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[jfb]

I drove to Minnesota again.

California
 

Arizona
 

New Mexico
 

Texas
 

Oklahoma
 

Kansas
 

Missouri
 

Iowa
 

Comments

Huh?

[(Anonymous)]

Hey, I thought you were just going back to LA, or something.

scottandrew

[juliansinger.livejournal.com]

Why is there a giant badmitton instrument in Missouri?

[g-nice.livejournal.com]

i never thought i'd say something like this, but oklahoma looks like the most exciting place on the drive.

whoa

[talking-sock.livejournal.com]

Kansas has a bayou? What the heck is up with Missouri? It's full of weird lawn art. Who knew? Texas, though -- we all knew. Even about the crooked stuff.

I like the road photos a lot.

[rutemple.livejournal.com]

cool zeitgeist of the trip...

How's my ol' home state treating you? good times, good tunes, good friends, I wish you.

Re: Huh?

[jfb.livejournal.com]

Nope, MN for the holidays. I expect to hit LA in February sometime and then settle in for a while.

[jfb.livejournal.com]

I can't answer that precisely, but I will say that the giant shuttlecocks (three of them, as far as I know) are on the grounds of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (http://www.nelson-atkins.org/). Maybe four.

[jfb.livejournal.com]

It certainly had the benefit of dramatic lighting. But every place is exciting, if you know how to look at it.

Re: whoa

[jfb.livejournal.com]

The "bayou" photo was taken (on foot) from a bridge over a little river in Wichita, on my way to a cool cafe called Riverside Perk.

Both Missouri photos are from the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (see other reply for link), and the guy walking in front of the headless statues is Kenny.

On I-40 in Texas there are billboards advertising the LARGEST CROSS IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE, and that's what I photographed. Questions: Is it really the largest cross in the western hemisphere? And if so, what eastern hemisphere cross prevents it from claiming the world title?

(Thanks for giving me an excuse to provide notes!)

[jfb.livejournal.com]

Cold but friendly--as you'd expect. More on MN in a future post.

[g-nice.livejournal.com]

i guess i didn't know how to look at iowa when i was there.

[chrismwage.livejournal.com]

Texas looks just like I remembered it!

[randomchef.livejournal.com]

wow i thought this trip was 3 months total...you're nuts!!! keep an eye out for an entry from me pretty soon about my doomed trip last week. *sigh*

glad you're still truckin'...

[kruton303.livejournal.com]

The shuttlecocks were very controversial when they were first introduced. Apparently everyone doesn't have a sense of humor when it comes to art! There is also a companion to the four birdies in the Guggenheim museum. Too bad you didn't get to see the new exhibit of the moon and stars. It's quite interesting, but it was too cold. Maybe next time.