AND HERE I GO! New Mexico to Colorado to South Dakota

The journey has finally started! As I'm writing this I'm sitting in a coffee shop in the small town of Mitchell, South Dakota. So far, it's been a hot and humid day with plenty of sunshine and no tornados in sight. You might be thinking, who goes to South Dakota for a trip? Well, to answer your question, I do! Having a couple of cousins to stay with was a big factor in deciding to start my trip in the northern midwestern states.

I guess you might also be wondering how I got from Phoenix, Arizona to Mitchell, South Dakota. Well I've been busy stressing out so I didn't find the time to write until now about that trip. So here goes.

Phoenix, Arizona. I said goodbye to people I love. It was not a fun ordeal, but I got through it. I drove through to New Mexico. Nothing exciting to relive to you. Only I was still in New Mexico when the sun came down and let me tell you, it is a beautiful state! There is so much variety in the landscape. From mountains, to rolling hills, to flat lands, I was pleasantly surprised driving through.

Well a hundred bucks later in gas I made it to my hometown of Pueblo, Colorado.
Pueblo, Colorado. Stress and frustration kick in. The next day after I arrive I noticed I had a flat tire. Turns out a nail had punctured my tire and decided it's life was over. On the positive side, I now have two new tires ready for the road and experience using my jack to lift the car.

Another round of saying goodbye to people I love, and I was on my road trip (officially). I drove 13 hours. Along the way, I saw corn fields galore! South Dakota is a very picturesque place. I know many people that say it is a boring drive through all the corn fields and flatter land. Well, I may have to disagree. Sunsets make everything seem a little more magical. The fields lit up into what seemed like miles of golden wheat fields and rows upon rows of green veggies. Roadkill scattered the highway and there was always some unknown creature that was pulverized. So I would try to guess what it might have been when it was alive. Oh, I'm sorry. Was that a little strange? Well if you want to know how to pass the time on an endless stretch of road, you gotta do what you gotta do.

Well aside from my temporary insanity to entertain myself when I'm bored, South Dakota has been a very inviting place to travel through. The small town next to Mitchell where my cousin lives is the cutest place! While I was driving around the maybe 100 house, 1 school, 1 bar town every person I passed waved hello. Now how nice is a place like that?! So far so good. On to the next day!

-K. Pisciotta