The Real General Lee is NOT in South Dakota

Dang it's a boring drive across South Dakota. So we had to look up random facts to keep ourselves entertained...

• There was a billboard advertising that the original General Lee is displayed in nowhere, South Dakota. RIGHT?! So then we looked up about where Dukes of Hazzard is based on. Phil was determined that it's in Georgia, and Emma was positive it was Kentucky. We were both somehow correct. The show takes place in fictional Hazzard, Georgia however, it's based on real life, home town Hazard, Kentucky.
• Gutzon Borglum created Mt. Rushmore. He started at the age of 60 and wasn't finished when he died of complications during surgery in Chicago. His son continued the project for one season but then decided to leave it at the unfinished state his father left it.
• Apparently the home of Laura Ingalls Wilder (writer of the Little House series) is in South Dakota. Well when we looked it up, we found out that she also has homes in Florida, Kansas, Nebraska, Illinois, and probably others.
• The population of South Dakota is 796,214. We tried to find the cow population, but we were unsuccessful.

We have also realized how important it is to know how to make coffee for each other. While one person gasses up the car and washes the windshield the other's job is to go inside and buy a cup of coffee. Or maybe it's just another factor of being a "couple." HA. Anyhow, Phil likes his coffee with a little bit of cream and no sugar. Whereas Emma will take it with cream and sugar, or just flavored creamer.



The Badlands were awesome. Such a spectacular natural earth formation. And how it happen completely blows my mind. Just one of those amazing things I guess. I'm glad we took the little detour to see the Badlands.

We have been getting along great - per usual. Right now we're both in Montana, though in different cities. Phil is hanging out with his little brother in Billings, while Emma is with a college besti in Bozeman. More to come about the week that we're taking off from traveling and from each other. Though I must admit - I miss Phil a little bit :)

Peace