On a roadtrip West this summer, we traveled from Moab, Utah, the Gateway to Arches National Park, to Brigham City, Utah, Gateway to the World’s Greatest Wild Bird Refuge. Not the biggest or oldest — just the greatest.
Brigham is a town of 17,000 and shows signs of what looks like the crisis on every corner. [...]
Brigham City, Utah: The Real America, part 2
July 13th, 2009 by imnotahipster, 4 Comments
Tags: U.S. travel
Bedford, PA: The Real America
January 11th, 2009 by imnotahipster, 1 Comment
After finishing my second round with the GRE, I headed toward Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for a tango festival and stopped for the night in Bedford, PA.
Driving into the town (pop. 3,000) off I-76, a roller rink’s old-fashioned sign beckoned for a photo op. A bit further, I spotted Judy’s Motel, where I would be staying, but [...]
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Sayre and the City
October 15th, 2008 by imnotahipster, No Comments
I spent last weekend in NYC getting my fix of tango and politics and visiting my friend Laura. Highlights:
The cabbie bringing up politics to me (unprovoked!): “I can’t believe McCain chose that woman. What was he thinking?!”
An ad for storage space that read, “What’s more limited? Your closet or her experience?”
Heading out for breakfast and [...]
Tags: Things to believe in ~ U.S. travel