Road Trip to Roo: Day 1: Hadley, MA to Yellow Springs, OH

This week was crazy. It was a complete mad rush to try to get everything taken care of in time. Especially the whole "ups wouldn't deliver my $40 tent without a signature" experience. 

We left just after 5am on Friday - Ive been sleeping horribly lately due to too much coffee in order to get everythig done. Oh well. Let us get this snow on the road. 

On the road.

We stopped at a massive rest stop off the interstate.

For those who want to apply for 

a job the same way one orders at the deli

Sooo much underwear for sale...

This was one of my favorite PC videogames and I was happy to see a pinball incarnation of it 

A wall of pay phones; remember those?

There was also a whole shelf of skeleton themed toys and statues for those METAL truckers 

I guess we were entering Amish country or something. Also there was a giant beehive inside.

I enjoy when other states lottery tickets are hilariously large. This one was a loser, however.

After that, we drove. And drove some more. The first phase in the plan of the trip is try to get out west as fast as possible. Yes, this will mean missing out on some interesting roadside attractions... For now.

If the south is the land of Jesus, then the Midwest is the land of steaks. Every 10 miles there is a giant billboard tempting you to eat a giagantic steak. For 11.99, why not? There is also a restaurant called "steak and shake" which honestly just sounds like a steak milkshake. Plenty of sonics out here too; which I am sure the locals take completely for granted.

One of the many, many, many road signs about Jesus

Outside Columbus, Ohio

After dinner, and going to dublin, oh to be be bombarded with the largest collection of strip malls that I have ever seen, we stopped to stay with my friend Hannah who lives in yellow springs. And there is a raptor center on the premesis. And by raptors, I mean birds. We got a tour of the place and got to see barn owls, vultures and a one winged bald eagle.
Following a campfire and some marshed mallows, we went to bed. Up by 7am was the plan.

An unsafe looking old barn

Small cave/waterfall

At the Glen Helen Raptor Center. It was just as cool as it sounded.  

A one-winged bald eagle

It's yellow, I guess.

Nighttime at THE yellow spring! 

Hannah punches the yellow spring

Turkey vulture!