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Almost ran over a guy as he foolishly tried to mosey across US-50. L-to-R in front of us, all the way, never once tired to trot, let alone run out of danger. Only hard evasive repeated actions by us saved him from having his shorts browned or his head turned bright red after being launched 300 feet airborne down the road and into the desert. DMF!<\/p>\n
Saw a rainbow outside Lamar Colorado.<\/p>\n
Waved at a BNSF freight train running the rails along US-50; got a woo woo in response. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
At Guniston gas stop, got a side trip recommendation from a Boulder Colorado, optical engineer, dirt bike rider (Craig): CO-69 along the Sangre de Christo mountain range and CO10 \u2013 a straight, level, and empty stretch of go-fast road. 69 was gorgeous. 10 allowed us to outrun big ugly, thunder bumper clouds and speed check our bike\u2019s warp drives.<\/p>\n
Stayed at Mr. Kim\u2019s Travelodge in Lamar. He has three older kids. All in college\/grad school on partial\/full rides; two at prestigious universities. Wife and youngest daughter live in Seattle. He sees them infrequently as the \u201cschools and neighborhoods are better there.\u201d Now and then he drives the long weekend round trip to see them. Recently bought this \u201cEast Jesus\u201d motel to make his fortune. He found small town America clannish, lazy, hostile, and bigoted towards his dreams.<\/p>\n
Inadvertently discovered that he slept behind the motel\u2019s check-in counter on the floor as I awoke him in a start when I quietly entered the lobby to write today\u2019s journal musings. Mr. Kim is one of several immigrants we met on this trip who\u2019ve been charmed so much by small town real estate values as to cause them to risk their life\u2019s savings and sanity seeking their fortunes there. Despite widespread and often cruel opposition they face, these newest Americans persevere. Love \u2018em one and all as examples of what makes this place grand.<\/p>\n
Dined at a small Szechwan restaurant owned and manned entirely by recent mainland Mandarin-only-speaking Chinese immigrant wait staff. Large Hot-Sour soup appetizer should be retitled Extended-Family size.<\/p>\n
Our wait captain came to Lamar from Atlanta, when his Lamar friend called to ask for his help. Seemed that Lamar\u2019s local workers wouldn\u2019t work slave as hard as was needed. The restaurant seemed successful with a huge takeout and delivery business in evidence.<\/p>\n
Daily Windshield Bug Smash Bingo Game winners: yellow<\/p>\n
Query count as of the end of Day 20:<\/p>\n
Where\u2019re you going? \u2013 22
\nWhat\u2019s that? (Steve\u2019s Valkyrie) \u2013 8
\nDamsels in distress? \u2013 9<\/p>\n
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