Our route to Rocky Mountain National Park dropped us out of the Wyoming hills and down through Fort Collins and Loveland, Colorado. And I mean right through. The GPS took us right through the main boulevard of both towns. It was America again! Lots of stores and brand names we recognized, interspersed with quaint shops. Fort Collins is home to Colorado State University and that section of town had a lot of college influence. We ran into lots of road construction in that area that said it would be done in 2016, but when done it will be a nice wide street with trees and flowers on an island in the center. It will be a very nice "college town" area.
We did get to see some new things. Among them, the Up 'N Smoke Shop, a Hookah bar, a Rasta themed and painted shop advertising bongs and pipes, and waxing salon graced with a painting of a scantily clad lass in a bikini and a slogan that promised to get you "as smooth as a peach". My innocence is shattered forever!
However, there in mind jumbling chaos of re-entry to the main stream American culture, a light in the darkness of westernesse. Off on the side of the road a symbol of genteel east coast living - a Dunkin' Donuts! We truly are headed back to the best!
We did get to see some new things. Among them, the Up 'N Smoke Shop, a Hookah bar, a Rasta themed and painted shop advertising bongs and pipes, and waxing salon graced with a painting of a scantily clad lass in a bikini and a slogan that promised to get you "as smooth as a peach". My innocence is shattered forever!
However, there in mind jumbling chaos of re-entry to the main stream American culture, a light in the darkness of westernesse. Off on the side of the road a symbol of genteel east coast living - a Dunkin' Donuts! We truly are headed back to the best!
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