Missouri or Misery?

Eventful times of the car ride:
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visible from freeway (not my picture) |
Passed the Point of Interest in Wyoming. It’s a tree that has been growing out of solid rock and has fascinated travelers since the 1860s when they built the original railroad slightly around it. The railroad workers would give the tree a “free drink” from their canteens. I would elect Wyoming as one of the ugliest states we drove through on this trip, but I love learning about the random and interesting facts of places I’ve been. I never would have known about this “interesting point” on the freeway if I hadn’t seen the sign and looked it up. This tree may seem small and insignificant to many travelers, but I think it is so cool. I love learning about history and the interesting things you may never know if you don’t go out and see for yourself.
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my view from the free way (not my picture) |
Head of Lincoln in Wyoming. Considering that Wyoming was the most boring state we drove through, there’s quite some…interesting things here. Like this giant head of Abraham Lincoln along the side of the road. I looked up some information about it. Some guy sculpted it for Lincoln’s 150th birthday and put it at the highest elevation of the Lincoln Highway, but it was eventually moved to I-80. Not very interesting, but who knew the people of Wyoming loved Lincoln, too? All I’m saying, not worth the drive through the dry land of Wyoming.
Adam-ondi-ahman in Missouri. Possibly one of the most beautiful places I
have ever seen. I simply have no words
to describe it. I think Megan said it
best when she said: “There’s few places you can feel the temple spirit outside
of the temple, and this was one of those places.” The trees and the valley were insanely
gorgeous, and I just felt a quieting peace there. I was walking around and the word to describe
it is “still.” It just felt still
there. There was nobody there, and it
just gave me the chance to think about the amazing things that have and will
happen here. Somewhere in Nebraska, I
was thinking why of all places is Adam-ondi-ahman located in Missouri? California is amazingly beautiful, correct? But now I understand. Missouri and Adam-ondi-ahman are just…I have
no words…but I’m pretty sure I’ve used the word beautiful 500 times in this blog post. Faith's grandma described Adam-ondi-ahman perfect to me: "Not much to see, but lot's to feel."
I wish I was there with you, it is so pretty!
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