Missoula to Cody

Miles Traveled: 414

Car Hours: 7

Miles per gallon: 28.755

States: 2

Best Proper Noun: Get 'R Done Septic [Stay classy, Montana.]
Runners Up: Manhattan and Belgrade [I know, right!]

Local Hero: People, I'm not entirely sure Buffalo Bill is dead. I think that's just a lie East Coasters made up to dilute the spirit of the man. Because he is all over this town. He is in my room. He is in the hallway. He is on an epic photo mural outside the elevators. The man and his handlebar moustache watched me eat dinner, from a wall that featured former Miss America Rodeo Winners--the tiara is part of the cowboy hat. HE IS EVERYWHERE. And I have the sneaking suspicion that he disapproves of all of us.

Best Exchange:

KJ: Is it always this windy?
Hostess: Oh sure, you bet.
KJ: Just the wind coming down off the mountain?
Hostess: Yep. All the time.
KJ: I'm not gonna lie, it scared the bejeezus out of me when I opened my car door.
Hostess: That so?
KJ: I'm from Texas. The air pressure drops that fast and you start looking for funnel clouds.
Hostess: Aw. Isn't that cute.

Seriously, with the wind. It reminds me of the night we camped next to the glacier. Or that time with the hurricane. Big Hair isn't a lifestyle choice here, it's an ACT OF GOD.