With my drive last night, I think I'm officially the furthest West I've ever been. As a kid we went to Louisiana, and I think were in the Shreveport area. I'm now in Sioux Falls, SD.
Two days ago I had a pretty rough time. I was homesick and overwhelmed with a very "fish out of water" feeling. And there was also this idea; I was almost as far west as I had ever been. It was a weird, yet significant, mental block. I did a similar thing at the Canadian border. I spent an hour or more in Sault Ste. Marie, MI -- for almost no reason.
My host the other day called it my Samwise Gamgee moment, and I thought the comparison was hilariously accurate. That was just the beginning of their adventure.
Thankfully a few nights of good sleep have done a lot for my mood and my clarity. But it's still a milestone of sorts, even if it's not truly that significant.
Today or tomorrow (not positive yet) I'll continue on across South Dakota. I'll hopefully spend one or two nights in the wilderness of Badlands National Park, and then hopefully a couch in Rapid City, SD. Then, continuing westward.
Hopefully I don't end up at Mt. Doom -- but if I do, that'd actually be kind of awesome.
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