re: #329 dat_said

Totally irrelevant to any discussion today but I just had a former co-worker email me something like “I’m going to be in Denver in September, and I’d like to visit Yellowstone. I have five days. What, in addition to Yellowstone, should I see in CO and WY?” The guy’s from Brussels and I thought had been to the US often enough that he’d understand distances.

Summary of my reply was “One of the truck stops in Laramie WY might be an interesting stop on your day-long drive to Yellowstone”.

To Americans, 100 years is a long time. To Europeans, 100 miles is a long way. The size and scope of the United States and Canada is mind-boggling to someone who doesn’t live in that environment every day.