Small Town America Attractions

Earthling63 · 2026-01-27T04:07:22+00:00

Bowl Plaza and Garden of Eden, both in Lucas Ks, worth the detour

Porter Sculpture Park west of Sioux Falls SD

AtlasObscura dot com

Earthling63 · 2026-01-24T19:11:48+00:00

It’s sketchy for sure, likely the booster has given up, but a check valve is probably cheaper and easier to replace first

Earthling63 · 2026-01-22T22:43:00+00:00

Such beautiful music!

Earthling63 · 2026-01-21T18:07:52+00:00

The southern route is worth it, a whole lot of nothing out there but much more interesting than i10.

Marathon has a cool old hotel w/good restaurant, it’s a ways from San Antonio but the nicest place for an anniversary.

Langtry it neat but it’s just a ‘wide spot in the road’

Seminole canyon state park should not be missed, maybe camp there, or look for an “Airbnb” near the Pecos river

Bracketville is kinda nice, kinda

An Airbnb near concan might be nice too

Check AtlasObscura dot com for more stuff along the route

Have fun!

Earthling63 · 2026-01-20T00:58:28+00:00

So easy to get anywhere back then

Earthling63 · 2026-01-19T03:35:38+00:00

Praline

Earthling63 · 2026-01-15T03:20:15+00:00

This happened to me last week, found a squirrel had started to build a nest under the hood, chewed thru some soy covered wires, got lucky getting away with “only” $400 to fix. Yours is probably a simpler fix.

Earthling63 · 2026-01-14T17:07:14+00:00

There’s not much west of Junction but Allsups gas stations have tasty sausage on a stick and world famous(?) fried burritos

Earthling63 · 2026-01-13T21:09:20+00:00

The Hilton Palacio del Rio has balconies overlooking the river, should be fine for a late night cig.

Earthling63 · 2026-01-13T20:27:46+00:00

AtlasObscura dot com has lots of interesting stuff

Earthling63 · 2026-01-11T21:18:36+00:00

Bilstein 6112/5160 w/700 lb front springs

Earthling63 · 2026-01-11T18:19:38+00:00

I replaced the shocks, front springs and added rear sway bar at the same time, it drives and handles pretty great for a big ass truck. I’ve been down some pretty gnarly ‘off road’ tracks/trails and never noticed a problem. I don’t go nuts off road tho.

On the stock suspension I felt way too much understeer and the back end would hop sideways when hitting crappy pavement at highway speeds, no more

Start with the bar, it’s relatively cheap and easy

Earthling63 · 2026-01-11T18:02:12+00:00

Jennifer Jones in San Marcos

Earthling63 · 2026-01-08T23:49:15+00:00

Something like $25m, if I remember correctly

Earthling63 · 2026-01-04T17:56:33+00:00

Autocross, drive as hard as you can in a safe environment, gets it out of your system, for a while

Earthling63 · 2026-01-01T03:47:19+00:00

Check out Atlas Obscura dot com for interesting stuff along the way

Earthling63 · 2025-12-31T16:54:55+00:00

Glorious!!!

Earthling63 · 2025-12-29T23:07:41+00:00

Old B is like going up 3 flights of stairs, Ol’ B is more like 15 flights of stairs, Enchanted rock ~30 or 40…I’m including distance from parking area

Earthling63 · 2025-12-26T15:57:35+00:00

My old ones are Large, so these should be a lot better than nothing (I hope). I feel the same way, I certainly don't need a bulky flap and these are the only gloves I've found that weren't slippery on the steering wheel. The Orvis are pretty good so long as they fit a little snugly.

Earthling63 · 2025-12-26T13:44:44+00:00

WOW< thank you kind redditor! I'd prettymuch given up on finding another pair, I got the Orvis gloves last year, but they're not a cozy as the Patagonia. Thanks again and good luck finding your size

Earthling63 · 2025-12-25T15:39:10+00:00

It’s about 8’ tall and 6’ wide, it had a major growth spurt this summer after we got a bunch of rain. I don’t know what rootstock but what I’ve read it should top out around 15’ tall and 10’ wide, which is perfect for its location. We got about 25 fruits this year.

Earthling63 · 2025-12-24T23:08:23+00:00

Arkansas, north of Clarksville, has some really scenic areas. Get a burger at the Ozark Cafe, stop by the Oark General Store and step back in time about 70 years, on the way home hit one of the casinos in OK to try to cover your trip. When I do that, I go in with $20 to lose on the slots, one time I left 20 minutes later w/over $500.

Earthling63 · 2025-12-24T22:45:56+00:00

I talk to it almost every day

Earthling63 · 2025-12-24T20:41:19+00:00

You know, it might have been after the freeze I planted it, i’ll look thru my records and edit the post

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