tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10180370.post4652148377281687519..comments2023-06-14T01:48:52.385-07:00Comments on Things I Find Important: Bad LandDr. Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11736304410226354515noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10180370.post-30851648863982715162007-06-21T21:31:00.000-07:002007-06-21T21:31:00.000-07:00Hey, they didn't just drop those National Park des...Hey, they didn't just drop those National Park designations at random! Well, except for Cuyahoga Valley N.P.--I don't know what they were thinking with <I>that</I> one.<BR/><BR/>David: Har.Jackie M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11863386402985710623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10180370.post-81881333470105586342007-06-21T20:54:00.000-07:002007-06-21T20:54:00.000-07:00First of all, David, I'm envious that you've taken...First of all, David, I'm envious that you've taken the Empire Builder route. Before I did road trips, I used to indulge in train trips. Getting the urge again. Also, academia is a beautiful thing.<BR/><BR/>Jackie, we only saw this region because we wanted to take a new route home. Ended up liking the area more than we thought we would!Dr. Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11736304410226354515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10180370.post-37176562957945645602007-06-21T04:07:00.000-07:002007-06-21T04:07:00.000-07:00Jackie, I've never seen the badlands either -- the...Jackie, I've never seen the badlands either -- the closest I've gotten (if I read this map right) is Willston, North Dakota, on the train from Chicago to Portland.<BR/><BR/>A fellow passenger on that trip asked one of the porters if we'd see the Badlands. He looked out the window at North Dakota in February and said: "Lady, ain't this bad enough?"David Moleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07334889574898460118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10180370.post-76256469061772506632007-06-21T04:01:00.000-07:002007-06-21T04:01:00.000-07:00Lisa, I just want you to know that you and Greg ha...Lisa, I just want you to know that you and Greg have, double-handedly, in just the last few weeks, turned <I>Arrange things so that you will have summer vacations</I> into the driving passion of my life.David Moleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07334889574898460118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10180370.post-82890051188308940492007-06-20T21:24:00.000-07:002007-06-20T21:24:00.000-07:00I'm very upset that everybody except me gets to se...I'm very upset that everybody except me gets to see the Badlands. Why does South Dakota have to be way out there in the middle of nowhere, anyway?Jackie M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11863386402985710623noreply@blogger.com