Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Carhenge

I drove to Montana by myself, which isn't really that far. It takes two, three days of 8 hours of driving. Driving by yourself is the best: you stop where-ever, eat whatever, sing Taylor Swift and call your sister for hours until your service drops out.

I tried to take pictures of every hundred miles, but Red is an engaging album and the highway in Nebraska is [surprisingly] beautiful.

My original itinerary was driving to South Dakota, but I loved the Nebraskan Sandhills so much that I wanted to drive through the whole state.

The deal was sealed when I realized the National Monument Carhenge is on the east side of the state.

Carhenge is an ancient American formation that created around 4,000 years ago. Its speculated to be a copy of the less famous Stonehenge, and visitors come from across the globe to witness the incredible architecture.

Interestingly enough, Carhenge is surrounded by even older fossilized animals. This longneckasaurous has been reconstructed for the public's education. No one is quite sure where the rocks and bones originated from, as the historic site outdates the original Native peoples.

This is the only known Autopieses skeleton.

My intent of purchasing souvenirs from the on-site museum was spoiled when I realized I left my wallet about 80 miles behind at a lovely drive in restaurant, liquor store, movie rental place and ice cream store called Drive In.




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