Friday, October 10, 2008
Mystery Tour part 2
Alright, as we last departed I promised skeletons and cars did I not? Well then, skeletons and cars you shall have! After our stint at the fabulous Wall truck stop, we continue east towards the happy little village of Mayberry Murdo. En route, we discover this little guy walking his dinosaur along the side of the road. It appears he & his pet have, alas, succumbed to the ravages of the Bush administration and are nothing but bones. Can you say "Dead man walking"?
Pulling into Murdo we are at once impressed with the sheer size of the town. Well, we were impressed with the size of the museum. OK, I was impressed that we didn't have to pay to park. The "World Famous Pioneer Auto Show" is normally $9.00 for adults. I know what you're thinking..."But Mark, how can you afford this and still stay on budget?" Oh ye of little faith. When we weretrapped working at the Happy Holiday, we were given something called a "VIP Pass" which got us into various area attractions...FOR FREE! Although we were many miles from Rapid City, guess what? This was one of the attractions listed!! I KNOW! FREE!!
We spent the better part of 2 hours at the museum checking out the various cars, bikes, rocks and toys. Yep, this place isn't just a car museum, it's a dumping ground for all manner of junk. The lapidary collection wasn't bad, though. The further you got into the place, the more you could tell no great pains had been taken to display the items. By the time we made it to the very back, the cars were up on blocks with flat tires and a lot of them had seen their fair share of bird traffic, if you know what I mean. I got the feeling that some of the cars back here had been abandoned in their parking lot. There was a '73 Pinto, an Olds Cutlass...station wagon, and I even saw a Mustang II. All that was missing was some TP. (Get it, they're all turds...oh never mind.)
We depart the small burg of Murdo and continue our trek eastward, bound for Mitchell. While Mitchell is somewhat larger than Murdo, it still doesn't qualify as the big city. But it does have a couple of things going for it. One of which is that it has a Cabela's, where we stay the night. Not in the store...in the parking lot. This was the nicest parking area I think we've ever stayed in. It was a secluded lot around back just for RVers. It also had something I've never found at any other retail store parking lot...a dump station. I KNOW! We took showers that night and were able to empty our tanks there...FOR FREE!! Does it get any better? Not without some politician tryin' to tax it.
We kill the rest of the evening browsing the myriad of products, devices and displays offered in this temple of all things hunting and camping, then retire to our abode on wheels for a nice meal and some well deserved rest. I said Mitchell had a couple of things going for it. "What's the other?", you may well ask.
Well, I'll tell ya....next time.
C-YA!
Pulling into Murdo we are at once impressed with the sheer size of the town. Well, we were impressed with the size of the museum. OK, I was impressed that we didn't have to pay to park. The "World Famous Pioneer Auto Show" is normally $9.00 for adults. I know what you're thinking..."But Mark, how can you afford this and still stay on budget?" Oh ye of little faith. When we were
We spent the better part of 2 hours at the museum checking out the various cars, bikes, rocks and toys. Yep, this place isn't just a car museum, it's a dumping ground for all manner of junk. The lapidary collection wasn't bad, though. The further you got into the place, the more you could tell no great pains had been taken to display the items. By the time we made it to the very back, the cars were up on blocks with flat tires and a lot of them had seen their fair share of bird traffic, if you know what I mean. I got the feeling that some of the cars back here had been abandoned in their parking lot. There was a '73 Pinto, an Olds Cutlass...station wagon, and I even saw a Mustang II. All that was missing was some TP. (Get it, they're all turds...oh never mind.)
We depart the small burg of Murdo and continue our trek eastward, bound for Mitchell. While Mitchell is somewhat larger than Murdo, it still doesn't qualify as the big city. But it does have a couple of things going for it. One of which is that it has a Cabela's, where we stay the night. Not in the store...in the parking lot. This was the nicest parking area I think we've ever stayed in. It was a secluded lot around back just for RVers. It also had something I've never found at any other retail store parking lot...a dump station. I KNOW! We took showers that night and were able to empty our tanks there...FOR FREE!! Does it get any better? Not without some politician tryin' to tax it.
We kill the rest of the evening browsing the myriad of products, devices and displays offered in this temple of all things hunting and camping, then retire to our abode on wheels for a nice meal and some well deserved rest. I said Mitchell had a couple of things going for it. "What's the other?", you may well ask.
Well, I'll tell ya....next time.
C-YA!
