I’m putting these two days together because they are really one leg of the trip, I just couldn’t make the whole drive from Austin to Denver (16 hours) in one day so I stopped for a night in Amarillo and did pretty much nothing but sleep. Oh, well I did get this tasty pizza from a place around the corner from my hotel. I got a little worried that I was going to have to give up my "no chain" rule for the night considering it was almost 10pm on a Sunday when I checked into my hotel but luckily this place was just down the road and open until 10:30.
Why is it that greek places make such awesome pizza? Oh, and just a little tid bit, I couldn’t get a picture but this place had a sign that said “4 out of 5 people prefer our gyro to a McDonald’s Big Mac” which for some reason really cracked me up. They also boasted a 30” pizza called the “Big Texan”; it was definitely my kinda place.
I spent most of these two days listening to my new favorite radio show called Radiolab. It’s on NPR (of course) and I can’t believe I haven’t been listening to it for years. I have heard a few segments from Radiolab on This American Life (another one of my favorite NPR shows) and finally decided to check it out. And I have to say, I was totally blown away. If you haven’t heard this show you really, really, really need to check it out. It’s insightful, funny, and ultimately just very entertaining. I think I listened to four or five episodes in the car today (they’re an hour long) and I could have listened to them all day but that’s all I put on my phone. They have a ton of podcasts that you can download for free, so go on! Get a little knowledge in on your drive to work or around town or you know… across the country.
I actually really enjoyed these two days of driving because in addition to my almost constant stream of Radiolab I barely had to drive on any giant highways at all. Really, I think I feel most at home on little two lane roads heading anywhere as long as I’m on some sort of adventure, and really aren’t we always on some sort of adventure? I’m not sure what it is about these roads, maybe it’s the tiny towns that pop up along the way, or the solitude of nothing but the road and fields or trees as far as you can see. But, if I could take these roads to get everywhere I wanted to go I wouldn’t be caught dead on any of those soul sucking, six lane atrocities.
Here are a few pics from the drive because, even with solid radio programming and two-lane scenery, being in your car by yourself for 16 hours can get a little boring.
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