Tomorrow is Memorial Day, and Earl and I are in Denver, CO. We drove here for a sixtieth wedding anniversary; and, while the highlight of the trip certainly was the party last night, we have seen some interesting things along the way. On the top of Earl’s list is the I-80 Truckstop at Exit 284 in Iowa.
Earl has never been a trucker, but he is fixated on this truckstop. It has room for 800 trucks at the same time. There is a 70 foot buffet, and salad is not particularly well represented. There is a dentist and a chiropractor on staff. The auto parts department is large enough to hold one sixteen wheeler and two other cabs and still have room for product. In fact, these vehicles really ARE in the showroom. Then there are the gift shops and the food courts. It’s about as far away from fredflare.com (the company I work for) as one can get, but it’s also about as close to a slice of Americana on this holiday weekend too.
Happy Memorial Day to all.
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