
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It was a joke based off of the famous bumper sticker.;)
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ttyymmnn
> smobgirl
06/05/2018 at 23:55 |
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Donuts were had.
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ttyymmnn
> Tristan
06/05/2018 at 23:56 |
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It’s on the agenda. Tomorrow is Rushmore. Badlands and Minute Man missile is the next day. I have no idea what day it is.
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ttyymmnn
> someassemblyrequired
06/05/2018 at 23:57 |
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It’s on the agenda. Tomorrow is Mt. Rushmore.
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Tristan
> ttyymmnn
06/06/2018 at 00:00 |
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Also, because of your love for aviation, check out the South Dakota Air and Space Museum in Box Elder (my sister lives there- her husband is stationed at Ellsworth!). I’ve never been, but it’s on the list.
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ttyymmnn
> Tristan
06/06/2018 at 00:14 |
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Sadly, we may not have time. Itinerary isn’t completely set, but that’s a bit down the list. Not everyone in my family is an airplane junkie.
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Tristan
> ttyymmnn
06/06/2018 at 00:18 |
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But... but... they have a B-1B!!!
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ttyymmnn
> Tristan
06/06/2018 at 00:39 |
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For the past 24 years, I played trumpet in an orchestra in Abilene, TX, home of Dyess AFB. Dyess houses the 7th Bomb Wing, the only other Bone wing in the country. For all of those 24 years, I spent my free time out at the base watching planes, and the last few years photographing them. I have seen many, many Bones, and quite a few other types as well. Not that I wouldn’t like to see more. I’m not sure I can count an Ellsworth B-1 on my list.
https://tshaff.smugmug.com/Aviation/Dyess-Air-Force-Base
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someassemblyrequired
> ttyymmnn
06/06/2018 at 09:29 |
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There’s also the Minuteman Missile Historic Site at the other end of the park - I’ve never made it there (sadly always closed by the time we’ve got there) but it’s supposed to be a cool stop as you can tour the launch control capsule:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minuteman_Missile_National_Historic_Site
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ttyymmnn
> someassemblyrequired
06/06/2018 at 10:21 |
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We tried, but you need a reservation for the tour and it’s booked through July. There is another site where you can walk around outside and look down in a silo. Doing that tomorrow.