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Shannon Cuthrell
@shannoncuthrell
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Freelance journalist covering tech and the future. Sharing my personal ideas and opinions here.
Read "Riding Shotgun in the West" on #Medium -- https://medium.com/@shannoncuthrell/riding-shotgun-in-the-west-c5eda1a5cf66
Read the whole story in my #Substack newsletter :) - https://shannoncuthrell.substack.com/p/riding-shotgun-in-the-west
Tallies:
• Roadside crosses: 57 - may all rest in peace
• #Tesla #Cybertrucks: 6 (including 2 hauled on a trailer)
• Rest areas: 32 total - no shortage of places to piss
Here's some rest-stop ephemera:
I’d hate to admit that any mountain region could be more beautiful than the Blue Ridge, where I spent my college years. But… the #Rockies definitely beats it. My jaw almost disjointed at the first sight of a 10,000-foot mountain.
I can always appreciate a well-curated display of #antiques / #collectibles. Check out these themes:
At the Brass Armadillo Antique Mall in Wheat Ridge, I spent an embarrassing amount of time digging through boxes of old North Carolina postcards. I found this gem from my alma mater, Appalachian State University — then called the Appalachian State Teachers College. Ain’t that neat? #collectibles #appstate #appalachian #asu
West of Denver is Dinosaur Ridge, a region known for its fossils. Local towns embrace this reputation with street art and murals like this (in #Nederland, CO):
The longest oil-hauling train I’ve ever seen was making good time in the eastern plains of Colorado.
Something I noticed: We saw less than 10 cops on each route to/from Colorado. Most were responding to accidents, save for one sobriety test in Kansas City. Another was racing recklessly without their sirens on, as cops often do.
I'll admit, it was nice to not be patrolled. Of course, law enforcement abounded upon our return to North Carolina. Figures. The NC Highway Patrol has 1,600+ troopers, more than any other state but Texas. https://www.ncdps.gov/our-organization/law-enforcement/state-highway-patrol/about-state-highway-patrol
While they look cool at first, Kansas’s countless miles of wind farms get old when you’re on I-70 for an entire day and staring at the quadrillionth turbine. Is scenic diversity too much to ask for? #i70
